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#1 k21john

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Posted 19 April 2010 - 21:18

Hi

working on a project at the moment and looking for any information on the 1965 TT when Mike Hailwood dropped his MV at Sarah's Cottage, picked it up, straightened a few bits and then went on to win......

Any photo's, clippings etc! would be most helpful gentlemen....

Thanks

John

Edited by k21john, 19 April 2010 - 21:19.


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#2 GD66

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Posted 20 April 2010 - 13:24

Had a trawl through the Mortons archive ?

#3 Ray Oldam

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Posted 20 April 2010 - 16:18

John,

I remember it well!! I was 8 years old at the time and our dad took us to watch at Signpost corner - we were behind the big 'arrow' sign, which gave us a bit of shelter from the rain (but not much!). We thought Hailwood was amazing - keeping going with the bike in quite a mess, and in the wet too! The exhausts were flattened on the left, and the fairing all battered with bits of the screen flapping about. I believe most of the gear lever had been wiped off and he was using his hand to change. There are 'before' and 'after' photos on photographer Mike Pollit's web site, taken at the Gooseneck (mikepollit.com) - worth a look.

From memory, there was some argument about whether Hailwood had broken the rules by re-starting the bike downhill against the traffic, and I think there was a photo taken of it happening, and another of him trying to kick things straight with the bike against the bank. Agostini had also fallen on the same corner apparently, and had Hailwood stopped virtually at his feet! I don't think anyone put in a protest in the end - it was a truly heroic performance, and we were privileged to have seen it. Definitely worth getting soaked for. I can still remember being behind that sign, the sun finally coming out and Hailwood going by with a blinding reflection of the water on the track and everyone cheering - fantastic!!

Excuse my rambling on!! Good luck with the search - interesting to see what you can turn up!

Then there was 1967 of course......

ATB

Ray



#4 Rennmax

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Posted 20 April 2010 - 16:34


Hi gents,

this link might be of interest

http://www.ttwebsite...ad.php?tid=8249

Hopefully, there is no rivalry between the different forums .....

#5 Ray Oldam

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Posted 20 April 2010 - 18:55

Rennmax,

Thanks for that. Nice one! Those were the photos I was thinking of. That clutch lever of Hailwood's looks like it wouldn't have been easy to operate either! He must have finished the race like that as I think the levers were aluminium, and you cetainly wouldn't want to try and bend it back again. As they say in the forum Sarah's Cottage is a right hander, so they either would have come off on the exit from Glen Helen, or the little kink just after Sarah's on the way up the hill.

All the best.

Ray




#6 Classicpics

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Posted 20 April 2010 - 19:17

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Hope this helps, John

#7 k21john

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Posted 20 April 2010 - 21:06

Guy's I can't thankyou enough, the phot's and links are a great help.....

I'm sworn to secrecy on the project at the moment but will be able to difulge all in a few weeks time......

Thanks again for the info and if any more photos appear then thank's in advance....

Cheers

John