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	Daijiro Kato ist Tod!
		Kato began his rise to motorcycling stardom at the age of five on the miniature pocket bikes.
		Kato rode a NSR500 two-stroke, claiming a second position in the Spanish GP of Jerez, before being awarded a dominant RC211V at the German GP, claiming another second at the Czech GP.
		Kato, who lived in the Italian town of Cattolica near the Misano circuit on the Adriatic coast, leaves a wife Makiko andtwo children - a son called Ikko and a baby girl, who was bornon March 26 and has yet to be named.
	www.jpanke.de /kato.htm (527 words)

	Daijiro Kato
		Daijiro Kato (加藤大治郎 1976-2003) was a Japanese motorcycle racer, the 2001 World Champion in the 250 cc class.
		Kato was born on July 4, 1976 in Saitama, and started racing miniature bikes at an early age, becoming a four-time national champion in the Japanese pocket-bike championship.
		In the first race of the 2003 season, at his favourite Suzuka circuit, Kato crashed hard, and sustained head, neck and chest injuries.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/da/Daijiro_Kato.html (249 words)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Daijiro Kato
		Daijiro Kato (Japanese: 加藤大治郎; Katō Daijirō; July 4, 1976–April 20, 2003) was a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and the 2001 World Champion in the 250cc class.
		Kato was born in Saitama, and started racing miniature bikes at an early age, becoming a four-time national champion in the Japanese pocket-bike championship.
		Daijiro Kato leaves behind a wife, Makiko, a son Ikko and daughter Rinka who was less than a month old when he died.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Daijiro_Kato (1006 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Daijiro Kato (Japanese: å è—¤ å¤§æ²»é; KatÅ DaijirÅ; July 4, 1976–April 20, 2003) was a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and the 2001 World Champion in the 250cc class.
		Kato was born in Saitama, and started racing miniature bikes at an early age, becoming a four-time national champion in the Japanese pocket-bike championship.
		Kato was thrown back onto the track after hitting the wall and was lying next to the racing line [1].
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Daijiro_Kato (762 words)

	Minimoto SA - History Daijiro Kato
		Daijiro Kato only commenced his full-time World Championship career in 2000 but was already on his way to becoming Japan’s most successful GP rider of all time when, by the end of 2001, he had secured the 250cc world title and scored 17 GP wins to equal Japan’s greatest GP winner Tetsuya Harada.
		But tragically, Kato was killed on lap 3 of the opening round of the 2003 season at Suzuka on April 6, when he lost control of his Telefonica MoviStar liveried RCV just afer the 130R corner at almost 200kph, and veered sharply left into a trackside barrier.
		Kato went on to win the race in the next two seasons, again as a wild-card entry before moving to the world championship in 2000, forming an enduring partnership with the Gresini Honda Team which would last to the end.
	www.minimoto.co.za /history%201d.htm (666 words)

	Daijiro Kato Information
		Kato was awarded the Rookie-of-the-Year prize in the GP250 class.
		Kato was awarded the Rookie-of-the-Year prize in the MotoGP/500cc class.
		He was estimated to have hit the wall near the final chicane of the circuit at around 125mi/h (200 km/h).
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Daijiro_Kato (938 words)

	Clinica Mobile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Daijiro Kato's condition as reported from the Yokkaichi hospital in Japan is stable but unchanged from yesterday.
		This morning, Daijiro Kato, despite his terrible injuries, improved a little, demonstrating that despite his miniscule physique, this Japanese rider has an inner strength that allows him to fight the impossible.
		Kato's Race Day accident - resuscitated by the trackside and stabilised at the circuit Medical Centre by the Japanese medics and the Clinica Mobile staff before being transported to the nearest trauma centre with severe concussion.
	www.ducati.com /clinica_mobile/news.jhtml?news=article&newsId=13045&periodo= (345 words)

	Daijiro Kato
		Daijiro verstand es schnell, den notwendigen Speed auf die Strecke zu bringen und gepaart mit seiner hohen Risikobereitschaft erste Siege einzufahren.
		Mit der Erfahrung aus dem Vorjahr machte sich Kato 2001 auf den Weg sein Ergebnis noch zu steigern.
		Daijiro Kato hätte auf seiner neuen Rennmaschine große Chancen gehabt, den Valentino Rossis, Max Biaggis und Marco Melandris dieser Welt einen heißen Fight zu bieten und vorne mitzufahren.
	www.helmutfriedl.keepfree.de /news/MotoGP/update-23-04-03-KatoHommage.htm (719 words)

