8th May 1982

The place for anything and everything else to do with F1 history, different forms of motorsport, and all other randomness
Post Reply
User avatar
Ferrim
Posts: 1925
Joined: 01 Apr 2009, 21:45

Imola 1994: remembered (for now)

Post by Ferrim »

I don't think everyone else has forgot, but today is 30 years since the passing of Gilles Villeneuve.
Go home, Bernie Ecclestone!

"There will be no other victory this year, I can tell you, more welcomed than this one" Bob Varsha, 1995 Canadian GP

F1 Rejects Forums – going off-topic since 2009!
Top
User avatar
RonDenisDeletraz
Posts: 7380
Joined: 27 Oct 2011, 08:21
Location: Flight 643
Contact:
Contact RonDenisDeletraz

Re: Imola 1994: remembered (for now)

Post by RonDenisDeletraz »

Ferrim wrote:I don't think everyone else has forgot, but today is 30 years since the passing of Gilles Villeneuve.


Rest in Peace Gilles. :(
aerond wrote:Yes RDD, but we always knew you never had any sort of taste either :P

tommykl wrote:I have a shite car and meme sponsors, but Corrado Fabi will carry me to the promised land with the power of Lionel Richie.
Top
User avatar
DemocalypseNow
Posts: 13185
Joined: 17 Aug 2009, 09:30
Location: Lost, send help
Contact:
Contact DemocalypseNow

Re: Imola 1994: remembered (for now)

Post by DemocalypseNow »

This is worth reading. RIP Gilles Villeneuve.
Novitopoli wrote:Everytime someone orders at Pizza Hut, an Italian dies.
Novitopoli wrote:Juve's Triplete: Calciopoli, doping & Mafia connections.

Image Image
Top
User avatar
PLAYLIFE
Posts: 23
Joined: 08 Feb 2010, 02:31

8th May 1982

Post by PLAYLIFE »

8th May 1982, Zolder, Belgium

Today we do not remember the passing of Gilles Villeneuve but we commemorate the birth of his Legend.

In Fiorano today, Jacques Villeneuve will be driving his father's 1979 Ferrari 312T4 around the circuit in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of his father's passing.

Rest In Peace, lapping upstairs with the other greats
Gilles #27 Forever!!!


Gilles Villeneuve - Nature's Law

Image

Image

Image

Image


Survived by his wife and two young children, Jacques and Melanie
Image

Image

Salut Gilles!
1977-1982
Gli Anni Della Febbre
Gilles Villeneuve
Top
User avatar
RonDenisDeletraz
Posts: 7380
Joined: 27 Oct 2011, 08:21
Location: Flight 643
Contact:
Contact RonDenisDeletraz

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by RonDenisDeletraz »

Rest in peace :(
aerond wrote:Yes RDD, but we always knew you never had any sort of taste either :P

tommykl wrote:I have a shite car and meme sponsors, but Corrado Fabi will carry me to the promised land with the power of Lionel Richie.
Top
User avatar
DanielPT
Site Donor
Site Donor
Posts: 6126
Joined: 30 Dec 2010, 18:44
Location: Porto, Portugal

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by DanielPT »

Rest in Peace Gilles.
Colin Kolles on F111, 2011 HRT challenger: The car doesn't look too bad; it looks like a modern F1 car.
Top
User avatar
DemocalypseNow
Posts: 13185
Joined: 17 Aug 2009, 09:30
Location: Lost, send help
Contact:
Contact DemocalypseNow

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by DemocalypseNow »

I always try use #27 with my Scuderia Alitalia virtual team in memory of him. A pure racer, one of the rare breed along with Jim Clark. RIP Gilles Villeneuve.
Novitopoli wrote:Everytime someone orders at Pizza Hut, an Italian dies.
Novitopoli wrote:Juve's Triplete: Calciopoli, doping & Mafia connections.

Image Image
Top
User avatar
dinizintheoven
Posts: 3998
Joined: 09 Dec 2010, 01:24

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by dinizintheoven »

Not for nothing did I once name a Fantasy F1 series after GIlles Villeneuve, before this forum existed. Not for nothing did I pick him as a driver to revive for the first F1RMGP season.

