Dodelijk ongeval Assen Alessio Perilli (2004)

[TTeun]

Nu we het er toch over hebben maar ff opgezocht:

Yasutomo Nagai dies after Racing Accident.

Mr. Yasutomo Nagai, the Yamaha World Superbike Team's Japanese rider, has died in hospital in Assen, Holland as a result of the injuries he sustained in a crash on Sunday, 10th. September. Yasutomo passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, 12th September at 21:40 in the presence of his girlfriend and parents. His mother and girlfriend arrived at the hospital on Monday evening and his father joined them on Tuesday evening.

Yasutomo was competing in the second race of the Dutch round of the Superbike World Championship at the Assen TT circuit when the accident occurred. He crashed while trying to avoid a patch of oil dropped from another machine on lap 15 of the 16 lap race. During the fall he was struck by his own motorcycle which caused his injuries. The race was immediately stopped and Yasutomo was taken by ambulance to hospital. He never regained consciousness and his condition gradually deteriorated until he died. Yasutomo's body will be flown back to his home Koshigaya City, Japan at the end of this week, where the funeral will be held soon afterwards.

Born in Koshigaya which is in the Saltama Prefecture just to the north of Tokyo, Yasutomo Nagai began his racing career on mini-bikes. His first road race came at the age of 21 in 1986. After two successful years racing a number of classes, he was signed as a factory rider by Yamaha in 1989 and has remained with the company ever since. He has also ridden for the famous SP Tadao team whose riders all sport the distinctive 'eyes' design which Yasu had on the front of his helmet.

After a stunning performance in the Japanese round of the Superbike World Championship at Sugo last year and his win at the Bol d'Or for Yamaha Motor France, Yamaha chose Yasutomo to ride in its first full factory entry in the 1995 Superbike World Championship. At the time of his death, Yasutomo was in 4th place in the Championship standings.

Speaking on behalf of the team, Sporting Director Christian Sarron said:
"We are extremely upset about what has happened and we feel terribly sad for Yasu's family and girlfriend. Absolutely no blame whatsoever can be apportioned for the accident. It was truly a 'concours de circonstances' that led to his injuries. Assen is one of the safest tracks in the world, it was not a high speed crash, and normally a rider would have got up and walked away, and that just makes it harder to accept. We are all terribly upset and sad, but even angry that it should end this way.

"Even though there was a language barrier between us, I had worked closely with Yasu at the Bol d'Or last year and throughout this season. He was not only a very talented rider, but a good person. He had so many virtues, a lovely sense of humour and a very gentle nature off the track. He was young and had a very bright career ahead of him. I feel that he has been a revelation in World Superbikes this year and the series will be poorer without him.

"Of course as a rider myself, I know that he had thought about and accepted the possibility of accident and death. He died doing what he wanted to do and what he liked to do, and he did it extremely well, but this is still very hard to accept.

"The tragedy is particularly hard on the team's Japanese members, Takaaki Suzuki, Yukihiro IIoysoya and Yasu's companion and adviser Toshi Araki. They have known Yasu for a long time and worked very closely with him and our thoughts are with them, and, of course, with his family and Emi, his girlfriend."

Mr. Takehiko Hasegawa, President of Yamaha Motor Company Japan, expressed his condolences:
"This sudden news is most deplorable for his family, friends, motorsport fans and everyone involved. He was not only an excellent rider who represented the Japanese motorsport world, but also a valued individual who was applauded by motorsport fans all over the world for his international racing triumphs. We deeply regret the loss of this promising young man. We sincerely mourn the death of Nagai-san and pray for his departed soul"

Yamaha Motor Company Japan and Yamaha Motor Europe NV have decided to withdraw from the 1995 Championship as a mark of respect for Yasutomo. Two rounds of the championship still remain at Sentul, Indonesia on 15 October and Phillip Island, Australia on 29 October.

 

[Ocampa]

Bedankt voor de info Teun. Bij mij was blijven hangen dat ie dezelfde dag was overleden. Dat bleek dus niet het geval te zijn.

Hoe dan ook: Nagai-san, R.I.P.

 

[edraket]

Bedankt voor de info idd. Bij mij was altijd blijven hangen dat het een Kawa coureur was en dat Yanagawa zijn plaatsvervanger was. Zo zie je maar weer dat de tand des tijds ook mijn geheugen aan heeft getast.

 

[Arckira]

Ik lees dit topic nu pas, maar dat doet er niets aan af..
Valt me op dat er aardig wat M-F'ers op de Veenslang/Stekkenwal zaten. Ook wij (..Mini Mistress & ik..) zaten daar en zagen het voor onze ogen gebeuren Een week eerder waren we betrokken (..lees: erbij..) bij het ongeval van motor freak in Duitsland.. Dit ongeval (..waarbij je een jonge knul ziet liggen die niet meer beweegt..) riep bij ons behoorlijk wat emoties op en even dachten we er aan om naar huis te gaan. Maar zoals al gemeld, het is een race ongeval en dat ligt toch anders, hoewel de schrik niet minder was!

Aan de binnenkant van de Ruskenhoek zal het best nat geweest zijn want in die hele hoek stond gewoon water! Niet zo heel gek dat die jongen z'n motor niet onder controle kon houden..
Er lag trouwens een wit laken over hem heen toen 'ie in de ambulance werd gelegd (dat doen ze toch niet bij iemand die hulp nodig heeft..?). Maar goed, men zal niet zo gauw een lijkenwagen de baan opsturen..

Het plaatsen van grind lijkt me geen oplossing..dan kun je wel langs de hele baan grindstroken aanleggen..overigens is dit een ongewone plek om onderuit te gaan. Assen is, i.t.t. wat sommigen beweren, een veilig circuit..er zijn de laatste jaren op meerdere locaties stukken talud weggehaald tbv grind/uitloopstroken..bv Stekkenwal en Meeuwenmeer

Ghisbert had die jongen idd met geen mogelijkheid kunnen ontwijken..ze rijden daar dik 200km/u en het is een meer dan behoorlijke linkse 'knik'..no way dat je dan kunt uitwijken!
En dat Muggeridge zijn handen hief toen hij over de finish ging..het zal wel even geduurd hebben voordat het bericht van het overlijden van Perilli in de paddock terecht kwam..

Beetje wrang ook dat tijden het afvoeren van zijn lichaam het Italiaanse volkslied werd gespeeld..

 

[Arckira]

Hoe ik hier terecht kwam Middels een paar klikken vermoed ik..

Er vindt nog ieder jaar een memorial voor deze te jong gestorven coureur plaats..


edit: zie nu pas dat het in Motorsport Algemeen staat en dat de titel voor verwarring of een schrikreactie kan zorgen..alvast excuses hiervoor.

 

[Anoniempje313]

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