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Mike Hailwood Run
Dave S, Chris C, Gloria and myself ventured into
Brum on the last Sunday of March to support the "MADE IN BIRMINGHAM"
people on their Mike Hailwood run. We met in Bracebridge Street where
there was a line up of probably around 100 bikes. There is a picture below
of the plaque on one of the factory walls commemorating it's use by Norton.
The convoy of bikes followed the run leader out of Birmingham to the
village of Tanworth in Arden where Mike Hailwood and his daughter are buried in
the church graveyard. In my view Mike was probably the best motor cycle
road racer ever and certainly the best of his era. It was a honour to
visit his grave, a small thank you for the pleasure he gave me when I watched
him race.
Tanworth in Arden is not too far from Stratford on Avon so Gloria and myself
decided to point the Rapide in that direction. M & S provided a couple
of packs of sandwiches which we enjoyed while sitting down by the river in the
warm sunshine. The return trip to Hinckley pushed the trip around to a few
miles over 100 for the day.
Eddy
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JP (arrowed) addresses the ensemble before the off.
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