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Old 31 Jul 2013, 16:46 (Ref:3284310)   #23
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Short spectacular film of de Udy here:
http://www.brianwatsonphoto.co.uk/Mo...onnier68i.html

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Man, those big trees right next to the track give me the shivers.

Since we have strayed off topic already, how about Gary Hocking? He was born in Wales, and grew up in Rhodesia. He was killed in a Lotus 24 at Westmead, near Durban in 1962. He was entered for the SA Grand Prix a week later at East London. My dad was telling me about it last weekend.

Prior to his car racing career he was a successful motorcycle racer, winning the 1961 350cc and 500cc world championships for MV Agusta, essentially taking the retired John Surtees' ride. He also competed in the Isle of Man TT with some success.

Ironically he moved from bikes to cars because of safety concerns.
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