It happened in EWC 2022… #7: Nigon’s unexpected Suzuka sayonara
When former FIM Endurance World Championship winner Erwan Nigon signed up to contest the 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race last August, there was no indication he’d be hanging up his helmet a little more than two months later. Following Viltaïs Racing Igol’s decision not to include the Japanese race on its 2022 schedule, the Frenchman was free to join the EVA RT 01 Webike TRICKSTAR Kawasaki squad alongside local riders Hikari Okubo and Yuto Sano instead. Ad Speaking during Suzuka race week, the then 38-year-old Nigon said: “Three weeks ago they asked me if I want to participate, and I thought ‘that’s okay for me, I’m very excited to come’.
