Tommy Byrne vids?

[52Paddy]

Having finished reading Tommy Byrne's book "Crashed and Byrned," I'd really like to see the guy in action. Don't suppose any footage of his early career remains, does it?

He took part in Formula Ford 1600 and FF2000 in the late 70s, and then British F3 in the early 80s before that dreadful stint with Theodore and the McLaren test that was fruitless in terms of opportunities.

After that, although still quite competitive in America, I don't think his racing did his previous career justice. Would love to see footage of the young man in action, is it possible that he was ever caught on camera?

[Rodriguez 917]

I have already had a look on Youtube but I couldn't find anything. I agree though I would love to see some footage, brilliant book by the way don't you think!

[52Paddy]

Yeah the book is a great read. Footage, I feel, will be very difficult to come by. Maybe some videos from Formula Ford festivals of the late 70s or the British F3 championship in the early 80s.

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That McLaren test
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1983 Macau GP
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[52Paddy]

Wow, great footage of the test! I never expected that to crop up. And I'm sure that the full race footage from macau is available somewhere. I've no doubt in my mind that, having seen that testing clip, he could have been a great driver. The engine note was screaming through those bends - fearless!

Cheers wedge :beer:

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Basically an ex-McLaren mechanic sent the clip to Tommy.

He's got his own youtube page but nothing of much interest apart from the test video which I found by accident

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=crashorbyrne&view=videos