Visits to the Cooper factory for parts led to a friendship with Charlie and John Cooper, who told the story that after many requests for a drive with the factory team, Brabham was given the keys to the transporter taking the cars to a race.
As visitas á fábrica de Cooper para conseguir pezas levaron a unha amizade con Charlie e John Cooper, quen contou a historia que logo de moitas solicitudes dun asento co equipo da fábrica, a Brabham deronselle as chaves para transportar os coches a unha carreira.