Since I was only born in 1985 I'd only ever heard of Mike Hailwood and what little I've seen of him is just clips of his glory days. I read a book about him a year or so ago(can't remember the title) and just remember being blown away by how much he won and the immense range of machinery he won races on ranging from 125cc to 1000cc, 2 and 4 stroke, singles to 6 cylinders, short circuits to road courses it just beggars belief.

Very impressive man indeed.