Nakagami didn't forget his friend, Shoya Tomizawa, who passed away at just 19 years of age in Misano in 2010. He entered history for being the first rider to win the first Moto2 race in Qatar. Takahaki remembers him every year by gathering for a few minutes in prayer at the tragic spot of his demise, at the "Curvone" corner, where Alex De Angelis and Scott Redding weren't able to avoid running him over.