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15 Mar 2006, 17:32 (Ref:1549658) | #1 | ||
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Galvin, Mark
Does anyone have any idea what Mark Galvin (sometime Irish F3 and Le Mans driver in 1986 & 87) is doing now? If possible I'd like to try to contact him.
Also, what was his background prior to appearing in F3? |
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15 Mar 2006, 18:33 (Ref:1549699) | #2 | ||
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Pretty good driver. I remember him being entered in Formula ford 1600 and FF2000 and then spent a few years in F3 driving for Docking i think?
He was quite versatile even trying things like BTCC (Holden Commodore which was also run by Docking for Mike O Brien), Thundersports and even Group C? |
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15 Mar 2006, 18:40 (Ref:1549703) | #3 | |
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He's still around - he's been contributing to this thread (under the user-name 'Kram'):
[mod]Sorry folks, I know it's thread related, but no links to other forums allowed[/mod] Worth reading just for his anecdotes! Paul M Last edited by Woolley; 15 Mar 2006 at 21:51. |
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15 Mar 2006, 19:33 (Ref:1549728) | #4 | ||
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Thanks guys! Exactly what I was looking for.
He seems to be living in Canada, according to his posts on FerrariChat. |
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15 Mar 2006, 19:48 (Ref:1549738) | #5 | |
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Its funny I was just thinking the same thing myself the other day, where did he end up. Well, we don't really know from his thread... but its a fabulous insight into his career and behind the scenes at Le Mans in the 1980s.
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15 Mar 2006, 21:22 (Ref:1549823) | #6 | ||
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Was'nt he an investment broker in the city at that time? Loaded for sure!
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15 Mar 2006, 21:23 (Ref:1549826) | #7 | ||
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Alan Docking made a few bob out of him for sure! Remember he ran the Le Mans Mazdas at that time too. He ran an Argo in FF2000 before F3. Reminds me a bit of Mark Shaw ten yers later - quick on occasion but basically a rich boy enjoying being a race driver.
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29 Dec 2009, 11:22 (Ref:2605910) | #8 | ||
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We ran him for a while, and on his day he was as quick as anyone, he just didn't have enough of those days consistently and I thought he suffered at times from not having done any karting. Hard racer all the same. Always on good terms with the boys in the team, and wasn't shy of helping to wash the truck, which is ok by me! Haven't heard from him for years, so if anyone knows where he is, let me know - off to dig up some more old names now... |
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15 Mar 2006, 21:24 (Ref:1549827) | #9 | |
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... Was he ? or was that Warren Carway ?
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15 Mar 2006, 21:32 (Ref:1549838) | #10 | ||
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Im sure he was a city boy, investments and the like.
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15 Mar 2006, 22:59 (Ref:1549905) | #11 | |
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Mark Galvin -what Happened To Him ?
Mark raced in Ireland before heading to the UK , his family had mining interests in Australia ,Mark worked as I recall in the family business . When racing in IRELAND he used plain overalls no name patch , and towed his Royale with a Toyota landcruiser , no fancy trucks for him .When he won C2 at Le Mans he was delighted , I was standing on the balcony (pits) overlooking the paddock , he was walking through the paddock , hailed to me and came up to chat , very excited that he had won his class , a lifelong ambition realised . I think Mark was in the sport for fun not to make a carrear , I must check if he is still in Dublin , havent seen him in years .
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15 Mar 2006, 23:14 (Ref:1549913) | #12 | ||
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Some great posts on that Ferrari forum by Mark Galvin, he certainly sounds a well balanced individual! Mondello, was'nt intoning he was'nt serious about his racing, he seems to have approached it in a humble manner. Just that money didnt seem the issue it did for so many other in those days. Anyway read the Ferrari forum, its a long thread but superb - although that stuff about Roland Linder is just as engaging a read.
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16 Mar 2006, 09:23 (Ref:1550113) | #13 | ||
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Didn't he have a brief stab at F3k? A DNQ or something? Guess that was a "just-in-case" try...to prevent him thinking "if only I'd've had a go"...
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Yeah I think he had a go at the 86 or 87 Le Mans F3000 round for CBR. Now I come to think of it Im sure it was 86. Wonder what happened to his erstwhile F3 team mate Giles Butterfield, A former superkart racer who seemd to go straight into Class B F3 (was that allowed from gearbox karting??) and dominate, he then got Warmastyle Racing for Britain money for 86 and did absolutely nothing. He then tried to resurrect the Saab f3 engine, then later his GB engineering concern ran their own VW F3 programme, when the Mugens had taken over. I can remember the team I worked for buying an engine from them, I think Keith Greene was there at the time, something tells me they were bidding to run Renault Touring Cars, which they did win and run for a season or two. After that ,nada...
