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[Macca]

That is very sad to hear, I met her several times at Goodwood TNF gatherings.

RIP Condor.


Paul M

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by Tim Murray
I know many longer-standing members will remember condor (Caroline Humphreys) who died suddenly from cancer at the beginning of December. Although she didn’t post much on TNF in recent years, she remained a regular contributor to the Paddock Club where (for those with PC access) a tribute thread has been started:

https://forums.autos...tribute-thread/

Caroline used to be a regular at TNF gatherings at Goodwood, Stoneleigh and elsewhere, and many of us will have fond memories of her quirky, bubbly personality and her useful ability to produce a can (or three) of Stella from her handbag when needed. We shall miss her.

RIP Caroline.

The forums will not be the same without her...

But I'm quite sure she wouldn't like to see us quit enjoying what we do, as enjoying what she did was her way of life.

[JacnGille]

Sad news

[19500513]

László Kelő Gere (1975 - 2021)

 

Mainly local rally driver but he started in Romania also.

Sadly he went to a tree by his civil car on 22nd of Dec and he passed away on the next day

 

https://www.ewrc-res...-kelo-gere/1426

 

RIP Latyak

[DCapps]

I know many longer-standing members will remember Condor (Caroline Humphreys) who died suddenly from cancer at the beginning of December. Although she didn’t post much on TNF in recent years, she remained a regular contributor to the Paddock Club where (for those with PC access) a tribute thread has been started:

https://forums.autos...tribute-thread/

Caroline used to be a regular at TNF gatherings at Goodwood, Stoneleigh and elsewhere, and many of us will have fond memories of her quirky, bubbly personality and her useful ability to produce a can (or three) of Stella from her handbag when needed. We shall miss her.

RIP Caroline.

 

Oh, no!!!!! Not Caroline/Condor!!!!! Earlier this week, I was looking at a photograph of us taken at Silverstone some years ago and thinking of her....

 

We Few seem to keep getting fewer and fewer...

[Gary C]

I'm very sorry to hear this, I remember I first met her at a TNF lunchtime meet at an early Goodwood FoS.

[Jim Thurman]

Some additonal notable passings from the Western U.S. short track scene during 2021.

 

Jerry Bowers, raced stock cars out of Idaho, first on local short tracks, then in NASCAR series in the late 1980s/early 1990s - Southwest Tour, Northwest Tour and West. In 1987, he won a NASCAR NW Tour race at Tri-City Raceway in W. Richland WA and a SW Tour race at T-Car Speedway in Carson City, NV the following year. There were only a couple of occasions where Bowers ran even half the schedule. The lone season he ran a full schedule was the 1987 NW Tour, a year he finished 2nd in points.

  

Bob Cetti of Fresno, California, raced the fire-breathing upright-style NASCAR super modifieds from the mid-1960s through the early 1970s, primarily at Kearney Bowl Speedway in Fresno and Madera Raceway in Madera. From 1965-1968, Cetti regularly featured in the top 10 in points at Kearney Bowl and in State of California standings. His best year was 1972 when he finished 4th in California state standings, scoring a win at both San Jose Speedway and the recently opened Madera that season.

 

John Padjen was a long-time promoter of Northern California dirt tracks, first at West Capital Raceway in West Sacramento, and then at Placerville Speedway and Chico's Silver Dollar Speedway  

Edited by Jim Thurman, 02 January 2022 - 00:22.

[raceannouncer2003]

I'm particularly sorry to hear of the passing of Eberhard Mahle.  I had the privilege of meeting him at the 2011 Rennsport at Monterey...a very nice man.  I will continue to wear my Mahle Motorsport cap proudly.  The second photo shows Mahle signing autographs with Hans Herrmann (sorry for the color from my failing camera):

 

 

 

Vince H.

Edited by raceannouncer2003, 17 January 2022 - 06:33.

[ReWind]

Summary 2021
 
Andorra (1 passing)
Antoni Puigdellivol (74 years old)
 
Argentina (20)
Osvaldo Antelo (86) Néstor Apella (74) Juan Arrechea (75) Alberto Canapino (57) Chelo Chazarreta (c.67) Jorge Cupeiro (83) José Daulerio (??) Milán Janovich (82) Mario Marcilla (??) Carlos Marincovich (77) Carlos Mastromarino (72) Carlos Menem (90) Alejandro Miglio (c.63) Matías Mujica (72) José Oliverio (c.59) Toro Pérez (c.47) Rubén Quiróz (??) Carlos Reutemann (79) Matías Reynoso (c.27) Alejandro Zárate (??)
 
Australia (33)
Owen Bailey (89) Michael Barker (76) David Blanch (c.72) John Blanchard Sr. (87) Mal Brewster (c.76) Bob Brown (91) Barry Carr (c.85) Frank Coad (91) Digby Cooke (92) Graham Cowland (66) Ron Cremen (67) Gerry Crown (88) Garry Dumbrell (64) Greg Ellis (82) Michelle Fish (51) Denis Gregory (c.83) Margaret Hardy (c.76) John Hogan (77) Sam Johnson (??) John Leffler (81) Phil Moore (??) Adrian Morrisby (49) Leigh Mundy (68) Malcolm Nancarrow (98) Shane Navin (68) Henry Nehrybecki (c.83) Jim Nilsson (92) Tony Orlando (77) Geoff Portman (c.66) Ted Proctor (c.92) Geoff Smedley (90) Dave Sullivan (103) John Virgo (??)
 
