Earlier thsi afternoon I read that sports car driver David Leslie and team owner Richard Lloyd had been killed in a light aircraft crash in southern England.

I saw David Leslie race in several single seater catergories at different tracks around the UK in the 1980s and was always impressed by his smooth racing lines. He moved into British Touring Cars full time in 1992 and seemed to find his niche. He was runner up in the 1999 British Touring Car Championship driving a Nissan Primera.

Richard Lloyd started off in the music business before launching his own motor sports based PR company while competing. He eventually stated several race teams but is best known for founding the Audi UK race team in British Touring Cars and the Bently Le Mans efforts. He was currently heading Jaguar’s development team.

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