▁a ▁year ▁of ▁varying ▁results ▁both ▁dom est ically ▁and ▁intern ation ally ; ▁most ▁notable ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁championship , ▁which ▁Pas ol ini ▁won ▁on ▁the ▁then - new ▁four - cy l inder ▁Ben elli ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁more ▁compet itive ▁bi ke , ▁Pas ol ini ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁rival ▁the ▁best , ▁and ▁this ▁marked ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁ep ic ▁confront ations ▁with ▁Mike ▁H ail wood , ▁then ▁r iding ▁a ▁H onda , ▁and ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁his ▁rival ry ▁with ▁Ag ost ini , ▁an ▁M V ▁Ag usta ▁r ider . ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁season ▁saw ▁him ▁second ▁to ▁Ag ost ini ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 5 0 cc ▁championship , ▁after ▁having ▁earned ▁the ▁ 2 5 0 cc ▁and ▁ 3 5 0 cc ▁Italian ▁titles . ▁▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁brought ▁mixed ▁results , ▁causing ▁Pas ol ini ▁to ▁lose ▁out ▁to ▁Ben elli ▁team mate ▁Kel ▁Car r uth ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 5 0 cc ▁world ▁championship . ▁New ▁reg ulations ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 5 0 cc ▁classification ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁motor cycle ▁racing ▁season ▁limited ▁the ▁category ▁to ▁two - cy l inder ▁b ikes , ▁which ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁Ben elli ▁team ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 5 0 cc ▁class . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁bad ▁season , ▁Pas ol