Clive Skilton
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My heart is heavy today when I tell you of the passing of Barrie Thompson yesterday late afternoon.
Reports are that Barrie suffered a heart attack while test driving Brian Davidson's V8 Wrangler in the Barstow desert. Co-driver Reid managed to bring the Jeep to a safe stop but Barrie left us at the wheel of a race car.
Our hearts go out to his wife, son and all the family at this terrible time. Barrie touched so many lives in and outside the off road community. He will be missed by us all. More news as we get it.
Clive Skilton.
2002 Press release......SKYJACKER'S JEEPSPEED CHAMPION-BARRIE THOMPSON
JEEPING IN BAJA: Skyjacker's JeepSpeed Champion-Barrie Thompson and his wife, Sharon, are preparing to beat the Baja 500 in his 1991 Skyjacker Suspension equipped Jeep Cherokee. Barrie is ready to push the 2WD JeepSpeed into some of the harshest Baja race course ever seen. Good luck stud
Reports are that Barrie suffered a heart attack while test driving Brian Davidson's V8 Wrangler in the Barstow desert. Co-driver Reid managed to bring the Jeep to a safe stop but Barrie left us at the wheel of a race car.
Our hearts go out to his wife, son and all the family at this terrible time. Barrie touched so many lives in and outside the off road community. He will be missed by us all. More news as we get it.
Clive Skilton.
2002 Press release......SKYJACKER'S JEEPSPEED CHAMPION-BARRIE THOMPSON

JEEPING IN BAJA: Skyjacker's JeepSpeed Champion-Barrie Thompson and his wife, Sharon, are preparing to beat the Baja 500 in his 1991 Skyjacker Suspension equipped Jeep Cherokee. Barrie is ready to push the 2WD JeepSpeed into some of the harshest Baja race course ever seen. Good luck stud