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Mike Duff

Mike Duff
Nationality Canadian
Born (1939-12-13) December 13, 1939 (age 77)
Toronto, Canada
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 1960 - 1967
First race 1960 Isle of Man TT
Last race 1967 500cc Canadian Grand Prix
First win 1964 250cc Belgian Grand Prix
Last win 1965 250cc Finnish Grand Prix
Team(s) Aermacchi, AJS, Bultaco, Cotton, Matchless, MZ, Norton, Yamaha
Championships 0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
3 24 0 5 164 (176)

Michelle Ann Duff (born Michael Alan Duff on December 13, 1939 in Toronto) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Her best season was in 1965 when she won the 250cc Finnish Grand Prix and finished the year in second place to Phil Read.

Duff suffered a near-fatal crash in Japan and required extensive surgery and physical therapy. Her recovery was documented in the 1967 National Film Board of Canada short documentary film Ride for Your Life, directed by Robin Spry.

Following sex reassignment surgery, she wrote about her life as a trans woman in Make Haste, Slowly: The Mike Duff story.

() (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap. An empty black cell indicates that the class did not compete at that particular championship round.)


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