24-09-2018, 03:51 PM
A very sad loss. I have followed his racing since the 1970s.
A few years ago I was on a private visit to see Dick Skipworth's wonderful collection of cars, including many of the famous Ecurie Ecosse racers - and the transporter. Barry Williams was there and spent the evening chatting with us. A more approachable, friendly, and interesting chap you could not have wished to meet. He told me all about driving the ex-Raymond Mays ERA that Dick Skipworth still owns - and his wicked sense of humour, shone through as he described trying to get it off the line at Monaco.
His dice with Frank Sytner in a saloon car race at the Goodwood Revival a few years ago - when they swapped the lead sometimes two or three times in a lap, for lap after lap before Sytner finally spun off, is one of the most memorable races I have ever seen.
A few years ago I was on a private visit to see Dick Skipworth's wonderful collection of cars, including many of the famous Ecurie Ecosse racers - and the transporter. Barry Williams was there and spent the evening chatting with us. A more approachable, friendly, and interesting chap you could not have wished to meet. He told me all about driving the ex-Raymond Mays ERA that Dick Skipworth still owns - and his wicked sense of humour, shone through as he described trying to get it off the line at Monaco.
His dice with Frank Sytner in a saloon car race at the Goodwood Revival a few years ago - when they swapped the lead sometimes two or three times in a lap, for lap after lap before Sytner finally spun off, is one of the most memorable races I have ever seen.