Austria (10)
Andreas Bayer (58) Kurt Bergmann (92) Robert Csösz (c.59) Markus Egger (52) Roland Firtinger (68) Christof Klausner (46) Josef Lehr (84) Rudolf Müller (76) Walter Penker (74) Johann Retschitzegger (60)
 
Barbados (1)
Mohamed Bhana (c.47)
 
Belgium (28)
Andy Aimont (32) Didier Bostoen (57) Ward Compeers (75) Joseph Czech (75) Antoon Daemers (82) Alain Delgoffe (65) Ignas Dhaene (65) Bernard Dor (62) Franz Dubois (75) Fred Franssen (85) Yvon Grenson (77) Caroline Grifnée (40) Leo d’Hooge (67) Caroline Hubert (48) Jos Laudus (58) Baudouin Lempereur (72) Wim Lootens (41) Ward Looyens (79) Bernard Menu (75) Michel Miroux (79) Philippe Notte (59) Michaël Paridans (44) Edmond Péry (90) Vincent de Raikem (62) Joël Robert (77) Jacky Thibaut (70) Joseph Thonon (78) „Vic“ [= Eddie Lambrecht] (87)
 
Bolivia (8)
Ramiro Aguirre (49) Hugo Alvarado (??) Eduardo Berdegué (??) Jorge Burgoa (c.87) Eduardo Chura (??) Pablo Cuentas (??) Armin Franulic (77) Jhonny Martínez (??)
 
Bosnia (1)
Bećir Škrielj (c.89)
 
Brazil (5)
Edoli Caus (c.77) Eduardo Celidônio (78) Graziela Fernandes (73) Vítor Muench (c.48) André Ribeiro (55)
 
Bulgaria (2)
„Getzata“ [= Georgi Georgiev] (c.50) Nikolai Tsenkov (66)
 
Canada (12)
Rudy Bartling (85) Chuck Blaylock (91) Pierre Bourque (62) Yvon DuHamel (81) George Groves (78) Ludwig Heimrath Sr. (86) Len Houser (84) Pete Jadot (82) Harry Karlson (89) Peter Mitchell (83) Herb Moore (90) Bill Silvera (93)
 
Chile (4)
Juan Catalán (??) Miguel Ismael (c.57) Marcelo Pérez (58) Aldo Zambra (??)
 
Croatia (2)
Dubravko Čikor (66) Drago Regvart (c.88)
 
Cyprus (1)
Pantelis Piitis (??)
 
Czechia (17)
Josef Chalupa (??) Jaroslav Cvrček (??) Daniel Hendrich (47) Lubislav Hlávka (85) Jan Homolka (66) Vladimír Hubáček (89) Vojtĕch Kubíček (c.65) Karel Loprais (72) Rostislav Nedbárek (c.86) Zdenĕk Pipota (67) Zdenĕk Říha st. (86) Jiří Seliger (72) Stanislav Šelmát (67) Milan Sklenář (64) Hynek Středa (69) Jaroslav Šustr (89) Zdenĕk Válek (79)
 
Denmark (2)
Arne Nielsen (??) Jan Nyboe (66)
 
Ecuador (1)
Jorge Terán (41)
 
Estonia (9)
Valeri Berendson (68) Tõnu Evert (83) Ants Kaigas (80) Aivar Kuus (66) Heiki Ohu (78) Raivo Prukner (59) Lembit Teesalu (75) Hillar Uustulnd (70) Matti Villemson (74)

Finland (17)
Raymond Corander (77) Roman Fehrmann (76) Pekka Jaatinen (c.66) Anssi Järvi (85) Markku Koskinen (??) Jorma Krook (65) Jussi Kynsilehto (79) Juhani Länsikorpi (80) Hannu Lehessaari (75) Hannu Mikkola (78) Timo Putkonen (81) Tapani Rinkinen (??) Ilkka Saarikoski (62) Matti Siitonen (78) Jouko Sillanpää (72) Jarmo Velin (75) Anitta Vuorensyrjä (c.69)
 
France (86)
Hubert Auriol (68) Jean-Louis Badré (73) Alain Barbier (c.82) Sidney Béchet (60) Patrice Besqueut (72) Denis Bessières (66) François Blaise (81) Claude Boissy (77) Jean-Claude Bonnard (73) Jean-Louis Bos (69) Loïc Bureau (64) Georges Cabannes (87) Olivier Cadot (69) Charly Carcreff (71) Jean-Marie Chateauneuf (40) Isabelle Claret (55) „Crack“ [= Thierry Lhuguenot] (63) Jean-Marc Cyprienne (50) Christian Debias (74) Éric Delaporte (52) Noël Delplanque (71) Christian Descamps (64) Jean-Pierre Deschamps (74) Jacques Diebolt (90) Andrè Diviès (88) Guy Doualle (68) Bernard Dubois (76) Jean-Michel Dubois (73) Alain Dubois-Dumée (78) Pierre Dumay aka „Loustel“ (92) François Duret (77) Michel Enjolras (74) „Escargot“ [= Guy Maton] (85) Daniel Fallot (73) Éric Fanguiaire (55) Philippe Fargeas (64) Philippe Farjon (85) Mickaël Faucher (40) Jean-Louis Fiszman (60) Jean-Pierre Fronteddu (71) Claude Furiet (86) Anthelme Gache (71) Wilfrid Gainié (44) Yves le Gall (75) Christian Gardavot (77) Jean-Maurice Gigleux (77) Jean-Michel Giorgi (75) Marc Govignon (67) Alain Grandsard (77) Jean Graton (97) Claude le Guézec (98) François Haase (66) Gilbert Harivel (86) Jean-Claude Hatet (71) Philippe Hesnault (70) Jean-François Jaeger (98) Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (84) Rémy Julienne (90) Jean-Louis Laudet (70) Nathalie Maillet (51) Thierry Mallet (57) Bernard Martin-Dondoz (67) Éric Martinatti (64) Denis Mattei (56) Nicolas Michelet (40) Christian Morisson (76) Christian Motret (69) Guy Mousset (81) René Ostard (85) Yves Peot (72) René Perrin (64) Jean-Marc Plisson (66) Rémi Pochauvin (60) Michel Pont (89) Luigi Reni (71) Cyril Rossetto (35) Benjamin de Rothschild (57) Sébastien Rubin (40) Gilles Sagne (71) Nicolas Saulnier (35) Jean-Pierre Savart (82) Louisette Texier (108) François Tocut (72) Max Villaret (73) Annie Wambergue (83) Jean-Claude Zaganelli (76)
 
