Tom Walkinshaw (TWR) RIP

[MAF260]

Died yesterday from cancer, aged just 64

Motorsport legend

Video of the man in action:[video=youtube;if2j6yqZg0Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if2j6yqZg0Q[/video]

 

[Andyk]

Say that as well...Very sad....

 

[ENZ525]

Very sad,
I remember watching and reading abut TWR in my youth...

 

[Easyplan66]

A great ambassador for motorsport

 

[Paco]

Saw it on the local news, where they only mentioned his sponsorship of the local rugby club - FFS!!! Like he acheived nothing else!!! Eeejits.

RIP

 

[OzzieAl]

Tom Walkinshaw does or did own HSV "Holden Special Vehicles" here in Australia . he set it up with GM Holden..

I used to love his racing XJS from the 80's really nice cars, not the most successful but great none the less.. and do you remember the TWR Xj6 before the XKR's XJR's etc ever came out from Jaguar..

 

[Khamsin433]

Was a legend in his own time, I missed this report.

RIP

 

[Woody]

RIP. I too remember his branding on Jags.....a TWR Jag was a cool jag in when I was a lad.

 

[Andyk]

Def a legend...He did alot for Holden...Some very fast cars.

 

[OzzieAl]

And this is modern Bathurt today Tander went on to win this race in the HSV race team which Tom helped setup.. He is a legend in this country because Australian love their v8's...

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upr6xTORCZs

 

[OzzieAl]

Some History of Bathurst this is why your Vauxhall VXR is called bathurst

Its raw its hard its a muscle car!! in the 21 century without all the electronic gismo's. heavy as well I owned one... very fast in a straight line..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEs6hmRTsUs&feature=related

 

[OzzieAl]

On a lighter note!!!

I thought this would make you laugh!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRtymuRMZiE&NR=1

 

[OzzieAl]

This is my local race track here in Melbourne where I hope to take my GS this year with the maserati race team. If I do I will take lots of pictures...

Its a beautiful track for those of you who also ride bikes, you will know this track well with the MotoGP series..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM-AkjsqrYo&feature=related

 

[Andyk]

I love watching Bathurst...Great race, full of action with drivers with names like chip chipperson...