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6 Feb 2009, 01:22 (Ref:2389480)
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Where are they now? (Drivers)
This is another "Where are they now" thread, except it's about the drivers. Mine are about what happened to several Bathurst winners. Here they are:
Barry Muholland: The guy who drove one lap with Bruce McPhee in 1968. Last I know of him is that he drove one lap again with Bruce McPhee in 1969. Tony Roberts: Drove with Bond to win in '69. Crashed heavily in 1970 at Bathurst. George Reynolds: Won Bathurst in 1965. Any relation to David Reynolds? Bob Skelton: Drove with Brock to win? in '75? |
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6 Feb 2009, 01:53 (Ref:2389482)
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Skelton never drove with Brock AFAIK. In 1975 his co-driver was Brian Sampson.
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6 Feb 2009, 02:18 (Ref:2389488)
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Bob Skelton I think runs a promo clothing company out of Balmain in Sydney called Mr Jackets. I think that it is him.
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6 Feb 2009, 02:24 (Ref:2389490)
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Skelton drove with Bond in 1974.
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"It was dry for the second go-around. Grice, nervous, worrying about his Bathurst jinx, ran 2:25.9. The amazing Brock, using every last centimetre of bitumen, yet keeping the car straight and balanced and at full noise, came back with a staggering 2:20.0 as if to say: "Match that". And people just shook their heads, bit their lips and wondered who would be second". RIP Peter Brock. 1945-2006
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6 Feb 2009, 02:42 (Ref:2389494)
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What about Skaife? Does anybody have any idea what he's doing this year? :-s
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How ironic that those who complained about cars winning races by miles are now the ones complaining about the idential design of the cars and a lack of overtaking? ;-)
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6 Feb 2009, 02:46 (Ref:2389496)
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Whoops, I meant Sampson instead of Skelton. I always get them confused.
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6 Feb 2009, 03:41 (Ref:2389511)
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Wasn't there a similar thread a while ago? May have covered these blokes? (Probably not Big Nose though
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Racing or sport, Hmmmm, you decide??
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6 Feb 2009, 06:02 (Ref:2389530)
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well said senna
what is Bob Holden, Bo seton, Harry Firth, Leo, and co up to these days |
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6 Feb 2009, 06:12 (Ref:2389534)
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This is in NOOO way meant to be crass, but is Harry still with us?
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6 Feb 2009, 06:16 (Ref:2389535)
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Yes he (Firth) is, although he is 90, these days. I think Leo Geohegan died a few years ago.
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6 Feb 2009, 06:18 (Ref:2389536)
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Double post: Does anyone know about Midge Bosworth?
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6 Feb 2009, 06:29 (Ref:2389539)
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lLeo is still with us Pete passed a few years ago
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6 Feb 2009, 16:01 (Ref:2389857)
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Yes, Leo was at the Tasman Revival in December. Ian passed away in late 2003.
Harry Firth is still around, he has a column in the AMC Clubsport magazine |
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6 Feb 2009, 18:29 (Ref:2389938)
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Brian Sampon still competes regularly in the Victorian formula ford series and bobs up sometimes at historic meetings.
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7 Feb 2009, 11:40 (Ref:2390390)
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Barry Mulholland passed away about a year or so ago...
Bob Holden's still kickin', and the most recent photo I've seen of him in something or other, would suggest that he's changed very little from a time when he won Bathurst outright... George Reynolds... isn't he a relo of Larry Perkins? |
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7 Feb 2009, 20:59 (Ref:2390590)
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this is the thread that covers just about anybody & everybody
http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64129 |
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14 Feb 2009, 12:24 (Ref:2397386)
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"The past is knowledge, the present our mistake, the future we always leave too late" Paul Weller (The Style Coulcil)
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14 Feb 2009, 21:00 (Ref:2397586)
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Where is John Bowe now days?
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My Favourite 08 moment was when Courtney/Besnard comeback drive at Bathurst. Courtney raced through to dominate the opening stint had 15 sec. gap to Lowndes who was in 2nd. In the 2nd stint a slowly deflating tyre (originally diagnosed as a damaged anti-roll bar) slowed Besnard's stint in Courtney's car allowing Whincup to assert dominance over the field rest of the race. On lap 160 S.Richards, fading badly on rear tyres was unable to stop Courtney move into 3rd place.
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