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Francois Salabert of France.
I have been asked what really happen to Francois Salabert of France.
Here is a short story with a very sad end..
My former OE class and F1-V8 friend/racing buddy Francois Salabert was racing the F1-V8 series very successfully from 1981 to 1989 in Europe and the USA. I think he won a F1-V8 race, maybe two..Always driving for Velden Racing. (Salabert also raced the F1-V8 race in Bristol 1982)
(First two pictures below)
Late, (after the 1989 season) OMC cut back on the US F1-V8 racing and Salabert went to Mercury and raced the ON 2 liter series 1990..
He started up the 1990 season by winning Parker Enduro.
Third picture
Next big race was Bristol 1990 but tragedy hit Salabert. He crashed hard in to the Bristol wall and we lost him.
Fourth picture.
See attached video. 1.20 minutes in you can see the bad crash.
Salabert was extremely popular and we lost a great person/friend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=99&v=V_3F3L7gwDk