Kawasaki 1400 GTR

Off Topic => General Discussion => Topic started by: O.C. on March 23, 2013, 07:57:12 AM

Title: 40 years ago today
Post by: O.C. on March 23, 2013, 07:57:12 AM
Mike the bike was a great rider/driver.....just listen to the sound of the MV at the end of the clip ...awesome    :yes: 

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/on-this-day-mike-hailwood-killed-in-car-crash-140435227.html#Id2otEA
Title: Re: 40 years ago today
Post by: Burchy on March 23, 2013, 09:57:03 AM
Saw Mike The Bike on his TT comeback in 1978.  What a wonderful race.  Such a sad loss and surely not the way he would have wished to go


Except that its not 40 years ago.  He was 40 years old, though.
He died 23rd March 1981

RIP Mike
Title: Re: 40 years ago today
Post by: O.C. on March 23, 2013, 12:06:34 PM
Quote from: Burchy on March 23, 2013, 09:57:03 AM
Saw Mike The Bike on his TT comeback in 1978.  What a wonderful race.  Such a sad loss and surely not the way he would have wished to go


Except that its not 40 years ago.  He was 40 years old, though.
He died 23rd March 1981

RIP Mike

:oops: Good point burchy,  that's probably what I meant to say   :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:

Well I am olde ya know ...but not as old as some  :banana:  :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: