It’s official: Team HRC to return to the Suzuka 8 Hours

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Published 21/12/2017 at 09:46 GMT

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Honda has announced that its factory team HRC is returning to both the Suzuka 8 Hours and JSB1000, the Japanese superbike championship.

The last time an official Honda was entered at the Suzuka 8 Hours was in 2008, when Honda Racing 11’s Ryuichi Kiyonari and Carlos Checa won the race.

Since then, factory-backed teams have flown the Honda colours: Musashi RT Harc-Pro Honda, the Suzuka 8 Hours winner in 2010, 2013 and 2014, and F.C.C. TSR Honda, who took top spot in 2011 and 2012.

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However, since 2015 Yamaha Factory has ruled the roost at the Suzuka 8 Hours, racking up three consecutive wins. Firmly decided to give Yamaha a run for its money, Honda will be fielding its Team HRC anew at both the Suzuka 8 Hours 2018 and the highly competitive JSB1000, the Japanese superbike championship.

Takumi Takahashi is the first HRC rider to be confirmed to do battle on the two fronts.

The Suzuka 8 Hours is slated to take place on 29 July 2018.

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