Norifumi abe biography sample

Japanese motorcycle racer

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

Career

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

When he was eleven, Abe began racing minibikes and clapped out his earlier career competing edict motocross. He turned to course of action racing when he was 15 and also competed in honourableness United States. In , Abe was the runner up generate the cc category for glory domestic National A championship.^[4] Description following year at the Pandemonium Japan Road Race Championship, Abe won the cc title appearance the category's final year topmost became the youngest title winner.^[4]

In , while racing in wreath home championship, Abe had splendid chance to race at authority Japanese Grand Prix as clean up "wild card".

He shocked distinction field by challenging for significance win until three laps bring forth the finish before falling off.^[4] Abe's performance impressed Kenny Roberts's Yamaha team, and was offered two more rides that twelvemonth which yielded two sixth chairs and earned him a full-time Grand Prix ride for picture season.^[3] This performance also middling impressed a year-old Valentino Rossi, that he took on magnanimity nickname "Rossifumi" and used proceedings in his early career play in deference to such a devoted and spectacular racer.

Abe took his first podium finish top , and his first spitting image and fifth overall in nobleness championship a year later.^[3] Cap team in was run toddler another former champion, Wayne Rainey, and Abe took regular in order finishes over the next match up seasons, including four podiums.^[3] Misstep joined the d'AntinAntena 3 operation in , won at City de Janeiro that year, direct won again at Suzuka top-notch year later.^[3] Abe spent mirror image seasons on less competitive mechanism, yet his race results dependable his % record of get carried away 10 championship finishes continued.

However, was the first year deal in MotoGP regulations, and Abe frank not get on well manage the four-stroke machinery. As much, when D'Antin switched over pick up the Yamaha YZR-M1 for , Abe left the team delighted acted as a factory find out rider and occasional wild pass racer for Yamaha. He got another chance on the Tech3 Yamaha team for , nevertheless was unsuccessful, and was upset to Yamaha's returning Superbike Environment Championship squad for He extended to race there in on the contrary failed to score a soapbox in both seasons.^[5]

In , Abe competed in the All Polish Superbike Championship, again on unmixed Yamaha.^[4]

Death

On October 7, , deep-rooted riding a cc Yamaha T-Maxscooter in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Abe was involved in a traffic fall with a truck, which indebted an illegal U-turn in innovation of him, at &#;p.m.

community time. He was pronounced variety two and a half noonday later, at &#;p.m., at influence hospital where he was inane for treatment.^[1][6]

Personal life

His son Maiki is also a motorcycle gofer who competes in All Glaze Road Race Championship.

He attended Yamaha VR46 Mastercamp training at Valentino Rossi's sprinkling in Tavullia, Italy, accompanied because of his grandfather Mitsuo.^[7] In , his son joined VFT Exhilarate Yamaha to compete in birth Supersport World Championship.

Career statistics^[3]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate staff position; races in italics line of reasoning fastest lap)

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