It may have already been asked, but does anyone have info on sportscar racer Dave Ridenour.

Peter Collins' grave at St.Mary's Church, Stone, Kidderminster, Worcs.
(Photo: David Holland)

Chris Bristow's grave at Steatham Park Cemetery, London
(Photo: David Holland)

Mike Parkes' grave at St.Peter's Parish Church, Charsfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk
(Photo: David Holland)

Bill Whitehouse's grave at St.Michael & All Angels Church, Wilmington, Dartford
(Photo: David Holland)

Tony Brise's metal plaque, also in the churchyard of St.Michael & All Angels Church, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent. Perhaps this is where his ashes were scattered?
(Photo: David Holland)

Thanks Paul Rochdale! Great job

Thanks should go to David Holland who sent me the images.

Great job Paul!!!!!!!!!!!!.

By the way, someone knows where was buried Albretch Von Goertz, the BMW 507´s father?????????????. who died on October 26th..................

Three names more.........

Someone knows where are buried Fritz Huchke Von Hanstein, Alfred Neubauer and Guerrino Bertocchi????????????.

Crikey, 380W, the drivers are difficult to locate, the others are almost impossible! Cal Rayborn was by far the best US motorcycle racer of the 60s yet he's disappeared without trace.

Incidentally, I know someone, who probably wants to remain discrete, who regularly passes Graham Hill's grave, and who's told me he intends to tidy it up.

According with my friend Klaus Nerger of the webpage www.knerger.de, Alfred Neubauer is buried at the Cemetery of Aldingen (Baden-Wuertemberg), Southern Germany. I made the memorial for Find a Grave......................

The grave of Heinz Luthringshauser, at Otterbach Cemetery, Otterbach, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Runner up to Klaus Enders in the 1972 World Sidecar Championships.

(Photo: Bernd Bouillon)

I assume you mean road racer. If so, then I share your opinion.

...I said 'almost impossible' but not 'impossible.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?p...&GRid=16819066&

I discovered Cal Rayborn's whereabouts from his good friend and fellow racer, Don Emde.

Re Heinz Luthringshauser:
Did you know that in 1980 he founded a motor cycle museum which is located in a former ... church!?

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?p...&GRid=12930281&

Yes, I did, but I'm embarassed to say that he came to prominence just after I drifted away from motorcycle racing. I joined the Army and went aboad (to your country, in fact. Nienburg/M.Gladbach). In the sidecar category Fath, Scheidegger, Deubel and Vincent were the big names when I was interested. I'm therefore sorry that the biog I wrote on his memorial page was so brief, but if you think you can add something useful, please go ahead.

Major Maurice Harvey 6th at Le Mans in 1928 in an Alvis I discovered is buried in St Keverne Church on the Lizard, Cornwall. He apparently shot himself while on holiday locally in 1936

Thanks, Bernard. I haven't yet discovered an image of Harvey.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?p...r&GRid=16905136

Thanks Paul I didnt check the graves site before I posted ! There is a good paragraph about Major Harvey in David Friths book about Cricketers suicides Silence of the Heart

Major Cyril Harvey Britains most dashing driver in the 1920's shot himself in 1936 at the age of 41 while on a camping holiday at St Keverne in Cornwall. In 1923 he had beaten off strong European competition to cross the line first in his 1500cc Alvis at Brooklands banked track. Bristol born Harvey well spoken and from a wealthy background was gassed and escaped from German captivity in the First World War.Joining the Alvis company as a sales rep and chief driver he gave the company the most enormous lift with his Brooklands victory over 15 laps clocking an average of 93 mph and bringing Britain its first major triumph.But he was remembered for the bad luck that seemed to dog him. He saw his first wife killed in a car accident and his second moved out on medical advice,which was later assumed to mean that he had syphilis. When he killed himself his family hushed it up and 60 years later it was still not known where his grave was to be found. In 1997 Peter Black president of the Alvis Club de France offered a case of wine to anybody who could produce a picture of Harveys grave.As reported in the Times it was discovered by an Alvis enthusiast, but soon after presenting the reward by way of an extension of the Harvey jinx Black was murdered during a robbery at his chateau in Provence

from Silence of the Heart by David Frith ( Mainstream 2001)

Crikey! Sounds a bit like a storyline from a Robert Goddard novel.

Thanks for taking the trouble to give us the paragraph, Bernard.

Crikey

What a story! By the way you wouldn't have found it on FindaGrave - I created his memorial page only after reading your post. I shall add some of what you told us to the memorial page, if you don't mind. Presumably his illness (which I shalln't mention) would have had no successful outcome in those days hence the shotgun. His obituary on 4th August 1936 of the Times mentions his serious crash in 1932 ending his racing career, and had falled off a horse the day before his death. He had also left Alvis and was self-employed. It seems he had had a lot of bad luck in his life.

