Gianpiero Moretti (MOMO founder) has passed away
#1
Posted 15 January 2012 - 11:37
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RIP momo, another piece of Italian motorsport history is gone
#3
Posted 15 January 2012 - 15:00
R.I.P
helped with my F3 team some years a go with steering wheels etc, always approachable,sadly missed.RIP
#4
Posted 15 January 2012 - 16:30
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 17:13
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 18:00
#8
Posted 15 January 2012 - 18:14
cancerSo sad does anyone know why as he was only 67?
#9
Posted 15 January 2012 - 18:21
I'm pretty sure he was 71.Does anyone know why as he was only 67?
He raced as early as 1961 which would have been difficult if he was born in late 1944. I think he was born in March 1940 which makes him nearly 72.
And I think his first name is properly spelled "Giampiero". But I have to leave that to the Italians...
#10
Posted 15 January 2012 - 18:37
In Italy you can find both, there is no precise rule.And I think his first name is properly spelled "Giampiero". But I have to leave that to the Italians...
On the momo website it says Giampiero, the overlay of the Daytona 24 videoclip says Gianpiero (as Max Papis wrote).
The right name is what he had on his identity card.
Yes, in the videoclip he says "I'm 58"I think he was born in March 1940 which makes him nearly 72.
Edited by gio66, 15 January 2012 - 18:40.
#11
Posted 15 January 2012 - 19:05
I'm pretty sure he was 71.
He raced as early as 1961 which would have been difficult if he was born in late 1944. I think he was born in March 1940 which makes him nearly 72.
And I think his first name is properly spelled "Giampiero". But I have to leave that to the Italians...
Wikipedia/SPEED etc. has him born on Nov. 15th 1944 but yes that would put him at 17 starting his race career and they say he was in a university when he starts to race making 1940 a better birth date. Either way sad news.
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 20:41
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 21:34
#15
Posted 15 January 2012 - 22:03
DCN
#16
Posted 15 January 2012 - 22:53
I am very fortunate to own the trophy he received for taking top honors at the Trieste-Opicina hillclimb in 1970, driving his beloved 512S. I just finished giving it a nice polish, in tribute to one of the last true gentleman racers...
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 23:40
#18
Posted 16 January 2012 - 03:57
#19
Posted 16 January 2012 - 08:01
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#20
Posted 16 January 2012 - 09:08
I'll never forget his last stint at Le Mans. June 7th 1998, the sun shone bright. Apparantly his mechanics had changed bodywork. Moretti flew underneath the Dunlop bridge, wizzed downhill, slamming his shiny red Momo 333 SP into the Esses! Forza!
So well put. I admired him as a proper racer.
#21
Posted 16 January 2012 - 10:33
Rest in Peace -- Giampiero. Condolences to his family and friends.
A true Italian.
Richard
#22
Posted 16 January 2012 - 11:24
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#23
Posted 16 January 2012 - 17:54
#24
Posted 17 January 2012 - 07:03
I met Giampiero at that meeting. A very nice true gentleman.Gianpiero Moretti's long tail Porsche 935 at Calder Park during a support race for the Australian GP.
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Fancy bringing that car all the way to Calder for a short sprint support race at a Calder AGP. A lot of effort for a very simple race. I guess it shows what an enthusiast he was.
#25
Posted 17 January 2012 - 07:34
He was a regular at my hometrack Norisring for a few years during the Grp.5 era.
I always liked him due to him gentleman racer apperance and the good looking MOMO livery of his cars - an interesting addition to the usual contenders in Germany at that time.
#26
Posted 17 January 2012 - 07:39
Norisring 1981 - his car stirred up quite an interested on the grid.
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Posted 17 January 2012 - 17:54
#28
Posted 18 January 2012 - 17:07
God Bless his Soul.
#29
Posted 19 January 2012 - 10:54
He was the moving force behind the creation of Ferrari's F333 SP sports-racer.
R.I.P. indeed.