"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone)
05/27/2014 at 12:27 • Filed to: None
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"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone)
05/27/2014 at 12:27 • Filed to: None | 6
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The SuperGT and JGTC, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! veteran unfortunately lost the race with grim reaper. On May 25th he checked into the hospital due to worsening conditions and he suddenly passed away on the following day !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
Yamaji got into headlines in 1998, for being not only a fast driver but a great human being, too.
After Tetsuya Ota's horrific crash at Fuji, just after the start, it was the yellow RE Amemiya RX-7 driven by Shinichi Yamaji, that stopped in front of the Ferrari while the other cars drove on. Yamaji used a fire extinguisher from the side of the track !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! to extinguish the fire and then helped to release Ota's safety harness. He did this before race marshals arrived
We salute you too Yamaji-san...
And remember kids, winning is the most important thing in racing, but sportsmanship and doing the right thing, are just as important.
EL_ULY
> El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
05/27/2014 at 12:36 |
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RIP Shinichi Yamaji. What a hero :'(
Tony-R34
> El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
05/29/2014 at 18:19 |
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RIP. The good ones always go early! True Hero.
rxe7en
> El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
07/12/2014 at 21:17 |
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Wow! Sorry I missed this! I met him and Amemiya-san at the JGTC in California in 2004 when we were still publishing RXTuner Magazine. Here he is the Asparadrink GT300 RX-7 2004 JGTC at California Speedway. Part 1 of 3. - YouTube