Just read elsewhere that Jim Finlay passed away on Christmas Eve. Jim was an early backer of Tom Herron joining the continental circus in the 70s. Jim was also heavily involved in Jackie Hughes’s career - one of your quintessential 70’s Irish road racers who was at the very sharp end before a bad accident at the 79 Manx. It is / was Jim’s food service firm (Sunflower) that has been the long time backer of the big end of season short circuit in Northern Ireland. For the longest time, Tom’s 127.6 lap record in 1978 of the NW200 on Jim’s OW31 was the fastest in Britain.