MotoGP Honoring Shoya Tomizawa
MotoGP Honoring Shoya Tomizawa
Tomizawa remains on the minds of the MotoGP community as the series moves to the Spains Motorland Aragon circuit for the first round following the tragedy at Misano. Many riders are wearing Tomizawas number 48 on their leathers, helmets or motorcycles in honor of the popular rider.
The number 48 will also be retired from the Moto2 series with Tomizawas family being given a memorial plaque with his number on it.
At the pre-event press conference, current Moto2 Championship points leader Toni Elias nominated Tomizawa for the 2010 Michel Métraux trophy which recognizes the best privateer rider in the Moto2 and 125cc classes.
Traditionally awarded to the highest-placing private racer, the rules were changed this season to make it a peer-selected award voted on by all riders in the two classes at the end of the season. Elias proposal was met with unanimous approval, and the Michel Metraux trophy will be presented to Tomizawas family at the Oct. 1-3 Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi.
The MotoGP community will also gather at the Aragon circuits main start/finish straight following the MotoGP class warm-up session to observe a minute of silence in Tomizawas memory.
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