Giacomo Agostini 1967 he battled Hailwood in one of the most dramatic seasons in Grand Prix history. Each rider had 5 victories before the championship was decided in Agostini's favor at the last race of the season. Agostini dropped a bombshell on the Grand Prix world when he announced he would never again race at the Isle of Man TT, after the death of his close friend, Gilberto Parlotti during the 1972 TT. He considered the 37 mile circuit unsafe for world championship competition. At the time, the TT was the most prestigious race on the motorcycling calendar. Other top riders joined
Prêmio Angelo Agostini Prêmio Angelo Agostini Prêmio Angelo Agostini (Angelo Agostini Award) is the most traditional comic book award in Brazil. It was created in 1985 by the Associação dos Quadrinhistas e Caricaturistas do Estado de São Paulo (AQC-ESP), which still organizes the event today. The award's name pays homage to Angelo Agostini, considered the pioneer artist of Brazilian comics. In its first year, the Prêmio Angelo Agostini had only the category "Mestre do quadrinho nacional" ("Master of national comics"), aiming to highlight Brazilian comic professionals that worked with comics for at least 25 years. In the following year, the organizers began to