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Yasutomo Nagai
Japanese motorcycle racer (1965–1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yasutomo Nagai (永井 康友, Nagai Yasutomo) (October 29, 1965 – September 12, 1995) was a motorcycle road racer, born in Koshigaya, Japan.
Early life
Nagai was born in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan on 29 October 1965.[1]
Career
Nagai raced in Japan's All-Japan Road Racing Championship for many years, spending seven of them in the late 80s and early 90s racing with the Yamaha Motor Company World Team. He was also a member of the 1994 Bol d'Or winning Yamaha France team, with Dominique and Christian Sarron.[1]
Nagai took two pole positions in the Superbike World Championship. He was the first Japanese racer to take a Championship pole outside Japan (in Austria in 1995). He achieved four podium finishes, including a third place finish at Sugo, Japan a few weeks before his death.[1]
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Accident and death
Nagai died two days after crashing at Assen, Netherlands during the 1995 Superbike World Championship race. Riding a Yamaha YZF750, he rode over oil spilled on the track by Fabrizio Pirovano’s[1] Ducati 916. As he fell, his Yamaha landed on top of him, fracturing his skull.[1] Nagai's injuries left him in a coma from which he never regained consciousness. Nagai died in a nearby hospital at the age of 29. Despite not taking part in the final two rounds, he was 5th overall in the 1995 standings.[2][3][4]
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