2000 Suzuka 8 Hour

On Sunday the 30th of July, Yoshimura Japan entered their 200 hp plus Hayabusa in the annual Suzuka 8 Hour endurance race. To finish such an event is commendable, but win their Thunder class as well as finish sixth overall was a fantastic effort for the Yoshimura team. Australian Shawn Giles piloted the 'Busa with regular Yoshimura rider Osamu Deguchi for 210 laps of the circuit. Here are a few pictures from the event.

Final Results

1 Daijiro Kato, Japan / Tohru Ukawa, Japan (Cabin Honda) 8hrs 00m 31.775s - 215 laps, 
2 Akira Ryo, Japan / Keiichi Kitigawa, Japan (Suzuki) 214 laps, 
3 Tamaki Serizawa, Japan / Peter Goddard, Australia (Kawasaki) 212, 
4 Yuiichi Takeda, Japan / Shinichi Nakatomi, Japan (Honda) 210, 
5 Osamu Nishijima, Japan / Ryuji Tsuruta, Japan (Kawasaki) 210, 
6 Shawn Giles, Australia / Osamu Deguchi, Japan (Suzuki) 209, 
7 Noriyasu Numata, Japan / Yukio Nukumi, Japan (Yamaha) 208, 
8 Shinichi Ito, Japan / Manabu Kamada, Japan (Cabin Honda) 206, 
9 Kei Nashimoto, Japan / Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (Honda) 206,
10 Makoto Tokinaga, Japan / Yasuhiko Goriku, Japan (Yamaha) 204.