RIP KATO

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RallyeRon

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• Apr 20, 2006

• #1

On crash.net there is an article about Gresini commemorating the 3rd anniversary of Katos death- a good read.

this is a link to a picture which says a thousand words.
http://www.crash.net/picture_view_single~cid~6~pid~91944.htm

Everytime i think about the whole Kato thing, the one thing i always come to a conclusion about is that...
...it just really sucks to think that he might have been Japans first premiere class world champ, and japans best ever racer. sucks bigtime

Rest in Peace Daijiro, big respects to his family.

 

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Dazza

Joined May 2005

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Shanghai

• Apr 20, 2006

• #2

Indeed mate, but as they say most legends or legends to be die prematurely...

Nice to see you Ron, I thought that you have deserted us

 

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DRILL

Joined Jun 2005

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• Apr 20, 2006

• #3

Thanks for that,Ron,good to see you mate.

 

Austin

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Woody Creek

• Apr 20, 2006

• #4

Thanks for posting that Ron. Rest in peace Daijiro.

 

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Sanctaphrax

Joined Apr 2006

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Look behind you....

• Apr 20, 2006

• #5

I have nothing to add. I wasn't really a MotoGP fan when he died, but of course have heard of him.
Daijiro Kato, RIP.

 

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Wes

Joined Jun 2005

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Manchester

• Apr 20, 2006

• #6

RIP KATO Sadly missed

 

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rossi 46 winner

Joined Apr 2005

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northants

• Apr 20, 2006

• #7

any loss is a big loss.. r.i.p.

 

BEN

Joined Sep 2005

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Lancashire UK

• Apr 21, 2006

• #8

Indeed, RIP.

I remember watching that race..............not good...........not good at all.

p.s. nice to see ya Ron mate!

 

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Wes

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Manchester

• Apr 21, 2006

• #9

I had to tape that race in 2003 as it was on at 3am in the morning

 

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skidmark

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Ireland

• Apr 21, 2006

• #10

Respect to Dajiro

 

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TopCat

Joined Feb 2006

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• Apr 21, 2006

• #11

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (skidmark @ Apr 21 2006, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Respect to Dajiro

yeah, respect to kato

tis always wonderful to watch talnet

 

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frosty58

Joined Sep 2005

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washington DC, USA

• Apr 21, 2006

• #12

i remember it like it was yesterday

it was a painful experience, almost like somebody i knew had passed. that sinking feeling

RIP dajiro....... welcome back ron

 

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Katt

• Apr 21, 2006

• #13

i remember watching the race too ..... not one im going to forget.

i found this quote by the trackside doctor, its quite comforting in a way. We used it in a memorialat a funeral for one of my friends, Jess, that died just about this time last year.

"memories are nostalgia,

they are the return of the past;

Remembering means giving a place in history to men and things,

stopping them from falling into oblivion,

making them eternal in real life."
-Dr Costa


Dajiro died doing what he loved. That is an important thing to remember.
R.I.P. Dajiro and Jess

 

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richo

Joined Dec 2005

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• Apr 22, 2006

• #14

His popularity here exceeds that of Rossi, or even the MotoGP itself. You could ask someone who VR is, or what the motoGP is, and they`d have no idea, but ask them who Daijiro Kato is and they'll tell you he's their countries greatest motorcycle race, ever.
Watakushitachi wa itsumo anata o wasuremasen, Kato-sama.

 

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chesterandboo

Joined Mar 2006

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• May 1, 2006

• #15

What a terrible moment it was, remember it clearly

 

Barbedwirebikerr

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FNQ

• Jul 3, 2018

• #16

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