Michael Salmon

[FastDB2s]

Mike Salmon died on Tuesday night, aged 82, an international & club racer, he competed at Le Mans with 13 starts in various machinery, drove Jaguars, Astons, Ferrari's, etc.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122477 for his obituary,
http://www.racingsportscars.com/driv...Salmon-GB.html for a list of cars he drove


RIP Mike

[Paulaweybridge]

Very sad

RIP Mike

Another wonderful motorsport individual who has gone to the circuits in the sky.

[FastDB2s]

Reading through Autosports obituary I thought I'd read that he was married to Jean Howarth, Mike Hawthorn's fiance then the wife of Innes Ireland

[FastDB2s]

the Autosport Obit is correct.

[Paulaweybridge]

I saw this in the Autosport obituary

Salmon is survived by his wife Jean (nee Bloxham), who was also an enthusiastic club racer before their marriage.

Any relation to Jeff Bloxham? - Motorsport photographer extraordinaire

[Tim 27]

Not sure how Jean would have had two maiden names, but I'm on the understanding that Jean Howarth was indeed Mike Hawthorn's fiance who then went onto marry Innes Ireland, and Jean Bloxham was a seperate lady who also happened to be an Aston Martin racer in the sixties.