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Sad to hear that John has passed away. I had the fortune to work with John as we developed road tyres for the M100 Elan & other cars, including the Lotus Omega, in the eary 90s.
We took turns in trying to kill each other as we tried in vain to get the tyres right. John often drove in bare feet to get a better feel for the pedals & sometimes forgot to put shoes back on before getting out of the car !
He once was taken ill during a test period wil us in Luxembourg & had to be carted off to hosital for a check up. He was complaining about the poor secondary ride & chronic tyre noise of the ambulance all the way to the hospital !
That was John !! Rest in peace my old friend !
Martin Hood
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