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Richard Burns,
Earlier today saw the death of ex World Rally Champion Richard Burns reported, apparently after a long battle against a brain tumour. Only in his thirties it is a sad loss to the sport. a true british champion, this really is a tragic death,
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Was he the Subaru driver? Took over from Colin McCrae?
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yes he did drive for subaru when he won the world chamionship, i havent followed rallying for the past year or so, so havent been up on whats happening, i think he retired while driving for peugeot ?
just found this……….
RICHARD BURNS
It is with very great sadness that we must announce the death of Richard Burns, the 2001 FIA World Rally Champion. Burns, who was diagnosed with an astrocytoma, a form of brain tumour, in November 2003 passed away last night Friday 25th November peacefully. His partner Zoe, family and close friends were at his bedside.
From the outset Richard knew that the odds were heavily against him and yet he fought his illness with bravery and good humour. Having undergone both chemotherapy and radiotherapy he was able to leave hospital in summer 2004. For a while his health showed signs of improvement but then after six months it once again began to decline. Determined not to give up, he opted for surgery earlier this year. This alleviated some of the symptoms of his illness and enabled him to remain active. At Castle Combe in August he attended a parade of the rally cars that he drove throughout his career and was touched by the warmth of the reception he received. However there was to be no miracle and in recent days he lapsed into a coma.
The media, friends and fans are asked to respect the family’s privacy at this time. There will be a private funeral and instead of flowers the family would ask that donations be sent to Cancer Research. Anyone who would like to send messages should address them to the memorials pages on this website. http://www.richard-burns.co.uk/memorials
The date of a memorial service will be announced shortly.
Richard Burns, Age: 34
Born: Reading, Berkshire – 17 January 1971 -
quote Hugh Potter:Earlier today saw the death of ex World Rally Champion Richard Burns reported, apparently after a long battle against a brain tumour. Only in his thirties it is a sad loss to the sport. a true british champion, this really is a tragic death,🙁 Oh dear, I heard he was getting over that. The loss of Possum was sad, but Richard was so young. My mate is dying of a brain tumour. He is living with my parents now so they can look after him, you feel so helpless… a sad situation. Lost my uncle to a brain tumour too at 53.
Thanks for the report hugh, will probably hear it on out news tonight 🙁
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I thought there was a death a few months back in Rallying, is this the same guy? Sad although as I am a big F1 follower and the risks they take are huge but with sport comes risk and they are all aware of it.
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Very sad, and so young to, makes you realise the real value of life,
May you rest in peace Richard.peter
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i had no idea he was actually ill,
i have no first hand experience of anyone with cancer, so can only sympathise, it cant be nice at all, my mum lost her mum to a brain tumour when she was 10yrs old, so it’s something i’m well aware of, just no experience of, good luck to him shane, and good on yer parents for helping him out at a time like this. Hugh
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No dave Richard died today, from a brain tumour. totally unrelated to motorsport.
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Dave,
i’ve not followed F1 properly since Senna was kiilled (my hero from about 9yrs old !). after that the racing got silly and predictable, as now imho, to be honest, cant remember the last time i styed awake for a whole race, really !rallying still offers me an excitement that formula 1 can never get back, to see a car doing 100mph+ thru 8ft wide tree line tracks takes yer breath away, it certainly requires more balls than to do th than to race on a 40ft wide tarmac track,
sorry ! ot !
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ok.. i didn’t read that bit… pretty sad for the family but I didn’t know this guy’s as I don’t follow the rallying side of things.
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I didn’t know he was ill either hugh. very sad. Especially for someone so full of living life to the full.
i love F1, my hubby used to navigate in a rally car many years ago, he loves motorsport of any kind so i tend to pick up on what’s happening thru him.
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my dad used to drive in uk rallies at club competition level, before he moved to the Uk from Kenya he did the east african rally twice, he blamed my arrival for his retirement as he lost his co-pilot…. mum !! !!
i got nowt against formula one, just doesnt hold anything for me anymore, moto GP and superbike however……. kin eck !!!
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Used to be a big motorsport fan here, but most of it is on cable now, and I don’t have it here.
V8 Supercars is huge here but have not followed it for the last few years coz I always seem to be working during the telecast. Last race of the season today. Pretty happy that Ford are #1 this year after a few lean years. http://www.v8supercars.com.au
Richard Burns always drew a crowd when he raced the telstra rally here, and he actually did a few laps as a guest of the V8 teams a few years back (I may be wrong here). No doubt they will have a minutes silence as the motor racing fraternity is pretty tight around the world, especially with our english cousins.
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Well superbikes are a different kettle of fish. Much more exciting if you’re into bikes. there’s far more action there.
i used to love bikes but as I’ve got older I’ve lost the bottle! We used to have a CBR1000 and toured France/Switzerland/Germany/Belgium for a month. Loved it. but when I became a mum i lost the nerve for riding on a bike! -
i love big bikes, i don’t ride mself, would most likely kill myself, but i certainly feel the urge to jump on one !
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quote Marcella:but when I became a mum i lost the nerve for riding on a bike!yeh its funny that eh!! instinct i guess….we want to stay here for our wee siblings… 😛 (dont race around in my car anymore…cause i dont have one) 😉
nik
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A sad loss.
Marcella, you need one of these, no bottle needed. Sit back, turn the music up and enjoy the ride. 😀
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A massive motorsport fan here and I have to admit I was totally gutted to hear about Richard..
It is so sad when someone so tallented is taken this way.
If someone is is killed whilst racing then you feel a little less saddend as they know the risks involved, but for it to happen like this it is heart wrenching. As sad as it was to see George Best past away you have to say that a lot of what happend was self inflicted, but Richard was robbed of life at the peak of his career through no fault of his own. RIP. -
A big big shock to hear that Richard passed away, he was destined to be the schumacher of the rally world without doubt. :car: im sure he will be upthere racing with the other greats like Senna/Hill and clark :car:
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??????? what ?
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didnt think you had a sensitive side Hugh after what you done with George Best
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lol, just think they’re two completely fdifferent people, with all due respect, GB’s death wasnt exactly tragic, quite alot of it had to do with self affliction, where-as R burns had his life snatched away whle he was still at the top of his game. jmho
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Any death is tragic, GB’s was very tragic. his addiction brought it about, some may say he brought it on himself, But alcoholism is like other addictions, Many famous and talented people have been unfortunate to die this way, along with many ordinary folk. Hugh, Im sure if a close relative of your was unfortunate to die under similar circumstances, you would not want others to joke about, or a least not untill they had got the funeral out of the way.
With all due respect Hugh, I would just let the subject rest, like GB and Richard Burns.
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