Hiroshi Yamada's [Bike and lace talking with tires] vol.60 "The only sad you in GP life ... Mourning Yoshiya Tomizawa"
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VOL.60 "The only sad you in GP life ... Mourning Yoshiya Tomizawa"
Hiroshi Yamada, who was in charge of Bridgestone in MotoGP (Road Race World Championship) in MotoGP (Road Race World Championship), and retired in Bridgestone in July 2019, looked back on that time.In 2010, MotoGP is a sad event of the death of Yoshiya Tomizawa, who was participating in his Moto2 on the 13th San Marino GP.Mr. Yamada had many interactions with Tomizawa.TEXT: TORU TAMIYA
It was really a "good guy"
The most unforgettable event in MotoGP in 2010 was that Yoshiya Tomizawa, who was participating in Moto2, died in the final race of the Moto2 in the 12th round of the San Marino GP held at Misano Circuit, Italy. 。 While the MotoGP class has become one makeup in Bridgestone since 2009, Moto2 had no direct relationship between riders and tire manufacturers, because Dunlop was an official supplier, but the world is set. There were many contacts because they were the same Japanese fighting in. I was present several times in an interview with a magazine and had a meal together. It was a "good guy", so it was just the same age, so if I said, "How about my daughter?" "Is it?" When he said, "If you become a champion, I'll take you to Ginza for a drink." 。 So, at the end of December, I promised to have a celebration party as a year -end party, but that didn't come true.
VOL.60 "The only sad you in GP life ... Mourning Yoshiya Tomizawa"
――Shisa Tomizawa won the first championship in the 2010 season's Opening GP and Qatar GP.He became the first winner in the newly established Moto2 class (4 -stroke 600cc) this year.
Speaking of which, I heard from my parents that he loved ramen before, and in July I brought one cup ramen from Japan ... Since then, every time I meet, I've been saying, "It was delicious!" The day before the accident, I met after the qualifying and asked, "How are you doing?" In addition to winning Moto2 in the first opening game of Moto2, Tomizawa liked the bright and open personality, and became loved by foreign press in a short time. Therefore, after the final race, the press room was really a sinking mood. After the accident, Dormero Esperator, chairman of Dormo Sports, who operates MotoGP, gained information that he was not conscious and dangerous, but I thought it was "no way." When the MotoGP race started and was watching the race on the pit lane, the Spanish TV commentator said, "It was no good ...". I turned my head pure white, and after that I was looking at the monitor with my eyes, but no information came in. In this year, after the race, I was interviewing for Nippon Television G+, but at this time I refused because I couldn't talk in front of the camera. Even now, I'm just sorry.