I well remember the Race of the Year at Mallory Park September 1964, and long after the race had finished and the crowds had gone, asking a Marshall if I could drive my car (Citroen DS19) around the circuit, he said better ask Mike (Hailwood) and directed me to him. I asked Mike and he said of course you can, and told the Marshall to let me through the top gate (Near Devil's Hairpin) - He said come back after we are having a bit of a Party with Chris Barber later. Did three/four laps and then went back. Mike appeared genuinely pleased to see me again, and asked how I got on. Had a good laugh together as we found had a lot of common interests (Similar Age) Stayed until late with many of the riders and "Chris Barber & his Jazzmen" playing. Imagine that today, the pits were open and you didn't need a fancy pass to get in. I was very keen on Jazz Bands, and in fact had an Acker Bilk Beard at the time !and was often mistaken for him ! Still got the Program Price 2/6p (NOT FOR SALE) and signed by many riders then including Phil Read, Jim Redman, Mike Duff, Bill Ivy etc Incidentally Mike Won the race on the MV Augusta and was £1000 richer. Huge amount in those days. So no wonder he was happy. He held the 350cc Lap Record from 62-64 at 84.93 mph and the 500cc Lap record at 53 seconds 91.70 mph in 1962 What a great guy Mike was, and a terrible loss to Motor Sport. I was not aware at the time I was talking to a Millionaires son, as Mike was so modest and unpretentious. "Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.” William Shakespeare
I went to the tt in the 60s with my father , and I remember hailwood at creg waving to the crowd With his left foot !, as he had dropped it somewhere and broke or bent the gear lever and had to change gear with his hand on the last lapI think he still won the senior.
la traduction aléatoire des docs (comme ceux de RMC) pour " 100 mph " la voix en français assure : " plus de cent tours " au TT ... ( le bol d'or au TT ! ce serait une idée )
Le nom des pilotes est lui aussi aléatoire :au TT, le pilote appelé "Travert" c'est le suisse Taveri, casque rouge, croix blanche, couleurs helvétiques. Beau reportage tout de même.
Mike the Bike ! pour moi le plus grand ! David, je l'aime beaucoup mais il n'a pas le talent de pilote de son père, ce que j'ai pu constater en roulant avec lui avec les amis de la Coupe, il lui ressemble
Not really, go easy on Vali. Big difference is Mike rode and won on all classes of bikes. See my comment re Mallory Park 1964 - there is no doubt Mike Hailwood was and is the GOAT and it will take a very long time indeed before that can change with the present Pits Barred "Special Tickets" era - the more more money we can make etc etc, Huge Change over the years as in F1 it's all MONEY Driven. Afraid those days we remember in the 60's - 90's will never return. I followed GP in the late 80's first met Kevin Schwantz at Donington Park around 1988 and found him to be a very friendly person, and sure had 'time' for you. Later met him again at Assen (Dutch GP) and in 1990 bought one of the last made RG500's CH (1989) Pepsi-Suzuki "Kevin Schwantz" GP Race Replica, Interestingly, the last of the street RG500s (the H model) had almost the same power output as the original works racers! Greatest admiration, my bike was either going to Kill you or get pinched for Speeding. However did neither, raced it on track days at Donington & Cadwell Park, and although placed in "unlimited Class' did OK at Cadwell at least finishing 3rd to Honda Blackbirds etc. Been to the Isle of Man and managed a lap in around 24 minutes 80 odd MPH (Roads Open) and have a video of that. Got Kevin to sign my book "The Grand Prix Riders" and Kevin duly obliged (Page 146) Note that Wayne is on Page 148 but did sign in with a Gold Tipped Pen !
@@GrrMeister I wonder what would happen today if riders showed up to a GP in a battered van with a couple of bikes in the back and a toolbox. Needing to remove the bikes for somewhere to sleep. A lot of great riders then and now. I think the mateship has mostly gone from racing these days.
Merci de déterrer des documentaires aussi génial et de les mettre sur RUclips
Quel pilote exceptionnel, merci de refaire vivre ces courses ✌️ . Au Tt de Chimay c'est presque la même ambiance
Merci d'avoir diffuser cette perle. Top
des vrais pilotes...des machines d enfer... une belle epoque
Mike Hailwood pouvait enfourcher n'importe quelle moto pour la première fois et la faire gagner. Hailwood restera 'La Légende'.
The best. The absolute. A gentleman.
Un chevalier d'une autre époque.
RIP.
Above all Mike was the ultimate sportsman
Forget Rossi forget Roberts forget Doohan Mike Hailwood is the greatest of them all
John Surtees was pretty good Car and bike champ.
MIKE HAYWOOD LE PLLUS GRAND PILOTE POUR MOI LE PLUS SIMPLE ET COURAGEUX COMME TOUS LES PILOTE UN VRAIT MAITRE DU PILOTAGE.
