Ron Ayers passing

[PorkPie]

Ron Ayers, he was responsible for the aerodynamic of the Thrust SSC - still the ouright record holder - and Bloodhound

passed, age 92.

He was a real character and very good friend of mine.

a couple years ago, when the SRC had his yearly gathering in Coventry, Ron and John Ackroyd, designer of the Thrust II,
had a podium discussion about "how to design a record breaker".....well....it was hilarous.....they had totally different opinions but respect each other....

this free spirit thinking that everyone has the right to have a own opinion was very important for him...

and he had never a problem to ask other for their opinion...

a very human thinking man.

Ron, we had so much fun during the Thrust SSC and Bloodhound time....I will miss that...

RIP my friend

[sabat]

Rest in peace Mr. Ayers.

Interesting personal notes on the Thrust SSC team page.

https://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/Team/Ron_Ayers.html

Dean

[Speed Limit 1000]

RIP Ron you will be missed but remembered as a great designer of the fastest cars in the world

[aircap]

I remember he gave a talk at the 1998 Speedweeks. He was kind enough to answer one of my questions, and didn't treat me like a total noob.