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[Falcadore]

Reinhard,

There are two Kerry Wades I think, but I can't now recall which is which. Will investigate further.

September 17

The incomparable Sir Stirling Moss is 75 (1929)

Sharing the day is another of British F1s finest, 1996 World Champion Damon Hill is 44 (1960)

Former Australian Formula 3 Champion, Peter 'Hollywood' Hackett is 27 (1977)

NASCARs Jimmie Johnson is 29 (1975)

Sportscar racer Iradj Alexander is 29 (1975)

[Falcadore]

And only one of the Kerry Wades is a V8Supercar driver

September 18

Swiss 80s F1 racer Marc Surer is 53 (1951)

Top US tin top racer, Boris Said III is 42 (1962)

V8Supercar steerer Rodney Forbes is 37 (1967)

ALMS racer Jon Field is 49 (1955)

Former Formula Nippon driver Dominik Schwager is 28 (1976)

Former kiwi F5000 racer and 1986 Australian Touring Car Champ for Volvo, Robbie Francevic is 63 (1941)

[Falcadore]

Thank you very much for the kind words

September 19

Formula 1's Brian Henton is 58 (1946)

Sportscar racer Bernard de Dryver is 52 (1952)

French rally star Gilles Panizzi is 39 (1965)

ALMS Chevy racer Oliver Gavin is 32 (1972)

Recent Toyota sacking and CHamp Car Champion, Cristiano da Matta is 31 (1973)

Another ex-F1 steerer Enrico Bertaggia is 40 (1964)

Sports car champion, Juan Manuel Fangio II is 48 (1956)

Another sportscar racer, Mirco Baldacci is 27 (1977)

[Falcadore]

September 20

Juan Pablo Montoya is 29 (1975)

Sebastien Stahl, whose series I cant recall in a hurry, is 26 (1978)

ALMS Marc Bunting is 36 (1968)

Peter Mamerow, again can't remember the series in a hurry, is 46 (1958)

Greek Formula 3 racer, Alaxandros Margaritis is 20 (1984)

and Formula 3000s Patrick Friesacher is 24 (1980)

[Falcadore]

September 21

IRLs Tomas Scheckter is 24 (1980)

ETCCs Maurizio Mediani is 36 (1968)

[Falcadore]

September 22

F1 racer Franco Forini is 46 (1958)

Swedish tin top star Rickard Rydell is 37 (1967)

Superbike racer Lucio Pedercini is 32 (1972)

Also from SBKs, Atsushi Watanabe is 28 (1976)

US racer Roger Mandaville was born today in 1941

Richard Robarts, F1 steerer I think was born today in 1944.

and its Ian Raby's birthday today. Is he still with us?

[RTH]

September 27

I believe congratulations are in order today to our own Vitesse 2

Happy Birthday Richard.

and belated for yesterday 26th to Mallory Dan

[Richard Jenkins]

Originally posted by Falcadore

and its Ian Raby's birthday today. Is he still with us?

No. He died in 1967.

[conjohn]

Originally posted by Falcadore
Sebastien Stahl, whose series I cant recall in a hurry, is 26 (1978)

German SEAT Leon Supercopa - also, if I recall correctly, Michael Schumacher's step-brother (and Ralph's also, of course)...

[Falcadore]

September 23

Formula 3000's Robert Doornbos is 23 (1981)

ETCCs Luca Rangoni is 36 (1968)

Superbike rider Ruichi Kiyonari is 22 (1982)

[Falcadore]

September 24

Toyota's third driver, Ryan Briscoe is 23 (1981)

FIA GT racer Christophe Bouchut is 38 (1966)

WRC tar specialist Bernard Beguin is 57 (1947)

The original V8Supercar Lites series champion, Dean Canto is 24 (1980)

and Mike Parkes was born today in 1931. He died in a traffic accident just over 25 years ago.

[Falcadore]

September 25

Le Mans legens Henri Pescarolo is 62 (1942)

Formula 3 racer Ernani Judice is 27 (1977)

Southern Africa racer Neville Lederle is 66 (1938)

Former V8Supercar racer and co-star of one of the original reality TV shows 'Sylvania Waters', Mick Donaher is 41 (1963)

[Falcadore]

September 26

NASCAR racer Joe Nemechek is 41 (1963)

Formula Nissan driver, Bruno Besson is 25 (1979)

Sportscar driver, Haruki Kurosawa is 27 (1977)

Young British open wheel racer Robbie Ker is 25 (1979)

FIA GT racer Miguel Ramos is 33 (1971)

Former Brabham F1 and Ferrari sportscar racer, Tim Schenken is 61 (1943)

Australian former 500cc Motorcyclist Daryl Beattie is 34 (1970)

Kiwi TraNZam racer Andrew Fawcett is 44 (1960)

Australian production car racer John Bourke is 56 (1948)

British Australian Nightclub owner turned touring car racer of the 80s, Clive Benson-Brown is 57 (1947)

[Falcadore]

September 27

Superbike race Doug Chandler is 39 (1965)

Sportscar racer Marco Saviozzi is 44 (1960)

[Falcadore]

September 28

Sports and touring car racer, who has been very much in a lot of peoples thoughts this year, Win Percy 61 (1943)

Dual world champion, Mika Hakkinen is 36 (1968)

Ligier and Larrousse F1 racer Erik Comas is 41 (1963)

Reigning ALMS GTS Champion, Ron Fellows is 45 (1959)

and strangely enough Reigning ALMS GT Champion, Sascha Maassen is 35 (1969)

Former Champ Car racer Gaulter Salles is 34 (1970)

Lancia WRC competitor Dario Cerrato is 53 (1951)

Also from the WRC, Andres Kullang is 61 (1943)

British ALMS racer Gregor Fisken is 40 (1964)

Australian touring car racer from the 80s, Gary Hinton is 51 (1953)

Another Australian touring car racer from the 80s, Andrew Harris is 55 (1949)

and now, finally I'm caught up

[Falcadore]

September 29

Champ Cars favourite substitute driver Memo Gidley is 34 (1970)

Italian superbike racer Gregorio Lavilla is 31 (1973)

Part of the Bathurst 1000s longest standing racing family, Paul Gulson is 59 (1945)

Australian Porsche racer Chris Hones is 52 (1952)

[ReWind]

Originally posted by Falcadore
September 27
World Rally Champion, Stig Blomqvist is 58 (1946)

I’m afraid you mixed him up with his compatriot and nearly-namesake Gert Blomquist.

Stig Blomqvist was born on 29 July 1946 (= 29.07.),
Gert Blomquist was born on 27 September 1946 (= 27.09.).

[Falcadore]

Originally posted by ReWind
I’m afraid you mixed him up with his compatriot and nearly-namesake Gert Blomquist.

Stig Blomqvist was born on 29 July 1946 (= 29.07.),
Gert Blomquist was born on 27 September 1946 (= 27.09.).

More likely to be a typo Reinhard, Gert ain't in my list.

September 30

These days a sports and touring car racer, Eric van de Poele is 43 (1961)

Long time F1 mid fielder Jochen Mass is 58 (1946)

Swedish F1 driver Reine Wisell is 63 (1941)

British Touring Car racer Richard Kaye is 37 (1967)

Ozzie touring car racer Bill O'Brien is 62 (1942)

[Jim Thurman]

Reinhard,

Great list as usual . The only correction I can readily spot is another who dropped a couple of years...

1930 - Aug 24: Carl Williams († 24 Feb 1973)

Of course, some of the others will require more time to confirm (I am never surprised to discover more age shaving).

Thanks for compiling the birthdays and thanks again to Mark for his work on this thread

[ReWind]

A little update.

Some people to remember or to congratulate since Falcadore's last posting in this thread:

From the past:
Oct 01: Pierre Veyron (1903), Willy Mairesse (1928), Steve O’Rourke (1940)
Oct 02: Pinin Farina (1893), Mike Nazaruk (1921), Giorgio Scarlatti (1921)
Oct 03: Gino Cornaggia-Medici (1899)
Oct 04: Gaston Chevrolet (1892), Heitel Cantoni (1906), Roberto Bussinello (1927)
Oct 05: J.T. Putney (1928)
Oct 06: André Pilette (1918), Edgar Dören (1942), Carlos Pace (1944), Manfred Winkelhock (1951)
Oct 07: Peter Walker (1913)
Oct 08: Eddie Rickenbacker (1890), Russ Snowberger (1901), Yves Giraud-Cabantous (1903), Everett Saylor (1909), Spider Webb (1910), Jack McGrath (1919)
Oct 09: Pat O’Connor (1928), David Prophet (1937)

From the present:
Oct 01: Frank Gardner (1930), Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942), Tony Longhurst (1957), Brian Simo (1959), Jean-Denis Delétraz (1963), Jérôme Policand (1964), Marc Martí (1966)
Oct 02: Paul Goldsmith (1927), Manfred Jantke (1938), Nanni Galli (1940), Kalle Grundel (1948), Michael Bleekemolen (1949)
Oct 03: Andrea de Adamich (1941), Massimiliano Papis (1969), Alessandro Zampedri (1969)
Oct 04: John Buffum (1945)
Oct 05: Froilán González (1922), Walter Wolf (1939), Klaus Ludwig (1949), Michael Andretti (1962)
Oct 06: John Nicholson (1941), Fredrik Ekblom (1970)
Oct 07: Jean-Luc Thérier (1945), Jean-Paul Driot (1950), Marco Apicella (1965), Vincenzo Sospiri (1966)
Oct 08: Graham Birrell (1940), Timo Salonen (1951), Huub Rothengatter (1954), Bill Elliott (1955), Alain Ferté (1955), Bruno Thiry (1962)
Oct 09: Julian Bailey (1961), Paul Radisich (1962)

[eldougo]

This Day In History | Automotive

October 11

1928 Birth Of A Royal Racer

Spanish racer Don Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, Carvajal y Are, the 17th Marquis de Portago and 13th Conde de la Mejorada, was born on this day in London, England. Better known as Marquis Alfonso de Portago, the Spanish nobleman became interested in motor racing as a young man, soon finding his way into some of the world's most prestigious and dangerous racing events, owning more to his social standing than his racing skills. For a two-year period beginning in 1956, the reckless Marquis Alfonso drove for the Lancia Ferrari team, managing to rack up four points in five Grand Prix starts, but failing to win any race. In 1957, Alfonso brought tragedy to the classic Mille Miglia event, a 1,600-kilometer race from Brescia to Rome and back, when he lost control of his Ferrari and plunged into a crowd of spectators. Alfonso, his co-driver Ed Nelson, and 10 spectators died in the accident, bringing to an end the 30-year tradition of the Mille Miglia. Twenty years after the Marquis' tragic run along the course, the event was revived, and to this day the Mille Miglia attracts thousands to the streets of Italy to watch a nostalgic run of classic racing cars.

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[Falcadore]

Thanks guys, Bathurst occupied me for a bit and I've recently taken on a PR role with a racing series.

October 1
Sportscar racer Robert Brooks is 48 (1956)

GT racer Robert Lechner is 27 (1977)

Formula 3000's Jeff van Hooydonk is 27 (1977)

BTCC's Robert Collard is 36 (1968)

[Falcadore]

October 2

Australian V8Supercar racer Jamie Cartwright is 31 (1973)

New Zealand touring car racer, Mark Porter is 28 (1976)

[Falcadore]

October 3

Nothing to add

[Falcadore]

October 4

Euro F3 racer Daniel la Rosa is 19 (1985)

From the same series, Hiranaka Katsuyuki is 23 (1981)

1979 Australian Touring Car Champion, and 1976 Bathurst winner, Bob Morris is 56 (1948)

Flag carrier for female US racers, Sarah Fisher is 24 (1980)

Australian touring car racer Bruce Smith is 55 (1949)

and British F3 front runner Alvaro Parente is 20 (1984)

[Falcadore]

October 5

1965 Bathurst winner, Barry Seton is 68 (1936)

British Superbike star James Toseland is 24 (1980)

[Falcadore]

October 6

Former V8Supercar racer, now team owner and half of Bathurst longest running combination, Big Bird Steve Reed is 54 (1950)

BTCC Proton racer Phil Bennett is 33 (1971)

Former Australian Sports Sedan Champion and twice Targa Tasmania winner, Greg Crick is 50 today, (1954)

[Falcadore]

October 7

'60s Cooper and Lotus punter, Bernard Collomb is 74 (1930)

Australian GT racer Paul Blackie is 49 (1955)

Another Porshc mounted Ozzie GT racer, Dean Koutsoumidis is 33 (1971)

[Falcadore]

October 8

Qualifying Day at Bathurst

But.....

