The lad on the Ducati does well

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The lad on the Ducati does well

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and not a knee placed in the breeze :clap:

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Mike H had a reputation for the smooth and well tucked in riding style. It would have been great to see him on a modern race bike where letting it all hang out and controlled slides are what it takes (apparently) to go fast.

I still remember reading about his death. I was stunned and in shock for quite a while.
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Thank you for sharing that video.
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Thanks for the memories,I was at that race,Had a fantastic viewpoint.
Myself and a mate were invited by a camera man to sit on the scaffold stage that he was set-up on.
It was at gerrads,so when you see them going around gerrads just think of me watching.
And as a bonus i have actually raced at this circuit.


And fritz i still feel sick to this day about his death.
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old racer wrote:

And fritz i still feel sick to this day about his death.
I have had this photo for years. It is an example of elegance and beauty and about 20 other great adjectives about Mike and a 6 cylinder Honda.
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Post by Alan H »

I've got the same pic and happy to say I saw him race the Hondas (and others) in the late 60s and 70s.
Including a private 350 Yam at Silversone in '71 (I think) where although he didn't win, he lapped at the same speed as Ago on the MV.
Tragic loss.
Think of how stupid the average person is, then realise that half of them are more stupid than that.
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