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| 11 Dec : |
Norick Memorial Meeting (9 Dec)
8,000 fans visited.
Related Links : Norick Official Website - Reports by fans 1 / 2 / 3 |
| 6 Dec : |
RACERGP.COM interviewed Mr. Nagoya
Mr. Nagoya who is the owner of the team Foundation is the most famous Ducati constructor in Japan. My friend Kimura offered the photograph, and Italian friend Luca interviewed him. (^_^)
Related Links : RACERGP.COM - Team Foundation |
| 30 Nov : |
2008 Japanese Championships Provisional Schedules
MFJ released on 26 November.
UPDATED: 14 December.
| Rd |
Motocross |
Trial |
Road Race |
| 1 |
Meihan (13 April) |
Makabe (9 March) |
Motegi (6 April) |
| 2 |
Saitama (27 April) |
Suzuyama (6 April) |
Tsukuba (11 May) |
| 3 |
Sugo (11 May) |
Inagawa (25 May) |
Autopolis (25 May) |
| 4 |
Korakuen (25 May) |
Wassamu (3 August) |
Sugo (24 August) |
| 5 |
HSR (8 June) |
Harataki (7 September) |
Suzuka (7 September) |
| 6 |
Wassamu (6 July) |
Kyosei (12 October) |
Okayama (5 October) |
| 7 |
Fujisawa (20 July) |
Sugo (26 October) |
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| 8 |
Meihan (7 September) |
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Suzuka Endurance |
| 9 |
Korakuen (12 October) |
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300km (8 June) |
| 10 |
Sugo (26 October) |
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8 Hours (27 July) |
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| 6 Nov : |
Norick Memorial Meeting
9 December, 10:00-16:00 (open 9:00)
Tokyo Odaiba Open Place (Q area, Aomi 1-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo)
Anyone can come freely.
Related Links : Yamaha Release - Tokyo Travel: Odaiba (E) |
| 30 Oct : |
MRJ Store's Mail News
My store will start distribution next week. Probably it publishes biweekly. I write the information which cannot be opened to web. If you want to receive it, please create an account in my store. Of course, you need to buy nothing. However, when you shop, I am very glad. Hahaha!
Related Links : MRJ STORE |
| 27 Oct : |
UPDATED - Tokyo Motor Show 2007 (27 Oct - 11 Nov)
Some funny prototype machines are exhibited. (^_^)
Related Links : TMS 2007 - Yamaha - Suzuki - Honda - Kawasaki - Yahoo! / Guides - Goo / Guides |
| 22 Oct : |
Motocross Championship Final Round Sugo
Short won perfectly. Paulin won perfectly.
The copy and paste! (CTRL+V)
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha / Narita - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Dunlop - Movie |
| 21 Oct : |
Road Race Championship Final Round Suzuka
Kiyonari won perfectly. (CTRL+C)
Yanagawa crashed in race 1 and dislocated the right-hand middle finger. And he jumped in race 2 and was disqualified. Misfortunes never come singly.
Related Links : Result - Suzuki - MFJ - Suzuka - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Kawasaki - Dunlop |
| 20 Oct : |
Road Race Championship Final Round Suzuka Qualify
JSB - 1.Nakasuga (Y) 2.Yasuda (H) 3.Kiyonari (H) 4.Sakai (S) 5.Watanabe (S)
600 - 1.Konishi (H) 2.Takeda (H) 3.Noda (H) 4.Takahashi (K) 5.Teramoto (S)
250 - 1.Takahashi (H) 2.Ui (Y) 3.Hamamoto (Y) 4.Oikawa (Y) 5.Yamazaki (Y)
125 - 1.Nakajoh (H) 2.Hiura (H) 3.Yamamoto (H) 4.Furuichi (H) 5.Namihira (H)
Related Links : MFJ SUPERBIKE (1) / (2) - Yamaha / Norick / Numata & Okuno - Suzuka |
| 18 Oct : |
The messages from Norick
If you have a Japanese friend, please have Abe's message translated and read. He was always making an important proposal a Japan racing. He acted to improve the safety of the circuit, and spoke intimately with fans. Therefore, many riders and fans respected him.
Aoki is talking about memories with Abe and Uzuki talks about details from the accident to the funeral.
Related Links : Norick official website (column) - Nobuatu Aoki - Hiyori Uzuki |
| 15 Oct : |
UPDATED - Wild Card Riders of MFJ GP (21 Oct)
Road Race (Suzuka) - Ryuichi Kiyonari
Motocross (Sugo) - Andrew Short, Manuel Priem, Tom Church, Gautier Paulin
Related Links : Suzuka Circuit - Sportsland Sugo |
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Trial Championship Final Round
Ogawa who beat Kuroyama became a champion for the first time.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Shizen'yama - Dunlop - Movies |
| 14 Oct : |
GOOD BYE , NORICK
Abe's funeral was held yesterday. 3000 or more fans attended.
TV NEWS (in Japanese) WMP (1) / WMP (2) /
Related Links : Superbike Planet - Photo (1) / (2) / (3) / (4) / (5) / (6) / (7) / (8) / Pictures from ToChu |
| 10 Oct : |
Many floral tributes to Norick
The scene of an accident and the floral tribute stand which Yamaha prepared.
Related Links : Yamaha - MFJ SUPERBIKE |
| 9 Oct : |
The funeral for Norick Abe
Fans can attend a funeral.
13 October, 11:00-13:00
Tokyo Aoyama Sougisho (cemetery)
2-33-20 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Tel 03-3401-3653
Related Links : Yamaha Release (E) - Map of Aoyama Sougisho - Map of Aoyama (E) - Yahoo! Travel (E) |
| 8 Oct : |
SAD NEWS AGAIN, NORICK ABE DEATH
It was an unreasonable traffic accident...
Sorry, I cannot translate well because of shock.
Please wait for several hours. Official release will be announced.
TV NEWS (in Japanese) WMP (1) / WMP (2) / WMP (3)
Report (in English) SuperbikePlanet - AP News - YAMAHA Motor
Photo Scene of an accident and his scooter
Related Links : Norick Abe Official Website - Photo (Abe #81) / 8 hours / JRR Rd.5 / Rd.6 - |
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Motocross Championship Round 9 Hiroshima
Narita and Atsuta keep a close battle.
IA2, Hiroaki Arai (Kawasaki) get the title for the first time.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Yamaha - Honda / Photo - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Dunlop |
| 30 Sep : |
Road Race Championship Round 6 Okayama Final
In the middle of the race,
four riders were forming the leading group. Nakasuga, Yanagawa, Watanabe and Tokudome. 18 laps, Yanagawa crashed. Nakasuga had escaped to the finish line using back markers.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Yamaha - Suzuki - Honda / Photo - Kawasaki - Dunlop |
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RIP Masao Okuno (1975-2007)
Masao's family announced that he passed away on the 26th. He crashed in August race and injured his head. He did not wake up once with the coma...
Career Highlights
- Japanese Road Race Championship S-NK
1999 5th, 2000
19th
- Germany Road Race Championship SS600
2000 6 th
- Japanese Road Race Championship ST600
2001 4th, 2005
11th, 2006 6th, 2007 1st (after Round 4)
- Moriwaki MotoGP Test Rider
2003
- Suzuka 8 Hour Endurance
2003 12th, 2005 13th
Related Links : Masao Okuno - MFJ SUPERBIKE - |
| 29 Sep : |
Road Race Championship Round 6 Okayama Qualify
JSB
- 1.Tokudome (H) 2.Nakasuga (Y) 3.Yanagawa (K) 4.Watanabe (S) 5.Yokoe (H)
600 - 1.Konishi (H) 2.Takahashi (K) 3.Noda (H) 4.Teramoto (S) 5.Takeda (H)
250 - 1. Takahashi (R) 2.Ui (Y) 3.S.Oikawa (Y) 4.Yamazaki (Y) 5.Hamamoto (Y)
125 - 1.Iwata (H) 2.Tokudome (Y) 3.Tomizawa (H) 4.Ite (Y) 5.Watanabe (H)
Related Links : MFJ SUPERBIKE (1) / (2) - Okayama TV CF |
| 17 Sep : |
Trial Championship Round 7
The shower fell occasionally from daytime and sections were wet. Ogawa captured a difficult condition and he beat Kuroyama. He checked the first title.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Shizen'yama - Dunlop |
| 13 Sep : |
Yoshimura 2007 Suzuka 8 Hours Memorial Goods
The first goods are a T-shirt and a tapestry. The pre-order is till September 24.
The next goods are announced in October.
Related Links : T-Shirt - Tapestry |
| 10 Sep : |
Motocross Championship Round 8 Meihan
Race 1, Narita and Masuda led the race. Although they crashed every once, it was a close battle till the final stage. The engine trouble occurred on 16 laps and Masuda was obliged to the retirement. Race 2, Narita had a large lead. He reached the finish more than 20 seconds ahead of the runner‐up.
