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[Doug Nye]

Just received, sadly, from the BRDC:

 

John Hine passed away on 17 January at the age of 86.  John had been suffering from Vascular Dementia for some time but died after a short illness.  

 

John had been a Member since joining the Club in 1964.  He began his racing career in the late 1950s with the majority of his success achieved while behind the wheel of a Lotus.  In a racing career that spanned over 20 years, some particular highlights include victory in the 3 Hours of Cape Town in 1970 and a 3rd place finish at the 300km of the Nurburgring in 1971 both behind the wheel of a Chevron B16. 

 

John was a good man - and a very capable racing driver - most sincere condolences to his family and many friends...

 

DCN

Edited by Doug Nye, 30 January 2020 - 18:39.

[E1pix]

Thanks, Doug.

Race in Peace.

[john winfield]

Thank you Doug. Very sad news.

[DogEarred]

Saw him race several times and witnessed his head on and over the bank at Brands in 1971.

I remember being well impressed with that.

[1969BOAC500]

I was sad to read this - I lost a very close family member to Vascular Dementia last year and it can be  unpleasant.

 

I always associated John Hine with Chevron sports cars and especially Red Rose Racing whose exploits I used to avidly follow in the pages of Autosport back in the day.

 

R.I.P.

[Giraffe]

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John Hine & John Bridges. 

 

(Photo courtesy of f/b- Ian Parish)

 

Occasional poster Jagracer/Phil Bradford has some great John Hine stories from Le Mans 1970 when he ran John with Ian Skailes in the Chevron B16.

Edited by Giraffe, 31 January 2020 - 09:01.

[john winfield]

Saw him race several times and witnessed his head on and over the bank at Brands in 1971.

I remember being well impressed with that.

 

It had been a great battle until that point, Wilson Fittipaldi being over-ambitious at South Bank / Surtees :

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=KP-hecniXyw

[pete53]

Another one of those skilled, competent drivers that graced British ( and some foreign) circuits in the 60s/70s. Not a name that would have been known by the general population but would have been familiar with enthusiasts around the UK. My earliest recollections of John were of him racing various Lotus cars in the mid 60s including a Lotus 23, Elan, 47 and a Formula 3 41.

[Cirrus]

Back in the 80s I used to go to the dry ski slope at Aldershot on a Tuesday evening for slalom practice. I got chatting to a very pleasant guy there who mentioned that his name was John Hine. He was quite taken aback when I asked if he was John Hine the racing driver. A really nice guy...

[Giraffe]

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John preparing to go out in the Chevron B16 along with Ian Skailes and Phil Bradford at Brands Hatch, 1970.

 

Photo courtesy of Ian Skailes.

Edited by Giraffe, 31 January 2020 - 17:17.

[ReWind]

Maybe it should be mentioned that John Hine wasn’t baptized this way. In fact his name was Edwin Louin Hine. So if in any entry or results list you stumble upon “E.L. Hine” it most probably is him.

[MCS]

Very sad to see this. He was highly rated in Bolton from what I know.  Saw him race a couple of times and he was always quick - very quick actually. 

 

But yet again though, here we are saying what we remember or thought we remembered.  Giraffe's post regarding Phil Bradford's memories is great, but why hasn't somebody captured what John did and experienced over many years?

 

Edit:  I probably sound like David McKinney, but we need to capture this - as David used to say...

Edited by MCS, 31 January 2020 - 20:22.

[Tim Murray]

Were John and Ringo Hine related in any way?

[Dick Dastardly]

I knew the name John Hine from his Chevron days around 1970/71....and from racing a Dolomite in the BSCC around 1974/75.

One meeting in 74/75, he very kindly gave me a lift out of Mallory Park after racing was over. I was a student, had no car, so used to train / bus / walk / hitch to/from circuits to marshal.....when leaving afterwards, I used to keep my marshal's armband on....on this occasion, John stopped and gave me a lift. 

