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11 Jan 2005, 13:19 (Ref:1198073)
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Sarazin, Yves
Anyone remember this chap. French FF racer in 1976, he started with a Winfield Tiga in the Novice series, and later in that year he was going well in the main series, which in that year, 1976, I reckon was the strongest FF year ever (maybe this is worth a thread in itself).
The next year he had a Royale RP24, and again went well. After that he disappeared, at least in the UK. Anyone know what happened after that, did he return to France and race there, or stop completely. I rated him pretty highly. |
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11 Jan 2005, 13:42 (Ref:1198107)
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A super bloke Yves. He came from Lille, not to far away the other side of the channel and would jump on the ferry every Friday night to come across and race.
He was works driver at Royale in 1977, Trevor van Rooyen also running his RP24 out of the factory that season but Trevor did all preperation and engine himself. Yves' cream and brown RP24 was tended by Paul Thompson who became Kenny Acheson's mechanic on the works FF RMC Royale in '78 then went with Kenny when he set up his own F3 team. Paul went to the Jordan F3000 team and eventually F1 with them. Royale designer Rory Byrne, wonder what happened to him?  would try outall types of trick front suspension on Yves car that year. It was like a racing test-bed. I did not see or hear of Yves again after the '77 season. But as you say, very quick, aggressive and should have gone further. I remember him as a really lovely guy. |
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11 Jan 2005, 13:51 (Ref:1198118)
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Could this be him? http://www.ecoledeconduiteyvessarazin.fr/
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15 Jan 2005, 09:20 (Ref:1201456)
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Fan,thanks. yes I think it is.
Here is his works Royale RP24 from 1977. 
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30 Jan 2005, 17:44 (Ref:1213240)
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Yves is always a fast racer.
He drives 2 or 3 times a year in historic racing, F3Classic or endurance VdeV with Alpine M63 long tale or Ferrari. In F3Classic he run in the B class (Formula Renault) with he car he drove in 1975, a Martini F Renault Europe. |
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30 Jan 2005, 19:26 (Ref:1213302)
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Welcome to our friendly forum Bernard.
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28 Dec 2006, 19:02 (Ref:1800703)
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I think he is the father of the F1 one-off Minardi racer...
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29 Dec 2006, 17:18 (Ref:1801350)
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He won the J & P Polymers Formula Ford Fiesta in the Tiga {I couldn't call it a Festival} at Aintree back in 1976
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