Home  
Site Partners: SpotterGuides Veloce Books  
Related Sites: Your Link Here  

Go Back   TenTenths Motorsport Forum > Racing Talk > Tributes Forum

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 9 Jan 2013, 14:29 (Ref:3186862)   #1
Greg Cozier
Racer
 
Join Date: May 2010
Barbados
Barbados
Posts: 242
Greg Cozier should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Gabriel Konig

Gabriel Konig
The Committee of Management is deeply saddened to learn of the passing on Tuesday (January 8) of Gabriel Konig, as she was known when she first visited Barbados, later Gabriel DeFreitas. While many younger members will not recognise the name, there are those who will acutely recall the 1970s, when Gabriel first arrived in the Caribbean.

In the days when the BRC ran Bushy Park, she was a member of the BOAC Speedbird Team in November 1972, racing alongside Dave Brodie and Gordon Spice. These three helped launch the long-term relationship between our small island and the motor sport community in the UK, which lasts to this day.

Club Chairman Trevor Gale’s programme notes referred to her as “the biggest drawing card at this meeting” . . . and you couldn’t argue with that, as the Caribbean had not previously seen a Chevrolet Camaro raced by a woman.

A founder member of the British Women Racing Drivers Club, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2012, Gabriel was one of the pioneers of female participation in a largely male-dominated sport. Having started competing at Goodwood in 1962 in a Lotus Elite, she also raced an Elan, Nathan Imp, Sebring Sprite and MG Midget before the Camaro. In 1968 Gabriel collected 18 wins and nine lap records, winning the BWRDC Embassy Trophy and BWRDC Championship, and continued to compete at various levels until quite recently.

While she had won twice at South Dakota in Guyana on the first leg of the Caribbean tour, her American ‘muscle car’ was not suited to the tight confines of Bushy Park, where her best result was a second-place finish to Harry Watkins. Gabriel had an outgoing personality, so making friends was easy . . . among them were Club members Simon Gillmore, who then lived in Trinidad and raced against her in Guyana in 1973 in the ex-Gordon Spice Austin A40, and the late Andrew Phillips, against whom she raced more than once across the region.

And it was through her friendship with Phillips that the next stage of motor sport development in Barbados evolved, this time in rallying. Visiting Gabriel on holiday in Ireland with wife Wynona in 1993, Phillips met television producer ‘Plum’ Tyndall . . . from that chance meeting came the first visit to Barbados of Kenny McKinstry, also the first International win on the island’s premier event.

Gabriel and her partner Malcolm Clark, himself an accomplished motor sport competitor, had become regular visitors once again in recent years, having bought a house in Church Village, close to Bushy Park, where they enjoyed Christmas and New Year holidays. They had also been regular visitors to Rally Barbados, along with other ‘70s names, such as Mike Crabtree.

The Club has sent a message of condolence to Gabriel’s partner Malcolm and her daughter, Cara, on behalf of the entire motor sport community in Barbados.

Neil Barnard
Barbados Rally Club PRO

Last edited by MagnetON; 9 Jan 2013 at 14:41. Reason: Tidy up formatting.
Greg Cozier is offline  
Quote
Old 9 Jan 2013, 15:01 (Ref:3186865)   #2
nicanary
Veteran
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Northern Ireland
Newtownards Co.Down
Posts: 867
nicanary has a real shot at the podium!nicanary has a real shot at the podium!nicanary has a real shot at the podium!nicanary has a real shot at the podium!
Gabriel Konig

Just learned from TNF and Doug Nye that Gabriel Konig has passed away. With her husband Mark she was a great supporter of national racing and was very competitive in the old John Brittan MG Midget.

RIP
nicanary is offline  
Quote
Old 9 Jan 2013, 15:41 (Ref:3186877)   #3
MagnetON
Admin
Veteran
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
MagnetON
Dublin
Posts: 12,022
MagnetON will be entering the Motorsport Hall of FameMagnetON will be entering the Motorsport Hall of FameMagnetON will be entering the Motorsport Hall of FameMagnetON will be entering the Motorsport Hall of FameMagnetON will be entering the Motorsport Hall of FameMagnetON will be entering the Motorsport Hall of FameMagnetON will be entering the Motorsport Hall of FameMagnetON will be entering the Motorsport Hall of FameMagnetON will be entering the Motorsport Hall of FameMagnetON will be entering the Motorsport Hall of Fame
See also: http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=136124
MagnetON is offline  
Quote
Old 9 Jan 2013, 20:41 (Ref:3187020)   #4
GORDON STREETER
Veteran
 
GORDON STREETER's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Spain
Kent+Mojacar Spain, but not always ?
Posts: 9,400
GORDON STREETER is going for a new world record!GORDON STREETER is going for a new world record!GORDON STREETER is going for a new world record!GORDON STREETER is going for a new world record!GORDON STREETER is going for a new world record!GORDON STREETER is going for a new world record!GORDON STREETER is going for a new world record!
I can remember her being a good looker back in my youth, Rip Gabriel
GORDON STREETER is offline  
__________________
Balls of steel (knob of butter) They're Asking For Larkins. ( Proper beer) not you're Eurofizz crap. Hace más calor en España. Me han conocido a hablar un montón cojones! Send any cheques and cash to PO box 1 Lagos Nigeria Africa !
Quote
Old 12 Jan 2013, 16:57 (Ref:3188233)   #5
chunterer
Race Official
Veteran
 
chunterer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location:
Down the end of my road
Posts: 15,697
chunterer is going for a new world record!chunterer is going for a new world record!chunterer is going for a new world record!chunterer is going for a new world record!chunterer is going for a new world record!chunterer is going for a new world record!chunterer is going for a new world record!
If you don't mind i'll move this to the obituary section.
chunterer is offline  
__________________
"Double Kidney Guv'nah?"
"No thanks George they're still wavin a white flag!"
Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Schumacher in Formula Konig and F. Ford Bezzen Motorsport History 11 17 Oct 2006 15:35


All times are GMT. The time now is 17:26.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Original Website Copyright © 1998-2003 Craig Antil. All Rights Reserved.
Ten-Tenths Motorsport Forums Copyright © 2004-2021 Royalridge Computing. All Rights Reserved.
Ten-Tenths Motorsport Forums Copyright © 2021-2022 Grant MacDonald. All Rights Reserved.