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19 Dec 2005, 19:09 (Ref:1486873)
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Keith Duckworth
Keith Duckworth, one of the joint founders of Cosworth, died last night at the age of 72.
The Yorkshireman originally created the famous engine company with Mike Costin in 1958, where they developed parts for Ford road car engines before switching their attentions to racing. Their original 3-litre V8 engine, the DFV, won at the hands of Jim Clark in a Lotus at the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix. It was the start of an unprecedented run of success for the DFV and its derivatives, which won a total of 154 Grands Prix. The triumphs of the DFV, as well as success in IndyCar racing, helped establish Cosworth as one of the most famous engine builders in the world before Costin and Duckworth sold their company in 1980. After various owners it was a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company until only last year when it was purchased by Champ Car boss Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe. From:www.autosport.com |
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21 Dec 2005, 11:29 (Ref:1487973)
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A legend and genius
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21 Dec 2005, 21:40 (Ref:1488354)
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A Great Man. Someone I really admired(My signatures a give-away!).
Sure to be an Interesting debate at the 'Pearly Gates'!  RIP Keith. |
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22 Dec 2005, 10:11 (Ref:1488578)
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The measure of Keith Duckworth is that the illustration to his obituary in the Guardian yesterday (21/12/05, http://www.guardian.co.uk/cars/story/0,,1671596,00.html ) was a cut-away drawing of the DFV engine.
A truly monumental contribution to engineering and motorsport. John |
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22 Dec 2005, 15:01 (Ref:1488750)
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saw that . . .not many people get a whole page Ob in the Guardian, especially anything to do with cars !
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22 Dec 2005, 17:30 (Ref:1488815)
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A True Legend!!
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