Roy Salvadori (12 May 1922 – 3 June 2012)

[RESSE]

Sad news.

RIP

[DonkeyApple]

A good innings. A great life. Still a great shame.

I knew him when I was a kid.

This plus Shelby, some great, iconic names sadly gone.

I think Ted Cutting died the other month as well.

A bit strange that all 3 passed away within a few months.

Edited by DonkeyApple on Sunday 3rd June 16:26

[RESSE]

DonkeyApple said:

A good innings. A great life. Still a great shame.

I knew him when I was a kid.

This plus Shelby, some great, iconic names sadly gone.

I think Ted Cutting died the other month as well.

A bit strange that all 3 passed away within a few months.

Edited by DonkeyApple on Sunday 3rd June 16:26

I am sorry to learn of Ted Cutting's death and was not aware until you posted (thank you).

[AndrewW-G]

Whilst 90 years is a decent inning, RIP

[DonkeyApple]

RESSE said:

I am sorry to learn of Ted Cutting's death and was not aware until you posted (thank you).

My father mentioned it in passing the other week.

I guess we're living through that window where all the true greats who defined the immense motorsport feats of the post war era and didn't kill themselves at the time are formally retiring from the sport.

When I was a child I never appreciated what these people had done an it's only as I grew older I began to understand.

[AJS-]

I've always known the name, and I just looked him up on wiki and saw that he'd done a few F1 races. A couple of podiums, a few points, no wins - and I thought "what was so special about him then?"

Then I found this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4g1qFLDLqE

For the lazy googlers, Salvadori and Carroll Shelby lead an Aston Martin 1-2 at Le Mans in 1959, on their way to the World Sports Car Championship.

And oh what a beautiful car was the DBR1



ETA
Someone with some more knowledge plaese update his, frankly rather sad, wikipedia page!

[Steffan]

Roy Salvadori was a genuinely gifted driver who was widely regarded on the circuits. I enjoyed his driving, his love of life and the ladies and his pure joi de vivre. He was one hell of a man, and driver.

A touch of the Graham Hill looks and style in a rather less reserved package. Outstanding man, deeply missed. Interesting that he is still so well remembered despite being out of racing for 40 odd years. Shows how widely respected he was in his day.