US open wheelracer Frank Dochnal is 84 (1920)

[Falcadore]

October 9

The Top Ten Shootout........

and

Holden Racing Team #2 Todd Kelly is 25 (1979)

Sportscar race Kristian Kolby is 26 (1978)

Euro F3 driver Andreas Zuber is 21!!! (1983)

[Falcadore]

October 10

The Bathurst 1000 today... 44 years old I guess......

Little E, Dale Earnhardt Jr is 30 (1974)

GT racer Andrea Garbagnati is 35 (1969)

Japanese-American open wheel racer Roger Yasukawa is 27 (1977)

Japanese MotoGP racer Shinya (Shinji) Nakano is also 27 (1977)

1981 Arrows racer Seigfried Stohr is 52 (1952)

and Eugenio Castellotti was born this day in 1930, a career cut short, well short of its prime at just 26 years old.

[Falcadore]

October 11

Australian 500cc World Champion, Wayne Gardner is 45 (1959)

Sportscar racer Kazuyuki Nishizawa is 39 (1965)

WRC tarmac racer Gianfranco Cunico is 47 (1957)

Long time touing car racer of VWs and Audis at Bathurst, and glutton for punishment while doing so (just how many times did that Golf catch fire?) Chris Heyer is 57 (1947)

[Falcadore]

Caught up again

October 12

Former Shadow F1 race and racing school proprietor Bertil Roos is 61 (1943)

V8Supercar pay driver Dale Brede is 30 (1974)

Former V8Supercar owner/driver Neil Schembri is 48 (1956)

Former ETCC racer Roland Asch is 54 (1950)

Superbike racer Paolo Blora is 35 (1969)

ALMS racer Bill Auberlen is 36 (1968)

IRL racer Mark Dismore is 48 (1956)

We also remember, Hawkeye, Australian sportscar and open wheel racer Paul Hawkins (1937)

and born today in 1906, racing instructor, author and Formula 1 winner, Pierino Taruffi.






p.s. and apparently, turning 100 years old today is the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile.

[Richard Jenkins]

Originally posted by Falcadore
October 3

Nothing to add

Only one.. Chuck Hulse is 77

[ReWind]

Originally posted by Falcadore
Hiranaka Katsuyuki is 23 (1981)

AFAIK Hiranaka is the surname.

Originally posted by Richie Jenkins

Originally posted by Falcadore
October 3

Nothing to add

Only one.. Chuck Hulse is 77

Sorry for showing off but I cannot resist:
Ali Schatz (1938, German), David Mote (1940, American), Lasse Lampi (1951, Finnish), Mark Peters (1959, British), Christian Eigl (1962, Austrian), Craig Wood (1962, American), Andy Thurman (1969, American), Philippe Benoliel (1978, French), Ryan Walker (1979, American), Julien Gerbi (1985, French).

BTW: On 08 October I have Curt Lincoln (b. 1916*), Finnish racer, father of Nina and father-in-law of Jochen Rindt. Does anyone know whether he is still alive or not?

For the British TV viewers: Murray Walker (b. 1923) turned 81 on 10 October.

For the American TV viewers: Today Ned Jarrett (b. 1932), double NASCAR Grand National champion before it became the Winston / Nextel Cup, is 72.

Edited: *Oops - the correct year is 1918.

[Falcadore]

October 13

Belgian F1 March racer Patrick Neve, or Patrick Marie Ghislain Pierre Simon Stanislas Nève de Mévergnies is 55 (1949)

DTM racer who was one of two driver frisbeed into the air at Le Mans by the Mercedes CLR, Peter Dumbreck is 31 (1973)

Former Australian Peugeot racer but now racer car preparer, Dwayne Bewley is 31 (1973)

And very brief Australian touring car racer George Ayoub is 35 (1969)

[Falcadore]

October 14

Ensign and Brabham F1 driver Rikky von Opel is 57 (1947)

Former British Touring Car Champion, Jason Plato is 37 (1967)

Formula 3 racer Ronnie Bremer is 26 (1978)

Australian Speedway and touring car driver, Barry Graham is 56 (1948)

Australian Toyota touring car driver Brad Stratton is 40 (1964)

Australian touring and procudtion car racer Scott Fleming is 34 (1970)

[Falcadore]

October 15

Canadian open wheel racer Al Pease is 83 (1921)

Well he's falling of them again this weekend, but "Charlie Chucka", Carlos Checa is 32 (1972)