Fine Paul. I wonder how I can find his Times obit

Bernard

It's pretty brief. I can't link you to it but if you PM me with your email address, I will scan a copy for you. I have also amended the memorial page and contacted a St.Keverne historian to try to get a photo of the grave.

Paul

Hell of a way to go on holiday.....

Hi, on my hp. http://www.bernd-bouillon.de on the first site press the button "links", you will find more fotos of the museum Heinz Luthringshauser.

As mentioned on the 'obscure English driver' thread I spent some time this morning seeking Brooklands MG fatality Michael Watson's grave in Tilford Churchyard, a couple of miles away from my home. There are many illegible headstones in this beautifully serene country cemetery, but then I happened upon one which is entirely legible, and significant.

All in the same plot, marked by a hefty rough-hewn cube of granite, rest
Selwyn Francis Edge of Napier fame,
his cousin Cecil Edge of Napier fame,
and S.F.'s widow.

Coo.

DCN

Doug,
I PM'd you recently,
Paul

Latest Memorial Pages added are -

Drivers - Harald Ertl, Philippe Etancelin, Louis Chiron, Gerry Birrell, Mickey Thompson, Helle Nice, Don Vesco, S.F.Edge, and Raymond Mays.

Riders - Don Vesco, Lance Weil, Kent Anderson, Ted Frend, Jock Taylor and Ray Pickrell.

(Usual link)

Paul - PM answered.

DCN

David Purley's grave in St.Nicholas's Churchyard in Itchenor, West Sussex. My wife and I visited there this afternoon on the way back from a winter break in Dorset. A beautiful setting too.

Don Vesco's grave in El Cajon Cemetery, El Cajon, San Diego County, California.

Paul
I do not think there is a grave sight for Dickie, after he was cremated his ashes where spread in the garden of his long time friend and sponsor Sam Coupland.My father was very good friends with Dickie and he was there at the time of the scattering as he had flown from South Africa to collect all Dickies possesions after his crash at the Nurburgring.
cheers
Peter

Thank you Peter, I have PM'd you.

Re John Hartle, I received a nice letter from Mrs Margaret Wood, John's sister, the other day and it seems his funeral took place in Northampton after his fatal crash at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough. I have written to his widow Shelagh who has since remarried. Apparently she was once Mrs Bill Lomas, another well known works rider.

Paul

Ah Peter, I see you aren't PM-able nor emailable. Paul

Photo: members.aon.at

The grave of Tom Herron (3 x Isle of Man TT wins, 3 x NW200 wins, 5 x Ulster GP wins) at Leitrim Cemetery, nr Newcastle, Co.Down, Northern Ireland.

Photo: Helmut Ohner

The grave of Robert Hollaus killed in practise for the 1954 Italian GP. Winner of the 1954 Isle of Man Ultra-Lightweight TT, posthumous 1954 World 125cc Champion and first Austrian World motorcycle champion. Location of grave N/K.

Photo: Helmut Ohner

Grave of Derek Ennett killed in the 1956 Ulster GP at Dundrod. He was a works AJS/Matchless rider and lived in Castletown, Isle of Man, where his grave probably lies.

Photo: Luciano Sansovini

The grave of Otello Buscherini killed during the 1976 Italian GP at Mugello on a 250cc Yamaha. It seems likely that his grave lies in Romagna, Italy, where he was born.

Latest memorial pages added - (Riders) John Hartle, Tom Herron, Dickie Dale, Jimmie Guthrie, Tom Phillis, Rupert Karner, Rupert Hollaus, Derek Ennett, Alois Hofer, Werner Bergold, Otello Buscherini, and Ladislaus Richter. (Usual link)

My gratitude to Helmut Ohner for his help with the Austrian riders. His website is http://members.aon.at/motorsport-autogramme

Among the many final resting places I am currectly searching for are these motorcycle racers - Fergus Anderson, Reg Armstrong, Ray Amm. Any ideas anyone?

Umm...... I'd like to know what this poem says.
Can anybody read it?
I'd be greteful if someone could unravel it for me.


Pretty sad picture by the way

"Gone now your eager smile
high held head____stride
etched were skies by your elegant style
and this earth enriched with your pride".

Sorry, I should have moved the conifer.

yeah, pitty you didn't move it

anyway, looks like there's " AND _ _ _DLERS " but I have no idea what letters I could fill it with

any ideas? :\

I'd like to have the completed poem.

and shoulders?

I don't think so........that word seems a bit shorter than 'shoulders', besides it ends with 'dlers', not lders

But thanks for reply

soldiers ???

Spot on Steve. I went back to my camera and found two or three pics taken from different angles. This is the poem in full -

GONE NOW YOUR EAGER SMILE
HIGH HELD HEAD AND SOLDIERS STRIDE
ETCHED WERE SKIES BY YOUR ELEGANT STYLE
AND THIS EARTH ENRICHED BY YOUR PRIDE

Rather nice, isn't it?

That's it! Thank you a lot!

They couldn't have put a better fitting poem on his grave.
Beautiful yet extremely sad