Norꦕick Abe, the first home rider to win the Japan🗹ese 500cc Grand Prix in 1996, died in a road accident on this day in 2007.

Abe claime🌊d three wins and 17 podiums as a premier-class rider between 1𒁏995 and 2004.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Click Here to read our full profile of Abe, whose riding stꦡyle as a wild-card in 1994 thrilled a young Valentino Rossi, watchiಌng on 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 straightཧ hair and even when he was standing still, he looke꧟d 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 fi𝓀nally gave out and he fell... But to me, Abe was a hero."