Many of you will remnember George Paterson, famed for his long black hair and standstill age...have a look at some of the 70/80s Manx programmes to see his age go backwards. I never objected to this as I loved to see George race in the Island, and thought the 40 idea was arrant nonsense anyway (like the rules about no women on bikes or in pits!). However, I did get twitchy when he became younger than me.
Sadly George died a couple of years ago in a racing accident...absolutely nothing to do with his age...and all was revealed. He was 69, and still beating younsters ...just like the ageless Dennis.
Joey was a spring chicken when we lost him, and no doubt he and George are dicing away in heaven right now.