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The Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix has not been held at Suzuka as of 2004 (with the race having been moved to Motegi which was the venue of the Pacific Grand Prix) following Kato's crash, with safety issues at the facility in light of the F1 race the previous October with 130R, including a serious crash involving Toyota F1 driver Allan McNish ...
Eight Grand Prix motorcycle racing champions have died while racing or practicing in Grand Prix motorcycle racing: Dario Ambrosini in 1951, Leslie Graham in 1953, Rupert Hollaus in 1954, Tom Phillis in 1962, Bill Ivy in 1969, Jarno Saarinen in 1973, Daijiro Kato in 2003, and Marco Simoncelli in 2011. Hollaus is often credited as the only rider ...
Suzuka Circuit: 12 Hours of Suzuka Race Akiyama's car hit another car and caught fire [29] Marcel Albers (NED) 1992-04-20 Open wheel Ralt RT36-Honda British Formula Three: Thruxton Circuit: Race Hit the back of Elton Julian's car, went airborne, somersaulted, and hit guardrail [30] Bill Albertson (USA) 1930-08-16 Single seater Miller Unknown
Daijiro Kato (加藤 大治郎, Katō Daijirō, 4 July 1976 – 20 April 2003) was a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, the 2001 250cc world champion, and the 2000 and 2002 Suzuka 8 Hours winner. [1] He died as a result of injuries sustained after a crash during the 2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, Japan.
Motorcycle deaths hit a record high of 6,084 in 2021 — the most recent year national data was available. Of those, 121 were dirt bike riders. Injury and death around US — and in Michigan
The Show-Me State has one of the highest rates of motorcycle deaths in the United States, according to a recent study. The state recently repealed a universal helmet law.
The Suzuka International Racing Course [5] (Japanese: 鈴鹿国際レーシングコース, Hepburn: Suzuka Kokusai Rēsingu Kōsu), a.k.a. the Suzuka Circuit (鈴鹿サーキット, Suzuka Sākitto), is a 5.807 km (3.608 mi) long motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Honda Mobilityland, a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co, Ltd.
Around 7 p.m., McLean was driving a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle east on Old Sanders Road when he hit a parked tractor, according to the report. The tractor did not have anyone inside the vehicle.