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I'd like to see a tribute for Kunimistu Kuni-San Takahashi. Sadly passed away in March.
I just read this awesome story about him
March 6, 1977, the opening round of the All Japan F2000 Championship at Suzuka Circuit. Takahashi was holding first place going into the penultimate lap when the second-place driver Kenichi Take****a, crashed behind him and impaled his car on a guardrail. Takahashi immediately pulled over and ran over to the wreckage to help his fellow driver, seemingly giving up the chance to nab the checkered flag.Both the race marshals and Takahashi’s rival drivers were deeply moved by this act of selflessness. What unfolded next could have come straight out of a movie script. Subsequent drivers, witnessing Takahashi’s kindness, one by one all stopped their cars to follow him and aid Take****a. Officials ended the race on a red flag, meaning the positions right before the crash would stand as the final result. So even though Takahashi didn’t technically finish the race, he still won.
I just read this awesome story about him
March 6, 1977, the opening round of the All Japan F2000 Championship at Suzuka Circuit. Takahashi was holding first place going into the penultimate lap when the second-place driver Kenichi Take****a, crashed behind him and impaled his car on a guardrail. Takahashi immediately pulled over and ran over to the wreckage to help his fellow driver, seemingly giving up the chance to nab the checkered flag.Both the race marshals and Takahashi’s rival drivers were deeply moved by this act of selflessness. What unfolded next could have come straight out of a movie script. Subsequent drivers, witnessing Takahashi’s kindness, one by one all stopped their cars to follow him and aid Take****a. Officials ended the race on a red flag, meaning the positions right before the crash would stand as the final result. So even though Takahashi didn’t technically finish the race, he still won.
Kunimitsu Takahashi, legendary racing driver and grandfather of drifting, dies at 82
One of the greatest names in Japanese motorsports has died. Kunimitsu Takahashi, motorcycle rider and automobile racing driver, passed away on March 16 at the age of 82. In the final years of his l…
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