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[Richard Jenkins]

http://www.brdc.co.u...-Chris-Lawrence

Sad news. Surprising too, as he was quite active until recently as far as I was aware.

[richie]

http://www.brdc.co.u...-Chris-Lawrence

Sad news. Surprising too, as he was quite active until recently as far as I was aware.

I met him at the Goodwood Revival 3 years ago and signed a copy of his book for me. We talked about the Monica project and Bob Curl's involvement, then exchanged email addresses. Nice guy. RIP

[arttidesco]

Sad news, condolences to Chris's family and friends.

[David Birchall]

Very sad to hear that and it feels closer to home than most. I raced against Chris at the Monterey Historics in 85 or 86. He was driving an AC Aceca/Zephyr that he had modified on behalf of the California owner. I was driving a Lotus 26R as were four other guys in the race and it was them I was worried about. I was wrong! Chris Lawrence spanked all of us in the AC!
A great developement engineer and a hell of a driver. I can strongly recommend his autobiography "Morgan Maverick" isbn 978-1900113-04-5

[alfredaustria]

Very sad to hear. I met Mr Chris Lawrence twice in 2008: At the Race-Retro in Stoneleigh, where he was signing his book and at Goodwood. I want to share two pictures with you, which I took at Stoneleigh.

http://img52.imagesh...rislawrence.jpg
http://img171.images...0/lawrencex.jpg

[richardspringett]

This is a name from the past and maybe gone before....but didn`t Chris Lawrence have a small tiny? garage at the top of Arkwright Road, off Finchley Road, NW3?

Or am I dreadfully confused? I`m talking mid 50`s -- I was still in short trousers....in some ways I still am....

Richard

[David Birchall]

Hi Richard, it must have been a different Chris Lawrence-this one was working for Rotax at that time and racing the 1934 MG Magnette "Porthos" according to his autobiography "Morgan Maverick".

[Allan Lupton]

Very sad to hear. I met Mr Chris Lawrence twice in 2008: At the Race-Retro in Stoneleigh, where he was signing his book and at Goodwood. I want to share two pictures with you, which I took at Stoneleigh.

In 2008 I wrote the following in a then-current thread on Chris Lawrence:

A very few years ago, when I was handicapping at Bentley DC Silverstone, someone (Bill Wykeham IIRC) had entered a Lawrencetine Morgan +4. I found him and his car before practice, and ventured to ask if it was a genuine Lawrencetune car - "Yes, and that (waving at a man fiddling with the Weber carbs) is Mr. Lawrence tuning it!"

Like many of our sort, he was still playing with motorcars long after he needed to!

[Macca]

I talked to him at Stoneleigh when his book came out, mainly about the J.Pearce F1 cars - nice chap. He was at Goodwood with the twin-Mini a couple of years ago and his road car was still a Monica! I'll try to find a photo later.

RIP to a good driver/engineer and a real enthusiast.

http://www.autosport.....oper 1966.jpg

Paul M

[Alan Cox]

Very sad to hear. I met Mr Chris Lawrence twice in 2008: At the Race-Retro in Stoneleigh, where he was signing his book and at Goodwood. I want to share two pictures with you, which I took at Stoneleigh.

http://img52.imagesh...rislawrence.jpg
http://img171.images...0/lawrencex.jpg

Sorry to go OT here but, Alfred, those are actually my photos taken at Stoneleigh in 2008 and at the NEC two years before - note that Chris is wearing a different shirt and looking less frail in the NEC picture. It would be appreciated if you didn't claim credit for photos which aren't yours.

Edited by Alan Cox, 26 August 2011 - 11:40.

[richie]

http://www.brdc.co.u...-Chris-Lawrence

Sad news. Surprising too, as he was quite active until recently as far as I was aware.

Found this, quite interesting biog:

http://www.morgan-mo...hris/chris.html