Japanese Nationals Round 4

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Edited Date/Time 9/14/2022 1:34am
A few of my photos from today at Meihan Sportsland:




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Sully 9/11/2022 1:28am
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Guess it’ll only let me add so many in one post. Here’s a few more:





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Richy 9/11/2022 2:18am
9/11/2022 2:18am Edited Date/Time 9/11/2022 2:20am
Awesome, thanks for sharing man, I didn't realise it was at Meihan until I heard it on the broadcast, that is super cool 👍

Jo walked it as expected despite a few little hiccups, but was cool to watch even just on YouTube.

The commentary was the pinnacle of hilariously bad commentary, sheeesh, crazy. I was hoping it'd be a seriously hyper 3 or 4 dude panel for announcing, all in Japanese, like with most Japanese drifting like D1, that absolutely makes it for me, you can hear how excited they are and how much they love it even if I only understand a few words haha.
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Richy 9/11/2022 2:19am
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Oh and you didn't happen to snap any pics of the number 3 Kawi this weekend did you? Just curious if anything has changed visibly 👍
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Well this is a supreme post for me at 3.55am this morning! Thanks for posting
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bigsal 9/11/2022 3:03am
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#19 the new Suzook, oh Hell yeah!!!
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Sully 9/11/2022 4:31am
9/11/2022 4:31am Edited Date/Time 9/11/2022 7:06am
bigsal wrote:
#19 the new Suzook, oh Hell yeah!!!
‘Zook riders did pretty well, but even the works bike still has a kick starter.

Edited to add: the #19 is an 85 from the ladies class.
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Sully 9/11/2022 4:33am
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Richy wrote:
Oh and you didn't happen to snap any pics of the number 3 Kawi this weekend did you? Just curious if anything has changed visibly 👍
Missed the #3, but did get one of these two old Kawi beauties…

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Sully 9/11/2022 4:36am
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My big dumb gaijin ass fanboy-ing out on a 20 year old kid…


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280driver 9/11/2022 6:51am
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Richy wrote:
Oh and you didn't happen to snap any pics of the number 3 Kawi this weekend did you? Just curious if anything has changed visibly 👍
The #3 looked the same visually. Completely new covered with current plastic.
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bigsal 9/11/2022 7:00am
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Holy smokie those old Kaw's with rotary valve intake and a hand made cone pipe are playing my tune
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Sully 9/11/2022 7:04am
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bigsal wrote:
Holy smokie those old Kaw's with rotary valve intake and a hand made cone pipe are playing my tune
They had one fired up when we were driving in. Those old bastards are LOUD!
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Bearuno 9/11/2022 7:14am
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bigsal wrote:
#19 the new Suzook, oh Hell yeah!!!
I'm only on a small Phone screen, so it's difficult to work out what it is.

A 125, or, perhaps, an 85?
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280driver 9/11/2022 7:22am
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bigsal wrote:
#19 the new Suzook, oh Hell yeah!!!
I believe that’s the 2-stroke (85?) raced in the Ladies class.
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FGR01 9/11/2022 8:34am
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bigsal wrote:
Holy smokie those old Kaw's with rotary valve intake and a hand made cone pipe are playing my tune


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ML512 9/11/2022 8:35am
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bigsal wrote:
#19 the new Suzook, oh Hell yeah!!!
That's a RM85.
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Sully wrote:
‘Zook riders did pretty well, but even the works bike still has a kick starter. Edited to add: the #19 is an 85 from the ladies...
‘Zook riders did pretty well, but even the works bike still has a kick starter.

Edited to add: the #19 is an 85 from the ladies class.
Suzuki Japan does not contest the Japanese championship as far as I’m aware so you will not see a prototype bike there.
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uncledaddy69 9/11/2022 8:44am
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Thanks for sharing your photos. Looks like an awesome time. Im hoping to get over to Japan next year if they’ll allow tourists.
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Charles222 9/11/2022 9:31pm
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Nice photos, Sully. I believe we saw you there! I was the gaijin in the Jett shirt.
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bvm111 9/11/2022 10:09pm
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thanks sully… awesome pics!
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Boomslang 9/11/2022 10:30pm
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How did Shimoda do?
Thanks for the pics Sully.
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Sully 9/12/2022 12:49am
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Charles222 wrote:
Nice photos, Sully. I believe we saw you there! I was the gaijin in the Jett shirt.
I definitely saw you...you are one large individual!

Boom, we left before the end of the 2nd moto to avoid traffic, so I'm not sure how bad of an ass-whoopin' he put on them that time, but in the 1st moto, he won by almost a minute on a track he was turning 1:37 lap times on.
Peanut M&Ms 9/12/2022 1:06am
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i was going to go... but the drive down and back with a 7 and 4 year old would have been killer on my patience.


I'm glad Jay also kept his win streak happening.


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Sully 9/12/2022 1:21am
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Peanut M&Ms wrote:
i was going to go... but the drive down and back with a 7 and 4 year old would have been killer on my patience. I'm...
i was going to go... but the drive down and back with a 7 and 4 year old would have been killer on my patience.


