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SEASON SUMMARY A seminal year in motorcycle Grand Prix history as well as the end of an era with Honda making the decision to pull the plug on its racing efforts. Nevertheless, Honda would go out with a bang, with Hailwood taking the 250cc and 350cc crowns and coming within a whisker of dethroning Agostini for the 500cc title. Honda decided to concentrate on the larger classes leaving Suzuki to dominate the 50cc class with Anscheidt again the champion. The improved Yamahas took the 125cc class with Ivy finishing ahead of team-mate Read. In the 250cc class, Read would battle Hailwood mightily for the title. They both finished the season with 50 points but Hailwood took the title because he had five wins to Read's four. In the 350cc class, Hailwood had an easier time, taking six wins and claiming the crown by mid-season. The 500 title fight would be one for the ages with Agostini and Hailwood swapping wins back and forth including a titanic duel at the Isle Of Man TT . The chase went down to the last race in Canada. Hailwood won there to tie on points. Each rider had five wins so it came down to second places- Agostini taking the title with three seconds to Hailwood's two. With Honda's pullout, Hailwood left motorcycle racing to take up a car racing career. He left with a blaze of glory, winning three classes in one day at the Dutch TT as well as three classes in one week at the Isle of Man TT. 500CC SEASON REVIEW 1967 500CC ROADRACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS 350CC SEASON REVIEW 1967 350CC ROADRACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS 250CC SEASON REVIEW 1967 250CC ROADRACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS 125CC SEASON REVIEW 1967 125CC ROADRACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS 50CC SEASON REVIEW 1967 50CC ROADRACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS |
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