Pembalap Jepang Matsushita Tewas di Kualifikasi Isle of Man TT
Japanese Rider Matsushita Dies in Isle of Man TT Qualifyng
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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PEMBALAP Jepang Yoshinari Matsushita tewas dalam kualifikasi untuk Isle of Man TT.
Pembalap usia 43-tahun itu tewas dalam insiden di Ballacrye di utara pulau dalam sesi kualifikasi ´Red Flag´, kata panitia penyelenggara ACU, seperti dilansir Mail Online.
Yoshinari, dari Saitama, telah berkompetisi di TT sejak 2009, menempati posisi kelima di 2011 TT Zero untuk sepeda motor listrik serta balap di Superbike dan kelas Superstock.
Ia juga pemenang lomba Ketahanan Motegi 2008.
Sebuah pernyataan di situs ACU menyatakan: ´The ACU ingin menyampaikan simpati terdalam kepada keluarga Yoshinari dan teman-temannya."
Gary Thompson, MBE, Panitera Course, ACU, berkomentar: "Yoshi adalah pembalap yang populer dengan banyak teman di paddock TT Races.
"Dia adalah sosok menarik dan ramah yang selalu punya waktu untuk semua orang. Dia akan sangat dirindukan. "
Penyelidik koroner dari Inquests telah diberitahu dan penyelidikan atas kecelakaan tersebut sedang berlangsung, tambah pernyataan itu.
JAPANESE rider Yoshinari Matsushita has been killed during qualifying for the Isle of Man TT.
The 43-year-old was killed in an incident at Ballacrye on the north of the island and the qualifying session was immediately red flagged, the event´s organising body ACU Events said.
Yoshinari, from Saitama, had competed at the TT since 2009, finishing fifth in the 2011 TT Zero for electric bikes as well as racing in the superbike and superstock classes.
He was also 2008 Motegi Endurance race winner.
A statement on the ACU website read: ´The ACU wishes to pass on their deepest sympathy to Yoshinari´s family and friends.´
Gary Thompson, MBE, Clerk of the Course, ACU, commented: ´Yoshi was a really popular competitor who had a large number of friends in the TT Races paddock.
´He was a genuine and friendly character who always had time for everyone. He will be sorely missed.´
The Coroner of Inquests has been informed and an investigation into the circumstances of the accident is under way, added the statement.