Germany (49)
André Apel (48) Wolfgang Braun (69) Manfred Creutzburg (82) Markus Daffner (42) Josef Dick (92) Andreas Dingert (54) Frithjof Erpelding (88) Ali Frensch (75) Peter Geishecker (83) Kurt Gewinnus (70) Manfred Glöckner (72) Herbert Halte (88) Udo Heinemann (68) Günter Heymanns (84) Jürgen Hubbert (81) Horst Ihling (89) Heinz Jacobi (92) Joseph Jeser (94) Karl Kalkuhl (88) Manfred Kremer (81) Wolfgang Krug (85) Hartmut Krüger (72) Gernot Leistner (87) Horst Linn (77) Eberhard Mahle (88) Wolfgang Markmeyer (84) Hajo Masing (79) Dietrich Meibert (78) Reinhold Meier (c.72) Dieter Meyer (83) Eberhard Morr (94) Volker Nossek (59) Henry Panhuis (81) Wolfgang Peters (85) Albert Pfuhl (86) Fuzzy Richter (75) Peter Rumpfkeil (79) Sabine Schmitz (51) Helmut Schulze (93) Ulrich Schwab (85) Franz Josef Serr (71) Wolfgang Spahr (66) Siegfried Spiess (86) Rolf Stenzel (??) Walter Treser (81) Tobias Voigt (55) Botho Wagner (85) Heinz Wechsler (78) Christian Wolf (54)
 
Great Britain & Northern Ireland (76)
John Aley (90) Ray Allen (77) Pat Anderson (84) Gerry Ashmore (85) Chris Barber (90) Bob Berry (91) John Blanckley (84) Peter Blond (91) John Bloxham (78) Phyllis Bown (66) Adrian Boyd (80) Christopher Brierley (40) Robert Brooks (64) Peter Browning (84) Hazel Chapman (94) Bette Charlton (c.91) Ron Charlton (c.93) Tom Coffield (c.95) Bernard Cottrell (67) Pat Coundley (93) Chris Craft (81) Tom Dickson (92) Tony Dron (75) Johnny Dumfries (62) Barry Eaglesfield (97) Richard Fox (68) Gavin Gray (65) Jimmy Greaves (81) Keith Greene (83) Adrian Hamilton (73) Bryan Harris (81) Brian Heath (87) Gavin Heseltine (65) Ian Hughes (66) Brian Jones (85) Keith Leckie (c.84) Robert Lee-Lewis (58) Dave Luckett (72) Farquhar MacRae (c.83) Wendy Markey (79) Leslie Marr (98) Max Mosley (81) Rick Neale (59) Dessie Nutt (70) Richard Parry-Jones (69) John Pearson (91) David Pierre (76) Phil Price (68) Dennis Priddle (c.75) Dave Read (??) Mike Reid (93) Norman Ricketts (70) Graham Robson (85) John Rogers (93) Bob Rutherford (c.69) Tony Rutt (c.86) Chris Schirle (c.84) Martin Slater (85) Robert Spencer (c.92) Gordon Spice (81) John Sprinzel (90) David Sutton (81) Johnstone Syer (87) Martin Thomas (81) Jack Tordoff (86) John Wadsworth (84) John Wagstaff (88) Alistair Walker (76) Murray Walker (97) Tim Watson (c.57) Frank Williams (79) Richard Williams (76) Don Wilmont (68) Rex Woodgate (94) Vince Woodman (83) Mike Worthington-Williams (c.82)
 
Greece (11)
Giórgos Batis (51) „Eni“ [= Eni Vei-Seferli] (83) Konstantinos Gagastathis (48) Giórgos Gerakis (71) Evgenios Kantartzis (??) Akis Kyriakidis (47) Kóstas Mikes (66) Ioánnis Papadamantiou (80) Antonis Papanikolaou (??) Kóstas Tyrogalas (55) Dionyssis Xenos (64)
 
Hungary (5)
Kálmán von Csâzy (c.80) „Latyak“ [= László Kelő-Gere] (46) Péter Moczár (69) Péter Nátyi (70) Márton Vincze (50)
 
