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Crew HRC units the usual in Suzuka EWC First Qualifying as YART stars
First Qualifying for the forty fourth Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race is full with loads of drama and a speedy quickest lap time from Crew HRC’s Tetsuta Nagashima. A abstract of the important thing motion follows.
Tetsuta Nagashima was quickest for Crew HRC with Japan Publish within the opening Blue Rider session, which was briefly red-flagged after Takafumi Kato fell at Flip 15, albeit with out harm. Nagashima’s 2m05.722s benchmark was 0.791s faster than Niccolò Canepa’s effort for Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Crew as Greg Black went third quickest for Yoshimura SERT Motul adopted by Ryo Mizuno (Astemo Honda Dream SI Racing) and Mike Di Meglio (F.C.C. TSR Honda France), whereas Randy de Puniet was a faller for Crew Kawasaki Webike Trickstar.
The next Yellow Rider group was red-flagged twice, first to permit the restoration of Alan Techer’s F.C.C. TSR Honda France entry and Josh Water’s S-Pulse Dream Racing -ITEC Suzuki after they collided at The Hairpin. Techer’s Honda briefly caught hearth however each riders have been unhurt. The second stoppage adopted a crash for Shigenori Sakurayama on the Second Curve. The session ended with Marvin Fritz on high for Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Crew in a time of 2m07.084s, the German outpacing Crew HRC with Japan Publish’s Takumi Takahashi. Takuya Tsuda was third quickest for AutoRace Ube Racing Crew with Kazuma Watanabe fourth for Astemo Honda Dream SI Racing, whereas Yoshimura SERT Motul’s Sylvain Guintoli took fifth.
Karel Hanika’s 2m06.009s lap put Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Crew on high of the Purple Rider group after Crew HRC with Japan Publish’s EWC rookie Xavi Vierge appeared to look as if his 2m06.121s couldn’t be crushed. Ikuhiro Enokido was third quickest regardless of crashing his TOHO Racing Honda within the closing moments of the session, which was purple flagged for a second time when Maiku Watanuki crashed closely at Flip 15, with no harm reported. The primary stoppage was required to clear gravel from the observe. Tarran Mackenzie, who’s making his EWC debut this weekend as a late alternative for the injured Josh Hook, was fourth quickest for F.C.C. TSR Honda France. Haruki Noguchi was fifth for SDG Honda Racing, whereas Kosuke Sakumoto was a faller by means of the ‘S’ Curves.
The ultimate qualifying outcomes will likely be primarily based on the common time of the quickest two riders from every staff on the completion of Second Qualifying, which is because of get below manner at 09h50 native time tomorrow (Saturday). Nonetheless, the highest 10 locations on the grid will likely be determined by the end result of the one-at-a-time High 10 Trial from 16h00 on Saturday.
In the meantime, right now’s hour-long Evening Observe is because of begin at 18h30 (native time) right now.