Narita talked after the race. "I wanted to win absolutely for Numata-san. He was very kind and taught mental attitude about a race. I was not able to believe his accident... Probably, he would also be pleased with today's win."
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Dunlop |
| 4 Sep : |
Former WGP Rider Numata Killed in Accident
About 11:00AM this morning. Numata who had participated in the test of the Dunlop tire in Okayama international circuit killed in an accident. The cause of an accident is still unknown.
Noriyasu Numata (1966-2007)
Japanese riders respected Numata. He fought fifty-fifty with Honda by the powerless RGV, making full use of his technique. He beat Ukawa in 1995 and Kato in 1996. He opted for the challenge to Grand Prix. But, Suzuki stopped developing 250 in order to do a focus to 500. Therefore, he competed for two years by the machine which does not progress. If he has gotten on other factory machine...
Career Highlights
- Japanese Road Race Championship GP250
1991 14th, 1992
9th, 1993 5th, 1994 2nd, 1995-1996 Champion
- Road Race World Championship 250cc
1996 2nd (GP of Japan), 1997 12th, 1998 15th
- Japanese Road Race Championship ST600
2004 4th, 2005
6th, 2006 23rd, 2007 11th (after Round 5)
- Suzuka 8 Hour Endurance
1992 7th, 1999
25th, 2000 7th, 2001 7th, 2002 26th
Related Links : MFJ Profile - Photo 1 / 2 / Funeral - TV News - MFJ SUPERBIKE - JMRA |
| 3 Sep : |
Trial Championship Round 6 SUGO
Difficult sections, close battle, little difference.
Kuroyama will become a champion if it wins in the two remaining races.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Shizen'yama - Dunlop |
| 26 Aug : |
Road Race Championship Round 5 SUGO Final
The red flag was shown 3 times and 250 class were canceled because of sunset.
600 - The race stopped by multi-crash on lap 5. Veteran rider Masao Okuno was transported to the hospital by helicopter. He has been in a coma now...
JSB - Itoh crashed at 1st corner. Lap 12, crashing machine closes the course and red flag. Race 2, Yoshimura's Watanabe and Sakai 1-2 finish. Yanagawa 3rd.
Results updated (27 Aug)
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Masao Okuno - Suzuki - Yamaha - Honda / Photo - Kawasaki - Dunlop |
| 25 Aug : |
Road Race Championship Round 5 SUGO Qualify
JSB
- 1.Sakai (S 1'28.272 CR) 2.Yasuda (H) 3.Yanagawa (K) 4.Tokudome (H) 5.Teshima (H)
600 - 1.Konishi (H 1'33.385) 2.Iwata (H) 3.Noda (H) 4.Takahashi (K) 5.Numata (Y)
250 - 1. Ui (Y 1'31.249) 2.Hamamoto (Y) 3.Takahashi (R) 4.S.Oikawa (Y) 5.Tomizawa (H)
125 - 1.Tomizawa (H 1'34.882) 2.Nakajoh (H) 3.Sugaya (H) 4.Iwata (H) 5.Ite (Y)
Related Links : MFJ SUPERBIKE (1) / (2) - Sportsland SUGO |
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Takuma Aoki Returns to International Race
Former WGP rider Takuma returned to the international race for the first time in ten years. He crashed during the test in 1998 and injured his spinal cord. then, he challenges a kart race and continued recording good results. Japanese car race federation issued the race license to him at last this year. He chose the Asian rally as the first race, and finished 7th (2nd of gasoline class). Takuma is aiming at the Dakar rally.
Related Links : ASIA CROSS COUNTRY RALLY 2007 - RALLIART NEWS - Takuma Aoki |
| 22 Aug : |
Bridgestone Suzuka 8 Hours Photo Report
One month will pass soon... Life is short!!
Related Links : Photo Report |
| 16 Aug : |
Web Server Trouble was Fixed
My web server had partially intercepted the access from the foreign country for about one month without my permission. Therefore, e-mail form did not work and the store had refused login. I apologize to users who suffered inconvenience.
Thanks for report and cooperation - Luca, Jeff and Scott |
| 6 Aug : |
Trial Championship Round 5
Ogawa won showing an almost perfect riding. Kuroyama who led the race hurt his shoulder on the 8 section of 1st lap. He operated in November because his shoulder had been dislocated easily.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Shizen'yama - Dunlop |
| 4 Aug : |
Suzuki Desktop Calendar
Of course, the theme in August is Yoshimura. It will be easy to use other countries, since there is no holiday in Japan this month.
