Suzuka 4 Hours Race a prelude to Suzuka 8 Hours Race had begun. From Synergy Force MORIWAKI Club, as a 1st rider substite for Melissa, Avalon Biddle and 2nd rider Shelina Moreda challenged to fight together for the race.
The race began strictly on 9:00 am. Avalon served as the starting rider and she clears the first lap without any problems however, in the first half of her stint there were situations that safety cars had to come in. Therefore Avalon went 24 laps which is more than her scheduled laps and finally comes into for a pit stop to switch riders. Grabbing the baton from Avalon, Shelina shows intense riding from the beginning until she suffers from severe pain in the arms making it very hard for her to go the distance. The team immediately makes another plan and changes the balance of the distance with Avalon to cover Shelina. Avalon did just that with her consistency and makes progress throughout the race with lapping the time of 2.24 seconds line and her riding just gets better and better every time she got on the bike. With 6 pit stops all together, finishing above the position from last year, the race ended in 26th position.
Synergy Force MORIWAKI Club had gone through the second year with the FIM Women in Motorsports project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us from our main sponsor, Synergy Force Japan Co., LTD. a Japanese company who makes energy drinks, and all other sponsors that were involved in this project, we were able to finish this year’s race with success. Ending the summer of 2015 with a better finish than last year.
Comments from the Rider Comments from the Rider
Shelina Moreda (USA) – “We just finished the Suzuka 4 Hours Race with Synergy Force MORIWAKI Club and I’m so pumped right now. We did better than we did last year, there were more riders, there were faster riders here this year, we started out 51st and we finished 26th out of 78 teams. It was awesome! My times I smoked my times from last year so I’m super pumped on that. My teammate Avalon was amazing she rode SO well. Even with like little hang offs and everything we persevered and came out on top. I am so excited. I am really glad that FIM Women in Motorcycling has put together such an amazing opportunity for us and that we got Synergy Force and MORIWAKI backing us because, racing here in Suzuka is amazing I love Japan as it is but with a race like this is incredible I’m on cloud nine right now I’m so SO happy to be here. I know that a lot of people are watching as racing here in Suzuka from the United States because that’s my home town. I want to say Hi to everybody and thank you guys because as you know, the lot of you cheer the faster I go. We did awesome here in Suzuka this weekend I’m so excited and it means a lot to me to have the support from the people back home no matter where I am racing at in the world. Thank you very much and I’ll see you at the next one. This is my second challenge in the Suzuka 4 Hours and I know it’s a really tough race even to finish, but I look very much forward to doing the best we can.”
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Avalon Biddle (NZ) – “We are here just having finished the Suzuka 4 Hours Race with Synergy Force MORIWAKI Club. My teammate Shelina Moreda and I, by supported by FIM Women in Motorcycling had an absolutely amazing race. After qualifying 51st, the weekend went from the race in 26th position. I had so much fun out there and really enjoyed completing so many laps. I want to say a big hello to everyone at home in New Zealand, thank you so much for the support from WIL Sport, Rex Mincher and all my other sponsors who got me here and of course thank you to MORIWAKI for giving me this opportunity. It’s been amazing and I hope to be back one day.”
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