# @onelungracing on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DavhEdFEYoQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70694543-onelungracing-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7faa538246.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-13T18:05:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** One Lung Racing (@onelungracing) — https://gondola.cc/onelungracing

## Caption

Mike Hailwood came back to race the Isle of Man TT after 11 years away, at age 38, on a bike he'd never raced—and won by nearly two minutes. 🏆

He wasn't supposed to be competitive. He was running a motorbike shop. The brand he rode had never won the class. What happened that week on the Isle of Man in 1978 is one of the most extraordinary stories in all of motorsport — not just motorcycling.

Greatest comeback in motorsport history—agree or disagree?

#OneLungRacing #MikeHailwood #IsleOfManTT #TT1978 #Ducati #Ducati900SS #MotorcycleHistory #MotoHistory #TT #IsleOfMan #BikeLife #Moto #MotorcycleFacts #BikerCommunity #TwoWheels #RacingLegend #ClassicMotorcycle #MotoLegend #BikeHistory #RideOrDie #VintageMoto #MotorcycleRacing #ComebackKing #motolegend

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## Tags

moto, tt, isleofmantt, isleofman, vintagemoto, comebackking, tt1978, ducati900ss, rideordie, racinglegend, onelungracing, motorcyclefacts, ducati, twowheels, motorcycleracing, classicmotorcycle, motolegend, mikehailwood, bikercommunity, motorcyclehistory, bikelife, motohistory, bikehistory

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