Canard & Gajser to race in Japanese series

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Edited Date/Time 10/23/2015 1:49pm
Like Cooper Webb for Yamaha last year, Honda has invited Canard & Gajser to race in a Japanese round.

http://www.honda.co.jp/news/2015/2150911.html
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Question 9/13/2015 2:05am
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This is pretty cool ! Plus they may have the opportunity to test some special parts ! Woohoo
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Crisp BRAAAP! 9/13/2015 4:51am
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Honda "invited" them or told them? I tried to read the article but my Japanese isn't very good.
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drenmaster 9/13/2015 2:21pm
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I plan on going to this race.. Webb and Martin will both be racing as well, both on a 450..
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Tokyo_Tiddler 9/13/2015 2:43pm
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The Truth Bringer wrote:
He was invited but did he accept?
The only announce it after the riders tentatively accept.. things can change at the last minute though as they have in the past.

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tempura 9/13/2015 7:09pm
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It says they will be racing on October 25th at Sports Land Sugo in Miyagi prefecture.
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MxKing809 9/13/2015 8:53pm
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I thought this was a Japanese only series.... or is it that only a native can win the Championship?
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bama205 9/14/2015 5:41am
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MxKing809 wrote:
I thought this was a Japanese only series.... or is it that only a native can win the Championship?
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Tokyo_Tiddler 9/14/2015 7:20am
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Here we go again.. anyone can go race and win in the Japan series, but the Japanese big 4 decided they weren't going to hire and bring over top riders from overseas anymore to go after the championship, which is very expensive by the way. These foreign riders like Kyle Lewis and Jeff Mat. used to fly in and fly out for the race and weren't available much for local testing or public relations initiatives.

Moreover, unlike most developed western countries, the population is not a mix of many races and the population that is buying dirt bikes in 99.99% Japanese, so it makes sense for them to have a local hero the buying population can identify with.

When the big 4 decided this, they did decide to continue to invite top riders for their grand prix at the end of the year.. in October, though not as many as in some past years. In the distant past there could be as many as 8 or more foreign riders, but now they just have a couple of top riders. Unfortunately they only do this race at Sugo now, so it is the same track every year. Sugo is not near any major city so that kind of limits the number of spectators and not very convenient for the visiting riders. It is quite a hike from Tokyo.
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davistld01 9/14/2015 7:58am
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I look for Trey Canard to kill it.
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Sully 9/24/2015 8:53pm
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Man I wish I was closer, I'd love to go to this race.

Drenmaster, do you know if they still air the races on TV? I know Gaora used to run them on Monday nights at like 10:30, but I haven't seen them in years.
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davistld01 wrote:
I look for Trey Canard to kill it.
In a corner?
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drenmaster 9/24/2015 9:04pm
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Man I wish I was closer, I'd love to go to this race. Drenmaster, do you know if they still air the races on TV? I...
Man I wish I was closer, I'd love to go to this race.

Drenmaster, do you know if they still air the races on TV? I know Gaora used to run them on Monday nights at like 10:30, but I haven't seen them in years.
It's not too bad of a drive.. or take the train! it will take me about 6 hours to drive there.. thinking about taking my bike and trying to ride the day after the race..

Not sure about it being on TV. I know Sugo has track cams and i am pretty sure they have them running while they are racing. I am out of the country right now, but when i get back ill find out.
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JMR1976 9/24/2015 9:22pm
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Tokyo_Tiddler wrote:
Here we go again.. anyone can go race and win in the Japan series, but the Japanese big 4 decided they weren't going to hire and...
Here we go again.. anyone can go race and win in the Japan series, but the Japanese big 4 decided they weren't going to hire and bring over top riders from overseas anymore to go after the championship, which is very expensive by the way. These foreign riders like Kyle Lewis and Jeff Mat. used to fly in and fly out for the race and weren't available much for local testing or public relations initiatives.

Moreover, unlike most developed western countries, the population is not a mix of many races and the population that is buying dirt bikes in 99.99% Japanese, so it makes sense for them to have a local hero the buying population can identify with.

When the big 4 decided this, they did decide to continue to invite top riders for their grand prix at the end of the year.. in October, though not as many as in some past years. In the distant past there could be as many as 8 or more foreign riders, but now they just have a couple of top riders. Unfortunately they only do this race at Sugo now, so it is the same track every year. Sugo is not near any major city so that kind of limits the number of spectators and not very convenient for the visiting riders. It is quite a hike from Tokyo.
Thanks for the insight. Makes sense.
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MXerDW 9/24/2015 9:45pm
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Trey's getting ready for Japan.


