Brede made his racing car debut in the Queensland Formula Ford Championship, running two rounds with Greg Fahey Racing. Thereafter, he bought a Ralt R23 from Steve Cramp to compete in the Australian Drivers' Championship. Initially intending to run the car privately, a struggle to find results meant drafting Cramp in to run the car for him, and wound up finishing 12th in the overall standings.
The following season, Brede moved to NRC International in a Reynard 94D. Despite securing a competitive package with the Arthur Abraham's outfit, the only notable result of the year was a podium at Phillip Island en route to finishing eleventh in the driver standings. For 2000, Brede returned to the series with NRC International, finishing seventh overall with two podiums to his credit.
V8 Supercars
In 2001, the NRC International team would enter a car into the Konica V8 Supercar Developmental Series with Brede as its driver. Brede enjoyed a successful campaign with a string of strong results to finish the year sixth in the standings, securing two podiums that year at Oran Park and Mallala.
As well as this, Brede would make his V8 Supercar debut by way of a drive in the endurance events at Queensland with Harris Racing, and Bathurst with Power Racing. Driving alongside Craig Harris, the Queensland 500 campaign came to an end on lap 101. The Bathurst 1000 campaign with Alan Heath was a little more successful with the pair finishing 18th overall after qualifying 36th.
For 2002, Brede would shift to Harris Racing for the Konica V8 Supercar Series. Immediately, the partnership proved successful when Brede won the opening round at Wakefield Park. He would win another race in the finale at Mallala but with Paul Dumbrell dominating the championship, Brede would have to settle for runner-up honours in the championship. Initially expecting to compete in the V8 Supercar endurance events with Andrew Jones, Brede would be approached by Briggs Motor Sport who, along with drives in the Queensland and Bathurst events, also promised Brede with a full-time drive in the main series for 2023. However, at the conclusion of the season, Briggs' promise failed to materialise and Brede was momentarily left out of a drive.
Brede was afforded a lifeline in the form of the Holden Young Lions program being run by John Faulkner. After a moderately successful campaign that also saw him drive in the main series endurance events, Brede was approached by Team Dynamik to drive full-time in the V8 Supercar series for 2004 after negotiations with Garth Tander fell through. Accepting the deal, Brede's sole full season in the category would prove to be disappointing. Reliability issues curtailed his efforts which were further compounded by the teams growing financial woes. At the conclusion of the season, Brede would leave Team Dynamik.
After leaving Team Dynamik, Brede would secure an endurance contract with Brad Jones Racing for 2005, driving alongside John Cleland. The pairings best result came at Bathurst when they avoided the late race melee to finish seventh. The team would also enter him into two events in the developmental series to remain race-sharp.
Remaining with Brad Jones Racing for 2006, Brede was scheduled to race in the endurance events in the teams second car with Mark Porter. The duo finished 18th in the Sandown 500. In the lead-up to the Bathurst 1000, Porter lost his life in a crash in the development series. Michael Caruso was drafted in to replace him for the Bathurst 1000. On lap 59 of the race, Brede crashed at the end of Mountain Straight after failing to pump the brake pedal after a pitstop.
At the conclusion of this event, Brede consolidated his future in motor racing. He ultimately decided to devote more time to his family business and thus brought an end to his professional race car driving career.
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