Lowes ready for ‘first Suzuka in green’
Co-operation rather than competition was the word for Kawasaki’s Alex Lowes as two days of Suzuka testing completed in Japan.
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Team HRC shows its colours for EWC Suzuka 8 Hours
Honda Racing Global has released images of its #33 bike for round three of the FIM Endurance World Championship. Tetsuta Nagashimia, Takumi Takahashi and Iker Lecuona will ride the CBR 1000RR-RSP in the 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours from 5-7 August.
SERT’s Saulnier underlines importance of EWC-counting Suzuka 8 Hours
The upcoming 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours is “something very special”, according to Damien Saulnier, Team Manager of FIM Endurance World Championship-winning Yoshimura SERT Motul. Back on the FIM EWC calendar for the first time since 2019, the Japanese round of the series is hugely popular and significant in equal measure and the Suzuki-powered team is expected to be among the main contenders for overall victory. “I am delighted that the Suzuka 8H is back on the EWC calendar, and the whole team is very excited to be racing in Japan once again,” said Saulnier.
Wraps come off YART’s entry for EWC-counting Suzuka 8 Hours
This is how the YART – Yamaha Official Team EWC’s #7 entry will look when the FIM Endurance World Championship heads to Japan for the upcoming 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours. Niccolò Canepa, Marvin Fritz and Karel Hanika will continue their rapid partnership for round three of the EWC season from 5-7 August.
Hook switches focus to Suzuka after Spa EWC “miracle”
Josh Hook wasted no time celebrating what his F.C.C. TSR Honda France team described as a “miracle” third-place finish in the 24H SPA EWC Motos.
WSBK Rider Iker Lecuona Headlines Honda’s Suzuka 8 Hours Lineup
Spanish motorcycle racer Iker Lecuona lost his seat at the Tech 3 KTM satellite after just two years in the MotoGP World Championship. When the Grand Prix door closed, however, the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) door flew open, with WSBK Team HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) scooping up the 22-year-old rider for the 2022 season.
Lecuona drafted in to factory Honda Suzuka Eight-Hours team
WorldSBK rookie Iker Lecuona will get an endurance racing baptism of fire next month as he has been drafted into the works Honda Suzuka Eight-Hours team.
Yoshimura SERT Motul tweaks EWC line-up as Watanabe gets full Suzuka 8 Hours call
Title-winning Japanese squad Yoshimura SERT Motul will contest its home round of the 2022 FIM Endurance World Championship with a tweaked rider line-up. Having excelled in the opening two events of the EWC season, Gregg Black will take on the fourth rider role, leaving home hero Kazuki Watanabe to join forces with Sylvain Guintoli and Xavier Siméon in the main line-up for the Suzuka 8 Hours.