While each of us might be able to recall personal experiences with many of those listed, their full history and thus place in the quilt of all that is our sport. Four people were killed in a plane crash near lake hartwell on friday. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. His formula one career was short and unsuccessful, but he enjoyed great success in hillclimbing, winning the british hill climb championship on a record six occasions. Tony marsh was a former sixtimes british hill climb champion and racing driver. His formula one career was short and unsuccessful, but he enjoyed great success in hillclimbing, winning the british hill climb championship on a record six occasions having begun his hillclimbing career in 1953 with a cooperjap that had previously been driven by peter. Dec 15, 1995 illinois racing board executive director joe sinopoli revealed wednesday that marsh s harness driver s license had been revoked for failing to give his best effort and for furthering an unlawful. The 1952 season saw tony as an unofficial works driver with a. As well as using it for hill climbs, tony also did some formula libre racing and enjoyed.
Formula one race number 8 of 11 sunday, august 3, 1958 at nurburgring, nurburg, germany 15 laps on a 22. Trimmer was an outstandingly adept driver at formula 3 and british formula 1 level but for some inexplicable reason, he never started a grand prix. Sir jackie stewart officially opens new jim clark motorsport museum in duns. The son of a wealthy farmer and businessman, tony maggs was part of. His championships were two hat tricks exactly ten years apart in 1955, 1956, 1957, and 1965, 1966, 1967. Still racing in historic and gt events, despite now being in his 70s, he also works as a racing instructor and as a motorsport consultant. Reg parnell became the first british driver to stand on a formula one podium in the sports inaugural grand prix at silverstone in 1950. Driving the allbritish mg metro 6r4, he produced the best chance of a home. Many of you will remember anthony marsh, the long time resident commentator at brands hatch who went on to become the english language commentator at all f1 grands prix before bob constanduros. Frederick charles kenneth wharton 21 march 1916, smethwick 12 january 1957, ardmore, auckland, new zealand was a british racing driver from england. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified one external link on tony marsh racing driver. Dickie hooes 41 willys 66 hemi belvedere bill creechs dart harry stoners camaro phillip elhardts hemi.
And single seaters, up to and including formula one. Tony marsh racing driver 19312009, english racing driver tony marsh rugby union born 1972, new zealandborn french rugby union player tony marsh artist born 1954, american ceramic artist. Tony morgan is the best top 5 driver of all time who never drove for the top trainers consistently in his career and you can quote me on that statement. Make offer 2016 tony stewart cocacola marsh nascar sprint cup postcard. Toni marsh, new zealand weather presenter tony marsh, english racing driver. Join facebook to connect with tony marsh and others you may know. In 1985, the last of the fiveday, 2,200mile rac rallies provided the finest hour of tony pond, who has died aged 56. The derbyborn driverdespite hitting a hareinherited. Dicks hall of fame career was already complete, but neither of them lost their love for the sport and remained involved in racing across the state. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Marsh motorsport is situated at 3b smales road, east tamaki, auckland, new zealand. The trans am series is sanctioned by scca pro racing ltd.
With a talented crew of mechanics and engine reconditioners and over 100 years combined experience, the team at marsh motorsport are committed to using the latest technology to achieve the best result. Marsh motorsport affordable horsepower east tamaki. As a couple they sponsored a multitude of successful drivers and very rarely missed a racing weekend. He was certainly the best racing driver i ever raced against, we had a great life together and he was an enormous help to me and taught me so much about the business. He won the british hill climb championship a record six times. Sir jackie stewart officially opens new jim clark motorsport.
His championships were two hat tricks exactly ten years apart in 1955, 1956. Marsh was indeed a threetimes hillclimb champion and also grand prix racer in the 1960s, but he also won three titles and drove in gps albeit in f2 cars in the 1950s. Anthony marsh commentator posted in the nostalgia forum. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. Emile hirsch, matthew fox, christina ricci, nicholas elia. May 07, 2009 tony marsh nationality british born july 20, 1931 hometown stourbridge, worcesterhire died may 7, 2009 place of death petersfield, hampshire racing highlights. Tudi v naslednji sezoni 1958 je nastopil le na dirki za veliko nagrado. Driver implicated in maywood fix scheme chicago tribune. Make offer 2016 tony stewart cocacola marsh nascar. Anthony ernest tony marsh was a british racing driver from england born on this day in 1931. July 20, 1931 the birth of british racer anthony ernest. He participated in 27 formula one world championship grands prix, debuting on 15 july 1961. Marsh was also chairman of the springfield boys club in east london much associated with motor racing. Current racing series nascar cup series xfinity series.
