Mike Hailwood

 

Mike Hailwood : A Motorcycle Racing Legend by Mick Woollett Mike Hailwood has been described as the greatest rider in the history of motorcycle racing. At the age of 18, he was already a British champion in four classes. At age 21, he won his first World Championship. He would go on to claim eight more world titles in the 250cc, 350cc and 500cc classes. This definitive history of the millionaire's son who earned a reputation as one of the sport's nice guys, covers Hailwood's British championships and early Continental races in 1959 and 1960,  before going on to examine his rides with MV Agusta and Honda in 1960 and 1961; his small-class endeavors with EMC, MZ and Benelli; and his return to Honda and four more world titles from 1966 through 1968. Although Hailwood enjoyed modest success in Formula 1 auto racing, this book focuses solely on his motorcycle career, to which he made a spectacular return in 1978,  winning the Isle of Man TT aboard a Ducati and smashing the lap record the following year en route to winning the Senior TT title. Amazon.com Hardcover - 208 pages Haynes Pub Group; ISBN: 1859606482

A Man Called Mike
Christopher Hilton, paperback,
Published 1995 Motorbooks Int.
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Mike the Bike Again : The story of Mike Hailwood's return to the TT
Ted Macauley
ASIN: 0304306886
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Mike : The life and times of Mike Hailwood
Ted Macauley
ASIN: 0907675220
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Thirty Years and More of the Motor-Cycle World Championships
by Mike Hailwood, Peter Carrick
ASIN: 0450048780
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