Eigo Sato

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Eigo Satō ( Japanese 佐藤 英 吾 , Satō Eigo ; born October 30, 1978 in Iwaki , Fukushima Prefecture ; † February 28, 2013 ibid.) Was an internationally known Japanese freestyle motocross pilot.

Life

Satō came to motocross at the age of 17 . After emigrating to the United States , he took part in various amateur competitions there. After returning to Japan, he took part in FMX events from 2001 , using a Yamaha YZ250. From 2005 he was a regular participant in the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour . His best placings during this time were two second places that he was able to achieve in 2009. In total, Satō started at the Red Bull X-Fighters 27 times; He reached the quarter-finals 17 times.

On February 27, 2013, Satō had an accident during a training session in Iwaki, Japan . After a failed backflip , he fell heavily to the ground. Satō was admitted to hospital and died there the next day from his injuries. He left behind his wife, Kaori, and 3-year-old son, Eidai.

International success

2005

  • 9th place, Red Bull X-Fighters in Madrid

2006

  • 8th place, Red Bull X-Fighters in Mexico City
  • 6th place, Red Bull X-Fighters in Madrid

2007

  • 5th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Mexico City
  • 5th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Slane Castle
  • kT: Red Bull X-Fighters in Madrid

He finished the season with 100 points in fifth place overall.

2008

Red Bull X-Fighter 2008 at the Race of Champions at Wembley Stadium .
  • 7th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Mexico City
  • 6th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Rio de Janeiro
  • kT: Red Bull X-Fighters in Texas
  • kT: Red Bull X-Fighters in Madrid
  • kT: Red Bull X-Fighters in Wuppertal
  • kT: Red Bull X-Fighters in Warsaw

He finished the season with 65 points in ninth place overall.

2009

  • 2nd place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Mexico City
  • 2nd place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Calgary
  • 4th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Fort Worth
  • 9th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Madrid
  • 8th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in London

He finished the season with 240 points in fourth place overall.

2010

  • 6th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Mexico City
  • 2nd place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Cairo
  • kT: Red Bull X-Fighters in Moscow
  • kT: Red Bull X-Fighters in Madrid
  • kT: Red Bull X-Fighters in London

He finished the season with 125 points in eighth place overall.

2011

  • 6th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Dubai
  • 5th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Brasília
  • 6th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Rome
  • 12th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Madrid
  • 3rd place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Poznan
  • 12th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Sydney

He finished the season with 185 points in sixth place overall.

2012

  • 9th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Dubai
  • 5th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Glen Helen
  • 6th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Madrid
  • 3rd place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Munich
  • 5th place: Red Bull X-Fighters in Sydney

He finished the season with 190 points in fifth place overall.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 福島県ゆかりのプロライダー佐藤英吾選手の訃報,ご冥福をお祈りいたします. . In: Fukushima Rider's Navi. う つ く し ま 観 光 プ ロ モ ー シ ョ ン 推進 機構 ( utsukushima kankō promotion sushin kikō , a tourism promotion association of the prefectural administration, communities and the tourism industry in the Fukushima prefecture), March 1, 2013 (Japanese) , accessed on 26th June 2013 (Japanese).
  2. ↑ Blick.ch - website: Eigo Sato. From: www.blick.ch , January 9, 2012, accessed on June 28, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Masters Of Dirt: Audience favorite Eigo Sato died ( Memento of the original from August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 25, 2013  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.erzbergrodeo.at
  4. ↑ RIP EIGO SATO 1978-2013 , accessed June 25, 2013
  5. ↑ Motorsport-magazin.com - Unsuccessful backflip accessed on June 25, 2013
  6. ↑ redbull.com.au - Remembering Eigo Sato , accessed June 25, 2013
  7. ↑ Red Bull X-Fighters Encyclopedia 2005 , accessed June 25, 2013
  8. ↑ Red Bull X-Fighters Encyclopedia 2006 , accessed June 25, 2013
  9. ↑ Red Bull X-Fighters Encyclopedia 2007 , accessed June 25, 2013
  10. ↑ Red Bull X-Fighters Encyclopedia 2008 , accessed June 25, 2013
  11. ↑ Red Bull X-Fighters Encyclopedia 2009 , accessed June 25, 2013
  12. ↑ Red Bull X-Fighters Encyclopedia 2010 , accessed June 25, 2013
  13. ↑ Red Bull X-Fighters Encyclopedia 2011 , accessed June 25, 2013
  14. ↑ Red Bull X-Fighters Encyclopedia 2012 , accessed June 25, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Sato, Eigo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 佐藤 英 吾 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese freestyle motocross pilot
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Iwaki , Fukushima Prefecture
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 2013
Place of death Iwaki , Fukushima Prefecture