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jeffro503 9/24/2015 10:20pm
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Japan has always been a country I have always wanted to visit. I should make a plan to make a trip over there in a year or two for the race in Sugo. It's a freakin' beautiful country and have always really dug their cultures.
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Tokyo_Tiddler 9/24/2015 10:58pm
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It used to take me about 5.5 to 6 hours to drive from Nerima-ku, Tokyo to Sugo if I went directly. I wouldnt take a train.. nothing out there and no way to get around. Not worth the drive just for 1 race or a practice.. track is fair.. lots of clay. I would take my bike and first stop off at the Shidoki track in Fukushima for Friday and Saturday practice and then cut across to Sugo on Saturday night, watch the race on Sunday and do another practice at Sugo on Monday before I drove back to tokyo. It made the drive worthwhile and would sleep in my van which had seats that folded in a pretty comfy bed.

They do still have the national at Offroad Village which is close to Tokyo, but kind of a sucky track and not sure if they would do a Grand prix there like they used to do at the Honda Track nearby in Okegawa till they closed that down.

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drenmaster 10/13/2015 5:09pm
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Welp looks like all of them will be there... Pretty sure martin is going to run away with the IA2 class. Wish they put him on a 450 also.. Canard vs Webb vs Febvre will be interesting. I plan on being there, hopefully i can get some decent photos.

http://www.sportsland-sugo.jp/watch/contents/outline/2015/10/20151010_3…
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Kawasaki572 10/13/2015 5:59pm
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Anyone know how to watch live?
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Sully 10/13/2015 6:17pm
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Kawasaki572 wrote:
Anyone know how to watch live?
Unfortunately, Japanese Motocross isn't aired live. Hell, it's probably been 8 years since I've seen a race aired on TV at all. We get a lot of MotoGP and Japanese road racing, but moto just doesn't seem to get any traction (ha!) on TV for some reason.
badbrad108 10/14/2015 12:22pm
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Did anyone notice in the IM Open class there are two 60 year old's racing.
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Tokyo_Tiddler 10/14/2015 12:58pm
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badbrad108 wrote:
Did anyone notice in the IM Open class there are two 60 year old's racing.
There are quite a few very fast old guys in Japan. Japanese riders were more competitive internationally in the 1970's than they are today.. the days when riders like Akira Watanabe was vying for the GP championship.

You will also note Akira Narita's age and how long he has been champion in Japan. a lot of riding places have closed down due to noise, etc. and the economy in Japan is not as good as it was in the 70's and 80's.. it is just too expensive and too hard to find good places to ride in comparison to the old days. The Japanese manufacturers also do not invest as much in the sport as they did in the old days.. it has become such a minor part of their sales. There is not as many up and coming young, fast riders in Japan, such that the old guys do quite well.

There also a lot of fast women riders in Japan... more than you would expect.
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b.mohler 10/14/2015 2:02pm
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TV... nope. haha But if you want to watch live timing on your PC or phone you can follow this link : http://www.maxbrain-jp.com/users/lap/index.cgi They don't have the link up for round 10 yet but they stream timing and scoring for all qualifying and motos there.
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machine 10/14/2015 2:06pm
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When Canard kicks Gasjers ass, I guess Malin will say he wasn't trying...Whistling
RichardLoots 10/14/2015 2:45pm
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machine wrote:
When Canard kicks Gasjers ass, I guess Malin will say he wasn't trying...Whistling
who cares about Canard and Gaijser Wink , Febvre and Webb racing again .... last 2 times they raced each other was pretty good and exciting to see
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Lightning78 wrote:
Like the 2017 crf450?
Yeah, the 17 crf450!!.. Can't wait to test one of those myself.
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b.mohler 10/14/2015 3:02pm
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machine wrote:
When Canard kicks Gasjers ass, I guess Malin will say he wasn't trying...Whistling
RichardLoots wrote:
who cares about Canard and Gaijser ;) , Febvre and Webb racing again .... last 2 times they raced each other was pretty good and exciting...
who cares about Canard and Gaijser Wink , Febvre and Webb racing again .... last 2 times they raced each other was pretty good and exciting to see
With Webb having raced this same track last year and saying he liked the track a lot, plus him being "frustrated" after USGP and MXoN, my moneys on him. But seeing as I hail from the good ol USA I may be a little biased.... we'll see.

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