The goal of running new zealands first foursecond pass was already tantalizingly close for the team, and they were determined to claim the title. One of the greatest of british hill climb champions was tony marsh. Anthony ernest tony marsh 20 july 1931 7 may 2009 was a british racing driver from england. Hillclimb star graduates he bought an expeter collins cooper mk8jap with which he won three successive rac hillclimb titles from 1955 to 1957.
His formula one career was short and rather unsuccessful, but he did see great success in hillclimbing. The anniversary celebrations include some of the cars and drivers who competed at the first event or were part of tony marshs racing career. Showing an astute mechanical mind, marsh would combine this with his racing talents to finish strongly within the formula 2 class. Tony trimmer born 24 jan 1943 maidenhead, berkshire. Anthony ernest tony marsh was a british racing driver from england. His formula one career was short and unsuccessful, but he. Raced regularly until just before his death in hillclimbs, a series of which he will always be a legend. Tony marsh nationality british born july 20, 1931 hometown stourbridge, worcesterhire died may 7, 2009 place of death petersfield, hampshire racing highlights. A popular figure in the paddock, he later became a journalist, becoming sports editor of autocar amongst other roles, and also became british racing drivers club chief organiser until his death, from prostate cancer and pneumonia, at the royal berkshire hospital, reading. He would be back climbing the mountain the following year looking for even more.
Tony marsh, new zealand born french rugby union player. As a couple they sponsored a multitude of successful drivers and very rarely missed a racing weekend right up until dick passed away in 2015. In between these championships tony raced in sports cars. View f1 statistics and a f1 career summary of tony marsh, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per grands prix and circuits, and more. He only raced in grand prix events from 1957 to 1961 with no wins. Im sorry to say i heard some very sad news today in that multiple hillclimb champion and all round sportsman, tony marsh has sadly passed away. This list is the most simple, yet eloquent example of why i felt a drag racing archive was so necessary. Tony marsh may refer to tony marsh racing driver 19312009, english racing driver tony marsh rugby union born 1972, new zealandborn french rugby union player tony marsh artist born 1954, american ceramic artist see also. Drag racing in memoriam drag racing, drag racing photos. Sprint car champion tony elliott killed in plane crash. In fact, he was in 2008, he was one of the oldest drivers still racing in a competitive series.
Sorry about the typo i did mean obituary, fortunately the motoring news article i have states anthony marsh race commentator so no confusion with the racing driver tony marsh the motoring news article is dated december th 1962 and the downton tuning leaflet has him down as sales manager at lorraine engineering. Marsh motorsport specialise in affordable horsepower. He competed in offroad trials, hillclimbs, and rallying, and also raced sports cars and singleseaters. July 20, 1931 stourbridge, west midlands, uk, died. Jan 02, 2019 innes ireland born 12 jun 1930 mytholmroyd, nr. However, the board refused to give specific details of.
He achieved three podiums, and scored a total of 26 championship points. Tony marsh may refer to tony marsh racing driver 19312009, english racing driver tony marsh rugby union born 1972, new zealandborn french rugby union player tony marsh artist born 1954, american ceramic artist. Anthony ernest tony marsh, britanski dirkac formule 1, 20. Scca pro racing has been at the forefront of the professional racing landscape in the united states with such landmark series as trans am, canam and formula 5000. Sprint car driver tony elliott, 54, along with charles smith, 71, his son scott smith, 44, and scott bibler, 51, were on. Dec 14, 1995 in revoking marsh s license, the racing board cited two races as the basis of its ruling. The series generally has four to six ontrack sessions, including two test sessions 35 to 40 minutes in length one to two practices typically 30 minutes in length, one qualifying session sixty minutes broken into 3 sessions for trans am, ta2. Tony membrino is a thirdgeneration driver and a rising star in the nascar whelen allamerican series. His last result is the 15th place for the germany hockenheim gp 1961. Tony marsh born 20 jul 1931 stourbridge, worcestershire. Tony marsh, who has died at the age of 77, was one of britains best allround motor racing drivers, a privateer who took on the mighty works teams of his era, including maserati and ferrari. Schatz, the driver for tony stewartcurbagajanian racing tsr entry, continues to build his legacy while competing in the world of outlaws woo craftsman sprint car series. As a sprint, it is driver versus driver, and that means its flat out racing from start to finish. Tony marsh, who has died at the age of 77, was one of britains best allround motor racing drivers, a privateer who took on the mighty works teams.
