Dan,

That's a nice remembrance of him. I knew it a couple hours later but totally
forgot to inform this group as I did many other
people... sorry


As a Datsun rally man, one of our heroes, 'DNF'. A big loss in the rally world.
A Legend is gone!!
This is the announcement on my rally website
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Mr Shekhar Mehta passed away in a London hospital on 12th April 2006 after a
short illness. He was taken ill on the island of
Corsica, where he was attending to his duties as the Rally Commissioner for the
FIA on the 'Tour De Corse' round of the World Rally
Championship. He was just 60 years old.

Born in 1945 - a Ugandan of Indian extraction - Shekhar entered his first
competitive event in 1966. He went on to win the East
African Safari Rally a total of 5 times - four of them in 'Datsun'-branded cars.
First of these ( in 1973 ) in a Works Datsun 240Z
co-driven by Lofty Drews - the second Safari win for the 240Z.

Shekhar rallied all over the world, in famous events such as the RAC Rally in
the UK, The Monte Carlo Rallye, The Southern Cross
Rally in Australia, The TAP Rallye in Portugal, The Acropolis Rally etc etc - as
well as many national and club events in the UK.

Sincere condolences to his wife Yvonne and son Vijay and all who loved him

Regards,
Guus van der Bol



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Van: historicrally@yahoogroups.com [mailto:historicrally@yahoogroups.com] Namens
The Cross
Verzonden: woensdag 19 april 2006 8:50
Aan: historicrally@yahoogroups.com
Onderwerp: RE: [Historic Rallying] RIP Shekhar Mehta

We received the sad news of the passing of Shekhar Mehta.

Rosie and I only had a brief encounter with Shekhar for a few days of each
October when he competed in the Southern Cross Rally.

Although brief, those annual meetings were memorable. I remember well...

Shekhar was in our Sydney home playing with our Old English sheepdog,
"Shaggy Shoes"; Shekhar remarked he was going to call his own dog "Great
Reluctance" so when he was jet-setting around the World rallying, he could
bid Yvonne farewell and say, as he skipped through the airport departure
gate, "I am leaving you with Great Reluctance"
.... and then he would laugh as only Shekhar could laugh.

Adieu, old friend.

Dan & Rosie White



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From: historicrally@yahoogroups.com [mailto:historicrally@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Tim Winker
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 02:58
To: Historic Rally eGroup
Subject: [Historic Rallying] RIP Shekhar Mehta



Legendary rally driver Shekhar Mehta, died in London, Wednesday, 12 April
2006 at the age of 61.

Mehta was a many-time winner of the East African Safari Rally, and best
known as a driver for the Datsun team in the 1970s, though he did drive for
Lancia for a short time.

See:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200604120824.html
for the details.

Tim Winker
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Vintage Ice And Gravel Rally Racing Association
[ V. I. A. G. R. R. A. ]

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