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Willy Mairesse was a Belgian Formula 1 and Sports Car driver with a penchant for wrecking his Ferraris. So much so that his death by suicide in 1969 was attributed to a severe wreck he had at Le Mans in the Mulsanne Straight in 1968. Mairesse drove in races with friends before making the big time as a driver around 1956. Willy was offered a works ride as a sports car driver and grand prix racer by Ferrari in 1960. He showed brilliance as a driver but was also plagued by taken risks that led him into shunts quite often. A number of these left him with cuts and some with severe burns.
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Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
I am a soon to be retired Duke Medical Center library researcher, who enjoys writing. I have been writing on Wikipedia for years and have begun to writeebooks. My pastimes include selling books on EBay, genealogical research, baseball (Pittsburgh Pirates), collecting antique furniture and coins, and spending time with Kingsley, my cocker spaniel.
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Willy Kamikaze Mairesse - Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Willy Kamikaze Mairesse
Published by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr. at Smashwords
Copyright 2016 by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr.
Willy Kamikaze Mairesse was born in Momignies, Belgium on October 1, 1928. The town is on the Franco-Belgian border in Hainaut Province. He died in Ostend, Belgium on September 2, 1969 (40 years 336 days). Mairesse drove for BRM, Ferrari and Team Lotus.
Mairesse went racing at age 25, joining a friend named Dr. Henry Misonne in the Liege-Rome-Liege race. The two drove a Porsche that broke from mechanical failure. In 1954 Willy paired with Raymond Pirson in a Peugeot to once again compete in the Liege-Rome-Liege race. Mairesse/Pirson finished 8th in class, 28th overall. Once more Mairesse drove a Peugeot in the 1955 Liege-Rome-Liege race. This time he teamed with Maurice Desse as his co-driver. This car won the 1300 cc class, placing 8th overall.
Switching to Mercedes in 1956 Mairesse drove a 300 SL in what became his breakthrough season. He
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