{"id":31846,"date":"2017-06-08T11:20:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T04:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/?p=31846"},"modified":"2017-06-08T11:26:38","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T04:26:38","slug":"yamaha-go-for-3-straight-win-suzuka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/en\/yamaha-go-for-3-straight-win-suzuka.html","title":{"rendered":"Two teams of Yamaha factory entry in Suzuka 8 Hours aiming for 3 consecutive victories"},"content":{"rendered":"

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They will aim for 3 consecutive victories using \u201cYZF-R1\u201d developed for Suzuka 8 Hours<\/h2>\n

Yamaha Motor announced to enter the 40th \u2018Coca-Cola\u2019 Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race to be held from 27th to 30th July 2017. With the slogan \u201cThe true value of blue.\u201d, the two teams of the factory system \u201cYAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM\u201d and \u201cYART Yamaha Official EWC Team\u201d will participate and aim for the 3rd consecutive title and 7th win.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM\u201d will participate with Katsuyuki Nakasuga who achieved 2 consecutive victories in 2016 Suzuka 8 hours endurance race and 5 consecutive victories in JSB 1000 that is the greatest class in All Japan Road Race Championship and Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark, both of whom are participating in the World SBK World Championship from \u201cPata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team\u201d and have an experience to win in Suzuka 8 hours endurance race withstanding victory. The manager will be directed by Wataru Yoshikawa, who is a directing the factory team of all Japan.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, \u201cYART Yamaha Official EWC Team\u201d which has a regular participation in the 2016-2017 FIM World Endurance Championship (EWC), finishes 3 races and ranks fourth in standings, aiming for a series champion. Broc Parkes, Marvin Fritz and Kota Nozane who is regular rider of the team and belong to the factory team of the All Japan Championship, will join.<\/p>\n

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The machine that will be used is the factory-specification YZF-R1 developed specifically for the 8 Hours and installed with Bridgestone tyres with proven performance from results in previous 8 Hours race, the All Japan Road Race Championship and the EWC.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the 2 factory team, the regular team of EWC \u201cGMT 94 Yamaha Official EWC Team\u201d, which won the Le Mans 24 hours endurance race in this year and the 2nd winning streak with the Oschersleben 8 hour endurance race and is 2nd standing of EWC, also will participate in Suzuka 8 hours endurance race.<\/p>\n

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YAMAHA Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race Logo<\/h2>\n

With the motif of the front cowl of YZF-R1, Yamaha Factory team expressed his stance towards winning 3 consecutive victories.They use it for various tools as icons symbolizing our Suzuka 8 Hours activities.<\/p>\n

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YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM<\/h2>\n

Katsuyuki Nakasuga<\/h3>\n

\"170529_02\"<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the previous two Suzuka 8 Hours, I\u2019ve been blessed with great teammates and the whole team really worked together. That helped us take two consecutive wins and I\u2019m really excited to be able to go for an incredible third-straight victory. This year, both of my teammates are Suzuka winners and both the YZF-R1 and the team have grown and improved since 2015, so we\u2019re in the best shape possible. Our rivals this year will be racing with all-new bikes so I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll be stronger than before, but as Yamaha\u2019s factory team, we\u2019ll be out to win. With the cheers of Yamaha\u2019s fans and the support of our sponsors and suppliers, it will again be a fully united effort to aim for that third win this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Profile<\/b>
\nHometown: Fukuoka Prefecture
\nBirth date: August 9, 1981<\/p>\n

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Main Results<\/b>
\n2014: All Japan Road Race JSB1000 Champion
\n2015:All Japan Road Race JSB1000 Champion
\n2016: All Japan Road Race JSB1000 Champion
\n2017: All Japan Road Race JSB1000<\/p>\n

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Suzuka 8 Hours<\/b>
\n2014: 4th place
\n2015: Victory
\n2016: Victory
\n2017: 10th time<\/p>\n

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Alex Lowes<\/h3>\n

\"170529_03\"<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to Suzuka; obviously it was a fantastic event last year. It\u2019s always a really big pleasure and an honour to be asked by Yamaha to represent them at the Suzuka 8 Hours so I\u2019m really looking forward to this incredible race again. There will be one different teammate this year with Michael but I get on well with him in the World World SBK team. I can\u2019t wait to start the first test!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Profile<\/b>
\nNationality: UK
\nBirth date: September 14, 1990<\/p>\n

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Main Results<\/b>
\n2014: World SBK Standings No. 11
\n2015: World SBK Standings No. 10
\n2016: World SBK Standings No. 12
\n2017: World SBK Standings 5th (at the end of Round 5)<\/p>\n

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Suzuka 8 Hours<\/b>
\n2015: 5th place
\n2016: Victory
\n2017: Third time<\/p>\n

