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  • Alain de Cadenet RIP

    From Mr Gobrien@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Wed Jul 6 13:04:08 2022

    British racing driver Alain de Cadenet has died aged 76.
    Wikipedia - He made his reputation building and driving his own sports prototypes, taking on works teams and occasionally beating them. In 1972, he persuaded Duckhams Oil to sponsor a car he commissioned Gordon Murray to design for the Le Mans 24 Hour race. De Cadenet finished 12th overall. In 1976 he finished 3rd overall at Le Mans. In 1980, with co-driver Desir|- Wilson, he won two rounds of the World Sportscar Championship rCothe Monza 1000 kilometers and Silverstone 6 hour events.
    More - https://uk.yahoo.com/news/alain-cadenet-obituary-173101857.html
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  • From a425couple@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Fri Jul 8 19:57:10 2022
    On 7/6/2022 1:04 PM, Mr Gobrien wrote:

    British racing driver Alain de Cadenet has died aged 76.

    Wikipedia - He made his reputation building and driving his own sports prototypes, taking on works teams and occasionally beating them. In 1972, he persuaded Duckhams Oil to sponsor a car he commissioned Gordon Murray to design for the Le Mans 24 Hour race. De Cadenet finished 12th overall. In 1976 he finished 3rd overall at Le Mans. In 1980, with co-driver Desir|- Wilson, he won two rounds of the World Sportscar Championship rCothe Monza 1000 kilometers and Silverstone 6 hour events.

    More - https://uk.yahoo.com/news/alain-cadenet-obituary-173101857.html

    Yes. R.I.P.
    Quality man and he added much to motorsports.
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