Mike Reedy R.I.P

[stegger]

Mr. Mike Reedy's passed away at 1:08 on May 17th :(
God bless you mike :wub:wub:wub

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[raymondkerr]

Just saw a post on facebook from Masami, very sad news.:(

[steveproracing]

Rc will not be the same without him. Legend!!
Peace be with you mike

[stegger]

Thats 3 legends in quick succession pete stevens, Gualtiero Picco and know Mike Reedy :wub

[crtpromachine]

Another blow to the rc world may all our deepest sympathy and thought be with the loved ones left behind

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

[racingdwarf]

very sad news, sat many years ago and rebuilt one of my reedy motor's at a reedy race, I was no star driver at all, made no diffrence to him, still went through it with fine tooth combe, fantastic chap, :cry:

[MiCk B.]

Yep,

Great fella and great ambassador for the sport.

I was lucky enough to meet him.

MiCk B. :-)

[big air]

R.I.P Mr Reedy:cry:

[CHEVY]

if it was not for mike reedy we would be racing in dark ages

r.i.p mike and god bless family

[traffman]

Oh R.i.p , i remember when i started forst time round back in 1987 on the club circuit i allways admired him and was envious of the reedy internationals.

What a great great visionary he was.

My sentiments to all his family and friends.

[Projectzip]

I can only dream of leaving such a legacy behind.

As a young boy reading Model Cars magazine I sat and longed for the day I could buy a Reedy motor.


RIP

[mark christopher]

having done a Uk reedy off and on road meeting and met him, he was the biggest pioneer in this hobby

[/tobys]

A true RC legend...will be sorely missed.

Condolences to the Reedy family.

[igbandy]

As Many people have already said, an RC legend and a true gentleman.

I met him in I think 1992 at the 1/10 off road British Grand Prix at the NEC. A totally unasuming Guy and a pleasure to talk too.

[Welshy40]

Having done a Reedy invitational event and the worlds warm ups at basildon and met him i have to say nice chap but life has to end and Mike had a good run and achieved a world staus. A legend he still is.

[Mike Haswell]

A sad day indeed. Having had the good fortune to have spent some time with him other the years, it has been a an honour to know him and to appreciate what he did and his wry sense of humour. RIP Mike.

[dave-p]

i was very fortunate to meet mike many many years ago at a reedy international at the nec in birmingham, i rate it as one of the most pleasurable 60 mins of my rc experience.
he was a very approachable and nice mannered man, i still gives me great pleasure to tell people i met and spent time with him.

a true gentleman r.i.p.

[john333]

yet more sad RC news, he had to be the biggest name in racing bar none. A very great loss to our sport

[russmini]

A true RC Legend.

One of the pioneers who bought the 'sport' to where we know and love it to be today. There was and still are others, but everyone knows his name.

Many ideas, for racing overall, not just the motor side.

A very sad loss and like others, i met him breifly at the worlds in 93 at Basildon. A very nice man he was too.

R.I.P

:cry:

[GLYN WARD]

the best person in model cars i will not forget all the time i spent talking to him he really appreciated honesty in people r.i.p mike.

[SlowOne]

Not many people become a legend in their own lifetime, and yet retain the humility and touch to communicate with everyone they meet. Most everything else everyone has already said - pioneer, gentleman, honorable, knowledgable, open, honest.

When I took over from Mike as IFMAR Electric Chairman, I asked in my first closing speech for people to show their appreciation for his years of service to IFMAR. Mike got a five-minute standing ovation - that was how highly people regarded him. He did more to help me than I ever managed to repay, so like many others, today is a sad day for me too.

Rest in peace, Mike.

[nobby]

when i started racing in the early 80's there were 4 people in rc i looked upto, and they were masami hirosaka phil davies nigel hale and mike reedy we have lost phil and mike but let's revel in what they gave us as racers, and people.

people say don't meet your hero's that's rubbish i met them all, and trust me it was well worth it they were, and in my eye's always will be gentlemen each one of them.

r.i.p. mike.

[Freakypen]

:(r.i.p. Mike-deepest sympathy to his family and friends- Mike was and always will be an RC hero.