 The rain drenched Dutch TT was stopped after only six laps when Crosby and several other riders crashed on the wet track surface.After the race was restarted, Crosby made an impressive result by finishing the second leg ahead of Roberts to secure fourth place overall.His Yamaha suffered another crankshaft failure putting him out of the Belgian Grand Prix however, he recovered to finish the Yugoslavian Grand Prix in second place behind eventual world champion Franco Uncini.