This is such a difficult thing for me as I have quite a few of different subjects, so will have to choose this one for the story attached to it.
This is Wayne Hamilton & was taken in 2011 at the Southern 100. He was a young, up & coming rider, who showed great talent. I put this pic on Facebook (along with a couple of hundred others) & was spotted by a Manx artist that wanted to paint it. I sent her a copy & she showed Wayne's Father & Uncle, who made friends with me on Facebook.
I was talking to Wayne's Uncle on FB while Wayne won his 1st Manx GP, telling him how good a talent this lad was & he had a great future in front of him. 24 hours later, Wayne crashed & sadly passed away. I was asked if the family could use my photo for the cover of the Funeral book, which I took as a great Honor.
Sorry for rabbiting on, but I had to put the story over. R.I.P. Wayne, sadly missed.
