Yasutomo Nagai
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Born | 29 October 1965 Koshigaya, Japan |
Died | 12 September 1995 (aged 29) Assen, Netherlands |
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Country | Japan France |
Sport | Motorcycle racing |
Yasutomo Nagai (永井 康友, Nagai Yasutomo) (October 29, 1965 – September 12, 1995) was a motorcycle road racer, born in Koshigaya, Japan.
Career
Nagai raced in Japan's
All-Japan Road Racing Championship for many years, spending seven of them with Yamaha Motor Company. He was also a member of the 1994 Bol d'Or winning Yamaha France team, with Dominique and Christian Sarron
.
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.
Accident and death
Nagai died two days after crashing at
1995 Superbike World Championship race. Riding a Yamaha YZF750, he rode over oil spilled on the track by a Ducati 916. As he fell, his Yamaha landed on top of him. 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.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Reuters Archive Licensing". Reuters Archive Licensing. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Yasutomo Nagai in coma after crash in World Superbike Championship". The Independent. 1995-09-12. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "CPdB, View record [ID:1306]". www.the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
Photographs
- http://www.highsider.com/textlager/japan_textlager/Nagai.htm
- http://www.highsider.com/textlager/japan_textlager/Nagai_95_01.htm
- http://www.highsider.com/textlager/japan_textlager/Nagai_95_02.htm
- http://www.highsider.com/textlager/japan_textlager/Nagai_95_03.htm