ini ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁imm ens ely ▁popular ▁r ider ▁and ▁has ▁left ▁a ▁unique ▁mark ▁in ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁racing . ▁His ▁un predict able ▁and ▁un re he ars ed ▁racing ▁style ▁combined ▁with ▁his ▁char ism atic ▁and ▁straight - forward ▁person ality ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁crowd ▁favour ite . ▁Pas ol ini ' s ▁rival ry ▁with ▁Gia como ▁Ag ost ini ▁divided ▁motor cy cling ▁enthus iast s , ▁and ▁while ▁Pas ol ini ' s ▁style ▁brought ▁mixed ▁results ▁( ult imately ▁prevent ing ▁him ▁from ▁winning ▁a ▁world ▁title ), ▁it ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁hearts ▁of ▁many ▁fans . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Duc ati ▁presented ▁at ▁E IC MA ▁the ▁Duc ati ▁Pas o ▁ 7 5 0 , ▁named ▁after ▁Pas ol ini . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ren zo ▁Pas ol ini ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁R im ini , ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁Rom agna , ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Italy ▁with ▁the ▁strong est ▁motor cycle ▁sports ▁tradition . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁indeed ▁a ▁motor cy cl ist ▁and ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁both ▁mot oc ross ▁and ▁road ▁racing ▁at ▁a ▁very ▁young ▁age . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁mot oc ross ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁after ▁having ▁shown ▁great ▁interest ▁in ▁box ing ▁and ▁football ▁as ▁well . ▁A ▁sm oker ▁and ▁incor rig ible ▁party - go er , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁un common ▁ath lete , ▁as ▁was ▁his ▁approach ▁to