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    WSBK Rider Iker Lecuona Headlines Honda’s Suzuka 8 Hours Lineup

    Editor - The Auto JournalBy Editor - The Auto JournalJune 20, 2022Updated:June 20, 2022No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Spanish motorbike racer Iker Lecuona misplaced his seat on the Tech 3 KTM satellite tv for pc after simply two years within the MotoGP World Championship. When the Grand Prix door closed, nevertheless, the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) door flew open, with WSBK Team HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) scooping up the 22-year-old rider for the 2022 season.

    Lecuona has already displayed nice promise after the primary 4 rounds of the championship, presently residing at fifth place within the standings with 99 factors to his title. That kind isn’t misplaced on Honda, and Team HRC has tapped quantity 7 to pilot the quantity 33 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP for the 2022 Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race.

    “I am happy to be able to compete with Team HRC in the Suzuka 8 Hours,” Lecuona acknowledged. “It’s my first endurance race. The Suzuka 8 Hours is a physically tough race for the riders due to the high temperature and humidity and the difficulty of overtaking.”

    Luckily, HRC tester Tetsuta Nagashima and three-time Suzuka winner Takumi Takahashi will show Lecuona the ropes during the third round of the 2022 World Endurance Championship (WEC). Despite the Honda rider’s current form and experienced teammates, he’ll still have his work cut out for him. Kawasaki plans to field veteran WSBK KRT (Kawasaki Racing Team) riders Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes alongside former Team HRC rider Leon Haslam.

    Team Green won the most recent Suzuka 8 Hours race in 2019, with Rea, Haslam, and current WSBK champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu riding the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR to victory. Following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the legendary endurance race will return to the WEC on August 5-7, 2022.

    While Kawasaki won the last battle at the Japanese track, Honda still claims the most Suzuka victories (27), and Lecuona will do his best to push that number to 28 in 2022.

    “I actually just like the Suzuka circuit. I can not wait to race there. I’ll do my greatest with the staff and employees and purpose for the highest of the rostrum,” added Lecuona.

    Source: www.rideapart.com

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