Many Thanks again John, RIP

[pete53]

Maybe it should be mentioned that John Hine wasn’t baptized this way. In fact his name was Edwin Louin Hine. So if in any entry or results list you stumble upon “E.L. Hine” it most probably is him.

That's interesting. I do remember an E.L.Hine and later wondered if this was a relative or just another unrelated driver. It wasn't a matter to keep me awake at night but thanks, nevertheless , for solving that one.

[Claudio Navonne]

Maybe you don't remember this:http://eldiariobalca...inolvidable-736 ;https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aut%C3%B3dromo_Juan_Manuel_Fangio

, but here in Argentina, I remember

[68targa]

I knew the name John Hine from his Chevron days around 1970/71....and from racing a Dolomite in the BSCC around 1974/75.

One meeting in 74/75, he very kindly gave me a lift out of Mallory Park after racing was over. I was a student, had no car, so used to train / bus / walk / hitch to/from circuits to marshal.....when leaving afterwards, I used to keep my marshal's armband on....on this occasion, John stopped and gave me a lift. 

Many Thanks again John, RIP

That' a nice story.

 

He seemed to be one of those regular drivers who always appeared in the entry list for some sport car race or other.  I do remember him co-driving the Mefco Opposite Lock Club Porsche 906 at Brands in 1968 for the BOAC  500. I think this must have been a rare change from Chevrons.

 

Sad news - R.I.P.

[glyn parham]

I remember him racing Duncan Hamilton's Ford Escort in the BSCC in 1969 and 70, and recall the accident at South Bank at Brands in' 71 too. I seem to recall thinking that he was lucky to get away without breaking an ankle or worse as the front had folded back quite considerably.
RIP.
Glyn

[La Sarthe]

It always struck me as an unusual coincidence that there were a lot of Johns driving Chevrons in the early 70s - Mssrs Hine, Lepp, Bridges & Burton spring to mind.

[Mallory Dan]

Miles & Bamford too!

[Giraffe]

Woolfe, Watson,Gunn, Blades,Carden, Cardwell, Cussins, Love.......

[Rupertlt1]

Maybe it should be mentioned that John Hine wasn’t baptized this way. In fact his name was Edwin Louin Hine. So if in any entry or results list you stumble upon “E.L. Hine” it most probably is him.

 

For Marcos see:

 

https://forums.autos...n/#entry8982534

 

RGDS RLT

[Rupertlt1]

John Hine was a visitor to southern Africa, 1971-1972:

Rand Nine Hours, Kyalami, South Africa, 6 November 1971

6th overall: J. Hine/P. de Klerk, (1.8 Chevron B19 FVC)

Embassy Bulawayo Three Hour Endurance Race, Rhodesia, 5 December 1971

6th overall: John Hine/Dave Charlton (Chevron B19)

Die Volksblad Welkom Three Hours, Springbok Championship, South Africa, 11 December 1971

1st overall: John Hine/Dave Charlton, Red Rose/Lucky Strike (1.8 Chevron B19 FVC)

Lourenço Marques 3-Hour race, Springbok Series Round 3, 25 November 1972 ???

Welkom Three Hours, Springbok Series Round 4, South Africa, 2 December 1972

John Hine/Dave Charlton, Lucky Strike (1.9 Chevron B21 FVC Smith) DNF?

 

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[Rupertlt1]

Dijon 1,000 Km sports car race, 6 April 1975

1.— A. Merzario/J. Lafitte, Alfa Romeo

2.— R. Joest/Mario Casoni, Porsche 908/4

3.— John Hine/Ian Grob, Chevron B31

 

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[Rupertlt1]

John Hine shared  Maranello Concessionaires #37 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 with Peter Westbury at Le Mans, 1972.

DNF (nine hours, engine).

 

RGDS RLT

Edited by Rupertlt1, 05 February 2020 - 15:44.

[Nanni Dietrich]

Read only today. What a sad news.