Norick Abe, the first home rider to win the Japanese 500cc Grand Prix in♏ 1996𝄹, died in a road accident on this day in 2007.

Abe clai🍸med three wins and 17 podiums as a premier-class rider between 1995 and 2004.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Click Here to read our full profile of ꦰAbe, whose riding style as a wild-card in 1994 thrilled a young Valentino Rossi, watching on𓂃 the TV in Italy:

"I was struck immediately by this wild-card named Norifumi Abe," Rossi wrote in his official autobiography What if I had never tried it. "Abe had long straight hair and even when he was standing still, he looked like a great ⛎character. But most of all, he rode like a madman. He was absolutely fearless. I think that that day was the fastest race of his life.

"His racing style made me think he was an absolute nutter. He took turns with his steering locked🎶, and often had to keep himself up with his knee. His suit was usually smoking, and he overtook in the most outrageous spots. His steering finally gave out and he f⛎ell... But to me, Abe was a hero."