Related Links : Suzuki Download Collection |
| 2 Aug : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - YouTube
Someone uploaded race movies.
Related Links : YouTube (2007 Suzuka 8H) |
| 29 Jul : |
2007 Suzuka 8 Hours Finale
We passed through the long "HONDA" tunnel at last!! It was too long!!
Related Links : Result - Suzuka - MFJ SB - Suzuki - Yoshimura - Honda - TSR - Yamaha - Dunlop - Michelin |
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| 29 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Finish #34 Yoshimura Perfect Win!!
Yoshimura bring down Honda's empire! (^_^)
1st #34 Yoshimura 216 laps
2nd #33 HRC, 3rd
#778 TSR, 4th #12 Yoshi, 5th #19 Moriwaki
6th #2, 7th #54, 8th #1, 9th #4, 10th #81
Related Links : Yoshimura Blog - JOMO Blog (Photo) - Yoshimura (E) |
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Suzuka 8 Hours - 4 to 7 Hour
#34 Kagayama passed #33 Okada!!
After 7 hour, 1st #34, 2nd #33 +1lap, 3rd #778 +2lap, 4th #12, 5th #81, 6th 19, 7th 2
Related Links : Official Results |
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Suzuka 8 Hours - Opening Ceremony
Tsujimoto, Ukawa, Taira and Gardner.
Related Links : Suzuka |
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Suzuka 8 Hours - Start to 3 Hour
Kagayama holeshot. Okada jump start, 30 sec penalty.
After 1 hour, Toseland crashed, after changing. HRC #11 retired.
After 3 hour, 1st #34, 2nd #778 +1m08, 3rd #12 +1m27, 4th #33 1m30, 5th #2 1lap
Related Links : Official Results |
| 28 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Saturday Special Stage Top10 Trial
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Related Links : Special Stage Result - Suzuka - MFJ SB - Suzuki - Honda |
| 27 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Friday Qualify
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Related Links : Qualify Result - Suzuka - MFJ SB - Honda - Suzuki - Yamaha - Dunlop |
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Suzuka 8 Hours - Entry List (Finaly Updated)
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Related Links : Entry List |
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Suzuka 8 Hours - Free Practice
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Related Links : Result - Suzuka - MFJ Superbike |
| 26 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - TSR Tsujimura Out
Shin'ichi Itoh / Yusuke Teshima / Takeshi Tsujimura (reserve)
Related Links : Entry List |
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Suzuka 8 Hours - Moriwaki Changed Pairing
Tatsuya Yamaguchi / Leon Camier / Shogo Moriwaki (reserve)
Related Links : Moriwaki Release (pdf) |
| 25 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Honda Changed Pairing #33
Team HRC 33
Tady Okada / Carlos Checa / Jonathan Rea (reserve)
Related Links : Honda Release |
| 24 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Suzuki Special Website
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Related Links : Suzuki 8H - Teams |
| 23 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Yamaha Special Website
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Related Links : Yamaha 8H - Teams |
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Haga's new ENGLISH website
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Related Links : Noriyuki Haga NKI41.com |
| 22 Jul : |
Motocross Championship Round 7
Since it rained till the early morning on Sunday, track condition was muddy. However, the weather improved and condition became good in the afternoon.
Suzuki's Kojima who will challenge the world championship in August won for the first time in the race 1. My present favorite Japanese MX Rider is him. And, race 2 winner Atsuta will challenge the AMA again. Please cheer them, if you go to a race.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Suzuki - Yamaha - Honda / Photo - Kawasaki - Dunlop - Movie |
| 18 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Teshima joined TSR
TSR was announced that HRC's Yusuke Teshima became the third rider.
TSR is unfortunate this year. Itoh broke the pelvis and the femur in March. And he broke the collarbone in Suzuka test last month.
Moreover, Tsujimura who had tried to avoid Checa crashed this month. He injured the left hand, and received a serious laceration to the large thigh muscle.
Related Links : TSR Fujii's blog |
| 14 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours 1978-2007 Complete DVD Six-Disc
This title will be released on September 20.
My store will start pre-order soon.
Related Links : MRJ STORE |
| 13 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Provisional Entry List (Updated)
Suzuka released on July 12.
Related Links : Entry List |
| 9 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Provisional Entry List (Updated)
I added the nationality of riders and teams.
Please tell me, if you find a mistake.
