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12th December 2010, 19:39 #1
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Tom Walkinshaw passes away
Former racing driver and team owner Tom Walkinshaw has died. The 60-year-old had been suffering from cancer.Riccardo Patrese - 256GPs 1977-1993
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12th December 2010, 19:44 #2
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BTCC, ETCC, the Spa 24 Hour, Le Mans 24 Hour, Bathurst 1000 and an F1 title. Is there anything his teams didn't win?
He was a rare talent indeed.The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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12th December 2010, 19:52 #3
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Great racing driver, great team owner. 60 is too young to pass away, may he rest in peace.
He will be sorely missed.Congratulations Sebastian Vettel. Champion of the season of seasons.
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12th December 2010, 19:55 #4
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Originally Posted by Rollo
Very sad news
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12th December 2010, 19:59 #5
I know Tom had a bad reputation for being overly slick (or "crooked", as some might say). But when I think of him, I think of all of the fantastic things he did with and for Jaguar in the 1980's. Until TWR got involved, Jaguar hadn't had "real" success at Le Mans since the 1950's/60's.
Also, I'm surprised that he was only 60. I thought he would have been older than that, just by what he accomplished nearly 25+ years ago. To this day, I'd still like to get my hands on a well maintained XJR-S. Because of the E-type, I always liked Jaguars. But because of what Tom did with JagSport, the racing team and the XJ-S special editions, I grew to love the marque. In a weird way, I guess I exist here, in this form, because of Tom Walkinshaw and TWR.
R.I.P., Tom. I hope that you find the peace in the next life that you weren't quite able to find here.
My hat is off to you. mokin:
"Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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12th December 2010, 20:12 #6
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Walkinshaw
I too was suprised that Tom was only 60 years old,maybe he did upset some people on his way up,like the people who broke the fence down at his farm letting his wifes horses out onto the Motorway,where a few were killed.
but succesfull people do occasionally upset people on thier journey.
R.IP. Tom
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12th December 2010, 20:19 #7
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Had absolutely no idea the guy was sick, sad news. RIP.
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12th December 2010, 21:04 #8
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Sad, sad news.
All other opinions are wrong....
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13th December 2010, 00:00 #9
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poor guy
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13th December 2010, 00:03 #10
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RIP
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