	Daijiro KATO : Biographie de Daijiro KATO - Monsieur-Biographie.com
		Si vous avez rédigée une biographie de Daijiro KATO, vous pouvez nous la proposer via le formulaire de contact.
		Daijiro Kato - Wikipédia : Mais Daijiro laisse surtout derrière lui sa femme Makiko et leurs deux enfants, dont une fillette née quelques semaines avant sa disparition.
		Biographie de KATO Daijiro : Les biographies, la vie et les histoires sur KATO Daijiro.
	www.monsieur-biographie.com /celebrite/biographie/daijiro_kato-1920.php (155 words)

	Daijiro Kato Commemorated - MotorcycleUSA.com
		Daijiro Kato died on April 19th from injuries he sustained as a result of his crash during the opening round of the 2003 season in Japan.
		The community of the Adriatic town Misano and the Gresini Racing Team chose the new road that leads to the entrance of the Misano Circuit as the street to bear the name of the late Daijiro Kato.
		Sete Gibernau, Kato's teammate was unable to be at the ceremony but sent a message to the family in attendance.
	www.motorcycle-usa.com /Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=836&Page=1 (384 words)

	Daijiro Kato Commemorated - MotorcycleUSA.com
		Daijiro Kato died on April 19th from injuries he sustained as a result of his crash during the opening round of the 2003 season in Japan.
		The community of the Adriatic town Misano and the Gresini Racing Team chose the new road that leads to the entrance of the Misano Circuit as the street to bear the name of the late Daijiro Kato.
		Sete Gibernau, Kato's teammate was unable to be at the ceremony but sent a message to the family in attendance.
	archives.motorcycle-usa.com /DaijiroKatoCommemorated.html (384 words)

	Daijaro Kato - Obituary 20th April 2003 - Bikernet.co.za (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Daijiro Kato was born on the 4th of July 1976.Riding the V5.
		Kato loses fight for life 20apr03 JAPANESE motorcycle star Daijiro Kato has died in a Tokyo hospital after failing to recover from injuries sustained in the Japan Grand Prix on April 6, a statement from his team said.
		Kato's 990cc machine crashed into a barrier and the rider was thrown back on to the track with his face down.
	www.bikernet.co.za /directory/subs/motogp/kato.htm (452 words)

	CNN.com - Japan's Kato critical after crash - Apr. 7, 2003
		Japanese rider Daijiro Kato was still in a critical condition on Monday, a day after sustaining serious head, neck and chest injuries in a high-speed crash at the Japanese Grand Prix.
		Kato was rushed by helicopter to an intensive care unit after medical staff battled to get his heart beating again.
		Kato, who had two second-place finishes last year after moving up from 250cc, was involved in a battle for fifth place when he crashed on the third of 21 laps.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/07/japan.motorcycling.kato.reut/index.html (376 words)

	Investigation committee into the cause of Daijiro Kato’s fatal crash publish results - Motorcycle Philippines - The #1 ...
		The investigation committee set-up to determine the cause of the crash that claimed the life of Daijiro Kato published the results of their findings at a special press debrief in Tokyo on Friday.
		“Kato veered out in a straight line at approximately 170 km/h from the center-left side of the racing course causing the left side of his bike to violently collide with the tire barrier at approximately 150 km/h, after which he crashed into the adjacent foam barrier at approximately 140 km/h.
		Kato remained mounted on his bike as it traveled along the tire barrier, but when his bike struck the adjacent foam barrier he was momentarily caught between the compressed foam barrier and the bike.”
	motorcyclephilippines.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5889 (964 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Motorsport \| Motorbikes \| Kato dies from crash injuries
		Japanese motorcycle star Daijiro Kato died in a Tokyo hospital on Saturday after failing to recover from injuries sustained in the Japan Grand Prix.
		Kato arrived on the world scene in 1996 when he finished third in the 250cc race at Suzuka behind Max Biaggi.
		Kato's death is the first in the sport since another Japanese rider, Nobuki Wakai, was killed at the 1993 Spanish Grand Prix.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/2932989.stm (297 words)

	Kato in GP hall of fame - www.theage.com.au
		Kato, who won the 250cc world title in 2001 and earned the rookie-of-the-year title in the premier MotoGP class last year, became the 16th world tour rider and first ever Japanese to join the roll of honour.
		Kato's death prompted the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) to cancel a grand prix event at Suzuka next year, due to security concerns with the track.
		Kato, riding a Honda, crashed alone near a final bend in dry and windy conditions while trailing a front-running pack.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/10/04/1064988452912.html?from=storyrhs (435 words)

