Former SMAP member Katsuyki Mori out for year after auto race injury

Katsuyuki Mori, a former member of the superstar pop idol group SMAP, will need a year to recover after fracturing his pelvis and lumbar spine during a motorcycle race, the Japan Keirin Autorace foundation said Tuesday.The 46-year-old competing in auto race -- a Japanese version of motorcycle speedway that allows gambling on races -- collided with a racer who lost balance and fell from his vehicle during a race in Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 24.Mori, who won his first top-level event at the national championship on Nov. 3, has had three operations since the injury.SMAP was formed in…READ FULL ARTICLE