▁corners ▁while ▁racing — a ▁dangerous ▁combination ▁of ▁balance ▁and ▁speed ▁which ▁always ▁made ▁him ▁seem ▁about ▁to ▁fall ▁off ▁his ▁bi ke . ▁ ▁After ▁performing ▁well ▁in ▁mot oc ross , ▁Pas ol ini ▁decided ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁road ▁racing ▁while ▁remaining ▁active ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁sports ▁to ▁keep ▁physical ▁form . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁deb uted ▁with ▁the ▁A erm ac chi ▁ 1 7 5 cc , ▁when ▁his ▁two ▁first - place ▁finish es ▁ahead ▁of ▁Gia como ▁Ag ost ini ▁sp ur red ▁their ▁long ▁rival ry . ▁Pas ol ini ▁took ▁a ▁two - year ▁break ▁from ▁racing ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁military ▁service ▁and , ▁while ▁station ed ▁in ▁S ardin ia , ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁Anna , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁two ▁children , ▁Sab r ina ▁and ▁Ren zo ▁Stef ano . ▁ ▁Pas ol ini ▁res umed ▁his ▁racing ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁racing ▁A erm ac chi ▁ 2 5 0 cc ▁and ▁ 3 5 0 cc ▁b ikes ▁at ▁the ▁senior ▁level . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Italian ▁championship , ▁Pas ol ini , ▁racing ▁a ▁Ben elli , ▁finished ▁second ▁to ▁Tar quin io ▁Prov ini ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 5 0 cc ▁class ▁and ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 5 0 cc ▁class ▁behind ▁Gia como ▁Ag ost ini ▁and ▁Giuseppe ▁Mand or lin i . ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁was