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Mike Hailwood
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:41 pm
Author: Pigford
Night out on the town this evening - for a talk about Mike Hailwood, by his son David
http://www.wherecanwego.com/event/83281 ... vents.aspx
Mrs P is even doing the TAXI bit as well -
that'll cost me dearly 
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:44 pm
Author: jimmock
I'd like to have been going to that.
Sounds like a good night.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:47 pm
Author: PJ
I'm surprised you spent a tenner
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:14 pm
Author: Z1parR
Mrs.P spent the tenner
posy
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:22 pm
Author: ted1r
PIGGIES ON THE PISS/ PIGGIES ON THE PISS
I would have liked the talk too Mr Hailwood was a great rider saw him in the island .
Ted
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 7:59 am
Author: Pigford
Good evening and very interesting. The 6-cylinder H**** wasn't there as it's being rebuilt, but I got to
buy David Hailwood a drink (lager)
He's also started a petition to get his dad a postumus Knighthood for his efforts over the years..... Mike got the George medal for bravery trying to save a fellow F2 driver from a burning car. Mike died at age 40 in 1981.
Anyhow, I've got to get started on my chores now.....
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 5:46 pm
Author: jimmock
Pigford wrote:Good evening and very interesting. The 6-cylinder H**** wasn't there as it's being rebuilt, but I got to
buy David Hailwood a drink (lager)
He's also started a petition to get his dad a postumus Knighthood for his efforts over the years..... Mike got the George medal for bravery trying to save a fellow F2 driver from a burning car. Mike died at age 40 in 1981.
Anyhow, I've got to get started on my chores now.....
SUPERB Piggy.
Mike and his daughter Michelle were BOTH killed when their Rover SD1 hit a wagon doing an ILLEGAL U turn.
It happened near Banbury on the A34 if my memory is still correct.
SAD DAY INDEED.
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 6:11 pm
Author: nw66
Going to the fish and chip shop
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 7:23 pm
Author: jimmock
nw66 wrote:Going to the fish and chip shop
I believe so.
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:56 pm
Author: Rodders5019
My brother was on the telephones at Snetterton in the days of Hailwood, Ago, Read, Ivy, Minter, Cooper and co and took me along sometimes inc The Race of Aces . I have Hailwood's autograph Reads and Ivy's. I had the dubious honour of cleaning Bill Ivy's sports car after his French girlfriend chucked up
on the way to the track but I did get a tenner for my trouble.
I got to sit in Hailwood's Iso Griffo ( think that is what it was ) the day him Phil Read and Bill Ivy got all dressed up in hippy gear and paraded round the paddock.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 10:26 pm
Author: paul doran
ah! yes Mike was one of the all time greats
Mark it will be worth all that ironing
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:13 am
Author: scott
but I got to
buy David Hailwood a drink (lager)
Are you sure it was that way round and he didnt have to buy the drinks?? lol