Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sad indeed. It does seem like a dangerous sport. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 26 Apr 2015, at 02:38, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >