1967 Diamond Jubilee | Senior TT Race | Hailwood vs Ago

To celebrate the 96th Birthday of Murray Walker (OBE) here's a throwback clip to one of the greatest road racing duels to ever take place at the TT, the 1967 Diamond Senior Race between Mike Hailwood and Giacomo Agostini!
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[@mikewild8639]

On my Eightieth birthday I am remembering Mike Hailwood, the greatest of all riders. My wife & I were at the '65 TT on our honeymoon! Unforgettable.

[@timcolledge3732]

Superb! Mike Hailwood was a great racer and a great man.

[@aqthefanattic7933]

Rest in peace Murray Walker. There will never be another one like you!

[@philipbooth7779]

That's for sure.

[@philipbooth7779]

I bought the dvd lent it to a friend I never saw it again. That was six years ago.

[@freesoul85vis]

Happy 92nd birthday to the man with the legendary voice Murray Walker!!

[@derekbond3512]

This really is a piece of nostalgic history, what a race what a day , its always spoken about all these years later.

[@allogan8104]

Got an LP vinyl record of the 1967 IOMTT. remember getting home after a night out and putting the record on at volume 10 .My neighbours didnt speak to me for ages ! Me and the mates still laugh at that,what a hoot

[@eskertoo]

I was there!As a 15 year old I was on Glencrutchery Road on the right,under the trees,about 50m back from the pit area.Even today I can recall the events of that tremendous race.At the end of lap 1 Hailwood gave a 'Thumbs down 'signal to his pit as he flashed through.Maybe the twistgrip was already loose!Both Mike and Ago in the pits together after lap 3 and the crowd were literally screaming.Then came the news....Ago was out!I saw him coast in and climb off that beautiful bike.Tears streaming down his face.It was his 25th birthday .The crowd gave him a wonderful reception.We all knew we had seen something very special that day.I was always a great fan of Mike but I bloody loved Ago as well.For the next 5 years he was the man who carried the TT.I was there in 1972 to see his last race on the Island.I will never forget the sound of the 500 MV 3 and the mighty Honda 500 4.

[@GrrMeister]

I was there as well, on Sulby Straight ! Good Wishes

[@GrrMeister]

I well remember the Race of the Year at Mallory Park September 1964, and long after the race had finished and the crowds had gone, asking a Marshall if I could drive my car (Citroen DS19) around the circuit, he said better ask Mike (Hailwood) and directed me to him. I asked Mike, who I had briefly met a number of times before, and he said of course you can, and told the Marshall to let me through the top gate (Near Hairpin) - He said come back after we are having a bit of a Party with Chris Barber later. Did two/three laps and then went back. Mike appeared genuinely pleased to see me again and asked how I got on. Had a good laugh together as we found had a lot of common interests (3 years older than me and born on the same date 2nd April) and had been to the Belgian Grand Prix the previous year in my Morris Minor 1000. Stayed until late with many of the riders and "Chris Barber & his Jazzmen" playing. Imagine that today, the pits were open and you didn't need a fancy pass to get in. I was very keen on Jazz Bands, and in fact had an Acker Bilk Beard at the time, and was often mistaken for him ! (Maybe Mike thought I was "Acker") Still got the Program Price 2/6p and signed by many riders then including Phil Read, Jim Redman, Mike Duff, Bill Ivy etc Incidentally Mike Won the race on the MV Agusta and was £1000 richer. Huge amount in those days. So no wonder he was happy. He held the 350cc Lap Record from 62-64 at 84.93 mph and the 500cc Lap record at 53 seconds 91.70 mph in 1962 What a great person Mike was, and a terrible loss to Motor Sport. I was not aware at the time I was talking to a Millionaires son, as Mike was so modest and unpretentious, an everyday kind of Guy.

[@nigelmathewson2915]

Have just found the booking form copy for the grandstand ticket s Mum bought us just forward of the covered grandstand 12/6p ! Mine is the hysterical voice calling for Mike to hurry up on the Stanley Schofield recordings. I will never forget it.

[@eskertoo]

@@nigelmathewson2915 Wow!I have heard your voice!I always adored SMBH.I saw him in the Senior in 1964,66 and 67.In 1968 I was sitting at the bottom of Bray Hill waiting for the roads to close.I was outside the shop.A gleaming red Aston Martin DB6 pulled up at the junction on my left.I glanced at the driver and it was Mike!He had long hair then.Incidentally I watched the documentary 'An Ordinary Hero' and I was incensed by the way Pauline was made to relive the terrible tragedy of the crash that killed Mike and Michelle.She was terribly upset and I think they should have stopped filming.So I went on the Hailwood website and sent her an email telling her how we all loved her and Mike.Pauline sent me a wonderful reply which I printed out and is one of my most prized possessions.When the perennial question is asked,"Who is the greatest motorcycle racer?"I always reply,"Mike Hailwood is the greatest man ever to race a motorcycle."And it's as simple as that!

[@nigelmathewson2915]

Tony thank you for your lovely reply. Both Pauline and David are super people.

[@MrDecBC]

Two of the greatest riders ever

[@brianjacobsen5762]

The first time I ever heard saw Mike Hailwood. In a movie called taking it to the limit. Did a lap on a TZ 750. On the Isle of man.Back in the 80s. Been my favorite rider.

[@chrisstewart8259]

I was there, at the Creg ny Baa hotel, right on the roadside for that race. Ago was in tears passing us with that broken chain & a dead engine. It was TT race like no other. I'll never forget it.

[@darikdatta]

It's just never the same without Murray's voice.

[@monticlassictv]

Thee voice of motorsport in the UK the legendary Murray Walker and of course the legend that is Mike Hailwood.

[@Grandmaster-Yas]

The commentary is pure gold.

[@hughgrection4205]

Was there ever a foreigner more loved and respected by English fans than dear old Ago. What a lad.

[@eskertoo]

I can remember boarding the midnight boat to the Island on a day excursion to this race and crowds were chanting,"AGO...AGO!"I was a Hailwood fan but still adored Agostini.After Hailwood retired Ago basically carried the TT until 1972 which was his last race on the TT circuit.I stood right next to the great man after that 72 Senior ...he was being mobbed by girls some of whom were actually crying with emotion.I had never seen anything like it.But Ago was in no mood to celebrate because his friend Gilberto Parlotti had died in the 125 race earlier that day and Ago swore never to race there again.But he still supported the TT with demo laps and suchlike.He was a great rider and I loved the sound of the 500 MV 3.

[@bikerbisht110]

True, and what a stylish rider

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

Great stuff! There's nothing like some retro racing to give some perspective.

[@albertobaudino1963]

Seeing these images gives the chills because we see two immense motorcyclists at work making motorcycling history itself.Agostini stopped that day (chain break) Eilwood wins but on the but on the podium with the winner's crown he also took in Agostini and in front of everyone I declare that the winner had been Agostini who at the moment of retirement had a good advantage and would have won!What great riders and Eilwood was in that case very great in his gesture towards Ago! After a while Eilwood retired from the motorcycles to make car races and then finished his career! Unfortunately Eilwood was victim of a car accident with his daughter causes a truck and died along with his poor daughter! Rest in peace 🌹❤️🌹❤️🕯️

[@moosey62]

HAILWOOD. That's H-A-I-L-W-O-O-D. You fucking idiot.

[@Idrisjj]

I couldn't go to the island that year so I had to listen to the commentary on the radio.Nevertheless, I remember being quite excited.

[@dave20thmay]

That was the only year I went. Still remember the grass being flatten on the bank at Hillbury as Hailwood went through.

[@hugohugo2832]

Mmm well out in front! Those were the days

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

Haha, yeah, that was super subtle. 😃

[@jeanlawley6483]

I was there I was 5 and sat on the bank before the start finish and watched the race ... My father was in the 50cc race

[@stevefox8605]

"well out in front" 👀👍🏻

[@GrrMeister]

[@Luke-Harno3]

Both Giants !

[@twillis449]

Three giants - Murray has to be included :)

[@cj64crosser]

Standing on the shoulders of giants 👍

[@philipbooth7779]

In case you don't know, Giacomo Agostini has just turned 80, 23 minutes ago. Happy Birthday to him.

[@GrrMeister]

1:06 *Well out in Front !* 😂

[@bikerbisht110]

What a great year that was

[@pabloperez4063]

Amazing document

[@robertonicolabosi8765]

Agostini won a lot, but Mike Hailwood had something more. Honor to the greatest Riders and Men in the history of motorcycling.🙏

[@kenh3344]

Yes I was there. Magnificent. What a t.t.. that year.

[@Stickleback]

Amazing TT history

[@jesseemullen]

Murray Walker brought me here via his book!

[@egonolsen8883]

Hailwood und Ago,die besten Motorrad Rennfahrer aller Zeiten....

[@gessemalmann6066]

Sensational

[@peterroberts3453]

I remember it well I was 19 and was somewhere in the background..But not quite as good looking as Ago...

[@philipbooth7779]

Peter Roberts, it was Agostini,s 25th Birthday that day.

[@Moonboyisflying]

What a brilliant storytelling. Who made that video?

[@GrrMeister]

*Watched the Race on the Sulby Straight !*

[@nathanwilliams2152]

Mike’s Honda 4-cylinder was an evil beast. It handled appallingly, whilst Ago’s twin MV was flexible and nimble, even though it had less power. It had Murray almost overcome with emotion in the commentary box 😊

[@livegaminggz]

Greet from Malaysia🇲🇾, i think those two great im pretty sure agostini more exciting has more potienal spirit like valentino rossi 🇮🇹 🤝✅

[@lukebell2683]

"Hummm well out in front" when men where men 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GrrMeister]

[@wilfriedvandecruys4195]

❤❤

[@Keithj136]

Hailwood would always have found a bit more than Agostini. 😎....trust me.

[@moosey62]

Jesus Murray. What stupid questions. You'd be happy to know they're still just like that.

[@niklasnotgreta]

Whatever happened to the heroes? 😉

[@66tas95]

I believe Ago said that the broken chain was a Renolds chain, a British chain.

[@eskertoo]

It was an Italian chain...Regina!

[@petelightbody1701]

Trivia....Mike wen around to Agostini's hotel in the evening and insisted he came out for a beer with him. He toasted Agostini and publicly declared the better man lost....that is humility of a great man.

[@thechainsguru7727]

I personally met Ago at the Bike Shed show a few years ago & asked him. His words were "I had a lot of trouble with Regina". I was wearing a t-shirt with a large Renold Chain logo on at the time & felt guilty after. At that race, Ago was the ONLY rider not using Renold chain & when he went to the Renold van who were the official chain scrutineers, Ago's chain was a different standard to Renold & therefore didn't have a chain to fit his sprockets.

[@williamdewarrenne5848]

no it wasn't it was an Italian chain ,Ken Sprayson of Renolds said so at the finish.

[@thechainsguru7727]

The Renold Racing manager Vic Doyle also made a point of it not being their chain at the pits when it happened. I was told by others I know that were there that Vic came running out to the pits waving his arms stating "it's not ours!"

[@philipbooth7779]

I think it will be, 83 minutes ago.

[@alecjefferson6993]

Valentino Rossi !!

[@instak9011]

1:08 With all the snowflakes now a days you wouldnt get away with a joke like that on TV

[@eventcone]

Sounds like Murray had spent some time in Mike's company at a party or two! :-)

[@eskertoo]

@@eventcone Murray adored Mike.He said he was the nicest person he ever knew.

[@nigelmathewson2915]

He said he preferred commentating on the TT as apposed to F1, what an accolade. But the latter gave him more exposure.

[@philhawley1219]

Phwwaooorrr!! Out in front.good job Sheene wasn't there! He'd have shagged it.

[@rolfdejonge3915]

Great! Thanks! At 1:09 these two giants are indeed well out in front! 👀👽 @#rolfdejonge@