Bill at one time was given a serious health warning about his drinking and smoking. He stopped both and it worked wonders. Photo attached.
Many moons ago I was going to race Bills Rapide at Cadwell and had got it "flying". Unknown to me he then took it out for a blast, a couple of days before the meeting, where the performance was severely Lacking. Being Bill, He had Thrashed it and probably bent a valve.
roy the racer