
The line up for the Suzuka 8-Hour endurance race looks to be the strongest for years. Today, Yamaha confirmed that Monster Tech 3 Yamaha rider pairing of Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro are to race for the factory entry at Suzuka, alongside Yamaha test rider and Japanese Superbike champion...
Alex Lowes To Race Yoshimura Suzuki In Suzuka 8 Hours Thursday, June 18, 2015 This just in from Suzuki WSBK Lowes to compete in Suzuka 8Hour with Yoshimura Suzuki Alex Lowes is excited to be embarking on a new challenge with Voltcom Crescent Suzuki partners Yoshimura as he takes on the historic...
No Americans Entered For Suzuka 8 Hours by staff Friday, July 17, 2015 The first provisional entry list for the 2015 Suzuka 8 Hours world endurance race slipped out of the Suzuka PR office this week. In some corners, the 8 Hours of Suzuka remains one of the most important races in the world. In...
If you will pardon the pun, it's a tough break for Casey Stoner and his Suzuka 8-Hour debut, as the two-time MotoGP World Champion broke his right scapula & left tibia today in crash that occurred while he was leading the famous iconic endurance race. Stoner, along with his teammates Takumi...
Once upon a time, the Suzuka 8 Hour race was a big deal. A very big deal. It was the race the Japanese factories sent their very best riders to compete in, the event often being written into the contracts of the top Grand Prix and World Superbike riders as part of their factory deals. The list...
It's Not The Heat, It's The Humidity. No, It Is The Heat. by staff Wednesday, July 01, 2015 Towards the end of his career, Suzuka 8 Hours winner and ex-world champion Scott Russell called the annual eight hour long endurance race in Japan "total pain". Russell grew up in Georgia and was...
"I am not a very happy man," Tech 3 boss Hervé Poncharal told us on the Thursday before Barcelona. His problem? Attracting competitive riders to take the seats vacated by Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro. Their destination was emblematic of Poncharal's problem: at Barcelona, Espargaro announced...