Ireland (5)
Connie Bourke (??) Danny Creedon (??) Richard Hanlon (??) Johnny Hickey (c.37) Andrew Stewart (54)
 
Italy (39)
Ettore Amione (63) Jessica Andreoli (21) Maximilian Ballestin (31) „Baronio“ [= Aldo Cerruti] (77) Guglielmo Belotti (55) Tiziano Bergamini (c.49) Giorgio Berutti (79) Massimo Boretti (72) Roberto Bosca (68) Gianluca Bozzola (c.54) Carlo Brambilla (58) „Bronson“ [= Angelo Siino] (77) Alberto Caligaris (c.54) Remo Cattini (97) Giuseppe Ciardo (c.55) Paolo de Cristofaro (55) Mauro Daimo (c.65) Luigi Ferratello (74) Adriano Galaverna (??) „Gimax“ [= Carlo Franchi] (83) Vareno Grassini (c.72) Silivo Gria (56) Mauro Mannini (75) Liliana de Menna (75) Giancarlo Naddeo (82) „Nico“ [= Domenico Grosoli] (c.78) Tonino Nicodemi (c.93) Luigi Orsini (79) Paolo Perseghin (c.63) Federico Poggi (58) Luigi Pozzo (82) Guido del Prete (c.71) Roberto Rado (c.75) Aldo Riva (69) Davide Roascio (c.46) Antonia Terzi (50) Luciano Traini (??) Nino Vaccarella (88) Loris dalla Via (60)
 
Ivory Coast (2)
Sally Koné (65) Maffal Soumahoro (??)
 
Jamaica (1)
Peter Moodie (c.66)
 
Japan (2)
Yutaka Suzuki (c.56) Nobuyuki Tanaka (68)
 
Kenya (3)
Philip Hechle (c.84) Arthur Kinyanjui (32) Orie Rogo (c.73)
 
Kuwait (1)
Salah bin Eidan (41)
 
Malaysia (1)
William Mei (c.76)
 
Monaco (1)
Louis-Paul Colozier (105)
 
Netherlands (4)
Ben van den Berg (70) Joost Koenders (48) Henk van Montfoort (c.72) Tonny Zwaanenburg (69)
 
New Zealand (6)
Dorothy Caldwell (103) Chris Davison (??) Graham McRae (81) Dennis Neagle (c.59) Harley Norager (??) Frank Radisich (82)

Norway (1)
Ove Ødegård (75)
 
Peru (2)
Luis Muñoz (c.57) Juan Queirolo (87)
 
Poland (12)
Radosław Banach (52) Krzysztof Borowy (62) Kamil Durczok (53) Roman Jaworowski (??) Ryszard Nowicki (94) Agnieszka Pyra (39) Ryszard Ryzel (c.69) Adam Smorawiński (93) Krzysztof Szeszko (55) Witold Wozowicz (??) Ewelina Wyrzykowska (45) Ewa Zasada (91)
 
Portugal (17)
João Alvoeiro (34) Rui Assis Ferreira (61) Gonçalo Assunção (23) Cecília Augusto (55) António Bruno (??) Vítor Cardoso (63) António Carrasco (50) Manuel Coentro (84) Pedro Costa Maia (59) José António Freitas (??) Carlos Gaspar (78) Guilherme Roldão (79) Joaquim Sá e Sousa (83) Ricardo Santo (??) Juan Teixeira (61) Tiago Teodoro (49) Zeferino Teque (c.70)
 
Romania (3)
Petre Cojocaru (73) Marin Dumitrescu (102) Adrian Răspopa (41)
 
Russia (10)
Konstantin Antropov (70) Boris Bakharev (??) Aleksandr Doroshevskiy (c.64) Viktor Eremin (70) Georgiy Koldayev (c.68) Valeriy Kozlov (c.72) Artem Kozyavin (38) Boris Polyakov (62) Liliya Sobolkova (c.55) Aleksandr Varenko (74)
 
Saudi-Arabia (1)
Mansour Ojjeh (68)
 
Serbia (2)
Ratislav Djelmaš (71) Milorad Ljubisavljević (c.71)
 
Slovakia (2)
Milan Holbus (c.65) Rudolf Machánek (70)
 
Slovenia (1)
Luka Kos (??)
 
South Africa (9)
John Bam (77) Leon Botha (72) Roelof Fekken (72) Tony Jefferies (79) Christo Kuun (83) Hennie Mostert (82) Ben Pienaar (59) Brian Raubenheimer (80) Marius Swart (c.79)
 
Spain (18)
Alberto Alonso Merayo (c.30) Antonio Boto (67) Diego Calvo (c.30) Adrián Campos (60) Jordi Catón [p] (92) Héctor García Carbajal (??) „Gavi“ [= Gabriel Capuz] (81) Jaime Gil (c.39) Andrós Lavado Benítez (c.31) Víctor Magariños (48) José Mariñas (??) Santiago Moya (??) José Ramón Oller (??) José Pereira (c.63) Manuel Poo (c.62) Juan Romano (c.58) José Manuel Ruipérez (c.55) Sebastián Trigo (??)
 