Hails!
James Allen, on his favourite F1 engine of all time:
"...the Life W12, I can't describe the noise to you, but imagine filling your dustbin with nuts and bolts, and then throwing it down the stairs, it was something akin to that!"
Top
User avatar
RonDenisDeletraz
Posts: 7380
Joined: 27 Oct 2011, 08:21
Location: Flight 643
Contact:
Contact RonDenisDeletraz

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by RonDenisDeletraz »



That is epic, unfortunately I am way too young to have ever seen him race live.
aerond wrote:Yes RDD, but we always knew you never had any sort of taste either :P

tommykl wrote:I have a shite car and meme sponsors, but Corrado Fabi will carry me to the promised land with the power of Lionel Richie.
Top
Faustus
Site Donor
Site Donor
Posts: 2073
Joined: 30 Mar 2009, 20:23
Location: UK

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by Faustus »

Never forgotten and will forever be in our memories.
Last edited by Faustus on 08 May 2012, 16:21, edited 1 time in total.
Following Formula 1 since 1984.
Avid collector of Formula 1 season guides and reviews.
Collector of reject merchandise and 1/43rd scale reject model cars.
Top
Phoenix
Posts: 7986
Joined: 21 Apr 2009, 13:58

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by Phoenix »

I've taken the liberty to merge the posts realting Gilles' death anniversary from the Imola 1994 topic into this ;)



It never gets old.
Top
User avatar
Londoner
Posts: 6467
Joined: 17 Jun 2010, 18:21
Location: Norwich, UK
Contact:
Contact Londoner

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by Londoner »

RIP Gilles :(
Fetzie on Ferrari wrote:How does a driver hurtling around a race track while they're sous-viding in their overalls have a better understanding of the race than a team of strategy engineers in an air-conditioned room?l
Top
User avatar
FullMetalJack
Site Donor
Site Donor
Posts: 6273
Joined: 31 Mar 2009, 15:32
Location: Some place far away. Yes, that'll do.

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by FullMetalJack »

RIP a true racer. :(
I like the way Snrub thinks!
Top
User avatar
AdrianSutil
Posts: 3747
Joined: 08 Jun 2011, 01:21
Location: Ashford, UK

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by AdrianSutil »

All in, balls out. I regard him as the greatest Ferrari driver ever. RIP Gilles.
RIP NAN - 26/12/2014
RIP DAD - 9/2/2015

Currently building a Subaru Impreza to compete in the 2016 MSV Trophy.
PremierInn spokesperson for Great Ormond Street Hospital
Top
User avatar
Salamander
Posts: 9614
Joined: 29 Mar 2009, 20:59
Location: Embittered former NASCAR fan.

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by Salamander »

kostas22 wrote:I always try use #27 with my Scuderia Alitalia virtual team in memory of him. A pure racer, one of the rare breed along with Jim Clark. RIP Gilles Villeneuve.


Same here. RIP Gilles, truly one of the all-time greats.
Sebastian Vettel wrote:If I was good at losing, I wouldn't be in Formula 1
Top
User avatar
tristan1117
Site Donor
Site Donor
Posts: 3277
Joined: 28 Mar 2009, 20:55
Location: Lost in the supermarket

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by tristan1117 »

Rest in peace Gilles...
CoopsII wrote:On occasion I have ventured into the PMM forum but beat a hasty retreat soon after as it resembles some sort of bad acid trip in there
Top
User avatar
CoopsII
Posts: 4698
Joined: 15 Dec 2011, 09:33
Location: Starkiller Base Debris

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by CoopsII »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motors ... cques.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjFpET0vK7g
Just For One Day...
Top
User avatar
WeirdKerr
Posts: 1864
Joined: 05 Apr 2009, 15:57
Location: on the edge of nowhere with a ludicrous grid penalty.....

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by WeirdKerr »

CoopsII wrote:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/ferrari/9252607/Gilles-Villeneuve-anniversary-honoured-by-Ferrari-and-his-son-Jacques.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjFpET0vK7g



im sure he's still driving that great racetrack in the sky......... sideways.....
Top
User avatar
pasta_maldonado
Site Donor
Site Donor
Posts: 6461
Joined: 22 Apr 2012, 16:49
Location: Greater London. Sort of.

Re: 8th May 1982

Post by pasta_maldonado »

WeirdKerr wrote:
CoopsII wrote:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/ferrari/9252607/Gilles-Villeneuve-anniversary-honoured-by-Ferrari-and-his-son-Jacques.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjFpET0vK7g



im sure he's still driving that great racetrack in the sky......... sideways.....


...with half of the rear suspension hanging off... R.I.P. Gilles Villeneuve, true Legend
Klon wrote:more liek Nick Ass-idy amirite?
Top
Post Reply

Return to “The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum”