What ever happened to....?

[rwintle]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Justin Bell, son of Derek, decent driver and even did a TV show. Whatever happened to?

Pit lane reporter for IMSA (I think?) recently. Seems he's pretty much retired from driving and is focusing on web and TV broadcasting stuff:
http://justin-bell-ucjj.squarespace.com/about/

[Alfaholic]

Originally Posted by haribo

What ever happened to Lord Drayon and Jonny Cocker?

I know that they departed from their Lola to attempt to develop some sort of electric sportscar, but I've not heard anything since then.

Originally Posted by mackteck

i think cocker is racing in British gt with barwell, he also has his own tuning co.

Johnny Cocker was in the Team Russia by Barwell BMW Z4 at the Silverstone Blancpain Endurance race last weeekend.

[Roninho]

Originally Posted by crooky

Robert Doornbos?

He spend years in court. His former sponsor (Muermans) sued him for millions claiming that the sponsorship was actually not a sponsorship but a loan. Doornbos won the case earlier this year, but since he spend years on this his career is over.

Some of the info in the case was pretty bizarre. Doornbos and his manager were not in the meeting with red bull for a contract the testing role in f1. Muermans was doing the contract talks and Doornbos was waiting outside. At the end Muermans comes out of the meeting saying it is a deal! Doornbos and his manager happy. During the ride home/to the airport they then find out that Muermans agreed to pay like 7 million euro for the test gig @ red bull. Which Doornbos felt was more then enough to get an actual ride in f1 at another team.
Apparently Muermans (a project developer) was working on a big project in Austria and wanted the red bull connection badly.

[Roninho]

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

John Paul Jr suffers from Huntington's disease and his condition is constantly deteriorating.

Pffff terrible disease.
I've always wondered what John could have achieved in indycars without the legal problems. He was very impressive in his early years.

[Bob Baldwin]

Is his father still alive ?

[Snips1]

Originally Posted by Bob Baldwin

Is his father still alive ?

Drayson was involved in Formula E before he sold the team to Trulli last year

[rich07]

Originally Posted by Bob Baldwin

Is his father still alive ?

Who knows?

Didn't he disappear in 2001? Haven't heard anything about him since.

Stumbled across some archived pictures of BMS Italia Scuderia at Jarama in 2002 (?). Anyone know what Enzo Calderari, Lillian Bryner and Fabrizio Gollin are doing these days? Haven't heard of them racing for quite some years especially Calderari and Bryner.

[Bob Baldwin]

The last that I had heard John Paul SN was on the run from the law somewhere in the Bahama's came back to the USA did some time and ended up in Canada .

Last I had heard about Andy Evans one time owner of IMSA The Fed's were about to take him down and he also landed somewhere in Vancover B.C. Canada .

Not sure if any of the Whitington Brothers are still alive they also were in Big Trouble with the Law .

IMSA : International Marijuana Smuglers association

[Lanky Turtle]

Originally Posted by mackteck

seen him a few weeks ago..still owns the swap shop ...still filthy rich�� he was in his new laferarri

Good to hear. The last interview I read with him he didn't like to talk about his racing days for whatever reason, but he'd just bought a Porsche 918.

And previous to that I think the last I'd heard about him was several years ago when he got in a scuffle with someone at the Swap Shop and then fled from the police on a golf cart before being tasered and then kicking out the window of a patrol car, mind you he was in his mid 70's at the time.

[Bob Baldwin]

i can almost picturing him doing that
Funny Story though

[Accident]

What about Luis Diaz? I think we saw him in a PC car once last year for one of the NAEC events but nothing after that I think?

[Akrapovic]

What happened to Lavaggi? Did he stop racing completely after the LS1?

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Accident

What about Luis Diaz? I think we saw him in a PC car once last year for one of the NAEC events but nothing after that I think?

I always liked Luis, and I would also like to know if he has retired or just not found a ride this year.

[skycafe]

Originally Posted by Richard Casto

Doc Bundy

Richard

Vintage racing http://www.regogoracing.com/#!doc-bundy-driver/c1k5r

I believe also still a racing instructor.

[crooky]

Originally Posted by Roninho

He spend years in court. His former sponsor (Muermans) sued him for millions claiming that the sponsorship was actually not a sponsorship but a loan. Doornbos won the case earlier this year, but since he spend years on this his career is over.

