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Old 20 Dec 2002, 13:31 (Ref:454201)   #1
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Will Hoy - sad news

Dear all

Just received this message from Doug Nye (courtesy of AtlasF1):

"It's so sad - especially at this time of year - Will Hoy passed away last night, having developed an inoperable brain tumour whose symptoms first manifested themselves seriously during the Goodwood Revival meeting in September. In many ways you couldn't have wished to meet a nicer guy..."

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Old 20 Dec 2002, 13:40 (Ref:454205)   #2
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This extremely sad news, Will was a true gent and a bloody good racer to boot,British Motorsport has lost one of it's greatest supporters
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 13:42 (Ref:454206)   #3
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Will Hoy

Suzy has already posted this on the BTCC forum: a message via Doug Nye, originally posted at Atlas.

"It's so sad - especially at this time of year - Will Hoy passed away last night, having developed an inoperable brain tumour whose symptoms first manifested themselves seriously during the Goodwood Revival meeting in September. In many ways you couldn't have wished to meet a nicer guy..."

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Old 20 Dec 2002, 13:42 (Ref:454207)   #4
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I'm stunned by the news, a true gentleman! My condolences to his family and friends.
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 13:42 (Ref:454208)   #5
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 13:44 (Ref:454209)   #6
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Unbelievably sad news - Rest in Peace Will

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Old 20 Dec 2002, 13:46 (Ref:454210)   #7
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 13:49 (Ref:454212)   #8
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Very sad to hear this.
Will should not just be remembered for his Touring car races but also his many sportscar and most recent historic outings.
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 13:51 (Ref:454214)   #9
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I can't believe it, I really can't. My sympathies to all in his family.
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 13:52 (Ref:454215)   #10
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Thanks for letting us know, not a nice thing to find out. My condolances go out to his family and friends, who I hope will keep his memory alive.
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 13:55 (Ref:454219)   #11
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Total shock.

Will Hoy was always quite tongue in cheek humour which I liked. Fair and top racer too.

Top man.
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 14:00 (Ref:454221)   #12
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Terrible news. I heard some time ago that he was ill, but I hoped it wouldn't come to this. A cracking good driver and a lovely bloke too by all accounts. Another good guy no longer with us.
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 14:03 (Ref:454222)   #13
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Terrible news - my condolences to his family and close friends. He will be sadly missed by many people.
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 14:06 (Ref:454224)   #14
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Blimey thats a shock. deepest sympathys to his family. Such a great bloke and a great loss to everyone. Not only is he such a great guy but he has been such a great driver.

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Old 20 Dec 2002, 14:24 (Ref:454238)   #15
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Sympathy to Will's family and friends, he was always a driver to watch, and brings back memories from well before BTTC.
rest in Peace Will, you always put on a show
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 14:31 (Ref:454250)   #16
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Very Sad news, Will was one of the finest drivers in British Motorsport, he was a generous person.

British motorsport has lost one of its finest drivers

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Old 20 Dec 2002, 14:51 (Ref:454263)   #17
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When I started Super Touring Magazine Will Hoy was one of my first major interview subjects, though by then I already knew him quite well both through three years covering Touring Cars for other titles and my involvement in some of the other things he got up to outside the BTCC.

He loved to drive cars of any sort and I particularly remember a feature we did on Fast Car magazine in I think 1992, when Will drove and gave his opinions on a number of road saloon racers at Goodwood - we all had a lot of fun that day.

Will was always the perfect gentleman and made my life as a Touring Car journalist a great deal easier. Even when things weren't going well, and let's face it he had some pretty dire years especially the later ones with Toyota, he was always willing to give me full answers to my questions without any bull - unlike some of his colleagues.

His one BTCC title stands as testament to Will's talent, and we should remember that it could so easily have been two back-to-back successes. While everyone remembers John Cleland being punted out of the title finale in 1992, they forget the unreliability that suddenly blighted Will's Toyota, while his team-mate and team boss won the race.

Now that I spend some time on a Classic magazine, I was privileged to watch some of Will's historic racing, and it was a pleasure to see him clearly enjoying himself a lot.

Touring Car racing, and the sport as a whole is a lot poorer for Will's passing - my sympathies to Will's family, former team-mates and many friends.

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Old 20 Dec 2002, 14:56 (Ref:454268)   #18
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Oh dear, oh dear , oh dear... so very sad. Especially for his family at this time of year. Lifes very hard sometimes.
What a great racer, and man we have lost.
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 15:04 (Ref:454272)   #19
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I am so very sad, I meet him once and he was a true gentleman who always had time to talk to the "ordinary people" regardless of his other commitments. A devastating loss to his family and friends and to the world of motorsport. My sincerest condolences.
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 15:12 (Ref:454276)   #20
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My condolences for his family from Spain
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 15:32 (Ref:454283)   #21
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That's very sad news, especially, as ghinzani says, at Christmas. I remember asking him to sign a recipe book for me once (it was a charity book called Racy Recipes with drivers contributing their favourite recipes) and we ended up having a conversation about the merits of stew and dumplings over mince and tatties!
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 15:41 (Ref:454289)   #22
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Jeez I feel terrible at this news. He was such a nice bloke.
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 15:43 (Ref:454292)   #23
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This is awful news and a terrible shock He will be greatly missed amongst the whole motorsport community. Rest in peace, Will.
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Old 20 Dec 2002, 15:45 (Ref:454293)   #24
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I really can't believe how sad I am to hear this news. He was such a lovely bloke and always good value for money. Never ever saw him miserable. My condolences to Will's friends and family. I will miss him.
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To all of Will's admirers & colleagues.
I was with Will when he passed away in hospital last night. And I'm sure you'll take some comfort from knowing that he went with no pain or discomfort. In fact he had 5 darned good looking women (including his wife and three nurses) telling him he was the sexiest guy in the hospital - and he just passed peacefully away. In the circumstances, it was a fine moment. Will was a fine guy and he will be remembered for all the right reasons. I would ask that you say a prayer for his wife and children who face a Christmas that none of us can contemplate. There will be a family private service in the next few days and we are planning a wider Celebration of Will Hoy for sometime soon in the New Year. His website will give all the details (and I apologise for it not being up to date as I write this, but it's been a long night & day). Make a note of www.willhoyracing.com. And many, many thanks for all your kind thoughts and words.

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