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16 Mar 2006, 10:26 (Ref:1550149) | #15 | ||
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I’m amazed! The memories you guys have! When I get up in the morning I don’t know who I am (and I certainly don’t recognise the old guy I’m shaving in the mirror). But I am alive, boots up on a desk, raising children and very happy.
I’ve never been an investment broker, though I did once sell ice-cream off an O’Boyle’s truck in Bristol, Pennsylvania, which, I hear tell, uses the same skill set. Mondello Man (I remember you!) has just about covered it. And Ensign14, you are quite correct. I did have a swing at the F3000 bat in ‘86. It was the usual story, what with a great test at Snetterton, people flinging flowers in the air and general Maypole dancing it went so well, then during qualifying in France the car wouldn’t pull itself out of bed. It turned out to be a bad can of French petrol had blocked the fuel filter, which in turn acted like a rev limiter on the engine. It made me ask myself if not qualifying a F3000 at the Bugatti circuit was more fun than racing a F3 at Brands or Monza. You can guess what the answer was....... Thanks for asking and I hope you are all also thriving, Mark |
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18 Feb 2013, 13:39 (Ref:3206703) | #16 | |
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hello mark
gerry hyland here , how are you, great that u are still kicking, we are fine here in pembroke street. all well. usual hick ups, still a little involved in motorsport, but now i like travelling,, cheers mark, gerry hyland just in case u dont remember, lived in opp lane in pembroke |
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16 Mar 2006, 10:41 (Ref:1550154) | #17 | ||
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Mark , welcome. I've been up since 5am because of work, thats my excuse for being alert. Be nice to hear some more of your stories when you have time. Bit worried about your test recollections of Snett though, sounds more like the Isle of White circa 1970 !!
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16 Mar 2006, 10:47 (Ref:1550158) | #18 | ||
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Welcome indeed, Mark. I'm with ghinzani; let's hear some stories!
It's great when someone posts 'What happened to .... ' and the person concerned pops up to tell us! |
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20 Mar 2006, 22:17 (Ref:1555292) | #19 | |
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Mark Galvin What Happened To Him
Robert Lee Lewis , was hot in Irish FF1600 , I think he failed to qualify all year ( may be wrong on this) . His father was the force behind him and the story goes he went to see EJ about a drive in F3 for the young master .EJ had a lot on that day , and having listened to how Robert was going to win all , he called halt and said , " come back when you have the budget ""direct and to the point .
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16 Mar 2006, 10:59 (Ref:1550163) | #20 | ||
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Shorehill Investments !!! Thats what made me think of Investment banking! Or was I confusing Mark with Paul "is that the green light or red" Stott... I also recall what I believe was your last F3 race at Thruxton at the end of 87. That wasnt a half bad race as I recall, didnt Herbert get knocked off and then storm back from last to third? If its the one I am thinking about he was absolutely mega on the brakes into the chicane, and a trick Spiess engine doesnt afford you that sort of advantage! Mark had a good run too I think, was'nt it a red Reynard that you had?
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16 Mar 2006, 11:46 (Ref:1550177) | #21 | ||
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Giles works/run Bedford Autodrome & FPA for Palmer.
Mark Galvin must surely be congratulated for him attempt to carry Cathy Muller thro' a Donnington gravel trap - having made an attempt to mount her 5 secs earlier....no mean feat. I would have thought a piggy back rather than a firemans lift would have been more successful.. Worryingly that was 20 years ago. . . . |
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16 Mar 2006, 14:56 (Ref:1550263) | #22 | |
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Mega to have you on board 10-10ths Mark and great to see that you've not lost the Irish art of raconteuring. I always followed your efforts in the UK through the 1980s, albeit from a distance through the pages of Autosport, as you were one of the only guys from the Republic active at international level around then. Hope you're keeping well and doing well and great to have you here.
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16 Mar 2006, 17:56 (Ref:1550395) | #23 | ||
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Welcome, Mark,
How great to have you posting here, a day after I posted the question! The power of the 'net' ! |
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16 Mar 2006, 20:57 (Ref:1550547) | #24 | |
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well Mark you rememberme , I met Patrick Moore a few months ago , I think he would have great difficulty getting into an RP24 today , he is now a heavy weight .
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17 Mar 2006, 14:55 (Ref:1551160) | #25 | ||
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Mr Galvin, i recall you having some plain green overalls i think?
Not sure about the category you were in at the time (have a feeling it was a an plain Red F3 Ralt RT3 or RT30 you were next to?) but I remember getting your autograph, which you seemed quite surprised about at an August Oulton meeting in '85!! You may have been talking to Cathy Muller or someone like that?! |
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