rip grumph

[robajs]

with much sadness i advise you all of grumphs (greg thomas) passing yesterday at chch hospital from ongoing health issues. there will be no funeral service at his request. please do not contact his family as they have enough going on.

[Kickaha]

Thanks for letting us know, strangely enough he was the guy who nearly put me off going racing by being a grumpy old cunt at scrutineering at the first meeting I did, in later years he did a few jobs rebuilding a GSXR1000, BSA A10 and my short stroke bucket motor while he was in Hororata, he came to see me in hospital when I smashed myself up in 2018 because he saw my name on the door while he was in the same ward, I hadn't seen him much after his move in the last few years

I'll be sorry to see him go

[onearmedbandit]

RIP Grumph.

[roogazza]

Bugger, RIP Grumph xxxxx

Old school !!!!! G.

[jato]

Sad news ... I hadn't met him in person for 25 years or so but was hoping to catch up in the near future... heaps of knowledge just left the room too . RIP Greg

[diesel pig]

Greg was a good broke. He did the cam timing on my cousin's Post Classic not along time ago. My cousin said it had ever run as good before as it did after Greg timed it. He did that out of the kindness of his heart basically. A lot of good information has left the building.

[pete376403]

Sorry to read that. I never meet Greg but from his posts I think I would have liked to.

[pritch]

Sad news. I never met him but his posts here were sensible. I'm assuming he was getting on a bit and his posts were an accurate reflection of who he was. He'll be missed.

[Laava]

RIP Greg….sad.

[husaberg]

I got the email this morning.
I am going to really miss Greg.
Such a wealth of practical knowledge and experience. But more than willing to share it.
He also knew who to ask and talk to if I needed something odd, or who would be able to help, or just to tell me I was just doing something potentially dumb which was pretty often.
He came out to see me when we were at Ruapuna a while back hell it would have to be 9 months ago to show me what he had done with a StarMaker engine I gave him.
talented dude. Who would go out of his way to help others
Gone far too soon.

I have meet some really great people through KB, Greg was easily one of the best.
Well Greg? Now who is going to tell me to clear my Mailbox now when its full?

[F5 Dave]

Ah shit, that's terrible news. We'd had quite a bit of comms online about various projects. Seemed to keep a passion till the end.

RIP dude.

[TheDemonLord]

I did not know him personally, his last post was in the Infamous thread in Rant and Rave.

I enjoyed our discussions when he chimed in.

The world is made a little less bright by his passing. To those who knew him, my sincere Condolences.

[WilDun]

with much sadness i advise you all of grumphs (greg thomas) passing yesterday at chch hospital from ongoing health issues. there will be no funeral service at his request. please do not contact his family as they have enough going on.

Just by chance I logged in today (after about 3 years!) and I am sad to hear this news. Although I never actually met him in person, I have had many online discussions with him here and I always felt priviledged to be able to talk with him (and many others) online - I have often wondered how he was doing.
Please pass on my condolances to his family ........ a good guy!

[HenryDorsetCase]

This is sad, condolences to the family. Interesting stories and great advice. RIP.

[sugilite]

Very sorry to hear of this. He was a all round good bugga. Condolences to the family.

[husaberg]

There has been plenty occasions where I have needed you input in the last week Greg.
We were down racing at the Burt having some clutch and water pump issues.
I know you had keep one last set of milled plates to do one last Aemacchi frame.
I was also hoping you might be persuaded to do a supermono replica frame as well.
Even though your were probably not a great fan, its kind of fitting you passed in Burt week.

[jellywrestler]

he needed to go, he had been of ill health for some time, i talked to him about 1 month ago and he said he was struggling to stay alive, so was saddened but releived when Warwick messaged me.
there was some incredible knowledge and stories in his swede

[jellywrestler]

just looking through my messages, this was 9th of jan from Greg, tough but he needed out ---------

How the fuck do you do such a long message. Site timed me out. then said message was too long.

CBF trying. Staying alive -just.

-----had a few chats at the sound of thunder about him to folks, oneof the backbones of our sport.