At this weekend’s Suzuka 8-Hour, famous rider pairings on works Superbike include the following:

Colin Edwards/Valentino Rossi, Honda RC51

Tohru Ukawa/Daijiro Katoh, Honda RC51

Alex Barros/Makoto Tamada, Honda RC51

Noriyuki Haga/Anthony Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R7

Akira Yanagawa/Hotiyasu Izutsu, Kawasaki ZX-7RR

Gregorio Lavilla/Tamaki Serizawa, Kawasaki ZX-7RR

Akira Ryo/Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki GSX-R750


Expected front-runners in the SuperProduction class include two regulars from the Endurance World Championship Series, as well as one America team:

Whirley Phase One, Igor Jerman/Tony Rees, Suzuki GSX-R1000

Zongshen, Stephane Mertens/Warwick Nowland, Suzuki GSX-R1000

Hooters Suzuki, Mike Ciccotto/Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R1000