[CR]Gibby Hatton Was:Drilling brake holes on Keirin bikes

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:05:43 -0700
To: CR RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Gibby Hatton Was:Drilling brake holes on Keirin bikes

On Aug 12, 2007, at 2:33 AM, Tom Sanders wrote:
> Marcus,
> Are you aware that unless you are a Japanese citizen you may not
> ride on the
> track with Keirin riders?

Tom, not true, Gilbert "Gibby the Bear" Hatton of Southern California was the first foreigner to be invited to race the Professional Keirin circuit. He raced there in the 1980s.

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)