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All smiles from
@alexlowes22
@polespargaro
and Nakasuga. Everything is set for a rocking race tomorrow!
#WeR1
#YFRT
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We did it! The Yamaha Factory Racing Team wins four wins in a row! 🥇
#undefeated
#4for4
#Suzuka8H
#recordbreakers
#historymade
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Popular cosplayer
@angelia_lapin
is in front of the
#IRF
team's
#YZFR1
during the pit walk as a character from
@AzurLane_EN
.
#Suzuka8h
#Suzuka8hours
#AzureLane
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It's been almost 30 years since a
#TECH21
machine ran at the
#Suzuka8H
. Still looks the business.👌
#YFRT
#GoingOldSchool
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The 2024
#Suzuka8H
is a go!
The race got started in the scorching heat!
#YART
rider
@NickCanepa59
does the first stint for the team.
He's in the lead after the first lap! 👏
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Right when
@alexlowes22
brought it home. A picture worth a thousand words. This is what the
#Suzuka8H
is all about.
#teammates
#3for3
#YFRT
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Yamaha wins 5 in a row (provisionally)!
What an unbelievable last few minutes. With
@alexlowes22
in 2nd, the leader crashed out handing the (provisional) win to the
#TECH21
team!
@alexlowes22
,
@mickeyvdmark
and Katsuyuki Nakasuga can't believe it. Hard work pays off!
#Suzuka8H
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The lineup is complete! Here's your first look at the 2018 Yamaha Factory Racing Team, this year with special 20th Anniversary red and white livery!
#Suzuka8H
#WeR1
#20thAnniversary
#Yamaha
#RevsYourHeart
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Just a quick peek at
@mickeyvdmark
's
#Suzuka8H
leathers, complete with
#oldschool
#YZF
logo and
@NickyHayden
's iconic
#69
. 🇺🇸
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🇯🇵 Yamaha Factory Racing Team riders
@alexlowes22
and
@mickeyvdmark
take time out to meet the fans ahead of this afternoon's second and final test session at the
#Suzuka8H
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Thank you guys for fantastic weekend!
Next destination? Airport✈️
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The last stop for fuel and it’s the home run now for
@alexlowes22
and
#YFRT
goooooo!!!!
#Suzuka8H
#WeR1
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It was back in 1996 that Colin Edwards and Noriyuki Haga took Yamaha's 4th
#Suzuka8H
victory on the
#45
#YZF750
(0WH7) factory bike, beating the previous year's record with 214 laps and becoming the youngest pair to win the race.
#ThrowbackThursday
#oldschool
#RevsYourHeart
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News flash:
@alexlowes22
has broken the 2'07.943 record that stood from 2012 for the
#Suzuka8H
#EWC
race with a 2'07.402 on lap 34! 😤👏👏👏
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Having had some time to sleep (albeit with some jet lag),
@alexlowes22
has started to show his speed on the
#TECH21
YZF-R1, finishing the morning
#Suzuka8H
testing session in 3rd with a 2'06.642 lap.
#GoingOldSchool
#YFRT
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The
#YZFR1
showed its race-winning speed, reliability, and agility in both wet and dry conditions today at the
#Suzuka8H
. And with these colors, what better way to commemorate 20 years of this incredible bike! 🥇🥇🥇🥇
#YamahaRacing
#RevsYourHeart
#YFRT
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All together now! 🍾🍾🍾
Massive congratulations to our winners!
#winningbubbly
#YFRT
#Suzuka8H
#YamahaRacing
#RevsYourHeart
#WeR1
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Hi,
#Suzuka8Hours
fans! It's the first week of July, 2023, and you know what that means.
A 2-day pre-event test at
#SuzukaCircuit
!
#YART
will be on track tomorrow morning, and we'll be bringing you all the coverage.
For now, check out the team's special
#YZFR1
livery for 2023!
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YFRT's top time of 2'06.728 was set by
@alexlowes22
, on normal tires rather than special time-attack tires. Definitely promising for the race!!
#Suzuka8H
#RevsYourHeart
#WeR1
#YFRT
#FIMEWC
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Could this be the final pitstop for
@alexlowes22
as he takes over from
@mickeyvdmark
#Suzuka8H
#WeR1
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Any eagle-eyed viewers spot the special King Kenny-inspired lid
@alexlowes22
prepared for this year's
#Suzuka8H
? A fitting tribute to the original
#TECH21
team.
