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    RIP Paddy Hopkirk

    I was saddened to hear of the passing of Paddy Hopkirk, a wonderful driver who made the Mini Cooper famous.
    I only saw him once at Pukekohe in October 1965.
    This short clip shows him in action on the front straight at Pukekohe.
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    Thanks for the memories Paddy.
    (Ken H)
    Last edited by khyndart in CA; 08-03-2022 at 11:50 AM.

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    RIP Paddy Hopkirk.

    Ken H, I was at Pukekohe for that meeting - the first time I had been to a Motor Race meeting, apart from Speedway at Western Springs.
    Yes, had stood outside the track in 1964, The first time I had a Ticket.

    Here is my photo of the Mini-Spinning demonstration .. as you can see was a long way from the action.
    Taken on my Grandmothers Leica Camera - I only had a Brownie Starlet at the time.

    Paddy Hopkirk was a hero of mine and used to have the Castrol Booklets that came out each year with his exploits in both Mini's and Austin Healey's for the BMC Works Team.

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    Paddy had some interesting experiences in Australia, too...

    He was high in the running in the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon in an Austin 1800 and competed at Bathurst in Minis.

    Sadly, on the same day as he died, Max Stahl also passed away following a stroke. Max had just turned 87.

    Here's a pic with both of them in it, you might recognise the venue and the other party in the shot, Timo Makinen:



    This pic was scanned from Racing Car News, the magazine Max edited for over twenty years.

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    The Pukekohe promoters certainly advertised Paddy Hopkirk's name very well in the 1965 race day programme.
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    Last edited by khyndart in CA; 08-03-2022 at 06:19 AM.

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