I'm glad Jay also kept his win streak happening.


I can't say I blame you on that one. My family and I drove down from Yokosuka (almost 6 hours), but my kid is almost 17, so it was a piece of cake for him. We stayed in Nara and went sight seeing all day Saturday, so that made the long drive a bit more worth it for the family than just watching the race.

Jay's a pretty cool dude (fast as hell, too). I stopped him after moto 1, because I was confused when they started popping champagne on the podium. I asked if it was only a 1 moto format, and he said no, in Japan, they do a full podium ceremony after each moto. I'd never seen that before, but I guess it has something to do with a sparkling wine company who sponsors the series.
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Charles222 9/13/2022 6:40am
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Charles222 wrote:
Nice photos, Sully. I believe we saw you there! I was the gaijin in the Jett shirt.
Sully wrote:
I definitely saw you...you are one large individual! Boom, we left before the end of the 2nd moto to avoid traffic, so I'm not sure how...
I definitely saw you...you are one large individual!

Boom, we left before the end of the 2nd moto to avoid traffic, so I'm not sure how bad of an ass-whoopin' he put on them that time, but in the 1st moto, he won by almost a minute on a track he was turning 1:37 lap times on.
Haha! Quite a lot of foreigners there on Sunday! Are you planning on making anymore national rounds? First time I practiced at Meihan weekend before the Kinki series(oh yeah baby) and the track was tough!.. Ill be back though!

Joe has been racing pretty much every weekend since January, so its to be expected he would do well racing guys who have only raced 3 national rounds and maybe some local races this year. I sincerely wish MFJ would increase the rounds...its like 7 this year.
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Sully 9/13/2022 7:39am
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Charles222 wrote:
Nice photos, Sully. I believe we saw you there! I was the gaijin in the Jett shirt.
Sully wrote:
I definitely saw you...you are one large individual! Boom, we left before the end of the 2nd moto to avoid traffic, so I'm not sure how...
I definitely saw you...you are one large individual!

Boom, we left before the end of the 2nd moto to avoid traffic, so I'm not sure how bad of an ass-whoopin' he put on them that time, but in the 1st moto, he won by almost a minute on a track he was turning 1:37 lap times on.
Charles222 wrote:
Haha! Quite a lot of foreigners there on Sunday! Are you planning on making anymore national rounds? First time I practiced at Meihan weekend before the...
Haha! Quite a lot of foreigners there on Sunday! Are you planning on making anymore national rounds? First time I practiced at Meihan weekend before the Kinki series(oh yeah baby) and the track was tough!.. Ill be back though!

Joe has been racing pretty much every weekend since January, so its to be expected he would do well racing guys who have only raced 3 national rounds and maybe some local races this year. I sincerely wish MFJ would increase the rounds...its like 7 this year.
I’m thinking about hitting the Saitama round at the end of next month. It’s only about 2 hours from me, so that’s a lot easier to do in one day than Nara.
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Charles222 9/13/2022 11:06pm
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Sully wrote:
I definitely saw you...you are one large individual! Boom, we left before the end of the 2nd moto to avoid traffic, so I'm not sure how...
I definitely saw you...you are one large individual!

Boom, we left before the end of the 2nd moto to avoid traffic, so I'm not sure how bad of an ass-whoopin' he put on them that time, but in the 1st moto, he won by almost a minute on a track he was turning 1:37 lap times on.
Charles222 wrote:
Haha! Quite a lot of foreigners there on Sunday! Are you planning on making anymore national rounds? First time I practiced at Meihan weekend before the...
Haha! Quite a lot of foreigners there on Sunday! Are you planning on making anymore national rounds? First time I practiced at Meihan weekend before the Kinki series(oh yeah baby) and the track was tough!.. Ill be back though!

Joe has been racing pretty much every weekend since January, so its to be expected he would do well racing guys who have only raced 3 national rounds and maybe some local races this year. I sincerely wish MFJ would increase the rounds...its like 7 this year.
Sully wrote:
I’m thinking about hitting the Saitama round at the end of next month. It’s only about 2 hours from me, so that’s a lot easier to...
I’m thinking about hitting the Saitama round at the end of next month. It’s only about 2 hours from me, so that’s a lot easier to do in one day than Nara.
Awesome. Saitama normally pulls a decent crowd. I highly recommend the SUGO GP Nov 12/13. Haven't heard anything yet but hopefully some more international talent attends. Jett IA1 and Hunter IA2 would be insane. Wonder how much $ that would cost Honda? ML?
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BAD10 9/13/2022 11:51pm
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Is it permanently mask season there? So dumb. 🙄
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bens152 9/14/2022 1:34am
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Is it permanently mask season there? So dumb. 🙄
Asian countries typically have been wearing masks for many years, long before covid.

Out of courtesy for others when they are feeling unwell, air pollution in big cities, sometimes it’s nice to go unrecognised when you are from certain wealthy families.

Mona Lisa.
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