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HAILWOOD’S HAT!
Dear CR,
In 1979 (as usual), I was at the TT. I watched the ClassicTT from the park on Glencrutchery Road and after the race I wandered back through the paddock to go back into Douglas. There were two youngsters in the paddock, one on a BMX-style bike, and as I approached them I became aware of Mike Hailwood himself following me! I was absolutely gobsmacked and didn’t dare speak to him! He nodded to me as he passed, took the Castrol baseball cap he was wearing off his head and slapped it on the
