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7 Apr 2011, 20:10 (Ref:2860306)
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Martin Bartek RIP
E-I reports the sad news of his sudden death, aged 44. God be with him.
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7 Apr 2011, 20:39 (Ref:2860320)
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Jasus , whats that all about then ?
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7 Apr 2011, 22:29 (Ref:2860344)
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this is nothing short of unbelievable and unexpected. R.I.P
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8 Apr 2011, 08:44 (Ref:2860430)
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Not wishing to be morbid, but this is particularly hard to take in without any indication of the circumstances surrounding it.
I met Martin briefly at an ACO meeting last year - terrible news... Ben |
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8 Apr 2011, 21:24 (Ref:2860679)
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RIP Mr. Bartek. Very sad indeed, only 44. I feel for those he's left behind.
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8 Apr 2011, 22:43 (Ref:2860689)
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Horrible news, best wishes and sympathies to his family and friends.
Young age to go but he definitely created a lasting impression. |
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9 Apr 2011, 01:40 (Ref:2860727)
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RIP Martin Bartek, quite stunned, this is quite sudden. Any idea as to what happened?
I feel for his family and his friends in this hard time, although it must be said that he left his mark, thanks to him we have had the wonderful Ford GT back at Le Mans and in top sportscar racing. Thankyou Martin. |
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9 Apr 2011, 07:32 (Ref:2860776)
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RIP Martin Bartek!
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9 Apr 2011, 08:07 (Ref:2860781)
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RIP Martin
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9 Apr 2011, 10:43 (Ref:2860827)
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RIP
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9 Apr 2011, 13:30 (Ref:2860866)
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Martin was a real gentleman. I helped sponsor his team's entry at the 24 hours of LeMans in 2010 and spent a week with him at VIR running our GT's in the driving rain with his team. Later, I spent time analyzing his business for him to help finish the season and fund the 2011 year. We'll miss him dearly.
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9 Apr 2011, 18:16 (Ref:2860956)
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Sad news this is, really liked his team, very professional from the outside!
Best wishes for his family! |
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9 Apr 2011, 20:22 (Ref:2861006)
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Only 44? WTF happened? There's no doubt he will be missed.
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9 Apr 2011, 20:29 (Ref:2861010)
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A real shame. Deserves the utmost respect for bringing back the Ford GT re-incarnation to Le Mans last year. A beautiful car.
Hopefully Matech will continue on with his legacy and bring the Ford GT as a GT2 to Le Mans one day. RIP Martin. |
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10 Apr 2011, 00:44 (Ref:2861084)
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God bless him and his loved ones.
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10 Apr 2011, 12:06 (Ref:2861291)
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Terrible news, couldn't believe it when I read it.
Such a great loss to the sports car community. RIP. |
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10 May 2011, 12:19 (Ref:2878052)
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A sad consequence of the decease of Martin Bartek:
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10 May 2011, 13:11 (Ref:2878083)
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Oh no... To think his legacy may die with him.
Very sad if true. |
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10 May 2011, 15:52 (Ref:2878181)
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Sad that not only Martin has died, but it appears his life work as well.
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10 May 2011, 16:49 (Ref:2878227)
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So sad, the man brought back the Ford GT into racing, and now this bankrupcy thing...
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10 May 2011, 17:48 (Ref:2878284)
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It's sad but we could see it coming, companies like Matech Concepts need to sell cars in order to survive and with FIA GT1 rules the way they are there is no market for there GT1 cars.
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10 May 2011, 21:31 (Ref:2878434)
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This is terrible news, hope something gets sorted out otherwise GT1 will lose some great cars.
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11 May 2011, 08:00 (Ref:2878567)
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11 May 2011, 08:04 (Ref:2878568)
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if i remember well, matech team racing (not the factory) with the 2 ford GT1 was on sale in december with a launch price of 2 mln of €, did somebody buy it at the end?
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11 May 2011, 08:16 (Ref:2878575)
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