|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
14 Jan 2023, 21:50 (Ref:4140174) | #1 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 869
|
John Wickham
I just read that Jphn Wickham has passed https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/s...d-73/10420882/ .I first became aware of him when he was behind the Spirit team that brought the Honda V6 turbo to Formula 1.He did rather a lot of other things including a significant role in the Bentley victory at Le Mans in 2003 and a BTCC win with Audi,not to mention a wide ranging collection of single seater projects.I believe there was some driver management too,so he certainly covered some ground.
|
|
|
15 Jan 2023, 09:06 (Ref:4140207) | #2 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,123
|
I remember him working for BARC in the competition department then he went to F2 ith Surtees and March. he was well respected with marshals and drivers. RIP.
|
||
__________________
If you die in debt you made a profit. |
15 Jan 2023, 09:34 (Ref:4140212) | #3 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 18,819
|
I knew with his disease he didn't have long, so this isn't unexpected, but sad all the same. RIP
|
|
__________________
He who dares wins! He who hesitates is lost! |
20 Jan 2023, 15:19 (Ref:4140738) | #4 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 3,364
|
I knew him from his BARC staff days. Always a smiling welcoming face. Bumped into him in most of his latter days - just time for a brief chat. Sad loss.
|
||
__________________
Life is not safe, just choose where you want to take the risks. |
22 Jan 2023, 22:12 (Ref:4140954) | #5 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 9,446
|
I can remember him when he was at Surtees as they were just up the road to me, I had a couple of mates that worked there making the F1/2 chassis and used to go in and watch. I also had a long interesting talk to him about F2 at a BTCC meeting when we were on the "circus" in the 90s. There are too many people dying that I have met and been acquainted with in these last few weeks, including my race sponsor and best mate and my sister in law.
|
||
__________________
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 ! |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
I have just raced against John Clelands' Engineer | Sodemo2 | Touring Car Racing | 1 | 24 Feb 2001 18:00 |
Le Mans winner, John Winter, died last week. | Fiorentina 1 | Tributes Forum | 2 | 20 Jan 2001 01:05 |
RIP John Cooper | Falcadore | Touring Car Racing | 1 | 25 Dec 2000 23:12 |
John Cleland quits British GT's | fatbloke | Sportscar & GT Racing | 3 | 9 Aug 2000 15:09 |