Related Links : Entry List |
| 8 Jul : |
Motocross Championship Round 6
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Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Movie - Dunlop |
| 7 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Provisional Entry List
Suzuka released the list on July 6.
Translation of 8H riders list is hard work of the year for me...
Related Links : Entry List |
| 4 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - 2 Days Test
Day 1 (2nd July)
1.Yoshimura #34 (2'09.176) 2.Yamaha #21 3.Honda Dream 4.Sakurai Honda
Day 2 (3rd July)
1.Yoshimura #34 (2'08.887) 2.TSR #778 3.Yamaha #21 4.Honda Dream
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Carlos Checa 2'11.188
Tadayuki Okada 2'09.972
Related Links : MFJ SUPERBIKE Day 1 - Day 2 - Honda |
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HOP CUP ALL STAR MOTOCROSS
I went to the motocross race that had been held in the Hokkaido Off-road Park on July 1. It is not a championship. However, most factory riders participated. Probably this race will be a test for holding a championship in HOP.
Related Links : Photos - HOP |
| 3 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Yoshimura Suzuki Teams
YOSHIMURA SUZUKI with JOMO
#12 Atsushi Watanabe / Daisaku Sakai / Nobuatsu Aoki
#34 Kohsuke Akiyoshi / Yukio Kagayama
Related Links : Yoshimura - JOMO |
| 2 Jul : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Honda Teams
Honda announced pairing today.
TEAM HRC
#11 Ryuichi Kiyonari / James Toseland / Tadayuki Okada (reserve)
#33 Carlos Checa / Jonathan Rea / Yusuke Teshima (reserve)
Team SAKURAI Honda
#2 Chojun Kameya / Russell Holland (AUS)
Related Links : Honda - SAKURAI Honda |
| 30 Jun : |
Suzuka 8 Hours - Yamaha Teams
Yamaha announced pairing on the 29th. Where is Haga!?
YAMAHA RACING
#21 Katsuyuki Nakasuga / Nobuyuki Ohsaki
#81 Norifumi Abe / Jamie Stauffer (Australian SB Champion)
Related Links : Yamaha (E) |
| 10 Jun : |
Suzuka 300km Final
Kiyonari and Akiyoshi battle for the top till the middle of the race.
24 lap, Akiyoshi retired because of run out of gas. 25 lap, HRC changed Kiyonari into Rea. And, he got away.
Related Links : Result - Suzuka - MFJ Superbike - Honda / Photo - Suzuki - Yamaha - Dunlop |
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Motocross Championship Round 5
Masuda won perfectly again. Atsuta and Narita repeated the mistake.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Movie - Dunlop |
| 9 Jun : |
Suzuka 300km Qualify
The qualify was done in bad weather.
HRC changed pairing. Kiyonari/Rea and Teshima/Okada.
The replacement of Moriwaki who broke collarbone is Leon Camier.
Shin'ichi Itoh who returned in the Suzuka test on May 31 was absent for a further recovery.
Related Links : Qualify - Suzuka - MFJ Superbike |
| 31 May : |
Suzuka 300km Provisional Entry List
Suzuka updated the list on the 30th.
I finished translating 117 Rider names at last. I'm so tired...
Related Links : Entry List |
| 28 May : |
Trial Championship Round 4
The sections of the Inagawa circuit are the most difficult in a championship.
Therefore, the point difference of Kuroyama and Ogawa was a narrow margin.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Yamaha - Honda / Photo - Shizen'yama - Dunlop |
| 27 May : |
Road Race Championship Round 4 AutoPolis
Nakasuga and Yanagawa performed the close battle to the final lap.
And Nakasuga won for the first time in the Superbike class.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Yamaha - Honda / Photo - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Dunlop - Michelin |
| 22 May : |
Suzuka 300km Entry List (Top Teams)
Rea / Okada (JSB - Honda - HRC)
Kiyonari / Teshima (JSB - Honda - HRC)
Moriwaki / Yamaguchi (JSB - Honda - Moriwaki)
Tsujimura / Itoh (SBK - Honda - FCC TSR)
Kameya (JSB - Honda - Sakurai)
Watanabe / Sakai (JSB - Suzuki - Yoshimura)
Kagayama / Akiyoshi (JSB - Suzuki - Yoshimura)
Abe (JSB - Yamaha - Ys Gear)
Yanagawa (JSB - Kawasaki - Green)
Related Links : Suzuka 300km Race |
| 14 May : |
Motocross Championship Round 4
HRC's Masuda awoke suddenly!!
