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MOSS, SIMPLY THE BOSS

They say you never want to meet your heroes in case they disappoint. Well, I met Stirling Moss several times and he never disappointed, even in the crowded confines of the pits at the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix when he almost tripped over me. He had more important people to see, and that was fine by me.

On other less busy occasions Stirling always had time, no matter who you were. As a 13-year-old in Rotorua waiting to take a photo of him on my

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