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joe_the_waiter
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4 years ago today (18-09-05) Micheal Park was killed in Margam Park stage of WRGB.
2 years ago Tuesday gone (15-09-07) Colin McRae was killed in a Helicopter crash in Lanarkshire
The SDMC website video of the week feature, has two vids this week tributing both WRC stars.
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Gav Taylor
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steaallan
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blooming eck cant believe it was 4 year ago when we were there when Beefy died and a year since the mighty Mcrea may they rest in peace and also Richard Burns 25 -11-2005 who was another to die to young at 35
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joe_the_waiter
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:54 am Post subject: |
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| steaallan wrote: | | blooming eck cant believe it was 4 year ago when we were there when Beefy died and a year since the mighty Mcrea may they rest in peace and also Richard Burns 25 -11-2005 who was another to dye to young at 35 |
it was Two years since McRae died.. and...... Burns didnt 'dye' he 'Die'(d).
remember Ste... we were just setting off to get our position in Resolven for the second run when we heard the news of a crash in Margam on Rally Radio, then found out the full news before Resolven was cancelled as a result. |
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joe_the_waiter
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| Burns' death was also the same day as George Best, which meant he only got a passing mention, as a drunken bloke hogged most of the TV News that day. |
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club sec
Joined: 05 May 2007
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Location: Stockton on Tees
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Can we take a moment to reflect on our own Dave Plews also. |
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joe_the_waiter
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| i originally intended to make a tribute page for Dave Plews on the website consisting of pictures and the tribute messages which were in 'The Oily Rag' . unfortunately, that idea was temporarily forgotton. I will now organise that page. |
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joe_the_waiter
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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| It must be also said, that altho we alll remember Dave Plews, i started this thread as it is the anniversary of the two people originally mentioned, which is why i didnt include others in it at this time. I did however consider that this thread can be used in future at suitable anniversary dates. |
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club sec
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Pentti Airikkala, 1945-2009
One of the original flying Finns, Pentti Airikkala's driving style was as committed and spectacular as any of his contemporaries.
Airikkala, who lost his battle with cancer aged 64 yesterday, was almost as well known for his efforts in converting people to the virtues of left-foot braking as he was for his own success on the stage.
After collecting a variety of rally wins at home in Finland, Airikkala soon realised that a move south from his birthplace in Helsinki was the best way to forward his career - which is how he ended up living in Britain.
After driving myriad cars through his early days, he settled into a factory Vauxhall outfit, where he found the car which suited his style: the Chevette HS. Airikkala would take his sole British title with that car in 1979.
It was 10 years on from that season, however, that Pentti enjoyed his crowning glory - when he won the RAC Rally. He was offered a drive in the factory Mitsubishi team, at the wheel of a Group A Galant VR-4, as a thank you for winning Group N in that season's British Rally Championship, where he had seen off the threat of a certain Colin McRae in a Ford Sierra Cosworth.
After limited testing ahead of the event, Airikkala built his speed through Wales before moving through the gears as the rally headed into Kielder and the south of Scotland. A string of fastest times moved him into the lead fight and when Carlos Sainz hit trouble two stages from the end, Airikkala passed him to collect his one and only World Rally Championship win.
The significance of this win went beyond Airikkala breaking his duck at the highest level; this was an event Sainz was desperate to win - it was the last RAC Rally run without pace notes into the forests.
Twelve months later, Airikkala pieced together a last-minute deal to drive a Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4, only to crash spectacularly in Cropton. After that, Airikkala would only make one more WRC appearance - on Rally GB again - when he retired a Group N Mitsubishi in 2003.
By that stage, Airikkala was busy running his own driving school, tutoring the likes of current Ford star Jari-Matti Latvala in the mysteries of the Scandinavian flick and left-foot braking.
Airikkala was a big character both on and off rallies, and one who will be sadly missed both in Britain and his native Finland. |
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Road Rally Dave
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| club sec wrote: | Pentti Airikkala, 1945-2009
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Airikkala was always good value to watch whether it was RWD or 4WD.
Even had the pleasure of a 5 minute chat with him once, somewhere in Kielder, watching the Pirelli. I had gone up to spectate on my own cos John was ill (I think) and out on the stage I realised I "knew" the bloke standing next to me - it was Mr Airikkala. It was when Martin Rowe was driving in the works Renault Megane - whenever that was !
Don't get me started on famous Rally / Racing drivers I have stood next to while watching forest stages, or I will be forced to also show you my collection of old cigarette cards, etc. ...... |
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joe_the_waiter
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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4 Years ago today (November 25th 2005) Richard Burns lost his battle with a brain tumour.
Four years to the day after becoming the first (and only to date) Englishman to win the World Rally Championship Title,
SDMC Website Video of the week is in memory of Richard.
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