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Michael van der Mark<\/h3>\n

\"170529_04\"<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to racing at the Suzuka 8 Hours again. I\u2019ve been racing there for four years now and won two times, so it will be a really special event for me to come back and do it with Yamaha. It\u2019s also the 40th anniversary of the race and Yamaha has won there for the last two years so it\u2019s going to be really good and I hope we can take the victory with Nakasuga-san and Alex. We have a really strong team so I\u2019m going to give everything I\u2019ve got to try and win again and make it really special for Yamaha and for all the fans. It\u2019s one of the most important races of the year for Yamaha and all the Japanese manufacturers so I\u2019m really looking forward to it and hoping we can make a good race with the best possible result.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Profile<\/b>
\nNationality: Netherlands
\nBirth date: October 26, 1992<\/p>\n

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Main Results<\/b>
\n2014: Super sports champion
\n2015: World SBK Standings 7th
\n2016: World SBK Standings 4th
\n2017: World SBK Standings 7th (at the end of Round 5)<\/p>\n

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Suzuka 8 Hours<\/b>
\n2014: Victory
\n2015: DNF
\n2016: DNF
\n2017: Fifth time<\/p>\n

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YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM Sponsors List<\/h2>\n

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YART Yamaha Official EWC Team<\/h2>\n

Broc Parkes<\/h3>\n

\"170529_06\"<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst of all I would just like to say a big thanks to Yamaha for giving me the opportunity to do Suzuka. I\u2019m really excited and believe that we can be really strong as a team with Bridgestone tyres. I can\u2019t wait to start testing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Profile<\/b>
\nNationality: Australia
\nBirth date: 24th December 1981<\/p>\n

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Main Results<\/b>
\n2014: MotoGP Standing number 23
\n2015: 10th in the World Endurance Championship Standings
\n2016: 4th in World Endurance Championship Standings
\n2017: 4th in World Endurance Championship Standings (at the end of the third round)<\/p>\n

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Suzuka 8 Hours<\/b>
\n2014: 4th place
\n2015: DNF
\n2016: 4th place
\n2017: Fifth time<\/p>\n

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Marvin Fritz<\/h3>\n

\"170529_07\"<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like a dream for me to ride the Suzuka 8 Hours this year! When I was younger I always wanted to ride for YART, and Suzuka is one of the most special races. I\u2019m really happy to ride for an amazing team like YART and with teammates like Kohta and Broc. My teammates know the track really well. For me it will be the first time at Suzuka but I\u2019m sure with the tests before the race, we can reach a really good result. Last year the team got a really good 4th place and this year with Bridgestone tyres, our goal is the podium. A big thanks to Mandy Kainz and Yamaha for giving me this opportunity. I can\u2019t wait!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Profile<\/b>
\nNationality: Germany
\nBirth date: April 10, 1993<\/p>\n

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Main Results<\/b>
\n2014: IDM Super Sports 600 Champion
\n2015: IDM Super Stock 1000 Standings 4th
\n2016: IDM World SBK Champion
\n2017: 4th in World Endurance Championship Standings (at the end of the third round)<\/p>\n

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Suzuka 8 Hours<\/b>
\n2017: First appearance<\/p>\n

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Kohta Nozane<\/h3>\n

\"170529_08\"<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year I\u2019m riding for the factory Yamaha team in the All Japan Championship and also riding full-time in the EWC. I\u2019ll be joining the YART team again for the Suzuka 8 Hours. Broc is a really tough and fast rider, and Marvin is really close to my age so we have something of a mutual rivalry; I\u2019m lucky to be in such a stimulating team environment. We had to retire from the first round of the season at Bol d\u2019Or, and from this point we know it\u2019s very hard to win the title with a comeback, but nobody on our team is giving up. Our goal is to win the 8 Hours or at the very least stand on the podium. I\u2019m aware of my personal shortcomings in endurance racing, so I plan to overcome them as we put forth a team effort, and aim for a come-from-behind championship victory this season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Profile<\/b>
\nHometown: Chiba
\nBirth Date: November 28, 1994<\/p>\n

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Main Results<\/b>
\n2014:8th All Japan Road Race JSB1000 Standings
\n2015: 7th in Japan JSB 1000 Standings
\n2016: 5th in Japan JSB 1000 Standings
\n2017: 12th overall All Japan Road Race JSB1000 Standings (at the end of the third round)
\nWorld Standings championship Standings fourth place (at the end of the third round)<\/p>\n

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Suzuka 8 Hours<\/b>
\n2016: 4th place
\n2017: Second time<\/p>\n

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YART Yamaha Official EWC Team Sponsors List<\/h2>\n

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