2025 FIM World Endurance Championship “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Road Race
46th Annual Event official test session

Date  :  June 11th and 12th ,2025

An official test session was held in two days, on June 11th and 12th, in preparation for the Suzuka 8 Hours Road Race, the final race of which will be held on August 3rd. On the first day, June 11th, it rained from the morning, creating wet conditions. There were times when the rain almost stopped, but the riders continued to ride while keeping an eye on the conditions.
SDG Team HARC-PRO. Honda's three riders, Teppei Nagoe, Keito Abe, and Yuki Kunii participated. Nagoe checked on the injuries he sustained in the second round of the All Japan Road Race Championship, Kunii checked the difference between HARC-PRO 8 Hours machine and Moto2 machine he usually ride this season, and Abe got to try out his first HARC-PRO 8 Hours machine in the rain.
The second day of test session was conducted under dry conditions, a stark contrast to the first day, 90-minute sessions were held in the morning and afternoon. Due to the Moto2 schedule, Kunii, who was only able to participate in this test run, was given a longer run time.
Abe, who was riding the HARC-PRO 8 Hours machine for the first time in dry conditions, focused on getting used to the machine. Nagoe checked his own physical condition while also checking the machine's setup after the other two had ridden.Kunii, who had a long run in the afternoon, showed a lap time of 2 minutes 6 seconds to 7 seconds, proving that the machine setup is progressing in a good direction.
The next test session is scheduled on June 18th and 19th.

Teppei Nagoe

Keito Abe

Yuki Kunii

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