Sweden (5)
Arne Allard (78) Thomas Blåder (54) Jan-Olof Bohlin (73) Georg Duneborn (88) Olle Nygren (91)
 
Switzerland (12)
Aurore Brand (52) Andreas Burkart (83) Jean-Robert Corthay (73) Jürg Dürig (74) Hansueli Eugster (89) Claude Gachnang (c.87) Alfred Rüfenacht (71) Ernst Schneiter (81) Matthias Stadler (73) Beat Streit (58) Werner Wermelinger (c.63) Bruno Wernli (84)
 
Tanzania (2)
Zully Remtulla (??) Jayant Shah (78)
 
Uganda (1)
Frank Nekusa (c.65)
 
Ukraine (8)
Vasyl Bogatkin (70) Oleksandr Khyzhnyak (c.65) Yevgen Leonov (50) Stiepan Mazur (60) Volodymyr Petrenko (63) Valeriy Rozygraiev (52) Viktor Rozygraiev (63) Viktor Shapovalov (61)
 
United States of America (205)
Shorty Acker (86) Wayne Adams (102) Jesse Alexander (92) Tim Allison (62) Harrold Annett (78) Deke Astle (c.86) Mike Atkinson (63) Doug Auld (59)
Choppy Baldwin (87) Berneice Baltes (93) Al Barnett (89) Mark Beard Sr. (72) Scott Beckett (83) Bernie Bellinger (87) Sam Belnavis (81) Bobby Bennett (87) Sharon Bishop (79) Paul Blatt (86) Bob Bondurant (88) Chuck Boos (88) Art Boune (83) Dickie Boswell (79) Jerry Bowers (64) Robin Braig (64) David Bull (59) Clark van Buskirk (81) Danny Byrd (86)
Ken Canfield (93) Sam Carista (90) Walt Carroll (c.83) Bob Cetti (81) Terry Chalker (86) Pete Chesson (74) Bruce Clattenburg (78) Ron Colson (80) George Compo (76) Mike Cook (66) Delma Cowart (80) Bob Cowen (86) Doug Cox (94) Ken Crawford (95) Gene Cromer (88) Briggs Cunningham III (89)
Bob Daly (87) Philip Dann (76) Jeremy Decourcy (22) Dave Deicher (69) Bill Deschamps (82) Cameron Dodson (33) Thad Dosher (85) Lyle DuPree (69) John Durant (77)
Danny Earnhardt (66) Joe Edwards (78) Ronnie Elder (82) Bob Emmons (87) Jerry Entin (79) Art Evans (87) Amos Facemyer (94) David Fetherston (68) Bobby Fleming (79) Hal Folts (85) Joe Fontana (96) Rich Fox (78) Vic Franzese (81)
Bill Gallagher (67) Sam Gangemi (63) Ernie Gardina (78) George Giesen (89) Paul Gilliam (82) Charlie Glotzbach (82) Harlan Goerger (70) Ray Lee Goodwin (81) Marty Gordner (67) Aaron Greene (53) Ink Greene (68) Red Greth (86) Hoyt Grimes (98) Wayne Grissom (86)
Tom Haase (63) Fuzzy Hahn (77) Bill Hahnlein (81) Ted Hairfield (89) Bob Halston (93) Freddy Hamm (74) Jerry Hanna aka O.J. Hanna (82) Ronnie Hetu (62) Jerry Hufflin (76) Jack Ingram (84) Scott Irwin (65) Tony Iuliano (78)
Bobby Jacks (75) Marion Jacobs (85) Harry Jefferson (74) Bob Jenkins (73) Jack Johnson (76) Kas Kastner (92) Bob Keselowski (70) Ronnie Kohler (94)
Russ Lake (85) Clyde Lamar (86) Eddie Lang (76) Sasha Lanz (81) Dave LaPier (63) Bobby Leach (82) Dwight Leib (75) Mike Lenartowicz (75) Alexis Leras (80) Leo Levine (90) Howie Liebengood (51) Stan Lobitz (86) John Lukosavage (77) Bud Lunsford (86)
Dave Mader (90) Randy Mahring (69) Bobby Marshall (69) Fil Martocci (88) Jerry Matus (81) John McArdell (86) Eric McClure (42) Ron McDonald Sr. (85) T.E. McHale (68) Don Meacham (84) John Menzak (c.78) Bruce Meyers (94) Bernie Miller (94) Eddie Miller (76) Robin Miller (71) Royce Miller [from North Carolina] (87) Goop Mondelli (52) Carl Moore (91) Jim Morton (66) Sal Moschella Sr. (94) Dick Mummert (91)
Ron Narducci Sr. (91) Venetta Narducci (63) Dick Newkirk (85) William Nolan (93) Jim Novak (69) Jack Nowling (81) Chuck Nutzmann (82) Gordy Oftedahl (81) Scott Ouellette (60)
John Padjen (87) Lou Palker (85) Steve Park (63) Ed Partridge (68) Carl Pasteryak (71) Robert Patch (79) Pat Patrick (91) Forest Peaslee (72) Rudy Perez (82) Joe Pflum (92) Nick Piscitelli (c.74) Keith Ploughe (91) Scott Pursell (57)
Mike Redfern (79) Paul Reinhard (80) Steve Richards (64) Butch Riddle (69) Todd Ridgeway (56) Joe Rundle (82) Bill Russell (87)
Mike Sargent (62) Nelson Saunders (90) Dieter Schmidt (76) Jerry Schneider (70) Clyde Schumacher (91) Ray Shea (78) Jere Sheehan (88) Bud Shellenberger (89) Barry Shultz (79) Anthony Simone (71) Mark Sluder (66) Buddy Smith (65) Jason Smith (60) Marvin Smith (77) Russ Smith (86) Steve Smith (74) Steve Stapp (80) Greg Stephens (72) Tony Stewart [from Iowa] (68) Ramo Stott (87) Mark Strout (69)
Kerry Teague (60) Gunter Thiel (91) Doug Thorley (92) Sully Tinio (72) Ray Toft (93) Neal Tooley (85) John Wes Townley (31) Kevin Triplett (63) Neil Truesdell (93)

