Tom Walkinshaw

eagleash · Post by **eagleash** » 12 Dec 2010, 18:30

Sad news of the passing of Tom Walkinshaw of TWR fame. Remember him standing in the (F1) Paddock at Brands sharing a beer after a successful Jaguar 1000 Ks race.

http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/12/ ... alkinshaw/

Faustus · Post by **Faustus** » 12 Dec 2010, 18:46

Sad news indeed. I got to know him reasonably well and I spoke to him every day for a few months and got to appreciate the man. He could be a James Allen, but he was definitely a racer and as passionate about motorsports as anyone I've ever met. Extremely knowledgeable of everything connected with the sport and it was a shame that he didn't manage to con Mateschitz out of more money, otherwise Arrows would have become Red Bull.
I, for one, will be raising a glass to the man.

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 12 Dec 2010, 19:18

His F1 efforts may have been mildly shambolic, but:

Without TWR there would be no Ross Brawn in F1.
Without TWR there would be no Holden Racing Team.
Without TWR there would be no Silk Cut Jags.

RIP Tom.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 12 Dec 2010, 19:43

Also reported on Autosport.

Didn't know he was suffering from cancer, but it is never a comfortable way to die. God bless his family during this difficult time.

jpm · Post by **jpm** » 12 Dec 2010, 20:04

Indeed RIP Mr. Walkinshaw...

His other successes include runnnig the awesome Volvo's in the BTCC and winning the '98 title with Rickard Rydell, who for a time was Ligier test driver.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 12 Dec 2010, 20:50

RIP Uncle Tom.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 12 Dec 2010, 20:58

First my grandfather, now Tom Walkinshaw. Death did not seem to be on my side today. Rest In Peace.

Chewie · Post by **Chewie** » 12 Dec 2010, 21:05

I only recently watched the Le Mans Silk Cut Jaguars on YouTube; and genuinely cried as they crossed the line.

For that I'll always remember TWR, and as a Jaguar fan also remember his BTCC XJS cars.

Thanks Tom.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 12 Dec 2010, 21:30

I join the mourning sentiments; RIP Tom Walkinshaw.

By the way...

Phoenix McAllister wrote:Oh, f*ck. I didn't know he was suffering from cancer. He was a great man, and was doing an splendidous job at running my F1RWRS team. I don't know how we will replace him First my DNQ for this wekeend's race, and now this. I'm painting the cars black for the next round, and our next tubs will be called TWR in his honour. Rest in peace, boss.

Ferrim · Post by **Ferrim** » 12 Dec 2010, 22:02

May he rest in peace.

Here in Spain he was mainly known (by long time fans at least) as the man who gave PDLR a chance (because he brought a lot of money :lol:

), and the one who fired him when Bernoldi brought more.

Post by **mario** » 12 Dec 2010, 22:32

Well, it is a rather sad piece of news to hear, and a bit out of the blue as well - I didn't realise that he had been suffering from cancer for several years.

Whilst he has been a bit of a controversial figure in the past, it cannot be denied that he had a notable presence in the wider motorsport community, and will be sadly missed by many.

Jack O Melley · Post by **Jack O Melley** » 13 Dec 2010, 00:01

I'm extremely sad after hearing about this...
one of the last columns of motorsport, may he rest in peace :cry:

patrick · Post by **patrick** » 13 Dec 2010, 00:58

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QifFNc2j31E

Always was a fan of the orange arrows. RIP

P_Friesacher · Post by **P_Friesacher** » 13 Dec 2010, 01:06

When my twitter viewer flashed Joe Saward's new blog post titeled "Tom Walkinshaw" today, i eagerly clicked on it because I thought he was going to buy into one of the new F1 teams. Sadly, that was not the case...
I always loved the orange Arrows cars, too. What a shame that they, like him, had to leave the world of F1 prematurely.
May he rest in peace.

Walsh_e · Post by **Walsh_e** » 13 Dec 2010, 01:53

His CV was slightly tarnished from his Arrowes days, he came across very badly but you cannot argue with his success before then (well you can, but not very well).

Never a fan of his but alot of respect to the man, RIP.

F1000X · Post by **F1000X** » 13 Dec 2010, 08:07

If you want to remember this man for everything he's contributed to motorsport, you should see this.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6618509877425244029#

rffp · Post by **rffp** » 13 Dec 2010, 08:16

It might be sad his passage, but I don't recall him being such a positive person in the 90's.
He was extremely ruthless and stepped over many to reach his objectives. He was the guy that put Schumacher in Benetton and created that whole episode with Moreno. This among other things.
Anyway, may he rest in peace.

f1-gast · Post by **f1-gast** » 13 Dec 2010, 10:26

Hated by the Verstappen fans (including me) (ffs what he did in end 2001 !!!!!).
But look further then my nose long is, sad he died =( he did some great stuff in the autosport incl. in the formula 1.

R.I.P. Tom =(

fjackdaw · Post by **fjackdaw** » 13 Dec 2010, 12:44

From the days when the Scots rules the F1 midfield - Walkinshaw, Stewart, Pollock...

Collieafc · Post by **Collieafc** » 13 Dec 2010, 14:12

A loss of a major figure in 90s and early 2000s F1. RIP

watka · Post by **watka** » 13 Dec 2010, 19:54

Thanks for the Jags!

RIP.

f1-gast · Post by **f1-gast** » 14 Dec 2010, 13:43

he looked this in Silverstone this year =(

Nothing left of the guy he was before...

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