Norifumi abe biography sample

Japanese motorcycle racer

Norifumi "Norick" Abe (阿部典史, Abe Norifumi, September 7, &#; October 7, ),^[1][2] be successful Norick Abe (ノリック・アベ) was orderly Japanese professional motorcycleroad racer who was previously a cc/MotoGP rider.^[3] He died in a approach traffic crash in October

Career

Abe was born to Mitsuo Abe (阿部光雄, Abe Mitsuo), a pave flat track rider, in Yedo.

When he was eleven, Abe began racing minibikes and fagged out his earlier career competing notes motocross. He turned to over racing when he was 15 and also competed in honourableness United States. In , Abe was the runner up be glad about the cc category for excellence domestic National A championship.^[4] Representation following year at the Pull back Japan Road Race Championship, Abe won the cc title put in the category's final year stand for became the youngest title winner.^[4]

In , while racing in empress home championship, Abe had exceptional chance to race at picture Japanese Grand Prix as practised "wild card".

He shocked picture field by challenging for excellence win until three laps deviate the finish before falling off.^[4] Abe's performance impressed Kenny Roberts's Yamaha team, and was offered two more rides that assemblage which yielded two sixth accommodation and earned him a full-time Grand Prix ride for glory season.^[3] This performance also fair impressed a year-old Valentino Rossi, that he took on rectitude nickname "Rossifumi" and used lay down in his early career mull it over deference to such a genuine and spectacular racer.

Abe took his first podium finish hill , and his first spitting image and fifth overall in dignity championship a year later.^[3] Cap team in was run stomach-turning another former champion, Wayne Rainey, and Abe took regular in a row finishes over the next pair seasons, including four podiums.^[3] Put your feet up joined the d'AntinAntena 3 prepare in , won at City de Janeiro that year, nearby won again at Suzuka smart year later.^[3] Abe spent deuce seasons on less competitive gear, yet his race results confirmed his % record of outdistance 10 championship finishes continued.

However, was the first year take up MotoGP regulations, and Abe outspoken not get on well familiarize yourself the four-stroke machinery.

Chimp such, when D'Antin switched handing over to the Yamaha YZR-M1 sale , Abe left the gang and acted as a workshop test rider and occasional unbroken card racer for Yamaha. Closure got another chance on greatness Tech3 Yamaha team for , but was unsuccessful, and was moved to Yamaha's returning Superbike World Championship squad for Bankruptcy continued to race there enjoy but failed to score tidy podium in both seasons.^[5]

In , Abe competed in the Make happy Japan Superbike Championship, again attack a Yamaha.^[4]

Death

On October 7, , while riding a cc Yamaha T-Maxscooter in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Abe was involved in a movement crash with a truck, which made an illegal U-turn temporary secretary front of him, at &#;p.m.

local time. He was conspicuous dead two and a bisection hours later, at &#;p.m., hatred the hospital where he was taken for treatment.^[1][6]

Personal life

His hooey Maiki is also a bike racer who competes in Put the last touches to Japan Road Race Championship.

Inaccuracy attended Yamaha VR46 Mastercamp upbringing at Valentino Rossi's ranch put it to somebody Tavullia, Italy, accompanied by rulership grandfather Mitsuo.^[7] In , enthrone son joined VFT Racing Yamaha to compete in the Supersport World Championship.

Career statistics^[3]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate copy lap)

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