RIP Chiqui Soldevila
10-07-2013, 09:14 PM
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RIP Chiqui Soldevila
A great Puertorrican friend, father, husband and racecar driver has left us. My dear friend Chiqui Soldevila died last Saturday after being involved in a tragic car accident, the victim of a drunken driver.
During the 70's-80's he raced several Porsches at venues like Sebring and Daytona. In 82' he placed 4th overall (1st in GTO) in a 911 RSR co-driven by Diego Febles and Tato Ferrer (all three from Puerto Rico). The defending champions, Hurley Haywood, Al Holbert, and Bruce Leven finished behind him in a Brumos 935, for reference.
An excellent pilot, to the very end. He was a close friend of Alois Ruf, who serviced and kept one of the first production RT-12's for Chiqui in Pfaffenhausen. A true gentleman driver, one of the last of a dying breed.
He is survived by his wife Wanda, his son, Pedro, and young daughter Karina. He will be dearly missed. May he rest in peace.
During the 70's-80's he raced several Porsches at venues like Sebring and Daytona. In 82' he placed 4th overall (1st in GTO) in a 911 RSR co-driven by Diego Febles and Tato Ferrer (all three from Puerto Rico). The defending champions, Hurley Haywood, Al Holbert, and Bruce Leven finished behind him in a Brumos 935, for reference.
An excellent pilot, to the very end. He was a close friend of Alois Ruf, who serviced and kept one of the first production RT-12's for Chiqui in Pfaffenhausen. A true gentleman driver, one of the last of a dying breed.
He is survived by his wife Wanda, his son, Pedro, and young daughter Karina. He will be dearly missed. May he rest in peace.
10-07-2013, 11:16 PM
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Indeed. The whole Puertorrican community is shocked at this tragic and senseless loss. I personally talked to him just a week ago, in PR. We were making plans to go to Le Mans next year to see the return of Porsche to Le Sarthe. Now I feel more determined than ever to do so, in his name.
10-09-2013, 12:14 PM
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Muy triste. Very sad. We lose another Porsche friend from PR to a drunk driver. May he be up in heaven talking cars with my buddies Jimmy B, Tcherine and Gabriel G !
God bless him and his family...
God bless him and his family...
10-09-2013, 01:53 PM
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The circuit pilots club of PR (CCCPR on Facebook) will dedicate him their 40th Anniversary Cup this coming Oct19-20th.
A well-deserved and fitting tribute.
A well-deserved and fitting tribute.
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10-10-2013, 03:32 PM
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For any fellow Puertorrican racers in here, Chiqui's body just made it in to PR. He'll be at Buxeda Funeral Home, tomorrow all day. There will be a mass at the San Juan de La Cruz parish at Urbanizacion Los Paseos in San Juan, Saturday at 2:00PM. The body will be cremated, at the family's request. There will be a mass in his memory later this month, to be notified.
10-11-2013, 12:05 AM
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No prob. Too short notice for me, I'm in Texas myself since 2001. I'll try to make the memorial mass in his honor later this month. Guy was a class act all around.
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I cannot believe it - was away in Europe and as just thinking of Chiqui - he was my friend, my mentor, funny and gentle, full of joy - and treated everyone like they were the most important person to him in the world. I am so sad and of course for Wanda y kalima y Pedro Juan y Pao y familia - my love and thoughts from Virginia, Vaya con Dios # 42
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