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Tomizawa killed after Moto2 crash
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September 6, 2010, Monday
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NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD Japanese Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa died after a crash during yesterday's San Marino Grand Prix, the second death in the sport in two events.
Dr Claudio Costa, part of the motorcycling world championship's medical team, told reporters the news.
Riders in the premier MotoGP class were also informed after their race, won by Dani Pedrosa.
"I found out now, when things like this happen nothing else matters," world champion Valentino Rossi told Mediaset television. "He was a lovely guy, it was a horrible accident."
Suter's Tomizawa was traveling at full speed at the Misano circuit when he fell off before a corner and was hit violently by the bikes of Alex de Angelis and Scott Redding, who both also tumbled but looked relatively unhurt.
A 13-year-old also died in a minor race before the Indianapolis MotoGP in the sport's last grand prix in August.
Motorcycling is among motorsport's most dangerous pursuits given riders are often thrown from their bikes and run the risk of hitting objects or being struck by other riders.
"You forget sometimes how easily something like this can happen. Sometimes our sport is just too dangerous," MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso said.
Moto2, the new name for the former 250cc category below MotoGP, still generates huge speeds and officials said they decided to continue with the race after the crash because of the fear of other accidents if a red flag was suddenly shown.
They added that Tomizawa was alive when he was taken from the track and rushed to the Riccione Hospital on Italy's east coast. He was pronounced dead soon after.
The official news of his death had not filtered through before the start of the MotoGP race so the event went ahead.
Broken leg
Rossi, who suffered a broken leg in an accident before his home Italian Grand Prix in June, led riders in a tribute to another dead Japanese colleague Daijiro Kato earlier in the week in a ceremony at Misano.
Kato, who lived in the Misano area, died after an accident at the Japanese GP in 2003.
Rossi has worked hard with other riders to try to make the sport safer but has said there is only so much they can do.
Pedrosa led from the start to win the MotoGP race.
Honda rider Pedrosa, second in the overall standings, finished ahead of championship leader and Spanish compatriot Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha to cut the gap at the top to 63 points with six races left this season.
Pedrosa, however, was in no mood to celebrate.
"Now my head is away from the race. There are no words," he told Mediaset television. "For the race everything was perfect but now I'm totally shocked."
Rossi came in third on his Yamaha having overtaken Casey Stoner three times during an engaging duel in the middle of the race. Australian Stoner, who will be replaced by Rossi at Ducati next year, slipped further back and finished fifth behind Dovizioso.
Dr Claudio Costa, part of the motorcycling world championship's medical team, told reporters the news.
Riders in the premier MotoGP class were also informed after their race, won by Dani Pedrosa.
"I found out now, when things like this happen nothing else matters," world champion Valentino Rossi told Mediaset television. "He was a lovely guy, it was a horrible accident."
Suter's Tomizawa was traveling at full speed at the Misano circuit when he fell off before a corner and was hit violently by the bikes of Alex de Angelis and Scott Redding, who both also tumbled but looked relatively unhurt.
A 13-year-old also died in a minor race before the Indianapolis MotoGP in the sport's last grand prix in August.
Motorcycling is among motorsport's most dangerous pursuits given riders are often thrown from their bikes and run the risk of hitting objects or being struck by other riders.
"You forget sometimes how easily something like this can happen. Sometimes our sport is just too dangerous," MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso said.
Moto2, the new name for the former 250cc category below MotoGP, still generates huge speeds and officials said they decided to continue with the race after the crash because of the fear of other accidents if a red flag was suddenly shown.
They added that Tomizawa was alive when he was taken from the track and rushed to the Riccione Hospital on Italy's east coast. He was pronounced dead soon after.
The official news of his death had not filtered through before the start of the MotoGP race so the event went ahead.
Broken leg
Rossi, who suffered a broken leg in an accident before his home Italian Grand Prix in June, led riders in a tribute to another dead Japanese colleague Daijiro Kato earlier in the week in a ceremony at Misano.
Kato, who lived in the Misano area, died after an accident at the Japanese GP in 2003.
Rossi has worked hard with other riders to try to make the sport safer but has said there is only so much they can do.
Pedrosa led from the start to win the MotoGP race.
Honda rider Pedrosa, second in the overall standings, finished ahead of championship leader and Spanish compatriot Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha to cut the gap at the top to 63 points with six races left this season.
Pedrosa, however, was in no mood to celebrate.
"Now my head is away from the race. There are no words," he told Mediaset television. "For the race everything was perfect but now I'm totally shocked."
Rossi came in third on his Yamaha having overtaken Casey Stoner three times during an engaging duel in the middle of the race. Australian Stoner, who will be replaced by Rossi at Ducati next year, slipped further back and finished fifth behind Dovizioso.
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