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#1 Cirrus

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Posted 28 May 2014 - 09:42

I've been given the sad news that Barrie Maskell died last weekend. Barrie was a stalwart of F3 from the mid-sixties to mid-seventies but never had the budget to do his talent justice. A domestic accident some years ago left him in a wheelchair but he continued to race Porsches fitted with hand controls.

 

His hilarious and non-pc website tells his story far better than I could.

 

http://www.barriemaskell.com/



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#2 Dipster

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Posted 28 May 2014 - 09:56

Sad news. I recall him in his F3 days and enjoyed his blog. It brought back many memories. Condolences to his family and friends.



#3 sterling49

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Posted 28 May 2014 - 10:26

Sad news, I saw Barrie race many times.



#4 Alan Cox

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Posted 28 May 2014 - 11:03

As Sterling says, extremely sad news. I first remember seeing him in his F3 days and later racing the Dastle. I also saw him race his adapted Porsche a few times. Irrepressible, in spite of his disability.

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Barrie with the Dastle



#5 Giraffe

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Posted 28 May 2014 - 11:03

Very sad news, Bev Bond gone and now Barrie. A great racing Yorkshireman who ran at the pinnacle of F3. RIP.



#6 eurocardoc

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Posted 28 May 2014 - 11:46

Sad news. Baz and many others running around in the early 70s made my time in racing so much fun that I stuck with it!

 

A funny guy, raw talent, another good one gone. RIP Baz.



#7 alansart

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Posted 28 May 2014 - 12:22

That's sad news. I saw him race quite a lot in the early 70's with that distinctive helmet and do well in cars that perhaps weren't the best. His website/blog is an excellent read.



#8 charles r

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Posted 28 May 2014 - 16:49

Very sad news, part of that wonderful group of F3 stalwarts in its heyday. RIP Barrie.



#9 Michael Ferner

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Posted 28 May 2014 - 18:16

Very sad. :(

 

I knew his website from an earlier post, probably here at TNF, but couldn't help spending another joyful hour or so reading through some of the stuff - brilliant! A good life he had, and gave us many memories.



#10 David M. Kane

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Posted 29 May 2014 - 00:38

Barrie was a great racer! RIP, you will be missed.



#11 Stephen W

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Posted 29 May 2014 - 08:23

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1972 Mallory Park - GRD F3

 

Sad news once more - a stalwart of F3 Barry was always a hard charger and deserved better cars than he ended up in.



#12 TNARG

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Posted 18 July 2014 - 09:59

Really sorry to find out Barrie Maskell is no longer with us.  I have been racing his old 911 at Knockhill for some years now.  I invited him up to have a shot in it anytime he wanted, but sadly it was not to be.

I have seen some of the picture of him racing, looks like he was going a lot faster than me. 


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