PROFILE
Born: 28 September 1971
Age: 36
Lives: San Souci, Sydney, Australia
Minnesota, USA
Drives: #A1 Krikke Motorsport - Australia
#2 Larry Woodward's Volcano Joe's Racing - USA
Marital: Married to Amy
Children: Daughter, Emma Snowy Tatnell
Hobbies: Water sports, Triathlons, Spending time with friends
and niece and nephew
First Race: Age 13, Sprintcars, Mechanic's Race
Age 16 (1987), Sprintcars, Liverpool Speedway
Career Highlight: Australian Sprintcar Title, 2005
First World of Outlaws Win at Jetmore, 2003
Favourite Track: (Doesn't believe in them)
Favourite Food: Home-Cooked Spaghetti & Baked Dinners / Taco Bell
Favourite Drink: Orange Juice / Jim Beam & Cola
Favourite Band: Variety / Three Doors Down
Favourite Song: Anything by Keith Urban
Favourite Movie: Cool Runnings
Favourite TV Show: Desperate Housewives
Favourite Quote: Advice: If it's not fun, it's not worth doing, no matter how
much you win
Childhood Hero: Dad (George Tatnell) & Sleepy Tripp
Most Respected Rival: Sammy Swindell & Max Dumesny
Most Like To Meet: Eva Longoria & Someone Rich Enough to Pay for Racing
Dinner With 3 People: Jackie Stewart, Bill Gates & Lance Armstrong
Tickets To Any Event: Monaco Grand Prix
Other Motorsports: Everything
" Brooke & Amy Tatnell © 2008
Brooke, Emma & Amy Tatnell, February 2008
Son of former Australian Sprintcar and Speedcar Champion George Tatnell,
Brooke is the epitome of a Professional Sprintcar Driver. He races the entire
year, with little to no break. In Australia, he races in the World Series
Sprintcars Championship, along with stand-alone events such as the Grand
Annual Sprintcar Classic in Warrnambool, The Outlaws Down Under at his
home track, Parramatta City Raceway, and The Australian Sprintcar Title,
held at various tracks around the country. In America, he races in the
ultra-competitive and gruelling World of Outlaws Series.
" Jane Alexander © 2005
Brooke Tatnell, Fan Appreciation Day, Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic, January 2005
Widely regarded as the best Australian to race full-time in America,
he won his first World of Outlaws round at the Jetmore Motorplex
in August 2003. He went on to win two more rounds at Cedar Lake
Speedway and Fulton Speedway, and a preliminary night at Princeton
Speedway in the 2005 World of Outlaws Championship, making him
the only non-American to have ever won a World of Outlaws round.
Coupled with his race wins in the 2005 Championship, he set quick
time four times and set a new lap record at Kokomo Speedway.
One of the most successful Australian Sprintcar Drivers in history,
Brooke has won 5 World Series Sprintcars Championships, including
over 50 individual rounds of the Series, together with multiple Grand
Annual Sprintcar Classics. But it was the Australian Sprintcar Title
that he wanted, the one race that had eluded him for 17 years.
His dream came true in February 2005, when Brooke became the
Australian Sprintcar Champion after winning an enthralling A-Main
at Murray Bridge Speedway in South Australia.
" Jane Alexander © 2007
Brooke Tatnell on the Big Screen, World Series Sprintcars, Speedway City, November 2007
Brooke is arguably the most passionate and dedicated driver in
the country, and a self-confessed "ego maniac". He raced for his
family team, Tatnell Motorsport, for many years, until sponsorship
issues forced him into finding an alternative drive, which led him to
Krikke Motorsports for the 2005/2006 Australian Season, a
combination which will be exciting to watch and hard to beat.
Brooke is the consummate professional, and one of the most
popular drivers in the field, his family name synonymous with
Australian Speedway. Very down-to-earth and approachable, and
with a great sense of humour, he always makes himself available
to meet fans, sign autographs and have a chat. He is a great
ambassador for Sprintcar Racing, and a true Champion.
" Jane Alexander © 2004
Brooke Tatnell, World Series Sprintcars Awards Dinner, January 2004
"This logo comes from the Official Brooke Tatnell site