Jon Yeeles
Seven owners in the Marches and sporting vintage motorists will be sad to hear that Jon Yeeles left us early yesterday morning. He had not been well for some time, but a degree of remission had allowed him to be cheerful and active until very recently. However, an invasive brain tumour got much worse, and he had spent the last few days in a hospice
Jon had been involved in motor sport for a very long time indeed. A good many of you will have seen him and competed against him at VSCC, LCES, PWA7C and Inter-Register events, from all of which he will be sadly missed. Whilst he dabbled with a wide variety of marques, various sorts of Austin Sevens were his principal machines, for trialling, hillclimbing, autotesting and nav rallying. The semi-Cambridge Hogstow Special managed over time to have been both a tall, low geared trials car, and a lowered, high geared hillclimber. The final Chummy convinced various authorities of its historic eligibility. Having spent many uncomfortable hours in it, I can confirm that the passenger's seat was wholly original, having had no attention since leaving Longbridge many decades ago. Jon was not a prize hunter, but a genuine grassroots competitor, always cheerful and happy to contribute.
Anne has friends and family living close, and will receive much support. Arrangements will be made for the funeral in due course, but we will not know whether we will be able to come and say goodbye to Jon, taking suitable transport in the form of machines he had previously owned or competed against.
Stephen Kay
Seven owners in the Marches and sporting vintage motorists will be sad to hear that Jon Yeeles left us early yesterday morning. He had not been well for some time, but a degree of remission had allowed him to be cheerful and active until very recently. However, an invasive brain tumour got much worse, and he had spent the last few days in a hospice
Jon had been involved in motor sport for a very long time indeed. A good many of you will have seen him and competed against him at VSCC, LCES, PWA7C and Inter-Register events, from all of which he will be sadly missed. Whilst he dabbled with a wide variety of marques, various sorts of Austin Sevens were his principal machines, for trialling, hillclimbing, autotesting and nav rallying. The semi-Cambridge Hogstow Special managed over time to have been both a tall, low geared trials car, and a lowered, high geared hillclimber. The final Chummy convinced various authorities of its historic eligibility. Having spent many uncomfortable hours in it, I can confirm that the passenger's seat was wholly original, having had no attention since leaving Longbridge many decades ago. Jon was not a prize hunter, but a genuine grassroots competitor, always cheerful and happy to contribute.
Anne has friends and family living close, and will receive much support. Arrangements will be made for the funeral in due course, but we will not know whether we will be able to come and say goodbye to Jon, taking suitable transport in the form of machines he had previously owned or competed against.
Stephen Kay
