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Old 13 Dec 2010, 19:04 (Ref:2803987)   #51
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Sad news.

He could rub a few people up the wrong way on occasions but he also did a lot of good for motor racing, although I wonder if the Arrows failure took more out of him than just his money?

I was at Zolder in 1982. Tom was on pole in the XJS. For some reason the grid was slow to line up and I could he was getting a bit aggravated. Even with the engines revving you could see him gesticulating to the starter to "f'ing get on with it" - he went on to win.

I also happened to be at Mosport Park, in 1985 for the debut of the Jag sports cars. He made sure everything was prepared to the highest standards, but I don't know how he managed to get this parked at the back of the pits




And in the pits was this

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Old 13 Dec 2010, 19:39 (Ref:2804003)   #52
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RIP, a sad day for motorsport.
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Old 14 Dec 2010, 01:00 (Ref:2804147)   #53
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He could be remembered for great things specially the TWR Jaguars at Le Mans, he did as good as he can at Arrows... Nothing more to say.
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Old 14 Dec 2010, 06:25 (Ref:2804200)   #54
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A real racer if ever there was one, a big man with big ideas and big achievements with big cars. He was a fierce competitor at all levels, did he not race a F5000 with the Cologne V6 as well as all his Rover and Jag exploits? Started out as a Ford development engineer or am I mistaken?

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Not completely sure, but I think he was chief engineer at Benetton Ford around 1994 for Schumachers first wdc title and was dropped to Ligier afterward
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Old 14 Dec 2010, 09:39 (Ref:2804261)   #55
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A real racer if ever there was one, a big man with big ideas and big achievements with big cars. He was a fierce competitor at all levels, did he not race a F5000 with the Cologne V6 as well as all his Rover and Jag exploits? Started out as a Ford development engineer or am I mistaken?

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He drove a Modus M3 in Formula Atlantic in the UK in 1974. The car was badly damaged in an accident and rebuilt into a Modus 'M5' Formula 5000 for the 1975 season. The car was fitted with a 3.4 litre Ford GA engine, the same type of motor that was used in the Cologne Capris. This was a fairly unusual choice for F5000, the only other person I believe ran one was David Purley in the Chevron. The Modus gave Tom a lot of problems that year and having it crashed again, switched to another M5 before finishing the season in a March 752 that he bought second hand. He used the GA motor throughout and I think he may have been given it by Ford. I'm not sure whether he was a development engineer there or not.
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Old 14 Dec 2010, 12:03 (Ref:2804317)   #57
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Thanks for confirming a memory davyboy, has this type of racer disappeared these days?
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Old 15 Dec 2010, 05:52 (Ref:2804613)   #58
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That is sad news. I was lucky enought to meet Tom Walkinshaw at Le Mans in 1986. RIP.
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Old 15 Dec 2010, 11:26 (Ref:2804685)   #59
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A real shock for Endurance and Le Mans fans.
Reposez en paix Monsieur Walkinshaw.
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Old 15 Dec 2010, 19:42 (Ref:2804882)   #61
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There not Jags but.....
Tom's last creations :



http://www.elfin.com.au/elfin/2008/


http://www.walkinshawperformance.com.au/wp/au/




Thanks for the memories Tom
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Old 18 Dec 2010, 01:05 (Ref:2805840)   #62
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This really is sad news.

I saw him and his Rover Vitesse, if I remember correctly, at the 1983 British Grand Prix.

A larger than life character.

R.I.P Tom
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Old 19 Dec 2010, 03:18 (Ref:2806183)   #63
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RIP Tom. You will be sadly missed, but never forgotten.
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The passing of another character.

Rest Easy, Tom.
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