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Hello all, I hope this is the place to put this........My name is Brian Clemo.......

My father and best mate Lawrence Clemo, known to the online racing fraternity as LigelC , sadly passed away last night after fighting the big 'C' valiantly for many months.

He loved all the racing , banter etc he had with all of you . We spent many hours watching replays and dissecting the action. His wish was that I let you know how much he enjoyed the time spent with you on the cyberspace 'grey stuff'.

So please raise a glass to the finest man I ever knew...........

Thank you all for helping him enjoy his passion for motorsport.

" LigelC returning to the pits , that's this race over............"

Very sorry to hear that Brian. I had a great battle with your dad in his last GTL race, at Portland, where he finished just two seconds behind me. He was a true gentleman driver and we also appreciated his work with cartoon art. We'll miss him. Condolences to you and your family.

Thanks for letting us know.

So sorry to hear this Brian.

Condolances to you and your family.

He was a great character and will be sadly missed around the world.

Clive

LigelC's last race report with us from Rouen:

It was typical of him, always a gent Who represented what this group is about & it's a pleasure to have been racing him. Very sad I won't get another chance.

Very sorry to hear that. :'(

Very sorry to hear Brian, thanks for letting us know.

My condolances.

Deep condolences to all family.  :'(
I believe I speak for all when I say that we all loved to race with Sir Laurie.
R.I.P. Laurie

I am very sorry to hear of your sad loss Brian.  Laurie and I were more than racing colleagues fighting it out at the back of the field in both this and GB Sim Racing; in passing, we found out we were both ex RAF Halton Apprentices of the same generation and although we never knew each other our time at Halton overlapped by about 2 years.  You'll probably see my e-mail address as I sent him info and photos of my last entry reunion and a visit to a hanger at Kemble - previously RAF Kemble.  An ex Apprentice is Chief Engineer looking after a number of privately owned ex-RAF aircraft of our era which fly displays at various Air Shows.

Bill Thomas

I had been wondering if I should have been in touch again as he had been awol from a few recent events.

This is just the saddest news and my thoughts go out to you and all affected by his passing.

He loved his racing and we loved his company. Us back markers are a very select few and he will be missed.

I will personaly see to it that our next event is dedicated to his memory.

Regards

Wiltshire Tony

Sorry to hear of your loss Brian, condolences to you and the family.

This is terribly sad news. As a fellow Shark, Lawrence showed all the qualities I value in sim-racing. He will be much missed. My thoughts are with you and your family at this time Brian.

Sad news, condolences to the family.  :( Here is a glass of the finest red. :)

Very sad to hear this Brian. I know how much Laurie loved his racing and the pleasure it brought him. We'll all miss seeing him on the grid.

Condolences to you and your family.

Tudor.

Sad news.

I never actually raced with Laurie but often read his lighthearted banter on here and as he was a Team Shark member too, over at the team site as well.

I always thought he seemed too young for being an oldie.

Condolences to you and your family.

That's very sad news, my deepest sympathies to you, your family and friends.

A gentleman on and off track I shall think of him next time I'm racing.

Very sad. My condolences to you and his family. I will remember Laurie fondly.

Very sad news. LigelC will be missed.

Thank you for letting us know Brian, your post is very touching.

I remember when I got my G25, and I sold my old red momo to him, knew him well from my GPL days, will dearly be missed.

My condolences to you and his family.

Brian ,  really sad news my condolences to you and your family  :( . Raced with Laurie loads of times in UKGTL ,  He always had bucket loads of enthusiasm and always a great pleasure to race with.  

He will be missed on the forum and on the grid.

Rest In Peace Laurie.

Ligel,

You will be deeply missed at the back of the grid.
You truly carried over the Gentlemen Driver spirit to all of us.

Rest in peace.

Very sad news indeed, condolences to your family Brian.

Raced with Laurie many times, both here & at GBGTL, a true gent. He will be sadly missed.   :(

Very sad news indeed, he will be missed.

Very sorry to hear this  :( He always seemed to have a terrific attitude, despite all the problems. RIP Laurie.

That's very sad news, deepest sympathies to you to and your family.

I've enjoyed racing with Laurie, he was always a gentleman who loved his classic cars.

Rest in peace, you will be missed.

Very sorry to here this sad news Brian, deepest sympathies to you and your family.
He will be missed.

Rest in peace Laurie.                                     

So sorry to hear the news Brian.

Laurie was great to have on the grid, but he also put plenty of smiles on our faces off it with his now infamous brand of driver Kartoon art - https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=7609.msg136663#msg136663. He's almost been like part of the furniture since I started racing in this league and he'll really be missed.

Rest in peace mate.

P.s - if you ever fancy it Brian, there'll always be a spot on the grid here for you :)

Very sorry to hear this - very sad.

All the best to you and your family Brian.

Cheers, Ross.

Rest in peace, Laurie

You were a fine gentleman, and an ambassador to our 'sport'. You'll be sadly missed.

Although I never had the pleasure of racing Laurie, it's always sad to hear of the passing of someone who shares our pastime and the comments already expressed suggest to me that Laurie was one of life's gentlemen.

Rest in peace.

At the request of some of you here I have created and dispatched a card of condolence to Lauries widow. I did edit some of your messages but only some and only a little. I hope that won't cause any bad feeling. If you would like to see the card I have a PDF of it here
http://www.humyo.com/9349539/LigelC.pdf?a=SpNGiAsokQU
It is shown in print mode so the front of the card is on the right and the back on the left. The inside is as shown on page 2.

That's really terrific Tony. Many thanks for putting the card together.  :)

Nice work Tony, many thanks.

Nice thought, thanks Tony

Thank you Tony.

Yes, thanks for that Tony.

Thanks for doing that Tony, very nice  :'(

Cheers for your work Tony, however I can't see the card.
Is it possible send me another way to see it? I would like to see it very much.

I couldn't see it with Fire Fox PR but I could with Windows Internet Explorer.

Thank you Ade.  ;)

Paulo, do you still need me to send pictures to you?

No Tony, thank you. I followed Ade's tip and it worked fine.

Thanks Tony.  :thumbup1:

Lovely idea WT, looks great - thanks for doing that.