Sadly, the Reverend Barry Whitehead died on Monday 22^nd May 2017 aged 86, from prostate cancer.

Barry - self-taught - was inspired to build his own "RBS" (Rev. Barry  Special) single-seater race cars by reading the books of Allan Staniforth. His cars, RBS1 to RBS8, primarily competed in the 1100cc racing car class, and for the last 18 years he shared them with his daughter, Eve, until ill-health forced him to retire from driving two seasons ago. Eve continued to drive and despite declining health Barry assumed the role of "RBS Mechanic" - working in the garage, preparing and maintaining the car for her. He enjoyed the engineering as much as, if not more than, the driving. Eve continues to compete the RBS8 around the north west of England.

Barry was a much-liked and respected engineer and competitor. With
his booming voice and laugh (and insults), he was a major presence in the paddock and he will be very sadly missed by a huge number
of competitors across the north of England. He competed for over 45 years, never missing a season, which is an amazing record.

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