A Japanese racer suffered fatal injuries when he crashed and hit a concrete wall during qualifying at Suzuka Circuit Sunday morning. According to Japanese news reports, racer Keisuke Sato, 24, crashed his CBR600RR in oil from a multi-bike pileup in turn two and hit a concrete wall on rider’s right. Sato was attempting to qualify for a 300-kilometer race scheduled for Sunday afternoon at the famed Japanese circuit. (Thanks to Rick Williams of Concord, California, AFM Expert #956, and his wife for the translation of Japanese-language news reports.)