	Motorsport Memorial -
		Japanese rider Daijiro Kato started to race as a child in the Pocket-bike category, winning the National title in 1985, and then progressing to capture the Japanese Minibike Championship four years in a row, from 1988 to 1991.
		Building on this upward career, Kato had great hopes for the 2003 MotoGP championship — and he displayed that in the pre-season tests organized by Honda at Sepang and Suzuka, where he was the fastest of all riders in the new 2003 version of the Honda RC211V.
		Unconscious, Kato was catapulted back on to the track, coming to rest at the outside of the first leg of the chicane.
	www.motorsportmemorial.org /focus.php?db=ms&n=1475 (668 words)

	Roadracing World Breaking News
		Kato was fast on any type of circuit, tactically astute and very brave when circumstances demanded him to be.
		It is, however, Daijiro Kato the man that first springs to mind, his quiet, confident, unassuming, and courteous personality, in complete contrast to his racing persona.
		Many of Kato's former rivals, team technicians, and Honda staff members were present and Mr Hiroyuki Yoshino, President of Honda Motor Co, Ltd, and Suguru Kanazawa, each read an address to the assembly.
	venus.13x.com /roadracingworld/scripts/NewsInsert.asp?insert=6101 (561 words)

	Honda-Tech.com: Honda Motorcycles: Discussion on Kato Daijiro
		Kato was thrown back onto the track after hitting the wall and was lying next to the racing line.
		Kato's death was dicussed in "Faster and Faster" which covered the 4 stroke revolution of 2003 and 2004.
		Kato again participated as a wild card rider at the world grand prix championship GP250 race in Japan and won the race a second time.
	honda-tech.com /zerothread?cmd=print&id=1653415 (2109 words)

	Daijiro Kato biography - death of the rising star
		Kato started his racing career at the age of 5 on pocket bikes.
		Kato moved into MotoGP class in the year 2002, and made great debut by taking two second places.
		Dislocation of the 1st and 2nd cervical vertebrae with fracturing of the 3rd and, consequently, devastating damage to the spinal chord.
	www.highrevs.net /motogp_news/daijiro_kato_biography.php (701 words)

	YouTube - In the memory of Daijiro Kato
		kato 1 imresionante piloto en sus momentos xo impreso en nuestros korazones tu espektakular y sinestro accidente siempre estaras en nuestra mente
		Daijiro, you will always be in our hearts, and we will never forget you!
		Daijiro Kato Katoh sports Tribute Moto GP Suzuka great (more) (less)
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=CiuG_wix-Fs (366 words)

	Soup :: Buy The Kato Tribute Book Here :: 11-14-2006
		(From the publisher) Daijiro Kato, the supremely talented 250cc racer, with 17 victories to his name, had dazzling prospects until his fatal crash, aged just 26, at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.
		Daijiro Kato was 250cc World Champion in 2001 and graduated to MotoGP for 2002, becoming Rookie of the Year that season.
		Everything was looking very promising for him for 2003 with a ride alongside Sete Gibernau in the Telefonica Movistar Honda team, but he was tragically killed early in the season at the Suzuka round of the MotoGP series.
	www.superbikeplanet.com /2006/Nov/katobook.htm (200 words)

	Medical report Daijiro Kato
		Japanese rider Daijiro Kato crashed heavily on lap three of the Japanese Grand Prix, at Suzuka, today.
		Kato was treated at trackside and at the circuit medical center before being airlifted to hospital at Yokkaichi.
		Kato is in a coma, his condition is critical, and he is fighting for his life.
	www.industrypages.com /artman/publish/Industry_News_2476.stm (161 words)

	Daijiro Kato loses his battle for life - Car Forums and Automotive Chat
		The MotoGP community was today mourning the death of one of its brightest stars, as Daijiro Kato finally lost his brave battle for life in the Yokkaichi Central Hospital, Japan.
		Kato has been in a coma since an horrific crash two weeks ago at the Suzuka Circuit, venue of the first round of the 2003 MotoGP World Championship.
		Kato, 26, leaves behind a widow and two children.
	www.automotiveforums.com /t99318.html (160 words)

	Clinica Mobile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The ambulance doors swing open to reveal Japanese rider Daijiro Kato laid out on a stretcher, being given artificial respiration by a Japanese doctor while his colleague performs heart massage.
		Three of the most accomplished in-flight doctors are chosen to accompany Kato to the Yokkaichi hospital: one of them was the Clinica Mobile’s resuscitation doctor.
		Like Kato, I believe that all of us should hope for the impossible, because it is, ultimately, the only way in which things ever become possible.
	www.ducati.com /clinica_mobile/news.jhtml?news=article&newsId=12937&periodo= (729 words)

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