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Published on 30 July 2022

I just read this morning that Paddy Hopkirk died last week aged 89. He was another who starred on a race track as well as rallying, but among his greatest achievements was his win in the '64 Monte Carlo Rallye and 2nd in the 1968 London Sydney Marathon. This from Hagerty Media: 'His actions on the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon were gratefully remembered; while second, he and then co-driver Tony Nash stopped to rescue the trapped crew of the leading Citroën DS, which had been hit head-on by another car on a stage section that was supposedly closed to the public. By relinquishing the lead, Hopkirk and Nash saved the lives of Lucien Bianchi and Jean-Claude Ogier; Andrew Cowan’s Hillman Hunter was declared ‘unofficial winner’ of the 10,500-mile race, with Hopkirk’s Austin 1800 placing second.'