Floyd~SPARTA~ Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 David Leslie David Leslie (born November 9, 1953 in Annan, Scotland, died March 30, 2008, in Farnborough, Kent) was a racing driver. He was Scottish karting champion 5 times before switching to cars, winning the Formula Ford title in 1978. He had spells in Formula 3, Sportscars and ThunderSaloons in the 1980s, but found a regular home in the British Touring Car Championship, first competing there in 1990 and doing his first full season in an Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall in 1992, taking his first win a year later, and a total of 6 pole positions over those 2 years, both of which ended in top 10 championship placements. Richard Lloyd Initially Lloyd worked for Decca Records from 1964 to 1970, during which time he became interested in racing after competing in a Triumph TR4A during 1967. He later formed his own public relations business, Motor Race Relations, in 1971, while continuing his own driving duties, during which time he won multiple events in the British Saloon Car Championship. He went on to form GTi Engineering in 1978, running Volkswagen Golf GTIs and Audi 80s. This team eventually became Richard Lloyd Racing in 1985 as Lloyd moved into the World Sportscar Championship with Porsche 956s and 962s. Following the demise of the team in 1990, Richard Lloyd returned to racing, driving, and winning, in the Porsche 924 Championship. In 1995, he established Audi Sport UK to once again compete in the British Touring Car Championship, with support from the Audi factory. Lloyd re-entered sports car racing in 1999 with the Audi R8C program at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, before being chosen by Audi's fellow Volkswagen Group subsidiary, Bentley, to run the EXP Speed 8 program in 2001. Audi Sport UK was renamed Apex Motorsport during their Bentley tenure, and are currently Jaguar's development team for the XKR in the FIA GT3 European Championship. Lloyd stopped racing professionally in the 1990s, but continued to run in historic racing events up until his death. A sad day for British motor sport, My condolences to the families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchman~SPARTA~ Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Unbelievable news. I knew Davis Leslie, albeit very briefly. He raced in the Britcar series with an E36 beemer co-owned by Aston's wheel & tyre assembly supplier. Met him on a number of occasions and he was one of the most down to earth sportsmen I've ever met. RIP all who died in the crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai~SPARTA~ Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I think we should dedicate this weeks race to their memory. Motor racing and the world in general is now a poorer place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 This weekends race is currently set for Detroit in american cars, if you guys think its appropriate we will of course run the race in their memory. Alternatively we can set a future race in a more appropriate location. I will be guided by you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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