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Jon Yeeles - Steve kay - 06-05-2021
Jon Yeeles
Seven owners in the Marches and sporting vintage motorists will be sad to hear that Jon Yeeles left us early yesterday morning. He had not been well for some time, but a degree of remission had allowed him to be cheerful and active until very recently. However, an invasive brain tumour got much worse, and he had spent the last few days in a hospice
Jon had been involved in motor sport for a very long time indeed. A good many of you will have seen him and competed against him at VSCC, LCES, PWA7C and Inter-Register events, from all of which he will be sadly missed. Whilst he dabbled with a wide variety of marques, various sorts of Austin Sevens were his principal machines, for trialling, hillclimbing, autotesting and nav rallying. The semi-Cambridge Hogstow Special managed over time to have been both a tall, low geared trials car, and a lowered, high geared hillclimber. The final Chummy convinced various authorities of its historic eligibility. Having spent many uncomfortable hours in it, I can confirm that the passenger's seat was wholly original, having had no attention since leaving Longbridge many decades ago. Jon was not a prize hunter, but a genuine grassroots competitor, always cheerful and happy to contribute.
Anne has friends and family living close, and will receive much support. Arrangements will be made for the funeral in due course, but we will not know whether we will be able to come and say goodbye to Jon, taking suitable transport in the form of machines he had previously owned or competed against.
Stephen Kay
RE: Jon Yeeles - Alan - 07-05-2021
RIP mate. I will miss you
RE: Jon Yeeles - Terry McGrath - 07-05-2021
How very sad... John was a lovely man with a cheery, articulate and helpful disposition. When I rolled over my Amilcar at Shelsley a few years ago it was he who helped me dismantle all the broken bits in the paddock and get it back on its trailer.
RE: Jon Yeeles - Steve Jones - 07-05-2021
Very sad news, Steve. As Terry says, Jon was a lovely man. I remember a very wet Pembrey Spring where he was in the Hogstow and blitzed the whole class despite cheerfully complaining that his specs kept misting up. The Hogstow carries on in the hands of the son of a poster on here and is entered at Harewood in 4 weeks time. A bit sobering to think that the last time I saw Jon was at Ian Sly's funeral in February last year.
Steve
RE: Jon Yeeles - Simon - 07-05-2021
Sad to hear this. I sold Jon an Austin 7 quite a few years ago, and competed against him in sprints. Super guy, really sad loss.