Ted Ulman (67) Al Unser Sr. (82) Bobby Unser (87) Bobby Unser Jr. (65)
Don Waldvogel (91) Mickey Walker (23) Richard White (81) Lynn Whitehouse (78) Bill Whittington (71) Ralph Wilke (90) Bernece Wood (90) John Yerger (92)
 
Venezuela (2)
Juan Cochesa (66) Argenis Pereira (??)
 
Zimbabwe (1)
Mike Harris (82)
 
Victims of CoViD-19
Jordi Catón (92) John Hogan (77) Markus Egger (52) Peter Blond (91) Valeriy Kozlov (c.72) Joël Robert (77) Marcelo Pérez (58) Marius Swart (c.79) Bobby Jacks (75) Rémy Julienne (90) Frank Nekusa (c.65) Alberto Canapino (57) Alejandro Miglio (c.63) Norman Ricketts (70) Jean-Claude Hatet (71) Ron McDonald Sr. (85) Carlo Brambilla (58) Juan Arrechea (75) Márton Vincze (50) Kevin Triplett (63) Ramiro Aguirre (49) Carlos Marincovich (77) Jhonny Martínez (??) Roelof Fekken (72) Ben Pienaar (59) José Ramón Oller (??) Giorgio Berutti (79) Mike Cook (66) Mohamed Bhana (c.47) Jerry Schneider (70) Ioánnis Papadamantiou (80) Harlan Goerger (70) Claude Boissy (77) Steve Richards (64) Jean-François Jaeger (98)

The annual summaries from former years:
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Edited by ReWind, 09 January 2025 - 10:00.

[Nanni Dietrich]

Italian businessman Calisto Tanzi, founder of Parmalat, passed away on 01 January 2022, aged 83, after contracting COVID-19.

He was the man who convinced Niki Lauda to leave the Scuderia Ferrari in 1977, to join team Brabham, sponsored by Parmalat. Ecclestone secured a sponsorship deal with Parmalat, until 1985. The Brabham-Parmalat won the World Championship in 1981 and 1983 with Piquet.

The company collapsed in 2003 and Tanzi was jailed for fraud. But his role in motorsport history was crucial.

Edited by Nanni Dietrich, 21 January 2022 - 08:38.

[SamoanAttorney]

News reaches me from across the Atlantic that the very experienced endurance racer, Vic Rice, has passed away. He was a gentleman in every sense of the word and it was a privilege to have known him. 

[Lee Nicolle]

I have been told that well know 60s and 70s and then 90s open car racer Stan Keen has died on 25/1/22.

He raced both 5000s and big sports cars using a Ford engine. Used the same engine and transaxle in both cars.

In the 90s he made a comeback racing ex TAFE Shrike Formula Holdens. At one stage he had three of them, one for himself, one for lease drives and one as a hillclimb car. There was a seperate award to the CAMS Gold Star for the aluminium cars which he won.

At least one of those cars is at the Birdwood Mill Museum.

He ran 'Stan Keen Motors' on South Rd Melrose Pk for many years until I guess 20 years ago. His No1 son David then ran it for several more years but gave up with Burglaries. Then Davids son Michael ran it for a couple of years but it got too hard

He is survived by wife Fay, sons David, John, Bill and Paul

[SamoanAttorney]

Not a good day, that started off with news of Tim Considine passing. Then I find out that another friend, Tony Light, also died this week. Tony was a familiar figure in the Le Mans media centre as he assisted the ACO with live coverage of their various events. He also helped to run ClubArnage.com. In his earlier life as an accountant, he worked for several years at Brabham and FOCA. Both men will be missed.

[gouldo]

On Thursday the 3rd of March 2022, my father Pat Goulding, 85 old of Belmont NSW Australia passed away after a short battle with ill health.
Dad started racing in the late 50s at Craboon in central west NSW, running on dirt tracks and gymkhanas in firstly his road car at the time. Then moved to a Holden engined special. He continued running in these events until he purchased his first real race car in September 1967, a 1962 Nota Sportsman clubman. This car was Guy Buckinghams personal car when new.

This car and dad have a very very long association being a partnership till late 2020 when it was handed down to me.

Between these two, they racked up 8 NSW hillclimb championships in both Sports cars under 1600 cc and later in the VHT class. Along with these titles were a number of top three finishes in various Australian hillclimb titles for both sports and VHT classes.

In the late 1980s, dad took the Nota circuit racing and had a few top 3 finishes in his class, which was Group M sports cars 1100 to 1500cc.

To dad, it wasn't about winning, it was about the friendships he forged along the way. 53 years of motorsports with until 2012 his late wife always by his side, this was a journey that made lifelong friends.

He is survived by his three boys Brad, Stu and Jase, and 3 grand children and 3 Great grand children.

Those that knew him, and there are a few here, remember him fondly as you were part of his life, and you were part of a culture that made him happy.


RIP dad.