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Dunlop |
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Road Race Championship Round 3 Tsukuba
The race stopped twice because of crash. In the 3rd race, Norick took the hole shot.
Yanagawa passed Norick in 7th lap, and made a big difference.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Yamaha - Dunlop - Michelin |
| 13 May : |
UMA 2007 Asia Nations of Road Racing
It held with the Japanese championship in Tsukuba.
Related Links : Entry List - Qualify - Race 1 Result - Race 2 Result |
| 7 May : |
R . I . P .
Takeshi Tsujimura who was the former GP rider participated in the Endurance world championship on May 5 as a member of F.C.C. TSR.
TSR team manager Fujii said after race. "Takeshi's mother passed away this morning. She was sick and under medical treatment. Takeshi was told her serious condition by the telephone from a Japanese hospital yesterday. However, he finished the race, without saying to nobody. Please offer a silent prayer together for his mother."
Related Links : TSR Fujii's Blog - Race24 |
| 1 May : |
Trial Championship Round 3
Kuroyama returned to the top of Podium again because the physical condition had recovered at last. He operated on his shoulder last November because his shoulder had been dislocated easily. Therefore, he was not able to muscle up by the previous two rounds.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Yamaha - Honda / Photo - Shizen'yama - Dunlop |
| 30 Apr : |
Motocross Championship Round 3
Atsuta crashed in race 1, and stalled in race 2. Then, Narita dominated both races. Suzuki's young riders have evolved well. It's my new hope. Episode 4 (^_^)
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Dunlop |
| 15 Apr : |
Road Race Championship Round 2 Suzuka
Yamaha's Nakasuga took hole-shot and began to expand the gap with the second place. He made the margin for about 6 seconds. But, he retired on the 14 laps for the machine trouble. And, Kameya who is Daijiro Kato's cousin won for the first time.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Yamaha - Dunlop - Michelin |
| 9 Apr : |
Motocross Championship Round 2
Suzuki's young rider Kojima intruded into the battle of Narita and Atsuta. His growth is indispensable for the future of the championship.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Movie - Dunlop |
| 1 Apr : |
Road Race Championship First Round
Norick who did the hole shot was the top to the 5th laps. Then, he fell gradually. Watanabe who was in the second group began to catch up with the top 5 from the middle of the race. He passed top Yamaguchi on the last 2 laps. I was impressed by Yoshimura and Moriwaki having occupied the podium. I cannot remember when last time was.
Champion Itoh was absent because it had fractured the thighbone when having crashed in the Motegi test on March 20.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Yamaha - Honda / Photo / Movie - Ducati - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Dunlop - Michelin |
| 26 Mar : |
Motocross Championship First Round
Narita and Atsuta won each other again. I am waiting for the appearance of the young rider who beats them.
Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo / Movie - Yamaha - Suzuki - Kawasaki - Dunlop - Movie |
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Trial Championship Round 2
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Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Dunlop |
| 12 Mar : |
Trial Championship First Round
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Related Links : Result - MFJ - Honda / Photo - Yamaha - Dunlop - Movies |
| 8 Mar : |
Google Earth Updated
I have forgotten to add one circuit. Although Nasu MSL was closed in 2004, it changed owner and was re-opened in July, 2006. A new owner "Red Baron" is the biggest motorcycle dealer in Japan.
Related Links : Nasu Motor Sports Land - Red Baron (E) - for Google Earth (kmz file) |
| 6 Mar : |
Japanese Superbike Test
Top teams tested in Suzuka Circuit on March 5. Course condition was not good all day. Because it rained in the morning, and the formula car had sprinkled oil in the afternoon.
Watanabe (Yoshimura Suzuki) recorded the best time (2'19.2) of this day. Norick was trying a new machine and the rain tire of Dunlop.
Related Links : MFJ SUPERBIKE - Norick Photo |
| 27 Feb : |
Google Maps Updated
I link to the Google maps from each circuit page. The image quality of some satellite photographs has improved. I will make the data for Google Earth soon. (added on 28th)
Related Links : Circuit Map |
| 19 Feb : |
Moto Racing Japan in Australia (Updated)
 My Aussie friend Scott Elliott is advertising this site in Australian circuits. Pay attention to his back !! He has participated in many production races.
Thank you Scott !! (^_^)
He enters the support race "Forgotten Era" of WSBK which will open in Australia soon. If you go to Phillip Island circuit, please cheer to him instead of me.
Related Links : Phillip Island - Scott's Photo 1 / 2 / 3 |
