Phillip Young RIP
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Phillip Young
PHILIP YOUNG
The Historic Rally movement has been deeply saddened by the news that Philip Young has died following complications from a motorcycle accident in Burma
A founder member and Vice President of the Historic Rally Car Register, it was Philip’s foresight and never ending drive that started the Historic Rallying movement over 30 years ago. At the time I doubt even Philip could have envisaged the following this sport now attracts worldwide.
A prolific ambassador of our sport, Philip was a larger-than-life character who pushed motorsport boundaries. When the first Pirelli Classic Marathon started from London’s Tower Bridge in June 1988, the organisers and competitors could little guess at how the classic rally scene would flourish. In 1989 this event attracted big names such as Sir Stirling Moss, Paddy Hopkirk and Tony Mason.
As Founder and Rally Director of the Endurance Rally Association, Philip went on to organise rallies all over the Globe with one of his greatest achievements being the revival of the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge, one of the world’s most epic motoring adventures. His final milestone was gaining permission for 70 rally crews to be the first to cross the land border from Thailand into Burma.
A tribute written by Tony Barron HRCR
Fiat Panda - World Record Run 2013
Phillip YoungPHILIP YOUNG
The Historic Rally movement has been deeply saddened by the news that Philip Young has died following complications from a motorcycle accident in Burma
A founder member and Vice President of the Historic Rally Car Register, it was Philip’s foresight and never ending drive that started the Historic Rallying movement over 30 years ago. At the time I doubt even Philip could have envisaged the following this sport now attracts worldwide.
A prolific ambassador of our sport, Philip was a larger-than-life character who pushed motorsport boundaries. When the first Pirelli Classic Marathon started from London’s Tower Bridge in June 1988, the organisers and competitors could little guess at how the classic rally scene would flourish. In 1989 this event attracted big names such as Sir Stirling Moss, Paddy Hopkirk and Tony Mason.
As Founder and Rally Director of the Endurance Rally Association, Philip went on to organise rallies all over the Globe with one of his greatest achievements being the revival of the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge, one of the world’s most epic motoring adventures. His final milestone was gaining permission for 70 rally crews to be the first to cross the land border from Thailand into Burma.
A tribute written by Tony Barron HRCR
Fiat Panda - World Record Run 2013TR4man said:
Wasn't he behind a classic car magazine in the early 1980s called Sporting Cars?
I think you might be right. I just found this with his name as editorhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPORTING-CARS-MAGAZINE-0...
TR4man said:
Wasn't he behind a classic car magazine in the early 1980s called Sporting Cars?
Yes I beleive he was.Philip Young is ... er was... legendary in the Road and Endurance Rally world, he practically invented Historic Rallying as we now know it. This is a terrible loss to the sport and of course his loved ones.
I wonder if ERA will carry on without him or will Hero swallow them up.
velocemitch said:
Yes I beleive he was.
Philip Young is ... er was... legendary in the Road and Endurance Rally world, he practically invented Historic Rallying as we now know it. This is a terrible loss to the sport and of course his loved ones.
I wonder if ERA will carry on without him or will Hero swallow them up.
It'll be interesting to see what happens.Philip Young is ... er was... legendary in the Road and Endurance Rally world, he practically invented Historic Rallying as we now know it. This is a terrible loss to the sport and of course his loved ones.
I wonder if ERA will carry on without him or will Hero swallow them up.
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