Obituaries Notable people that have passed

[GRtak]

I have fond memories of bouncing down the beach along Lake Superior in my Uncle's. .

 

[Perc]

Rallying great Hannu Mikkola dies aged 78

One of the legends of rallying, Hannu Mikkola, best known for winning for Ford and Audi, passed away on Friday. He was 78.

www.motorsport.com

 

[jack_christie]

Hannu Mikkola Tribute​

 

[Matt2000]

First heard it while watching the opening WRC stage on Finland. A good tribute I suppose.

 

[ScarFace88]

Olivier Dassault

French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash

President Macron says Olivier Dassault's death in a helicopter crash in Normandy is a great loss.

www.bbc.com

 

[jack_christie]

Allan McDonald dies at 83; tried to stop the Challenger launch​

Allan McDonald dies at 83; tried to stop the Challenger launch

Allan McDonald, an engineer for the maker of the Challenger shuttle’s booster rockets, opposed letting it take off, worried that cold weather might affect the them. He was right. McDonald has died at 83.

www.seattletimes.com

 

[GRtak]

Lou Ottens, Inventor of the Audio Cassette Tape, Dead at 94

Engineer at Philips also involved in developing compact disc technology

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Matt2000]

Murray Walker obituary: F1 broadcasting legend dies aged 97



(I don't know why this won't unfurl)

 

[bone]

Rip

 

[GRtak]

Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Boxing Great, Is Dead At 66

Hagler, the undisputed middleweight champion between 1980 and 1987, died on Saturday.

www.npr.org

 

[93Flareside]

Murray Walker obituary: F1 broadcasting legend dies aged 97



(I don't know why this won't unfurl)

I watched a few "homage to Murray" videos and damn, he really made an impact. Reminded me of when Harry Caray died.

 

[GRtak]

Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Boxing Great, Is Dead At 66

Hagler, the undisputed middleweight champion between 1980 and 1987, died on Saturday.

www.npr.org

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1370908651137896452

 

[Mitchi]

Ruhe in Frieden, Sabine.

Sabine Schmitz lost the battle against cancer.

Nürburgring Königin Sabine Schmitz hat ihr Rennen gegen den Krebs verloren

Seit Jahrzehnten war Sabine Schmitz mit dem Nürburgring in einem Atemzug genannt worden. Sie war bisher die einzige Frau die ein 24h-Rennen in der Grünen Hölle gewinnen konnte. Heute erreicht die Motorsportfamilie die traurige Nachricht, dass Sabine Schmitz nach langem Kampf mit dem Krebs...

lsr-freun.de

 

[DanRoM]

... Fuck cancer.

 

[jack_christie]

Sabine Schmitz: 1969-2021​

Sabine Schmitz: 1969-2021 | dailysportscar.com

News broke this morning that racing driver, Nurburgring 'Race Taxi' pilot, TV presenter and hotelier Sabine Schmitz had lost her long fight against cancer. She was just 51 years old. Sabine was a Nurburgring institution, and through both her parallel racing and broadcasting lives brought huge...

www.dailysportscar.com

'Queen of the Nurburgring' Sabine Schmitz dies aged 51

Sabine Schmitz, affectionally known as the ‘Queen of the Nurburgring’, has died at the age of 51 following a long battle with cancer.

www.autosport.com

Décès de Sabine Schmitz, la reine de la Nordschleife

Sabine Schmitz est décédée après un combat de plusieurs années contre un cancer. La double vainqueur des 24 Heures du Nürburgring n'avait que 51 ans.

www.autohebdo.fr

 

[jack_christie]

Clare Pizey, Executive Producer of Top Gear, says: “Sabine was a beloved member of the Top Gear family and presenting team since 2016, having first appeared on the show in 2004, and everyone who had the pleasure of working with her on the team is in shock at this news. The ‘Queen of the Nurburgring’, Sabine radiated positivity, always wore her cheeky smile no matter how hard things got - and was a force of nature for women drivers in the motoring world. Like everyone else who knew her, we will truly miss her - Sabine really was one of a kind. Our thoughts are with her partner Klaus who was always by her side and who we welcomed to Dunsfold many times, and her family in Germany.”

Tributes to Sabine Schmitz

The BBC has today released the following tribute to Sabine Schmitz who has died at the age of 51.

www.bbc.com

 

[D-Fence]

First ever Ringmeet, 2007. RIP Sabine.

 

[Redliner]

Who are these people?
I recognize @MXM and @Adunaphel

 

[Matt2000]

I didn't even Recognise Adu at first!

Apparently particupants were Adunaphel, Alok, D-Fence, Flamingice, Ford Prefect, Ford's friend, homer-jay_simpson, mautzel, MXM, pdanev that year (thanks to MXMs Ringmeet guide). Alok is on our right of Sabine but I don't think I've met the others.

 

[GRtak]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1371751880443973638