screm 7,993 Posted August 9, 2021 Sad news, condolences to all family and friends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DutchGrasstrack 804 Posted August 9, 2021 Very sad news! Phil helped me to get started as photographer at the GP's around 10 years ago, and also with my first publications in the Star. Great to talk with him. Always friendly. RIP my friend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) The Speedway star kept on going through some really tough times but Philip had the vision to keep on track.The longevity of that magazine is outstanding, a great tribute to Philip and his hard work and having great staff with him at the speedway star.The biggest thing for me was he always listened and always wanted to move the magazine forward.He will be a huge loss to speedway and he for for me was in the John Berry mould , people had huge respect for him but he had his own view as well.RIP Philip. Edited August 9, 2021 by Sidney the robin 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatface 2,525 Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) Very sorry to hear that. Obviously he was a huge supporter of the sport and a talented writer. In many ways, it is incredible a weekly magazine of the quality of Speedway Star is still going....no doubt his passion for the sport was a huge, huge part of that. Edited August 9, 2021 by falcace 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Speedball 561 Posted August 9, 2021 RIP Phil. Speedway has lost a great friend. Always enjoyed reading his posts on this forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Humphrey Appleby 13,903 Posted August 9, 2021 6 hours ago, RobMcCaffery said: We have lost a giant influence on the sport. His legacy will be the magazine that he saved from ipc's scrapheap and made it survive as an independent title. The Star has been a far better magazine than the sport often deserved. Thank you for that Philip. I often didn't agree with him on here, but it was never personal and we had some good banter along the way. I would fully agree that the Speedway Star was a higher quality magazine than the sport deserved, and I did appreciate his insights into the sport on here. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LagutaRacingFan 1,919 Posted August 9, 2021 Very sad news, enjoyed many debates with him on here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 9, 2021 RIP Phil. So sorry to hear this news. We’ve lost a towering force for good and his influence on our great sport that stretches back over 50 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buttons 370 Posted August 9, 2021 RIP Philip Rising a great loss to Speedway, condolences to family & friends Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 454 Posted August 9, 2021 7 hours ago, mikebv said: Hopefully a minutes silence at all meetings this week... There was one at Wolves tonight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,163 Posted August 9, 2021 Just now, Red Flag said: There was one at Wolves tonight 30 seconds applause at BV.. 30 seconds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruno 1,790 Posted August 9, 2021 Minute well observed at Wolves tonight, never met Phil but felt like I knew him. Was wondering the other day why no recent posts R.I.P Phil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keepturningleft 588 Posted August 9, 2021 A great journalist. RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjsj9803 321 Posted August 10, 2021 Sad news R.I.P Phil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Stadia 1,062 Posted August 10, 2021 A name in speedway, that seems to have been around forever. RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites