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Leon Camier to contest in Suzuka 8 Hours with Yoshimura Suzuki

11 April, 2020

Fixi Crescent’s Leon Camier will be contesting in 35th edition of the Suzuka 8 Hours. The British rider will be part of this Yoshimura Suzuki’s team - the Japanese tuner is Fixi Crescent Suzuki’s technical partner in World Superbikes -…

Rossi and Crutchlow deny Suzuka 8 Hours rumors

8 April, 2020

When Kevin Schwantz announced that he was coming out of retirement to race in the Suzuka 8 Hours next July, there were rumors that MotoGP riders Valentino Rossi and Cal Crutchlow could be joining him on the grid, however both…

Jonathan Rea to Race in both the Suzuka 8 Hours and the 300km Suzuka

7 April, 2020

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team has announced that Jonathan Rea will be competing in the iconic 2010 Suzuka 8 Hour endurance race in Japan on July 25th and before that will also contest the 300km Suzuka race on June 13th.Rea’s…

Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama to race in Suzuka 8 Hours

3 April, 2020

Between the Brno and Silverstone World Superbike rounds, Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama will be racing in the 35th edition of the Suzuka 8 Hours, but they won’t be team mates this time.HRC has decided to field three teams in…

Kousuke Akiyoshi to replace Pedrosa at IRTA Test

15 March, 2020

Former Suzuki test rider and occasional MotoGP wildcard Kousuke Akiyoshi, will replace a still recovering Dani Pedrosa in Honda HRC in this weekend’s official MotoGP test in Jerez.Akiyoshi, who joined Honda this past winter, won the 2007 Suzuka 8 Hours…

Makoto Tamada to take part in Suzuka 8 Hours

14 March, 2020

Makoto Tamada literally disappeared from this year’s international racing scene after subbing for Roland Resch in the WSBK Portimao round for Reitwagen BMW Team andwhen his Italian ghost team Pro Ride, due to sponsor difficulties and funding didn’t show up…