Title: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: Grand_Fromage on December 12, 2010, 10:28:47 pm
From Autosport.com
"Former racing driver and team owner Tom Walkinshaw has died. The 64-year-old had been suffering from cancer."
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: Doris on December 12, 2010, 10:59:49 pm
RIP Tom. You deserve it after working with those bastards in Aussie. ;)
Dx
Dx
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: Rhino on December 13, 2010, 02:38:43 am
Farewell Tom. And thanks for all those Jag GpC memories.
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: jimclark on December 13, 2010, 02:56:49 am
:( :( :(
Lovely post... :-[
RIP Tom. You deserve it after working with those bastards in Aussie. ;)
Dx
Dx
Lovely post... :-[
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: Chris24 on December 13, 2010, 04:08:05 am
:( :( :(
RIP Tom, a man that will be be fondly remembered for bring us some great motor racing memories. Aside from his F1 interests, he brought us the TWR Volvos in the BTCC and dared to enter an estate, (loved that car) Brought the big cat, Jaguar's back into front line racing with great success and started the Holden Racing Team of which I am also very interested in as a V8 fan.
By Briar Gunther
1:33 PM Mon 13 December, 2010
Source: BigPond Sport
Toll Holden Racing Team (HRT) owner, Tom Walkinshaw, died overnight aged 64 following a long battle with cancer.
Walkinshaw Racing Managing Director, Craig Wilson, expressed his deepest sympathy on behalf of the whole team.
“As we all know, Tom was very passionate about motor racing and he achieved much success as a driver and team owner in his lifetime,” Wilson said.
“Those who know Tom know a tremendous competitor. But having worked for him for over 20 years I also know him as someone with amazing entrepreneurial spirit and someone with real insight into this business.
“He will be sadly missed, but we owe it to him to continue the success we have enjoyed under his watchful eye.”
Holden Chairman and Managing Director, Mike Devereux, also paid tribute to Walkinshaw.
"On behalf of the men and women at Holden, I'd like to extend our deepest sympathies to Tom's family, friends and co-workers across the world," he said.
"For more than 20 years Tom's pursuit of excellence helped forge our brand's reputation as a performance leader both on and off the track through the creation of Holden Special Vehicles and the Holden Racing Team.
"His contribution not only to Holden, but the automotive industry is legendary and will never be forgotten."
Walkinshaw was born in Scotland and before becoming a team owner he raced across the globe.
He was the 1969 Scottish FF1600 Champion and won his class driving a Ford Capri in the 1974 British Touring Car Championship.
He won the 1984 European Touring Car Championship in an XJS Jaguar and finished third in the 1985 Bathurst 1000 with Win Percy while John Goss and Armin Hahne won the race in another of his cars.
Walkinshaw founded HRT with General Motors Holden in 1988, at the same time establishing the high performance car company Holden Special Vehicles.
His involvement in local motorsport extends beyond the six-time Bathurst 1000 and six-time V8 Supercar Championship winning HRT.
He was instrumental in establishing Holden Young Lions earlier this decade, which then became K-Mart Racing and then the HSV Dealer Team.
In 2010 Walkinshaw Racing ran Toll Holden Racing Team and Bundaberg Red Racing.
Walkinshaw is survived by his wife Martine and sons Ryan and Sean
RIP Tom, a man that will be be fondly remembered for bring us some great motor racing memories. Aside from his F1 interests, he brought us the TWR Volvos in the BTCC and dared to enter an estate, (loved that car) Brought the big cat, Jaguar's back into front line racing with great success and started the Holden Racing Team of which I am also very interested in as a V8 fan.
By Briar Gunther
1:33 PM Mon 13 December, 2010
Source: BigPond Sport
Toll Holden Racing Team (HRT) owner, Tom Walkinshaw, died overnight aged 64 following a long battle with cancer.
Walkinshaw Racing Managing Director, Craig Wilson, expressed his deepest sympathy on behalf of the whole team.
“As we all know, Tom was very passionate about motor racing and he achieved much success as a driver and team owner in his lifetime,” Wilson said.
“Those who know Tom know a tremendous competitor. But having worked for him for over 20 years I also know him as someone with amazing entrepreneurial spirit and someone with real insight into this business.
“He will be sadly missed, but we owe it to him to continue the success we have enjoyed under his watchful eye.”
Holden Chairman and Managing Director, Mike Devereux, also paid tribute to Walkinshaw.
"On behalf of the men and women at Holden, I'd like to extend our deepest sympathies to Tom's family, friends and co-workers across the world," he said.
"For more than 20 years Tom's pursuit of excellence helped forge our brand's reputation as a performance leader both on and off the track through the creation of Holden Special Vehicles and the Holden Racing Team.
"His contribution not only to Holden, but the automotive industry is legendary and will never be forgotten."
Walkinshaw was born in Scotland and before becoming a team owner he raced across the globe.
He was the 1969 Scottish FF1600 Champion and won his class driving a Ford Capri in the 1974 British Touring Car Championship.
He won the 1984 European Touring Car Championship in an XJS Jaguar and finished third in the 1985 Bathurst 1000 with Win Percy while John Goss and Armin Hahne won the race in another of his cars.
Walkinshaw founded HRT with General Motors Holden in 1988, at the same time establishing the high performance car company Holden Special Vehicles.
His involvement in local motorsport extends beyond the six-time Bathurst 1000 and six-time V8 Supercar Championship winning HRT.
He was instrumental in establishing Holden Young Lions earlier this decade, which then became K-Mart Racing and then the HSV Dealer Team.
In 2010 Walkinshaw Racing ran Toll Holden Racing Team and Bundaberg Red Racing.
Walkinshaw is survived by his wife Martine and sons Ryan and Sean
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: nickliv on December 13, 2010, 08:41:59 am
RIP Tom. :(
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: Bas on December 13, 2010, 06:01:22 pm
RIP Tom.
Tom @ Bathurst:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9I7GWllPFY
Tom @ Bathurst:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9I7GWllPFY
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: Werner on December 13, 2010, 06:14:13 pm
RIP Tom. I'll never forget seeing you from the grandstands when you took color and sprayed "We will be back" on the pitwall after loosing to Porsche in 1987 - and you came back and took it in 1988!
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: Martini...LB on December 13, 2010, 07:21:02 pm
RIP Tom. I'll never forget seeing you from the grandstands when you took color and sprayed "We will be back" on the pitwall after loosing to Porsche in 1987 - and you came back and took it in 1988!
RIP Tom
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: Snoring Rhino on December 13, 2010, 08:05:37 pm
:( :( :(
Lovely post... :-[
Always two sides, he had a reputation for not paying his bills, a friend of mines fathers engineering company actually went Bankrupt because of it. On the other hand, he created and ran some great teams who built some great cars.RIP Tom. You deserve it after working with those bastards in Aussie. ;)
Dx
Dx
Lovely post... :-[
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: Boorish Grobian on December 13, 2010, 09:28:42 pm
Agreed Rhino, there are always two sides. I learned along time ago that there are very few saints in the motor racing industry. He was a terrific entrepreneur, and his contribution to Jaguar's Group C and IMSA GTP success cannot be overstated. But he also made more than a few enemies, and screwed some people along the way.
RIP Tom
RIP Tom
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: mgmark on December 13, 2010, 09:51:55 pm
RIP - to a motivator and organiser who made stuff happen......
(http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr76/markwilliamsmga/1988LeMans.jpg)
MG Mark
(http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr76/markwilliamsmga/1988LeMans.jpg)
MG Mark
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: lofty on December 14, 2010, 07:57:57 pm
i remember his sd1 at silverstone tt in 85.my 2nd motorace.helped get me into watching it.tough scot,hell be missed by most.not afraid of upsetting the apple cart though.
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: Andy Zarse on January 04, 2011, 04:54:45 pm
Great memories from watching him in ETC XJS and Rovers, through to the GpC glory days.
He spoke to me once at Silverstone in 1987. I was stood in a doorway and I congratulated him on his win. He looked at me down his nose, said "Shift!" and pushed me aside.
He went from being a complete hero to me - from running the team through to his driving ability, even though I was aware his people skills weren't of the highest order - to being seen as a bit of a tosser. His disgraceful treatment of the wonderful Win Percy left a very sour taste. He was a rude arrogant bugger, and apart from winning LM etc, I wasn't overly sad when he lost it all in Arrows GP racing foray.
Still, I wouldn't wish this terrible ill on him, so RIP Tom and thanks for the memories.
He spoke to me once at Silverstone in 1987. I was stood in a doorway and I congratulated him on his win. He looked at me down his nose, said "Shift!" and pushed me aside.
He went from being a complete hero to me - from running the team through to his driving ability, even though I was aware his people skills weren't of the highest order - to being seen as a bit of a tosser. His disgraceful treatment of the wonderful Win Percy left a very sour taste. He was a rude arrogant bugger, and apart from winning LM etc, I wasn't overly sad when he lost it all in Arrows GP racing foray.
Still, I wouldn't wish this terrible ill on him, so RIP Tom and thanks for the memories.
Title: Re: Farewell Tom Walkinshaw
Post by: Brad Zarse on January 04, 2011, 06:15:10 pm
Relax Zarse....Christmas is over...... ::)
