Leslie and Lloyd Killed in Plane Crash

David Leslie and Richard Lloyd were killed yesterday in a plane crash.

Leslie is perhaps best known for his participation in the British Touring Car Championships during the 1990’s – the golden era of the series before moving on to sports cars. Leslie's best finish in the BTCC was second behind then team-mate Laurent Aiello driving for the Nissan team.
Richard Lloyd was a successful team owner in sports cars and the BTCC, where he ran the Audi works team until the manufacture pulled out of the sport.. Their deaths come only a few months after Scottish rally driver Colin McRae died in a helicopter crash.

They were heading to France to test the Lloyd team sports car. My sympathies with the families of both men. I may not have followed their careers avidly but both have left their mark on British motorsport during their career.