Images from the 39th Suzuka 8 Hours, Part Two

Images from the 39th Suzuka 8 Hours. For the full story of the race and more images, purchase the book  at:

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This guy gave me an energy drink in exchange for taking a picture of the KTM logo on his shirt. And proper respect where it is due; the RC8R only made it 34 laps, but the team had made it to the Big Show.

 

The worst thing about the Saturday crash is that the bike is never quite as good as it could be on Sunday.

I kept wondering when this guy was going to put down his smartphone and get on the bike. Turns out that for his practice stint, he mounted the device to his upper triple clamp and rode out onto the track ...

The media center at Suzuka. Like everything else there, major league.

Lukas Pesek on the Rosetta Motorrad39 BMW S1000RR.