Some of the info in the case was pretty bizarre. Doornbos and his manager were not in the meeting with red bull for a contract the testing role in f1. Muermans was doing the contract talks and Doornbos was waiting outside. At the end Muermans comes out of the meeting saying it is a deal! Doornbos and his manager happy. During the ride home/to the airport they then find out that Muermans agreed to pay like 7 million euro for the test gig @ red bull. Which Doornbos felt was more then enough to get an actual ride in f1 at another team.
Apparently Muermans (a project developer) was working on a big project in Austria and wanted the red bull connection badly.

Interesting thanks. Still got my Robert Doornbos cap somewhere... The choice was either that or one of them horrible red Mclaren hats.

[WolfsburgRS]

Originally Posted by Bob Baldwin

Also :
John Paul jr.
Price Cobb
Alex Gurney
david Donahue

I'm pretty sure I just read that David Donahue has something to do with the USA Porsche 918 sales / customer support aspects. He is the 918 Spyder Consultant. Kinda like after-sales support.

Originally Posted by Bob Baldwin

The last that I had heard John Paul SN was on the run from the law somewhere in the Bahama's came back to the USA did some time and ended up in Canada .

Not sure if any of the Whitington Brothers are still alive they also were in Big Trouble with the Law .

IMSA : International Marijuana Smuglers association

I was working at the Hershey Porsche Swap Meet (a really large Porsche-specific event just south of Harrisburg Pennsylvania) and there was a guy that came up to our booth who looked JUST like John Paul Senior. He would have probably been too young but it stopped me in my tracks for a second. Who knows, could have been the 'old pirate' himself...

The Whittingtons are still around to some extent. Dale died of a heart attack a few years ago. Don and Bill are still alive and kicking and have enough recent activity that some google searches will turn up some current info. Forever the cowboys to be sure.

Randy Lanier, who was the 1984 IMSA champion and had ties with all the of those usual suspects in the 80s was recently released from prison.

http://jalopnik.com/the-man-who-turn...-50-1644603033

[mackteck]

Originally Posted by Lanky Turtle

Good to hear. The last interview I read with him he didn't like to talk about his racing days for whatever reason, but he'd just bought a Porsche 918.

And previous to that I think the last I'd heard about him was several years ago when he got in a scuffle with someone at the Swap Shop and then fled from the police on a golf cart before being tasered and then kicking out the window of a patrol car, mind you he was in his mid 70's at the time.

ha!!he drives around the swap shop on a golf cart alright, his 918 is on display there, along with most of his impressive collection. .including Schumacher ferrari f1 cars.. check my instagram username : jacaalis for pics & video of him with his laferarri

[WolfsburgRS]

The Martini colors with SWAP. So awesome.

[Beryl]

Frank Kechele? Was a decent mainstay at Vitaphone and then had that one year with Lambda in ADAC GT Masters, but nothing since 2013?

Julien Jousse? I know he had that legal issue with Pescarolo, but he was quick in both LMP1 and the GT3 Ferrari, so I'm surprised he has seemingly disappeared from prominent racing in Europe.

[kurski]

Originally Posted by Beryl

Frank Kechele? Was a decent mainstay at Vitaphone and then had that one year with Lambda in ADAC GT Masters, but nothing since 2013?

Kechele I think is now an entrepreneur in his Frank Kechele Motorsport GbR.

Originally Posted by Beryl

Julien Jousse? I know he had that legal issue with Pescarolo, but he was quick in both LMP1 and the GT3 Ferrari, so I'm surprised he has seemingly disappeared from prominent racing in Europe.

Jousse last year, at least participated in one V de V - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme race.

[aneesh99]

Bit of a random one, what happened to Luxury Racing?

[Salamus]

If I remember correctly, they were overly ambitious with their plans and the money dried up.

[rich07]

Originally Posted by Salamus

If I remember correctly, they were overly ambitious with their plans and the money dried up.

Pretty much. Don't know if the team still exist in some form at all?

[Bramzel]

Laurence Pearce, aka Mr. Lister, what's he doing these days?

[fausto]

Originally Posted by Bramzel

Laurence Pearce, aka Mr. Lister, what's he doing these days?

read "recently" (last 6-8 months, probably) that he was working with a Historic Group C team, don't remember which one, though