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Shimoda is going to race in the 450 class at Rd 7 of the Japan Nationals at Sugo on Oct 23-24. It will be interesting to see how he stacks up against the top regulars in that series.
We should be able to watch the live stream on the MFJ Live channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAIb129pEcLMpJhKuInnqEg
We should be able to watch the live stream on the MFJ Live channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAIb129pEcLMpJhKuInnqEg
There are some strong guys in the 450 class in Japan. And it is their series and their home track. I wouldn't assume a walk in the park for Jo.
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I'd really be surprised if he didn't smoke them.
He usually loves to go to Japan for a few weeks during the off season. Glad he is going!
Jo rides 450 sometimes in practice and he rides it really good. He should be on a 450 here in 2024, that’s the plan.
He is smooth, has really good throttle and good corner speed so I’m sure it will be fine for the Japanese track. He should do better than Yamamoto, Tomita, Narita,… even though it’s their track.
Pit Row
Race Results: 450 Overall
1. Trey Canard (2-1)
2. Cooper Webb (1-3)
3. Romain Febvre (3-2)
4. Akira Narita (4-4)
5. Makoto Ogata (5-5)
Race Results: 250 Overall
1. Jeremy Martin (2-1)
2. Katsuya Takeshi (3-2)
3. Tim Gasjer (1-5)
4. Toshiki Tomita (4-3)
5. Notsuka Tomohiro (6-4)
Jo Shimoda twitter (Japanese)
Major bummer.
Edit: I watched the vid. Race is not canceled. Just Jo is not going. Doesn't fit his schedule with having to get ready for 2022.
The team wants him to ride Supercross this coming week already… Mitch should let him rest until the very end of September, he was the one carrying the team most of the year.
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