[JacnGille]

Sad news

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by gouldo
.....Those that knew him, and there are a few here, remember him fondly as you were part of his life, and you were part of a culture that made him happy.

As one who, all too briefly, knew hime, I know what you have said is true...

He loved his Clubman and hillclimbing and being with those who were involved. A loss indeed.

My condolences to yourself and family.

[19500513]

Some sadly records from 2021:

 

Jerry Hufflin (04 June 1944 - 26 January 2021):

https://www.thepalme...-Jerry/4512646/

 

Bobby Fleming (20 March 1941 – 14 March 2021):

https://stockcarraci...i/Bobby_Fleming

 

Sharon Bishop (03 October 1941 – 05 July 2021):

https://www.legacy.c...ary?id=12836052

 

David Mader (19 October 1930 – 20 July 2021)

https://www.dignitym...-mader-10277051

 

Harry Jefferson ( 02 November 1946 – 23 August 2021):

https://www.jayski.c...arry-jefferson/

 

Danny Byrd (03 August 1935 – 21 September 2021):

https://www.legacy.c...y?pid=200198565

 

Dickie Boswell (15 February 1942 – 05 October 2021):

https://www.beallfun...-dickie-boswell

 

Keith Ploughe (16 November 1930 – 29 December 2021):

https://www.matthews...y/keith-ploughe

[Gabrci]

Historic Japanese Racing Cars have announced that Kunimitsu Takahashi has passed away. 

[Richard Jenkins]

Historic Japanese Racing Cars have announced that Kunimitsu Takahashi has passed away. 

 

Oh, what terrible news.

 

Too many people define him for an one-off drive in a non-works Tyrrell. 

 

But his service to the sport - on two and four wheels - was colossal. 

 

He raced for 41 years and then ran his team for another 20 plus. RIP.

[Michael Ferner]

First Grand Prix winner from Japan!

 

RIP

[D-Type]

I've seen on social media the Kenya race and rally driver Vic Preston Junior has died in the Seychelles.

[GMiranda]

I've seen on social media the Kenya race and rally driver Vic Preston Junior has died in the Seychelles.

Yes, it was confirmed he passed away. Another sad day for the motoring community.

[FLB]

Historic Japanese Racing Cars have announced that Kunimitsu Takahashi has passed away. 

Obit from Dailysportscar:

 

https://www.dailyspo...-1940-2022.html

[Tim Murray]

Here’s Vic Preston Jr’s obituary in The Standard (Kenya newspaper):

https://www.standard...nior-dies-at-72

[Lemnpiper]

Hello  all, 

 

  I noticed actor Conrad Janis  ( Mindy's dad on tv show Mork & Mindy)  passed away on March 1st 2022.

 

    My question is this :  There is a Conrad Janis list at RacingReference  as having competed  in the 1954 International 100 at Linden NJ road  course as having finished  39th driving a  Jaguar.  This driver has the same birth date (Feb 11 1928 )as the actor  , so i'm wondering if Mr Janis did make that start way back then  and if anyone  based in the region remembers his activity  racing back then.

 

 

  Keep in mind this is the race Al Keller won   while driving a Jaguar as well , and the finishing order has MGs  Porsche  listed as well among the finishers.

 

    thanks   

   Paul   

[Alan Lewis]

Hello all,

I noticed actor Conrad Janis ( Mindy's dad on tv show Mork & Mindy) passed away on March 1st 2022.

My question is this : There is a Conrad Janis list at RacingReference as having competed in the 1954 International 100 at Linden NJ road course as having finished 39th driving a Jaguar. This driver has the same birth date (Feb 11 1928 )as the actor , so i'm wondering if Mr Janis did make that start way back then and if anyone based in the region remembers his activity racing back then.


Keep in mind this is the race Al Keller won while driving a Jaguar as well , and the finishing order has MGs Porsche listed as well among the finishers.

thanks
Paul

Not conclusive, but his Washington Post obituary mentions "weekend racecar driver"...

https://www.washingt...rad-janis-dies/

[ReWind]

Yes, he is/was. He raced under the pseudonym “J. Christopher”.

 

[raceannouncer2003]

Harry Karlson..raced TR4 at Westwood.  Obit here:

 

https://vancouversun...lson-1081355511

 

Vince H.

Edited by raceannouncer2003, 19 March 2022 - 05:34.

[Lemnpiper]

Thank all for the responses  to the question in the Conrad Janis post.

 

  Since i never saw mention of his racing days  in the press  , i wonder if anyone ever thought to ask him about it.

 

 

     Funny thing is  there cant  be many actors who actually raced in Nascar's top series  overall , and this sounds like a good  opportunity to win some bar bets over actors who might have raced in nascar. 

 

   ( BTW  i dont count racers who later in their who starred in movies (example Richard Petty in 43  The Petty Story movie)

 

 

 

 

      Paul

[Jim Thurman]

Paul, I was going to write that I think one is safe in assuming the Conrad Janis that competed in the NASCAR race is the same as the actor, but I've been surprised and caught unaware by more than one person having the same extremely uncommon name. For example, I would never have anticipated that there would have been two different men named Major Melton from the same area.

 

On the other end of it, websites often combine multiple drivers with common names as one in the same. It was that way at Racing Reference for Bill Foster (one from California, one from North Carolina); Jim Cook (one from California, the other from North Carolina) and the four different drivers named Bill Scott, who were also combined at one point under Billy Scott, who was yet another driver.

