This is the Honda CBR 1000RRW, that Honda will compete with in the 2018
Suzuka 8 Hours. Team HRC is officially back in
the running after a 10-year absence, with Tohru Ukawa, a five-time winner of the
2018 Suzuka 8 Hours, as team manager. Honda is officially
returning to the Suzuka 8-Hour race, firmly determined to take back control of
the race after three back-to-back wins by the Yamaha Factory.
‘We’re aiming for the win, obviously’, says Tohru Ukawa, ‘but
the key thing is to recreate an official HRC team to give young Honda riders a
renewed dream, fresh ambition and a new future.’
Honda is officially returning to the Suzuka 8 Hour race, firmly determined to
take back control of the race after three back-to-back wins by the Yamaha
Factory.
Since the days of its founding, Honda has been engaged in various motorsports
activities in pursuit of being the best in the world. In 2018, under the
corporate slogan of “The Power of Dreams,” Honda will take on continuous
challenges while always being determined to win.
Except for some interesting changes, the Honda CBR 1000RRW is not all that
different from the World SBK-spec model, the electronic Cosworth boxes, are
replaced with a Magneti Marelli package. Also quick-change wheel pieces
and functional lights are some of the mechanical changes for endurance racing.
Honda CBR1000RRW will come with Nissan brakes, Showa Öhlins suspension, and
Bridgestone tires. The FIM EWC is the only major series where there is
still competition between tire manufacturers.
The 2017 JSB 1000 champion Takumi Takahashi will be racing the CBR 1000RRW in
the 2018 All Japan Superbike Championship, before racing at 2018 Suzuka 8 Hours.
Any corrections or more information on these motorcycles will be kindly appreciated.
