1967 Isle of Man TT explained

The 1967 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was a motorcycle road racing event held on the 37-mile Snaefell Mountain course on the Isle of Man. Five races, in different engine capacity classes of 50, 125, 250, 350 and the 500 cc Senior TT, made up the second round of the FIM World Grand Prix motorcycling championship season (now known as MotoGP).^[1] ^[2] Mike Hailwood, on the four-cylinder Honda RC181, duelled with Giacomo Agostini's MV Agusta 500 Three.

The Italian broke Hailwood's lap record on the first lap at a speed of 108.38mph. Hailwood responded with a second lap at 108.77mph but Agostini still led by 8.6 seconds. At the halfway pit stop of the six-lap race, Hailwood had cut Agostini's lead to a couple of seconds, but he then lost time adjusting his twist grip back into place. Agostini's lead was back up to 11.6 seconds. It was a battle as Hailwood, riding near to his limit, pursued the Italian rider. By the fifth lap, Hailwood had made up the difference and the riders appeared close to a dead heat, with the closest of finishes appearing likely.

Then disaster struck Agostini on the mountain section when his chain broke at the Windy Corner. He was able to coast back to the pits, but he was disqualified for missing Governor's Dip before coasting down to the pits. In the heat of the moment Agostini threw his helmet to the ground. Hailwood went on to win at a record 105.62mph. His lap record stood for eight years, and was only beaten in 1975 by Mick Grant on an improved circuit riding a larger-engined Kawasaki KR750 cc.^[3] Hailwood's original Honda RC181 500 cc four-cylinder bike is owned by the Hailwood Trust and occasionally demonstrated at public events by his son David.

1967 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings

10 June 1967 – 3 laps (113miles) Mountain Course.

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	John Hartle	Triumph	97.1mph	1.09.56.8
2	Paul Smart	Norton	94.6mph	1.11.48.0
3	Tony Smith	BSA	89.73mph	1.15.42.0
4	Lance Weil	Triumph	89.66mph	1.15.45.8
5	Paul Butler	Triumph	88.83mph	1.16.28.0
6	Tony Godfrey	Norton	87.89mph	1.17.22.0
7	Graham Bailey	Triumph	84.47mph	1.20.11.8
8	Melvyn Rice	BSA	80.93mph	1.23.55.8
9	Tony McGurk	Triumph	80.6mph	1.24.16.6
10	Jan R Strijbis	Triumph	80.51mph	1.24.22.2

1967 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings

10 June 1967 – 3 laps (113miles) Mountain Course.

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Neil Kelly	Velocette	89.89mph	1.15.33.8
2	Keith Heckles	Velocette	89.15mph	1.16.11.6
3	David Nixon	Triumph	85.11mph	1.19.48.0

1967 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings

10 June 1967 – 3 laps (113miles) Mountain Course.

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Bill Smith	Bultaco	88.63mph	1.16.38.2
2	Tommy Robb	Bultaco	88.62mph	1.16.38.6
3	Barry Smith	Suzuki	86.29mph	1.18.43.2

1967 Isle of Man Sidecar TT final standings

12 June 1967 – 3 laps (113miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Siegfried Schauzu/H.Schneider	12	Germany	BMW	90.96mph	1:14.40.06	8
2	Klaus Enders/Ralf Engelhardt	8	Germany	BMW	90.58mph	1:14.59.2	6
3	Colin Seeley/R.Lindsay	4	Britain	BMW	87.92mph	1:17.15.6	4
4	Pip Harris/J.Thornton	17	Britain	BMW	86.83mph	1:18.13.6	3
5	Barry Dungworth/N.Caddow	1	Britain	BMW	85.5mph	1:19.49.4	2
6	Terry Vinicombe/J.Flaxman	5	Britain	Kirby – BSA	84.11mph	1:20.45.6	1

1967 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

12 June 1967 – 6 laps (226.38miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Points
1	Mike Hailwood	7	Britain	Honda	103.07mph	8
2	Phil Read	14	Britain	Yamaha	102.05mph	6
3	Ralph Bryans	1	Britain	Honda	99.55mph	4
4	Dave Simmonds	12	Britain	Kawasaki	92.53mph	3
5	Bill Smith	9	Britain	Kawasaki	89.28mph	2
6	Mick Chatterton	50	Britain	Yamaha	89.13mph	1

1967 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

14 June 1967 – 3 laps (113miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Points
1	Phil Read	10	Britain	Yamaha	97.48mph	8
2	Stuart Graham	2	Britain	Suzuki	97.4mph	6
3	Akiyasu Motohashi	12	Japan	Yamaha	94.56mph	4
4	Dave Simmonds	8	Britain	Kawasaki	92.08mph	3
5	Kel Carruthers	16	Australia	Honda	87.4mph	2
6	Jim Curry	19	Britain	Honda	86.97mph	1

1967 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

14 June 1967 – 6 laps (226.38miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Points
1	Mike Hailwood	3	Britain	Honda	104.68mph	8
2	Giacomo Agostini	6	Italy	MV Agusta	102.28mph	6
3	Derek Woodman	4	Britain	MZ	96.41mph	4
4	Alberto Pagani	32	Italy	Aermacchi	94.91mph	3
5	Chris Conn	2	Britain	Aermacchi	94.77mph	2
6	Gilberto Milani	33	Italy	Aermacchi	94.19mph	1

1967 Isle of Man TT 50cc final standings

16 June 1967 – 3 laps (113miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Points
1	Stuart Graham	2	Britain	Suzuki	82.89mph	8
2	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	1	Germany	Suzuki	81.86mph	6
3	Tommy Robb		Britain	Suzuki	69.28mph	4
4	Chris Walpole	27	Britain	Honda	66.57mph	3
5	Ernie L Griffiths	19	Britain	Honda	66.5mph	2
6	Stan G W Lawley	20	Britain	Honda	65.37mph	1

1967 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

16 June 1967 – 6 laps (226.38miles) TT Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Points
1	Mike Hailwood	4	Britain	Honda	105.62mph	8
2	Peter Williams	8	Britain	Matchless	99.64mph	6
3	Steve Spencer	32	Britain	Lancefield Norton	98.59mph	4
4	John Cooper	11	Britain	Norton	98.2mph	3
5	Fred Stevens	26	Britain	Paton	97.32mph	2
6	John Hartle	14	Britain	Matchless	97.14mph	1

External links

Notes and References

http://www.isle-of-man.ws/isle_of_man_tt.php (retrieved 20 August 2006)
Web site: Mike Hailwood - Motorcycle Hall of Fame . 2010-02-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091224194540/http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=187 . 24 December 2009 . Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum (retrieved 20 August 2006)
Book: McDiarmid, Mac . The Magic of the TT: A Century of Racing over the Mountain . Haynes . UK . 2004 . 121 . 1-84425-002-4.