R.I.P man :(

just read through this thread again, and im truly saddened by the realisation that ill never meet gav. after reading about how much of a nice guy he was, but obviously you dont really see this sort of thing until its too late.
if something is done as a mark of respect at fcs then ill come, i wasnt going to because i dont own a french car anymore, but now i feel like ive got a very good reason to go. even if theres nothin official it would be good for us all to sit down and have a drink together in memory of him.
also, it still angers me that his life was taken by someone else driving badly (i know ive said this previously in this thread) so please, any young guys who have recently started driving and try to show off, read this thread and think twice before driving like a dick.

RIP Mate.

my thoughts are with your friends and family.

Was a tribute to him on the front page of the evening post yesterday. Such a shame.

Looking at the car, he never had a chance.

RIP Bud.

Really like the idea about parking up in positions and minutes silence!

Im sure this would be very fitting, thoughts really going to gavs father!!

Gav's Dad could lead in whatever Gav still owned? He had 2 or 3 cars iirc?

+1

love the idea of a minutes silence :y:

and also the welsh flags draped across our bonnets.

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RIP gav.

R.I.P fella, spoke to you a fair few times, good lad.

May you rest in peace.

F*&K!!!! RIP Dude


Dodgy situation aswell, whilst a passenger on a test drive... eesshh :n:

One car left which is the nova and I think that's going

Agree with you there Lee, Mike showed me some old FCS group shots with Gav in, Brought back some real good memories.

If it hasn't been mentioned, Maybe a toast in his honor at the night before at FCS?

RIP Gav.

im sure many toasts will be made, and much toast eaten in his honour :y:

Yeah its touched my heart tbh how well people are pulling together, its what brought me here in the first place!

Will be many toasts thats for sure!

Am sure we could all get together at the hotel at FCS and I could say a few words, or anyone else who feels they wish could.

the car looks a right mess.

he stood no chance

love the ideas:

welsh flag on bonnets
minutes silence on the start grid
gavs dad leading the lap in gavs car(s)

what about a R.I.P JAPMAN sticker in the sax-p font for the rear windows of the cars.
sell them for £1.50 or £2.00 each money made given to charity or something.
sure people wouldent say no.

Im sure FCS would have no problem considering the circumstances.

Is it just me that thinks driving a load of cars round a racetrack isnt the greatest thing to do when he's just died in a car accident? Suppose someone crashed or something, would be terrible!

not racing, driving round slowly.

its what he loved, cars and driving round tracks

so it suits it really well.

Fair enough!

A lap of honour doesn't mean flying around the track like total dicks mate.

One slow consistent speed is not hard to do

His 3 brothers from another as he used to say are coming to fcs, richard, matthew and jamie, along with his dad. It may still to raw for them to take part and may get more from it if they watch and that's for them to decided. However if they do decided on this we can sort it out who leads am sure

yeah the clio V6 group were on for a lap of honour last year

nice slow drive round to honour him, stop on the grid, engines off for a 2 min silence, then start them back up and rev the cars a bit, would be a nice send off especially with the welsh flag on the car etc

Sounds like a plan to me

Just came back to add to the messages really.
Awful :( RIP Gav.

WELL SAID MATE :y::y::y:

also chip in with fuel cost for Gav dad to be there

Always a great help on the Health & Fitness page
My thoughts are with the ones closest to him.
RIP Gav

oh damn.
r.i.p man :(

an accident like this is tragic enough but for him to be an inoccent party in it just makes it worse

RIP

i hope the officials of fcs will allow us to stop engines. 1 min silence.

i am pleased about the response about the welsh flag over the bonnets. i have already brought mine.

i hope Simo could get some stickers made * R.I.P gav / Japman *
get 200+ made. sell them at the show for people to buy and all the money at the end of the day goes to gav's dad.

as said drive carefully everyone

didnt know him. but RIP gav there is alot of people going to miss u. i was thinking bout the stickers but looks like it has been said and i think it is a great idea and all of us put them in the same place. is there a way that we can have them before FCS?

jesus!! ivejust come across this, R.I.P japman, never met him but alwasy seemed sound on here, mainly the health a fitness section, really shocked, how do you change your avitar to the ribon, would like to change mine as a mark of respect, had actually wonered what had happend for so many ppl to be using the pic but now i know, heart goes out to family and all who are close or indeed know him at all.

There go blackie_2k5

Never knew you personally but R.I.P and condolences to your family and friends no one deserves what happened to you

just spotted this,never knew the guy but spoken to him via threads on here a few time, R.I.P mate

stay safe guy's and girls

Dont log on her often these days,but sounds like i missed the opportunity to meet one of the good guys of the World.

My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

R.I.P. Japman, thoughts are with your family and friends.

Never spoke to you i don't think, but the comments in this thread bring a tear to your eye when you read them.

If the memorial lap goes ahead, could i ride shotgun with someone, as i'll be at FCS but my car won't be, so i can't take part myself?

James

never knew him but no one deserves this , r.i.p mate all my respect goes out to you and your family

Didn't know him but it's sad news r.i.p japman x

Funeral is 1pm on Friday.

What a horrible read that was, shocking. R.I.P

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