Sportscar racer Gabrio Rosa is 50 (1954)

V8Supercar driver D'arcy Russell is 48 (1956)

80's Ozzie touring car and sports sedan racer Glenn Clark is 47 (1957)

Australian BMW racer Troy Searle is 30 (1974)

[Falcadore]

October 16

Former ERA & Connaught steerer Tony Rolt is 86 (1918)

and Australian touring car driver (as opposed to American racer of the same name), Jenni Thompson is 47 (1957)

[Falcadore]

October 17

Finnish superstar, Kimi Raikkonen is 25 (1979)

De Tomaso Formula 1 driver and these days instructor working with disabled drviers, Roberto Lippi is 78 (1926)

Former Trans-Am dominater Tommy Kendall is 38 (1966)

Junior World Rally driver, Ville-Pertti Teuronen is 27 (1977)

ETCC Alfa Romeo driver Alex Balzan is 24 (1980)

Star search touring car driver who turned it into a ten year partial career, Australian Peter Gazzard is 63 (1961)

BMW tin top down under racer, Blair Smith is 40 (1964)

[Falcadore]

October 18

New Zealand Formula 3000 racer Jonny Reid is 21 today! 21 today! (1983)

Lotus-BRM racer from the early 60s, Gunther Seiffert is 67 (1937)

Honda MotoGP racer Alex Barros is 34 (1970)

Canadian OWRS racer Alex Tagliani is 32 (1972)

Reigning Australian Rally Champion, Cody Crocker is 33 (1971)

Sportscar racer Gianni Collini is 53 (1951)

One off winner for Ferrari, Ludovico Scarfiotti was born today in 1933. He died at a hillclimb in Germany in his mid 30s with a career left unfulfilled.

[Falcadore]

October 19

Ron Dennis' favourite ex-Arrows driver Enrique Bernoldi is 26 (1978)

Sportscar racer Didier Theys is 48 (1956)

Formula 3000 racer Loic Deman is 27 (1977)

Formula 3 racer Ernesto Viso is 24 (1980)

Renault supported Formula NIssan racer Heikki Kovalainen is 23 (1981)

Australian Holden privateer from the 80's TonyMuvihill is 56 (1948)

Tasmanian Touring and Production racer, Roger Hurd is 43 (1961)


and Rally driver Janusz Kulig was born today in 1969 and was sadly taken from us early this year.

[Falcadore]

October 20

Long time sportscar type, Walter Brun is 62 (1942)

Japanese motorcyclist Akira Ryo is 37 (1967)

Mexican open wheel racer Ricardo Gonzalez is 26 (1978)

[ReWind]

Originally posted by Falcadore
October 19
Rally driver Janusz Kulig is 35 (1969)

Sadly he isn't (as you told us).

[Falcadore]

Originally posted by ReWind
Sadly he isn't (as you told us).

Of course. My deepest apologies.

[Falcadore]

October 21

Celebrating today,

New Zealand Truck Legend and racer of many things Ian Tulloch is 54 (1950)

"Oil can Harry" dual Bathurst winner, Allan Grice is 62 (1942)

Rocky Agusta (series unknown) is 54 (1950)

ALMS Greg Evans is 44 (1960)

[Falcadore]

October 22 at the Indy media centre...

John Graham is 49 (1955)

ALMS, Pierre Ehret is 48 (1956)

BTCC's Paul Wallace is 46 (1958)

Riccardo Errani is 45 (1959)

GT racer Gabriel Gardel is 27 (1977)

French open wheel star on the rise, Olivier Pla is 23 (1981)

[john medley]

Australian driver John F Snow was born 26th October 1915

[eldougo]

October 26th

1955 ..........Sprint car racer and record-holder Sammy Swindell was born on this day.
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[Falcadore]

The Lexmark Indy 300 kinda had me busy, then drained.

October 23

Dual Champ Carchampion, but twice over F1 failure, now ETCC factory driver after recovering from his dreadful CART accident, Alex Zanardi is 38 (1966)

Former Super Touring BMW racer and today team manager at Paul Morris Motorsport, Nigel Barclay is 36 (1968)

DTM racer Jeroen Bleekemolen is 23 (1981)

The latest in the never ending stream of Unsers, Al the third is 22 (1982)

and born this day was 'Geki' in 1937.