Monday, April 25, 2011

MotoGP 2011: Remembering Back Daijiro Kato

BLOG SENSE ONLINE- Daijiro Kato is a Japanese national a great racer. Daijiro Kato is one of the Japanese driver is phenomenal and great. Daijiro Kato, started his racing career since she was 3 years old. History tells us that Daijiro Kato began to fall in MotoGP in 1998, precisely at the Japanese GP as a 250cc GP racer Wild Card. Daijiro Kato was able to follow the 250 cc GP in full since joining the Axo Honda Gresini team in 2000. Then in 2001 Daijiro Kato joined the Telefonica Movistar Honda team and to drive a Honda NSR 250. Daijiro Kato and then won the world title in 250 cc GP of that year.  One year later, exactly in 2002, Daijiro Kato moved to the 500cc MotoGP class. 




 In the Year 2002 was Daijiro Kato joined the Team Fortuna Honda Gresini satellite with riding a Honda NSR500. It's amazing, Daijiro Kato was able to compete with other racers from manufacturers Honda and other manufacturers that use a new prototype engine motorcycles 990 cc. But mid-season, Kato gets a small new prototype bike 990 cc Honda RC211V from HRC. By using the Honda RC211V 990cc, Daijiro Kato and then immediately grabbed the second position when the MotoGP title race at the Circuit Brno, Czech.
 



Then in 2003, Daijiro Kato was still in the same team but with a new sponsor that is Telefonica Movistar. In the year 2003 was filled with Daijiro Kato down prototype Honda RC211V 990cc motor.  However, drivers who became Japan's hopes to become first world champion from Japan was killed after a fatal accident that occurred on the first series MotoGP 2003 at the Suzuka circuit, Japan. The incident occurred on lap four MotoGP Suzuka, Japan. Daijiro Kato was killed after motorcycle hit the Honda RC211V is driven Suzuka Circuit dividing wall and smashed into pieces in front of his own supporters. 




Kato had survived and was taken to hospital by a medical team MotoGP in very critical condition with a helicopter. Kato's death news spread on 20 April 2003, two weeks after Japan's Suzuka MotoGP title. Kato left the wife, sons and daughters who had just been born some time before the accident happened to Kato. 


Hopefully there will be a substitute Daijiro Kato as the Japanese driver who can become world champion in MotoGP.

 


Photo Source: MotoGP.com