Endurance
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Team Kawasaki Webike Trickstar is Go for EWC 2023
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A Kawasaki bearing the famous #11 will continue to challenge for FIM Endurance World Championship glory in 2023 following confirmation of Team Kawasaki Webike Trickstar’s participation in the upcoming EWC season. Team Kawasaki Webike Trickstar is the new name for Webike SRC Kawasaki France, which competed with considerable success in the EWC under Gilles Stafler’s…
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RACING: The Suzuka 8 Hours won’t be happening in 2020
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Tougher travel restrictions to Japan has forced organisers to cancel the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race this year. With it looking increasingly unlikely that international riders and teams would be able to travel to Suzuka – the FIM, Eurosport Events and Mobilityland has decided to cancel the 2020 edition of the famous race, which has…
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Tyga’s endurance RACER for the road. YOU could do this to your Honda VFR400.
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The Tyga team has got to work revamping a Honda VFR400, creating a super cool custom endurance racer for the road. Inspired by Ukawa and Ito’s Suzaka 8 Hour winning Honda RVF750 from 1997, Tyga has created its own version of the Horipro-painted bike. But instead of using an RC45 as a base, the Thai…
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Ducati’s Panigale V4 R is OFFICIALLY eligible for the Endurance World Championship. Will we see a factory team at the Suzuka 8 Hours?
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The Endurance World Championship has changed its regulations, making Ducati’s Panigale V4 R eligible to race for the 2019-2020 season. And rumours are swirling that the Italian factory will have an official team at this year’s Suzuka 8 Hours. Following two Ducati Panigales V4 Rs being disallowed from this year’s Suzuka 8 Hours after failing…
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Kawasaki (not Yamaha) take the WIN at Suzuka 8 Hours after last minute confusion.
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Kawasaki took the win at this weekend’s Suzuka 8 Hours, after being forced to appeal after Yamaha were declared the winners – despite Jonathan Rea, Leon Haslam and Toprak Razgatlioglu finishing 18.720 seconds ahead. World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea was holding onto a commanding lead during the final leg of the race in Japan –…
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UNDER THE HAMMER: There’s another reason to visit the Suzuka 8 Hours this year. An auction.
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For the first time, BH Auction has organised a motorcycle sale in conjunction with the Suzuka 8-hour endurance race – and a selection of rare two-wheelers from all over the world are making their way to the famous circuit. Taking place on 27 July 2019, there are some seriously special machines set to go under…
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VIDEO: John Reynolds and Pete Boast on the Team Classic Suzuki Katana at German Speedweek
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Team Classic Suzuki has released an awesome little documentary from its outing at German Speedweek at Oschersleben – with John Reynolds and Pete Boast onboard the Katana. It was the second outing for Team Classic Suzuki this season, after Reynolds teamed up with Michael Neeves and Steve Parrish at Donington Park. After leading the race…
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EWC: Video of Greg Leblanc manfully getting a mashed Fireblade back to the pits
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Check out this video from the 8-Hour race at Oschersleben at the weekend. The footage shows Honda’s Greg Leblanc stuffing this Honda Endurance Racing 111 very quickly near the end of the race. As ever with the endurance lads, Leblanc wasn’t for sitting out the remainder of the race and gets to his feet sharpish…
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Retirement robs Team Classic Suzuki of shot at victory as Guy Martin and Pete Boast claim second
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A retirement with an hour and a half to go during the weekend’s Endurance Legends four-hour race at Donington Park robbed Team Classic Suzuki of a shot at victory onboard its Katana, however, the two-man team of Guy Martin and Pete Boast finished on the podium in second on a Team Lincs Classic Suzuki XR69.…
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THIS WEEKEND: Endurance Legends 2018 heads to Donington Park
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The second round of the European Endurance Legend Cup is headed for Donington Park this weekend – and with back to back action and some big names in attendance, we don’t think there’s anywhere better to be. Here’s a breakdown of the four classes, and some of the riders to watch out for in each race……
