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Thread: Tom Walkinshaw passes away
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14th December 2010, 10:05 #21
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he was unquestionabley an astute and "hard" businessman, but he acheved a hell of a lot and took no crap, i had a lot of respect for him and the way he went about it in the face of the establishment sometime. There was a bit of a shadow over some of his dealing, but nothing like as murky as some who are still in and around the sport and you cannot argue with the level of success he acheived in everything he did.
The sport is worse of for his passing and he'll be missed"I" before "E" except after "C". Weird.
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14th December 2010, 14:37 #22
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I remember how unfair he was to drop Verstappen just before the 2002 season started, while Jos had a contract.
On the other hand he led the fabulous Jaguar team which gave Jan Lammers his triumph at Le Mans.
RIP.
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14th December 2010, 14:44 #23
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As a man that had a quite a 'robust' sense of humour, I wonder if he would have chosen "Don't you forget about me" or "Alive and Kicking" for the funeral
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14th December 2010, 17:43 #24
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He is going to be a difficult one for people to, to not coin a phrase, obituarise. A man of great motorsport achievements as driver and team owner, certainly, but also someone who was the subject of some extremely damning court judgements.
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14th December 2010, 18:09 #25
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Originally Posted by BDunnellRule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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15th December 2010, 11:18 #26
Very sad news.
RIP
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17th December 2010, 14:34 #27
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Originally Posted by DanielOriginally Posted by henners88
Yes it is sad to hear about the death of a person but I would rather hear all types of stories that made that particular person a human being and not a one dimensional portrait. After all TW was a divisive figure and his reputation in F1 was ruined after Arrows went into administration and declared 'unfit'.
Yes he was fantastic for motorsport as whole with some marvellous stories but we mustn't forget there were also ugly stories too that would be of interest.
As an example of what I'm on about, an article from Marshall Pruett via SpeedTV.com on the TWR/Jaguar/IMSA GTP era:
http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...a-fighter//P2/
Some would regard TW as a bully but associates have said this approach brought the best of them.The world according to Taki Inoue: https://mobile.twitter.com/takiinoue/st ... 7249326080
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17th December 2010, 14:34 #28
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The world according to Taki Inoue: https://mobile.twitter.com/takiinoue/st ... 7249326080
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17th December 2010, 16:58 #29
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Originally Posted by wedgeRule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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17th December 2010, 20:33 #30Originally Posted by henners88"Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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