Rip Thread

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by Rushjob, Mar 14, 2012.

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  1. Crying my eyes out.

    I met Chrissy at Excel. Such a lovely young fella. I called out to him from the little grandstand where the racing was (with McPint and Hicky) as he was leaving the arena and he came straight over and shook my hand and chatted. I wished him a good season.......

    It’s utterly heartbreaking.
     
    #2961 bigjimmyb, Oct 7, 2022
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  2. Sad news. :'(
     
    #2962 bootsam, Oct 7, 2022
  3. gutted - was there with my 5 year old daughter and he was waving and chatting whilst on his moped with his sister on the back really sad
     
    #2963 Trev848, Oct 7, 2022
  4. Very sad ☹️ - RIP.
     
    #2964 Dave_C, Oct 7, 2022
  5. God speed young fella.
     
    #2965 Red899, Oct 7, 2022
  6. Firstly, I am someone who gives Higgs some serious stick, but I don't think anyone can underestimate the great pressure the marshals (volunteers I believe), and medical staff were all under, protocol in place or not, horrible to deal with and sounds like they did the best they could.

    On Chrissy, I'm devastated. I never met him but been really following him closely, all his journey stuff and I've met quite a lot of loud ego maniac bike racers who think they are big time. One, not to be named at Bemsee at the weekend was in our garage and my gosh, what a tosser... Chrissy just seemed like he was cut from a different cloth. He seemed reserved, measured, unbelievably kind and I'm sure others feel like me, a little closer to him that perhaps they had a right to do so.

    RIP Fella, devastated.
     
    #2966 Phill748, Oct 7, 2022
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  7. Couldn’t agree more with everything you said there, mate.
     
    #2967 bigjimmyb, Oct 7, 2022
  8. :(
    Rest easy young man
     
    #2968 Ducbird, Oct 7, 2022
  9. #2969 Ivor, Oct 7, 2022
  10. What a life. Respect. Rest in peace Phil. x
     
    #2970 bootsam, Oct 7, 2022
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  11. Interesting difference in style back then - no dragging the knee (and elbow in some cases) on the tarmac.

    As @bootsam said, RIP.
     
    #2971 AndrewS, Oct 7, 2022
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  12. I remember when the Phil Read replica lid was almost compulsory.
     
    #2972 Expat Jack, Oct 7, 2022
  13. RIP The Prince of Speed.
     
    #2973 Steve Robins, Oct 7, 2022
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  14. I'm devastated at this news, never met him but have followed his progress in BSB for the last couple of years and loved to watch him & Dom on 'chasin the racin' he came across as a genuinely nice guy, the world is a worse place without him, RIP fella
     
    #2974 Mark64, Oct 7, 2022
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  15. Angela Lansbury passed away today aged 96
     
    #2975 Ducbird, Oct 11, 2022
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  16. That's sad, spent many an afternoon watching. always gave an interesting and convincing performance.

     
    #2976 Chris, Oct 11, 2022
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  17. #2977 El Toro, Oct 12, 2022
  18. #2978 doogalman, Oct 12, 2022
  19. I was also a huge fan back in the day, yet he didn't get the universal love of his fellow racers. There's quite a scathing section in Agostini's autobiography about him.
    But his tally of results show his huge ability and natural talent.
     
    #2979 jamesgarnor, Oct 12, 2022
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  20. #2980 El Toro, Oct 12, 2022
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