Ayrton Senna r.a.s condolence message

Thanks to the inspiration from Raimo Vuopionpera, I am proposing a collective message of condolences to the family of Ayrton Senna (as well as Roland Ratzenberger, see companion message).

The proposed message is shown below; this is open to suggestions from those more experienced at writing such things. Please email any change suggestions to tomh@metrics.com -- *NOT* to the reply address.

We, the motorsport enthusiasts on the Internet, wish to express our condolences at the great loss suffered by you, and by the auto racing community worldwide.

Ayrton was one of the true greats of motor racing, and his talent and dedication will not be forgotten. He will take his rightful place among legends, like Jim Clark and Gilles Villeneuve, who perished while in pursuit of their chosen profession.

We share in your sorrow and loss; we can only hope that Ayrton is now pursuing his passion in heaven with the other all-time greats. May his soul rest in peace,

To include you name in this letter, fill in the following form, and return it to senna-letter@metrics.com (easiest done by replying to this article). Please do not exceed three lines for the message, and include your name, address (city, state/province, country) and email eaddress on the appropriate lines.

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I will acknowledge all the replies in a single mass posting prior to mailing the message c/o Williams Grand Prix Engineering.

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