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« on: February 25, 2008, 12:48:38 pm »
We lost another great at the weekend. Sad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Fr%C3%A8re

http://www.lemans.org/mailing/2008/02_25_paul_frere/datas/gb.html
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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2008, 02:38:07 pm »
Another famous Belgian winning in 1960, and infamous for his crash at the Esses in the mid 50s, which took out most of the Jaguars
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2008, 02:58:16 pm »
Quote from: termietermite on February 25, 2008, 12:48:38 pm
We lost another great at the weekend. Sad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Fr%C3%A8re

Sad news. Not wishing to speak ill of the dead but I'm not quite sure he qualifies as a "great". He probably ranks alongside the recently departed Tony Rolt, another previous winner. I think it's probably fair to say they had other, greater, talents off the track.
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« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2008, 03:02:41 pm »
I think his contributions as a journalist - in particular to Road and Track - are probably, as you say, more significant than his motor racing prowess which was good but not spectacular (helping to write  off those Jags couldn't be described as his finest hour!) I'll grant you.
Just another little bit of the past going South (you think about these things when you get to my age...)
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2008, 06:26:57 pm »
Well, the old chap reached the fine age of 91. That's not so sad is it Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2008, 07:15:28 pm »
Quote from: Petra on February 25, 2008, 06:26:57 pm
Well, the old chap reached the fine age of 91. That's not so sad is it Smiley
That would be OK by me... but highly unlikely (as another Gauloise bites the dust!)
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