FEATURE : PARTING SHOT
We remember …
Once again , the sport has lost a number of competitors , officials and characters since the last edition of Historic Racing .
In recent weeks we sadly lost one of our long standing scrutineers Henry Fairhead , and a fuller appreciation of his life and work for the Club will be found elsewhere in this magazine .
From the top of the sport Carlos Reutemann ( 79 ), who died in July , was one of the leading Grand Prix drivers of his generation . The Argentinian won 12 Grands Prix during a decade in F1 with , notably , Ferrari , Brabham and Williams after first making his name in European Formula 2 .
Tragedy struck at Brands Hatch at the end of July when an accident claimed the life of experienced marshal Robert Foote . It is desperately sad that one of our stalwart volunteers lost his life in the course of the sport that he loved and we send sincere condolences to his family and many , many friends within the marshalling fraternity .
Bernard Cottrell was one of the UK ’ s prominent clerks of the course and was known to many for his work with both the BRSCC and , more recently , the 750 Motor Club . Bernard was also widely known and regarded across motor sport for his role at Haymarket Publishing , where he was a leading member of the organising team for the annual Autosport International for many years . He did much to support and further the training of race officials and he will be sadly missed .
Frenchman Jean-Pierre Jaussaud was a leading Formula 2 contender in the early 1970s and was twice a winner at Le Mans . He remained involved in the sport right through to the final weeks of his life until his death aged 84 . In HSCC circles he is remembered by his former March 712 , which continues to be raced in Historic F2 in great style by Frenchman Robert Simac .
From the very first HSCC grid at Castle Combe in 1966 we recently lost Stephen Curtis . Stephen had raced for much of his life and was still competing in his later years in both formula Junior and 50s Sports Cars . He was a great racer , a true enthusiast and a gentleman and he will be greatly missed .
Journalist and broadcaster Graham Robson left a legacy of more than 150 books , notably on Ford Escorts and Ford rally cars , where he was a renowned authority . Meanwhile Tony Bridge , a leading racer in Clubmans and Special Saloon racing of the late 1970s and 1980s , sadly died after an illness . We were particularly sad to learn of
Silverstone marshals pay tribute to Robert Foote
the death of former Historic Formula Ford racer and historic sporting trials competitor John Ford from near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire . Tragically , John died suddenly in late August aged just 53 . He was best known for partnering Neil Davis in trials and his love for the sport shone through on even the darkest and muddiest of days . Our thoughts go to his parents , his wife Carol , his sons Aaron and Nathan and his daughter Morgan , as well as Neil and his many friends across the sport and in historic trials .
Stephen Curtis
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John Ford driving the Cranford Special