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    Daijiro Kato (加藤 大治郎, Katō Daijirō, 7 April 1976 – 20 April 2003) was a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, the 2001 250cc world champion, and the...
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  • (橋本 大二郎, born 1947), Japanese politician Daijiro Kato (加藤 大治郎, 1976–2003), Japanese motorcycle racer Daijiro Matsui (松井 大二郎, born 1972), Japanese mixed...
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  • before dropping down to the 250cc class in 1999. In 2001, Gresini's rider Daijiro Kato won the 250cc title. The following season, the team stepped up to the...
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    Next 2002 2001 World Champions 500cc – Valentino Rossi (Honda) 250cc – Daijiro Kato (Honda) 125cc – Manuel Poggiali (Gilera) The 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle...
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    season in Japan, but the race was marred by the death of Japanese rider Daijiro Kato who crashed at the 130R and hit the barrier at high speed in the ensuing...
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    Ukawa Satellite riders (in the latter part of the season): Alex Barros, Daijiro Kato Among other changes in 2003, power was increased from about 200 to 240 bhp...
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  • baseball player Daijiro Kato (加藤 大治郎, 1976–2003), Japanese motorcycle racer Daishi Kato (加藤 大志, born 1983), Japanese footballer Daisuke Katō (加東 大介, 1911–1975)...
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    Sito Pons (1988, 1989), Luca Cadalora (1991, 1992), Max Biaggi (1997), Daijiro Kato (2001), Dani Pedrosa (2004, 2005) and Hiroshi Aoyama (2009). Honda also...
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    champion as previous year's champion Daijiro Kato and 1993 champion Tetsuya Harada, who finished second to Kato last year, both moved up to the MotoGP...
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  • Bianchi. Deaths at the track have included that of Honda RC211V racer Daijiro Kato on April 20, 2003, after the Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix race. He...
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    and dangerous trackside barriers, causing the death of Japanese rider Daijiro Kato and the injuries of Marco Melandri and Alex Barros at the 2003 Japanese...
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  • as well as champions who had died young such as Jarno Saarinen and Daijiro Kato. The latest inductee is Hans-Georg Anscheidt. Out of the 38 racers who...
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  • Kenny Roberts Jr. (Suzuki) Olivier Jacque (Yamaha) Roberto Locatelli (Aprilia) 2001 Valentino Rossi (Honda) Daijiro Kato (Honda) Manuel Poggiali (Gilera)...
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    Jeremy Burgess with him to be his crew chief. The season was marred by Daijiro Kato being killed at the first round at Suzuka. He lost control of his motorcycle...
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    made slightly faster and closer to the 130R. Following the death of Daijiro Kato at the 2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, Suzuka reconfigured the motorcycle...
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    Janeiro Simone Sanna Daijiro Kato Valentino Rossi Report 15 15 October Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix Motegi Roberto Locatelli Daijiro Kato Kenny Roberts Jr...
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     Japan 1993 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 72 Olivier Jacque  France 2000 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 72 Daijiro Kato  Japan 2001 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 72 Marco Melandri  Italy 2002 0 0 1 0 0 0 1...
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    The team has won 4 motorcycle world championships: one in 250cc with Daijiro Kato, one in Moto 2 with Toni Elías, one in Moto 3 with Jorge Martín and the...
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    Estoril Manuel Poggiali Gilera Daijiro Kato Honda Valentino Rossi Honda Report 2000 Estoril Emilio Alzamora Honda Daijiro Kato Honda Garry McCoy Yamaha Report...
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    makes its Grand Prix debut in the new four-stroke MotoGP class. 2003: Daijiro Kato is killed during his home Japanese Grand Prix in the MotoGP class on...
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    bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Daijiro Kato Nicky Hayden Motorcycle sport "Doohan, Michael Sydney". It's an Honour...
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    4–6 April 2003 at Suzuka. The meeting was overshadowed by the death of Daijiro Kato in the MotoGP race, after he crashed at 130R and hit the barrier at high...
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    more times: in 2001 with Valentino Rossi, and in 2002 with the late Daijiro Kato, both times with Honda. Edwards has twice represented the United States...
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    Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer 2001 Jerez Masao Azuma Honda Daijiro Kato Honda Valentino Rossi Honda Report 2000 Emilio Alzamora Honda Ralf Waldmann...
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  • Racing Honda Mercedes Toyota Racing Lotus F1 Team MotoGP Casey Stoner Daijiro Kato Alex Hofmann Tohru Ukawa Carlos Checa Troy Bayliss Kenny Roberts Jr....
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  • Okada, Max Biaggi and Olivier Jacque. Record shared with Shinya Nakano, Daijiro Kato, Marco Melandri, Manuel Poggiali and Dani Pedrosa. Record shared with...
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    MiniMoto, including Valentino Rossi, Loris Capirossi, Nobuatsu Aoki, and Daijiro Kato. The sport of Minimoto originated in Japan in the 1960s, expanding as...
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    motorcycle racing retired the use of #74 after the fatal accident of Daijiro Kato in 2003, #48 after the fatal accident of Shoya Tomizawa in 2010, #58...
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  • sportscaster 1974 – Adrian Griffin, American basketball player and coach 1976 – Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2003) 1976 – Yevgeniya Medvedeva, Russian...
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    won the race. But the race was marred by the death of Japanese rider Daijiro Kato who crashed at the 130R and hit the barrier at high speed in the ensuing...
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