Yasutomo Nagai

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Yasutomo Nagai (永井康友, Nagai Yatsumoto^?, b. October 29, 1965 - d. September 10, 1995) was a motorcycle road racer from Japan, born in Koshigaya. He died two days after crashing at Assen, Holland during the 1995 Superbike World Championship race, riding a Yamaha YZF750, when he rode over an oil that had been spilt by a Ducati 916, as a result of the fall, the Yamaha landed on top of him causing serious him to fall into a coma. He never regained consciousness following the crash.^[1] He was one of the first racers bringing the "big eyes" logo in the international racing circuits.

He took two pole positions in the championship, becoming the first Japanese to take a Superbike World Championship pole outside Japan in Austria in 1995, and four podiums. Despite not starting the final 2 rounds of the season he was 5th overall in the 1995 standings. Yamaha retired its Superbike World Championship team for the two final rounds of the season.

Prior to this he had raced in Japan's All-Japan Road Racing Championship for many years, spending seven years with Yamaha. He was also a member of the 1994 Bol d'or winning Yamaha France team with Dominique and Christian Sarron.