 

And that's not even counting the Bill Scott that was the formula super vee racer.

[Jim Thurman]

...and yes, it is a shame someone didn't ask him about it. Wish I'd have noticed and given it a try.

[SamoanAttorney]

Social media brings news of the passing of Marty Kaufmann, the former IMSA/ALMS Race Director.

 

Marty was universally respected and liked throughout the endurance racing paddocks of North America and will be sadly missed. He was a genuinely good guy, another racing friend gone.

 

Marshall Pruett has paid a fine tribute to him HERE

[Nigel Beresford]

That’s sad news. One of the pleasures associated with taking the RS Spyders to the ALMS in the late noughties was discovering the welcoming, friendly, family atmosphere cultivated by the IMSA officials like Marty and the late Charlie Cook. They were fair, tough when necessary but always prepared to work with you and were really nice people.

[JacnGille]

Sad news

[Michael Ferner]

Kevin Huntley? Oh, I missed that - he was basically my age, so *gulp*

[SamoanAttorney]

Rick Sutherland, a regular endurance competitor in the North American scene at the turn of the century and a class winner at Le Mans in 2004, has passed away.

 

Another modest, good guy who will be missed.

 

https://www.legacy.c...h09_ZAxu3AYZiXE

 

Rest in Peace

[Richard Jenkins]

Word on the Tyrrell grapevine is that Nigel Steer, former mechanic for Surtees, former chief mechanic at Tyrrell, chief mechanic and team manager at Minardi and (I believe) was still working in motorsport with Alpha Tauri, died this month. I'm afraid I don't have more information than that currently.

 

 

EDIT - Died of cancer on Tuesday,12th April. Not sure about age but I would have to presume around 64-65 years of age perhaps?

Edited by Richard Jenkins, 15 April 2022 - 19:27.

[SamoanAttorney]

Another member of the American endurance racing fraternity passes, Dave Robertson. Alongside his wife, Andrea, and David Murry, he scored a podium finish at Le Mans in 2011. A good man gone.

[alfredaustria]

Another member of the American endurance racing fraternity passes, Dave Robertson. Alongside his wife, Andrea, and David Murry, he scored a podium finish at Le Mans in 2011. A good man gone.

oh. Perhaps do you have more details, please?

[SamoanAttorney]

oh. Perhaps do you have more details, please?

 

I am afraid all I have to go on is this post on social media from David Murry.

 

David Murry

18 h  · 

 

X

We lost one of the finest human beings I have ever known. Dave Robertson passed Friday. I am devastated beyond words. Gave his wonderful bride Andrea a rose during a driver change at Le Mans, it was their anniversary. I am better for knowing you Dave, miss you.,

[SamoanAttorney]

 

I am afraid all I have to go on is this post on social media from David Murry.

 

David Murry

18 h  · 

 

X

We lost one of the finest human beings I have ever known. Dave Robertson passed Friday. I am devastated beyond words. Gave his wonderful bride Andrea a rose during a driver change at Le Mans, it was their anniversary. I am better for knowing you Dave, miss you.,

 

 

 

John Dagys has something to say HERE

Edited by SamoanAttorney, 18 April 2022 - 16:17.

[Vitesse2]

Not a racing man, but I think it's worth recording the passing of Sir Ray Tindle, a newspaper proprietor who was very much not cast in the Maxwell/Murdoch/Beaverbrook/Rothermere/Lebedev mould and was a stalwart of the London-Brighton Run, completing it more than fifty times on his 1904 Speedwell.

[19500513]

Rhodesian Grahame Johnson sadly passed away. Lived in Brisbane.

 

Information just shared by today in Rhodesian motor sport group on social media:

"It is with great sadness I inform the group of the passing of Grahame Johnson (Charlie to some) in Australia last night.He was a legend in the rally world and an idol to me [...]"

 

 

Anyway, Grahame was quite active in this group, also.

Edited by 19500513, 22 April 2022 - 12:11.

[GMiranda]

Jimmy Vasser posted on Twitter that Ted Prappas, an odd CART driver from the '90s, died yesterday.

[Richard Jenkins]

Sorry to hear that. Prappas was a winner in Formula Atlantic and the American Racing Series, so he had some pedigree. Film legend Jimmy Stewart bought his first racing car for young Theodore Prappas as his mother was the actor's business manager.

[elansprint72]

Very sad to report that Andrew Swift (owner of the Swift Gallery) passed away last week. Andrew had been planning to open up the gallery, after Covid closure, next month. A great loss to many of the members here. condolences to Andrew's family. RIP.

[Alan Lewis]

Seventies Indycar driver Eldon Rasmussen passed yesterday (5th)...

https://www.indianap...06-06-Rasmussen

[Bob Riebe]

Isle of Man TT Races can confirm the loss of Davy Morgan

https://www.iomttrac...nt-davy-morgan/

Statement on behalf of the Isle of Man TT Races

https://www.iomttrac...es-8-june-2022/

Roger And Bradley Stockton Pass Away In Isle Of Man TT Crash

https://www.rideapar...ckton-isle-man/

[Tim Murray]

The posts relating to Dr Fred Simeone have been moved to his tribute thread.

[LittleChris]

Probably a good idea to edit Bob's post concerning Olivier Lavorel given it was Cesar Chanal who died in the crash and Olivier remains in hospital.

Edited by LittleChris, 14 June 2022 - 18:26.