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8 Aug 2002, 08:21 (Ref:352844)
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Jim Crawford 1948-2002
Autosport are reporting Jim Crawfords passed away at the terribly young age of 54. A super Indycar racer who should have had a far longer F1 career, probably best remembered for his Aurora AFX f2 performances in the lates 70's. Condolences to his family and friends. I really admired him for tameing the big buick engined cars at Indy.
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8 Aug 2002, 08:38 (Ref:352856)
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I remember him from his eight Indianapolis starts. May God bless.
He turned a practice lap at Indy back in 1992 at 233.433, which at that time was the quickest ever. In 1989, Crawford set the track's one- and four-lap qualifying records for turbocharged stock-block engines at 222.069 and 221.450. Liver failure. Last edited by macdaddy; 8 Aug 2002 at 08:44. |
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8 Aug 2002, 09:06 (Ref:352871)
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This is very sad news. Jim was so quick in Formula Atlantic in the mid 70s. He was noticed by Colin Chapman as a result who put him in one of his cars for the 75 British GP. As posted above his natural speed was never in doubt when he moved across the pond.
A great loss. |
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8 Aug 2002, 11:01 (Ref:352932)
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I only met him once, in 1989, when he was driving for Menard.
We had put together a sponsorship with AC Delco for the team and John introduced me to him to him in the garage at Indy. What a nice man, unlike some of them. He really mastered Indy -even though he never won it. I was shocked to hear this news. May he rest in peace. |
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8 Aug 2002, 14:35 (Ref:353131)
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yes sad news indeed , RIP Jim
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8 Aug 2002, 18:01 (Ref:353253)
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God speed Jim
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