#GoingOldSchool
#YFRT
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Lowes 2nd overall with 5 mins. left in the yellow riders' session.
@alexlowes22
's lap times as follows:
First lap: 2'07.296
Second lap: 2'06.629
That's a big improvement in a session with lots of bikes on track, making it hard to get a clear lap in.
#YFRT
#TECH21
#Suzuka8H
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Check out the trick
#Suzuka8H
specials
@mickeyvdmark
and
@alexlowes22
are rocking. 😍
#WeR1
#YamahaRacing
#YFRT
#YZFR1
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Despite it being the middle of the rainy season in Japan right now,
#Nakasuga
and
@alexlowes22
hit the jackpot with perfect conditions today to test the
#TECH21
factory R1.
#GoingOldSchool
#Suzuka8H
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2013 BSB Champion. WSBK race winner. 2-time 8 Hours winner. 8 Hour race lap record holder.
@alexlowes22
brings raw speed and steadfastness to the team.
Last year he ran the final stint, guiding the
#21
R1 across the line to take the checkers. More info:
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@alexlowes22
: First British rider and third rider in history to win the race 3 times in a row ('16-'18). Second rider to do it with the same team after
#Nakasuga
. Race lap record holder with 2'06.932.
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News flash again:
@alexlowes22
just broke his own record with a 2'06.932 on lap 116! 😲
#YFRT
#fullthrottle
#onit
#speeddemon
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Despite fatigue from nearly 24 hours traveling from the
@WorldSBK
round in Italy,
@alexlowes22
got right to work on clocking off laps to adjust from his
@PataYamahaWSBK
R1 to the
#TECH21
bike for the
#Suzuka8H
, ending the first day in the 2'07s. Time for a good night's sleep!
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Team tattoos for
@alexlowes22
and
@polespargaro
!
#RevsYourHeart
#YamahaFactoryRacing
#Suzuka8H
#tattoo
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#Nakasuga
,
@alexlowes22
, and the
#YFRT
crew have got their
#TECH21
colors on for testing today. Things are starting to come together for the
#Suzuka8H
next month!
#GoingOldSchool
#WeR1
#RevsYourHeart
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Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the
#YFRT
in
#TECH21
colors for this year's
#Suzuka8H
!
@mickeyvdmark
here with us in spirit!
#GoingOldSchool
#WeR1
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.
@alexlowes22
got into 2nd behind
#33
before handing the
#YZFR1
over to
@mickeyvdmark
.
5 and a half hours have now passed. van der Mark is currently in 2nd with a gap of 1.6 seconds to the leader,
#10
.
#Suzuka8H
#FIMEWC
#TECH21
#YFRT
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Since his
#YFRT
debut in the 2016
#Suzuka8H
,
@alexlowes22
has firmly stamped his name on the event, running the final stint to the flag each year. He remains the race lap record holder with a scorching 2’06.932 set in 2017.
#YZFR1
#WeR1
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Special raceday highlights reel for the 2018
#Suzuka8H
🎥 See how
@mickeyvdmark
and
@alexlowes22
brought
#YFRT
the win again and shared the bubbly with
#Nakasuga
-san on the podium.
#Kando
#YamahaRacing
#WeR1
#RevsYourHeart
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@mickeyvdmark
joins
@alexlowes22
and Nakasuga on the
#YFRT
this year while
@BrocParkes
@MarvinFritz7
and Nozane will be on the
#YART
#7
R1.
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With about 2 hours down, ⏰
@MarvinFritz7
was in 2nd position, 24 seconds behind the leader before pitting in to pass the baton to teammate Karel Hanika.
#GoYART
#Suzuka8H
#R1
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This is a picture of
@MarvinFritz7
, not
@toprak_tr54
, we promise.
Coming in from a run in the second session of the day. Sun is out and the track is dry.
#YART
is in the 2:08s for now. Night session to come.
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@polespargaro
just finished his last ride and is cooling down!
#Suzuka8H
#WeR1
#yamahafactoryracing
#FeelTheLove
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The final session of the day is finished. Katsuyuki Nakasuga ripped around the track to set a 2'06.273, which is under
@alexlowes22
race lap record, and would have qualified the team 2nd last year. That's quick!💨💨💨
#Nakasugasan
#YFRT
#WeR1
#YamahaRacing
#Suzuka8H
#FIMEWC
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#Nakasuga
took the
#TECH21
R1 to a top time of 2'06.698 for the first day, mentioning it took a few laps to get reacquainted with the R1 in
#Suzuka8H
trim. "I'm worried about
@mickeyvdmark
's injury, but we're prepared and ready for whatever may happen."
