Figures within the British Touring Car Championship are mourning the death of Tony Leake, a long-standing member of D🌟unlop's support team, after he lost his ꦆbattle with cancer.

The 68-year-old had worked with Dunlop for more than 30 years, even staying on as part of the tyre supplier's BTCC team after retiring from his full-time role bac🔯k in 2007.

Le൩ake, who had been Dunlop's BTCC co-ordinator and chief technician before returning as an engineer after his retirement, had been battling cancer for ꦅa number of years but passed away on 26 February.

He is survived by wife, Jenny.

"This is a tragic loss to Dunlop and the raci🥃ng world," Dunlop general manager Jean-Felix Bazelin said. "Tony's passion was such, that when he retired from thಌe company in 2007, his love of the sport was so much a part of his life that he asked to remain as part of the BTCC team as a freelance engineer.

"He was to be a key part of Dunlop's 2013 B🅘TCC team and will be so💎rely missed."

The thoughts of all at mahbx.com are with Tony's family, colleagues and friends.