My wife and I met Phil a couple of years ago at the UGP. He was wheeling an ST 1050 into a van at the end of race day, been used by a marshall for the week I think. He stopped and posed for a photo and a chat. I know it's sometimes an overused cliche but in his case I'd say he was a true gent and a great ambassador for the sport and he was able to give a little of his time to us. He wished us well and with a cheery wave pushed his bike into the van.

Does this help you with your pigeon? Not really. But your post did jog the memory. alf