I watched a DVD called 'Faster' the other night which contained a bit of history about John and his family. In one of the interviews they said that his dad won a race at the TT but was disqualified when the authorities found out that he was only 15. I know a fair bit about TT history and this sounded like a bit of a tall story to me so I checked the TT database and there is no record of him riding the TT. However, there are a few DNF's by a rider called Hopkins in the MGP around the time this supposedly happened.

Has anyone else heard this and is there any truth to it?

Cheers

Neil