[Leica] Sad news

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Certainly sorry to hear that, Douglas.  Those roads look like fun, but I 
can see the danger lurking around each bend.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 4/25/2015 7:38 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> Some of you commented in the past on the people in my motor racing 
> pictures, as I go to a couple of hill climbs each year with a friend 
> of mine who races in them. I used to be more heavily involved with 
> motorsport years ago, and still have an interest. It's a very informal 
> and close knit community and everybody knows each other and helps each 
> other out. Unfortunately, we had some really very sad news today as 
> one of the drivers in the Irish Hill Climb Championship Simon McKinley 
> was killed in a crash today down in Co. Clare.
>
> Simon who was a multitimes champion is here seen descending after a 
> run. My friend Brendan is just behind him.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Sport/Motorsport/2012/Indq.jpg.html
>  
>
>
> This is picture of Deirdre his wife and their young son. Absolutely 
> tragic.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Sport/Motorsport/2014/Naul2014_LittlePitBoss_b.jpg.html
>  
>
>
> Brendan and I were also going to go to the hillclimb as he intended 
> giving his own new car an outing, but he couldn't due to recent 
> unexpected medical treatment. The course is extremely demanding, 
> bumpy, and dangerous, as indeed many Irish courses are now as the 
> wider busier better surfaced roads are being made unavailable due to 
> heavy traffic and can't be closed.
>
> Here is a Youtube video of Simon driving in his Lant at the Naul in 
> 2013 which gives an idea of the speed and danger which is always 
> present. Sadly, he is now lost to us.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeJVi3LBSrU
>
> RIP
>
> Douglas
>
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