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Offline Hedge

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RIP Tom Walkinshaw
« on: December 13, 2010, 08:11:21 am »
A big man in the motorsport world.

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Re: RIP Tom Walkinshaw
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2010, 08:37:49 am »
Very sad.

In 1988, I was on a 4 year long service course, I sent him (at TWR) a letter, asking if I and my course mates could visit, because at potential Air Engineers we could look at the similarities between Motorsport and Aviation.  Composite use etc.

We never did get a look round, but instead received an invite to visit the TWR team on a race day, if we wanted.

I had also organised a trip to Le Mans 24 hour that year, and we managed to meet him and his team in the pits on the Thursday before the race that year, we got a full look round, sit in the cars etc, and lots of team stuff.  Great chap,.

RIP TW.

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Re: RIP Tom Walkinshaw
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2010, 09:42:49 am »
very sad news

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Re: RIP Tom Walkinshaw
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2010, 10:12:02 am »
Vary sad news! RIP

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Re: RIP Tom Walkinshaw
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2010, 11:29:08 am »
TW RIP always loved the XJR 15  :drinking:


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Re: RIP Tom Walkinshaw
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2010, 08:27:59 pm »
a big loss to motorsport
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