Great Mike Hailwood
Simply the best
I well remember the Race of the Year at Mallory Park September 1964, and long after the race had finished and the crowds had gone, asking a Marshall if I could drive my car (Citroen DS19) around the circuit, he said better ask Mike (Hailwood) and directed me to him. I asked Mike and he said of course you can, and told the Marshall to let me through the top gate (Near Devil's Hairpin) - He said come back after we are having a bit of a Party with Chris Barber later. Did three/four laps and then went back. Mike appeared genuinely pleased to see me again, and asked how I got on. Had a good laugh together as we found had a lot of common interests (Similar Age) Stayed until late with many of the riders and "Chris Barber & his Jazzmen" playing. Imagine that today, the pits were open and you didn't need a fancy pass to get in.
I was very keen on Jazz Bands, and in fact had an Acker Bilk Beard at the time !and was often mistaken for him !
Still got the Program Price 2/6p (NOT FOR SALE) and signed by many riders then including Phil Read, Jim Redman, Mike Duff, Bill Ivy etc
Incidentally Mike Won the race on the MV Augusta and was £1000 richer. Huge amount in those days. So no wonder he was happy. He held the 350cc Lap Record from 62-64 at 84.93 mph and the 500cc Lap record at 53 seconds 91.70 mph in 1962
What a great guy Mike was, and a terrible loss to Motor Sport. I was not aware at the time I was talking to a Millionaires son, as Mike was so modest and unpretentious.
"Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.”
William Shakespeare
mike the bike a legend of speed when you hear thunder that is
mike on the ducati crossing the
finishing line. race on
Una maravilla recomendable 100% Motociclismo.
Icona irraggiungibile....ciao Mike
TT en 2temps ça devais être magnifique
English version, please?
I went to the tt in the 60s with my father , and I remember hailwood at creg waving to the crowd With his left foot !, as he had dropped it somewhere and broke or bent the gear lever and had to change gear with his hand on the last lapI think he still won the senior.
la traduction aléatoire des docs (comme ceux de RMC) pour " 100 mph " la voix en français assure : " plus de cent tours " au TT ... ( le bol d'or au TT ! ce serait une idée )
Le nom des pilotes est lui aussi aléatoire :au TT, le pilote appelé "Travert" c'est le suisse Taveri, casque rouge, croix blanche, couleurs helvétiques. Beau reportage tout de même.
Stanley wood ou Stan Hailwood?
Where is the English version?
Mike the Bike ! pour moi le plus grand ! David, je l'aime beaucoup mais il n'a pas le talent de pilote de son père, ce que j'ai pu constater en roulant avec lui avec les amis de la Coupe, il lui ressemble
He, jarno and spencer the best
Exact
MIKE ETAIT BIEN MEILLEUR AGOSTINI ET DE BEAUCOUP DAUTRES.DE STEPHANE MERDJI.
Ya know it's a DUKE video as soon as the cheesy music starts. That's when I turn them off.
Mike the bike.. the legend rider..also a great gentleman...exactly the opposite from the scum with number 46 of today
Not really, go easy on Vali. Big difference is Mike rode and won on all classes of bikes. See my comment re Mallory Park 1964 - there is no doubt Mike Hailwood was and is the GOAT and it will take a very long time indeed before that can change with the present Pits Barred "Special Tickets" era - the more more money we can make etc etc, Huge Change over the years as in F1 it's all MONEY Driven. Afraid those days we remember in the 60's - 90's will never return.
I followed GP in the late 80's first met Kevin Schwantz at Donington Park around 1988 and found him to be a very friendly person, and sure had 'time' for you. Later met him again at Assen (Dutch GP) and in 1990 bought one of the last made RG500's CH (1989) Pepsi-Suzuki "Kevin Schwantz" GP Race Replica, Interestingly, the last of the street RG500s (the H model) had almost the same power output as the original works racers!
Greatest admiration, my bike was either going to Kill you or get pinched for Speeding. However did neither, raced it on track days at Donington & Cadwell Park, and although placed in "unlimited Class' did OK at Cadwell at least finishing 3rd to Honda Blackbirds etc. Been to the Isle of Man and managed a lap in around 24 minutes 80 odd MPH (Roads Open) and have a video of that. Got Kevin to sign my book "The Grand Prix Riders" and Kevin duly obliged (Page 146) Note that Wayne is on Page 148 but did sign in with a Gold Tipped Pen !
@@GrrMeister I wonder what would happen today if riders showed up to a GP in a battered van with a couple of bikes in the back and a toolbox. Needing to remove the bikes for somewhere to sleep.
A lot of great riders then and now. I think the mateship has mostly gone from racing these days.
Agostini era più forte….però onore a questo grandissimo pilota ❤️….meraviglioso.!.