• 2018.2.16 Team KAGAYAMA announces its 2018 season plans

  Naomichi Uramoto to race in Spain full time

  

  Team KAGAYAMA announced its season plans for 2018 today.

  Team owner and rider, Yukio Kagayama will continue his entry in MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship in the JSB1000 class. He will be riding his SUZUKI GXR-1000 and aim for the top of the podium.

  It will be new challenge for Naomichi Uramoto this season, as he will be racing in RFME Campeonato de España de Velocidad (RFME Spanish Championship) full season this year. He will be racing with Team SUZUKI JEG/KAGAYAMA Racing in Superstock 1000 category. The team is a collaboration between JEG Racing and Team KAGAYAMA. This is a project to develop young riders, by having them race overseas.

  Team KAGAYAMA will be making an entry to the Suzuka 8Hours Endurace Race at Suzuka again this year, for the 6th consecutive year, with Yukio Kagayama as rider. His teammates are yet to be announced, but Kagayama plans to make the choice that will be an exciting one for both the team and the rider. The team plans to make an enviroment for the riders in Japan and abroad to race in both Japan and abroad.

   Yukio KAGAYAMA

  Series: MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship
  Category: JSB1000
  Entry Number: #71
  Team: Team KAGAYAMA
  Machine: SUZUKI GXR-1000
  Tires: DUNLOP

  “I will be continuing to race in the All Japan Championship this year as a rider. I need to thank Dunlop and Suzuki, as well as all of my sponsors that made this possible. Being 44 years old this year, I will try my best new records as long as I can. I am also happy to announce that we are able to continue our partnership with JEG Racing, and that Uramoto will be racing in Spain for the full season this year. I believe that this will be a big step for him in his career, and that this experience will help him grow into a world class rider.”

   

   Naomichi Uramoto

  Series: RFME Campeonato de España de Velocidad
  Category: Superstock 1000
  Entry Number: #94
  Team: Team SUZUKI JEG/KAGAYAMA Racing
  Machine: SUZUKI GXR-1000

  “I am very excited and happy that I will be racing full time in Spain. I would like to that Kagayama-san, and JEG Racing for giving me this opportunity. I aim to be a better rider through this experience, a rider that would be competitive in the world. It will be a learning experience, but I do not plan to compromise due to that, and plan to achieve results from my first race.”

   

   

  2018 MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship

  Apr.   8　Rd.1　SUPERBIKE RACE in MOTEGI (Twin Ring MOTEGI)
  Apr. 22　Rd.2　SUZUKA 2&4 RACE (SUZUKA Circuit)
  May 13　Rd.3　AUTOPOLIS SUPER 2and4 RACE (AUTOPOLIS)
  Jun. 17　Rd.4　SUGO Super Bike Race (Sportsland SUGO)
  Aug. 19　Rd.6　MOTEGI 2&4 RACE (Twin Ring MOTEGI)
  Sep.  2　Rd.7　SUPERBIKE RACE in KYUSHU (AUTOPOLIS)
  Sep. 30　Rd.8　SUPERBIKE RACE in OKAYAMA (Okayama International Circuit)
  Nov.  5　Rd.9　MFJ GRAND PRIX SUPERBIKE RACE in SUZUKA (SUZUKA Circuit)

  2018 RFME Campeonato de Espana de Velocidad (RFMESpanish Championship)

  Apr.   8　Rd.1 Circuito de Albacete
  May 27　Rd.2 Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya
  Jun. 24　Rd.3 Circuito de Navarra
  Jul.  15　Rd.4 MotorLand Aragón
  Sep.   9　Rd.5 Circuit Ricardo Tormo
  Oct. 28　Rd.6 Circuito de Jerez

  2017-2018 FIM Endurance World Championship Series

  Jul. 26-Jul. 29  Rd.5 The 41st “Coca-Cola”Suzuka 8hours Endurance Race

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