MOTOGP JAPAN MOTEGI 2002 – KATO POLE, ROSSI CHAMP, BIOGRAPHY OF A NEW ERA | Extreme Sports - 136 | Daijiro Kato nails his first MotoGP pole in Japan as Valentino Rossi dominates the new four-stroke era at Motegi. Step into the hills of Twin Ring Motegi, Japan, for Round 13 of the 2002 MotoGP World Championship — an event set against the backdrop of a sport undergoing seismic change. The season had already crowned Valentino Rossi champion, but at Motegi, all eyes were on rising Japanese star Daij