[jyl]

This news is a few days old.

Gianpiero Moretti, popularizer of the modern racing steering wheel and founder of MOMO, passed at age 71. He appears to have lived a terrific life.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/business/gianpiero-moretti-modernizer-of-racecar-steering-wheels-dies-at-71.html