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Already at
#Suzuka
and ready to go is team IRF with AZURLANE.
IRF stands for "Iwata Racing Family" and the team is made up of entirely of Yamaha and Yamaha group employees.
They are collaborating with popular smartphone game
#AzurLane
(
@AzurLane_EN
@azurlane_staff
).
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Both
@alexlowes22
and
@mickeyvdmark
came straight to Suzuka off the plane so they only rode in the 2nd session. Lap times in the early 2'08s gave no indication that jet lag had affected them at all as they rode in the heat. ☀️ These guys are amazing athletes!
#Suzuka8H
#FIMEWC
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That's the last stop!
@alexlowes22
out now to bring it home
#lasthour
#Suzuka8H
#yamahafactoryracing
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We are proud to announce that the Yamaha Factory Racing Team will once again field its winning lineup of Katsuyuki Nakasuga 🇯🇵,
@alexlowes22
🇬🇧 and
@mickeyvdmark
🇳🇱!
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Before he was a 500cc GP winner,
@WayneRainey60
was a
#Suzuka8H
winner, setting pole and coming 1st with
@magoospeed
in 1988 on the
#3
factory YZF750 (0WA0). The pair ran a record 202 laps and made it two wins in a row for Yamaha.
#ThrowbackThursday
#oldschool
#RevsYourHeart
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#YART
will have to wait until next year for that elusive first Suzuka 8 Hours podium, but for now the focus is on winning the 2023 EWC title. The whole team won't give up until the very end. Everything is still to play for!
#Suzuka8H
#Suzuka8Hours
#FIMEWC
#EWC
#YamahaRacing
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The first step.
This is the moment the 2018 8 Hours-spec YZF-R1 rolled out to start its first test in preparation for the main event, with Katsuyuki Nakasuga on board.
You could feel the tension building up in the garage.
#Suzuka8H
#WeR1
#RevsYourHeart
#Yamaha
#YamahaRacing
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Nailed it!
#Nakasuga
took the hot lap but
@alexlowes22
was just behind! all three played their part!
#YFRT
POLE!!!
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After a year of slumber, we are BACK! The official Yamaha page for the 2018 Suzuka 8 Hours is up! You guys like the livery!? 😍
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Yamaha Factory Racing Write History with Incredible Suzuka 8 Hours Victory 🥇🥇🥇🥇Full report and rider comments ➡️
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@alexlowes22
giving
#Nakasuga
a hard time at the post-session press briefing 😂
#facepalm
#staaahp
#racingbros
#teammates
#YFRT
#Suzuka8H
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Some well earned cool down for
@mickeyvdmark
after an heroic ride, keeping
#YFRT
on top to hand over to
@alexlowes22
#WeR1
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.
@mickeyvdmark
is finished with his last stint of the
#Suzuka8H
. He gave us a smile, but his wrist was hurting quite badly. He played a huge part for the team today.
#FIMEWC
#YFRT
#TECH21
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#Suzuka8H
pre-event test
Final session of the day
#YART
rider
@NickCanepa59
sets a 2'06.381, the team's first time in the 06s at the test so far!
#FIMEWC
#Suzuka8Hours
#YamahaRacing
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The
#YFRT
hit the ground running with
#Nakasuga
and
@alexlowes22
last week, taking to the track for the first time on the factory R1 in
#TECH21
colors. The
#Suzuka8H
is set to commence from July 25th to 28th!
#GoingOldSchool
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Are you ready?! It's almost time for the 8 Hours!!
Bikes are out for the sighting lap, then will get lined up on the grid.
#Suzuka8H
#Yamaha
#R1
#Suzuka8hours
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The Yamaha Factory Racing Team had been announced as the provisional
#Suzuka8H
race winner, but as of an amended provisional result released at 9:35 p.m. local time, the team has now been announced as finishing in 2nd.
The official results are set to be announced tomorrow.
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3.5 hours into the
#Suzuka8H
.
@MarvinFritz7
hands the
#YART
#YZFR1
over to
@NickCanepa59
for his second stint.
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"Michael" is written in Japanese on the back of
@mickeyvdmark
's leathers. A special bit of flare for a special race in Japan! 🇯🇵🇳🇱
#Suzuka8H
#FIMEWC
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