(01-08-2009, 07:45 AM)Dave-M Wrote: Have any of you got a photo of Mike Hailwood restarting the 500cc MV after he crashed in the 65 senior. i was talking with a mate and he reckons that Hailwood never re-started the MV down the hill against the direction of the race, i have seen a photo of it years ago in one of the mags but a search on the net came up with nothing so hopefully you knowledgeable people can come up with something.

Dave

Hi Dave,

Just looked in "Hailwood" by Mike Hailwood and Ted macauley, published in 1968, and it cost 30 shillings!. It says that Mike crashed his MV shortley after Sarah's cottage, and ended up on his back looking into the eyes of Giacomo Agostini, who had crashed at the same spot a little earlier. It goes on to say that under the eyes of the marshalls, who diplomatically looked the other way !, Hailwood push started the MV down the hill towards the oncoming traffic, it fired and he swerved round in the road and carried on. There is a super picture in the book of Mike kicking the MV's fairing back into place, but not a picture of him push starting the bike. But I think I saw one once. Do people think that a competitor would get away with that today?.

Regards to all,

Pat.