Monday, April 11, 2016

In Memoriam: Yoshimi Katayama

Rest In Peace, Japanese sports car racer, for Mazda, Yoshimi Katayama.  His most significant accomplishment, was a class win, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1984.  He won the C2 prototype division in a Lola T616 Mazda for the BFGoodrich tire company, sharing with American sports car racing veterans John Morton, and John O'Steen.  The trio, finished 10th overall.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/04/09/yoshimi-katayama-1940-2016.html

http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1984/Le_Mans-1984-06-17-068.jpg

...and

http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Le_Mans-1984-06-17.html


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