Old friends
Wednesday/June/2009 07:05 PM Barrie`s
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Barrie was very pleased
this week to hear from his old friend John McDonnell.
Poor Johnny has not been well and during the past couple of years has kept himself locked away in SE Kent where he lives.
John was a racing car engineer and has worked with some of the countries best known drivers of the period, Chris Craft, Richard Attwood, David Piper, Mike d'Udy and of course Barrie.
John prepared Barrie's class winning Lola T70 in 1970 when they took it to Kyalami 9 hour race in South Africa, also he prepared the classing winning Lola T290 at the 1972 Le Mans classic, this was the 1st Lola car to every finish the 24 hours race in France. John has lots to be proud of and Barrie was really pleased to hear from his old friend again this week.
Poor Johnny has not been well and during the past couple of years has kept himself locked away in SE Kent where he lives.
John was a racing car engineer and has worked with some of the countries best known drivers of the period, Chris Craft, Richard Attwood, David Piper, Mike d'Udy and of course Barrie.
John prepared Barrie's class winning Lola T70 in 1970 when they took it to Kyalami 9 hour race in South Africa, also he prepared the classing winning Lola T290 at the 1972 Le Mans classic, this was the 1st Lola car to every finish the 24 hours race in France. John has lots to be proud of and Barrie was really pleased to hear from his old friend again this week.