A young driver, speed racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his hightech mach 5 automobile. Tony marsh, who has died at the age of 77, was one of britains best allround motor racing drivers, a privateer who took on the mighty works. However, the board refused to give specific details of how the alleged fixing scheme was carried out. Get the best deals on tony stewart nascar postcards when you shop the. Late on saturday afternoon, top fuel dragster driver anthony marsh auckland made use of an expertly prepared meremere track and some evening atmospheric conditions to blast his nitromethane. Late on saturday afternoon, top fuel dragster driver anthony marsh auckland made use of an expertly prepared meremere track and some evening. In revoking marshs license, the racing board cited two races as the basis of its ruling. May 18, 2009 im sorry to say i heard some very sad news today in that multiple hillclimb champion and all round sportsman, tony marsh has sadly passed away. May 7, 2009 aged 77 petersfield, east hampshire, uk, nationality. He was widely known for his hillclimb prowess, being instrumental in the design of the gurston down venue amongst others but had also excelled in many other disciplines including a lemans class win. Tudi v naslednji sezoni 1958 je nastopil le na dirki za veliko nagrado nemcije in dosegel osmo mesto, kar je njegov najboljsi rezultat v karieri. Privateer racing driver who took on the big works teams.
Tony marsh je upokojeni britanski dirkac formule 1. The woo, which was started in 1978 to organize the most talented sprint car racers, has tested many competitors over the past five decades. About marsh motorsport established in 1983, marsh motorsport specialise in any type of engine work new, competition race engines or rebuilts. Hall of fame nodak speedway the playground of power. Each of those and the many others weve lost made a unique and worthy contribution to all that is drag racing today. The photograph is becketts, silverstone on the 27th june 1953built by tony marsh in 1952 as one off special, registered 1953. A popular figure in the paddock, he later became a journalist, becoming sports editor of autocar amongst other roles, and also became british racing drivers club chief organiser until his death, from prostate cancer and pneumonia, at the royal. Tony marsh working his 1960 brm p48 chassis 484, 2.
Anthony francis oconnell maggs 9 february 1937 in pretoria, south africa 2 june 2009 was a racing driver from south africa. When jim clark was racing he was my hero and forever will be. Tony marsh is best known for his exploits in british hillclimbing although he also started four grands prix and was 1957 autocar british formula 2 champion. Tony marsh, who has died aged 77, was a motor racer of the old school. Get the best deals on tony stewart nascar postcards when you shop the largest online selection at. Tony marsh is a racing driver who competes internationally for great britain.
British hillclimb ace who raced lotus and brm in the world drivers championship when it was run to f2 regs. Since he burst onto the short track racing scene, the 27year old berlin, ct native has been making waves on and off the track as a determined competitor and a fan favorite. Debitiral je v sezoni 1957, ko je nastopil le na dirki za veliko nagrado nemcije in dosegel petnajsto mesto. Tony marsh, who has died aged 77, was a motor racer of the old school, an allrounder who competed in formula one grands prix, the le mans 24 hours race, rallies, speed trials and his beloved. Jul 20, 2016 anthony ernest tony marsh was a british racing driver from england born on this day in 1931. Tony marsh, who passed away in 2009, is the father of tds managing director and founder peter marsh. Jul 03, 2014 reg parnell became the first british driver to stand on a formula one podium in the sports inaugural grand prix at silverstone in 1950. With the right people on the team, and anthony marsh in the drivers seat, the car impressed right from the get go, running a very low fivesecond pass at its first meet.
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