Tristram and Lynsey

I had the privilege of covering the engagement party of former kart racer Tristram Oman, and his fiancee Lynsey Stoddart at the weekend, in an excellent gathering of friends and family in Stockton-on-Tees.

Back in 2004 I reported from Sharm-el-Sheikh in Eqypt, when I covered the Rotax World Finals, where Tristram had won all his heats and the pre-final, took pole position for the main final, only (as predicted...) for him to be 'taken out of the race' at the first corner. It was the only way he would have been beaten, because in a honest, straight-forward fight, he was unbeatable.

It has to be said that Tristram was the sort of racing driver who had the ability to achieve more success had he not become a team boss instead.