YAMAHA YZF750 (0WD7) | 1991 SUZUKA 8 HOURS

The 1991 Suzuka 8 Hours race marks the third round of the FIM Endurance World Championship. Deemed to be a summer motorcycle sport festival for Japanese fans, the event will draw over 150,000 spectators.

This prestigious endurance race brings together a number of Grand Prix riders. Kevin Magee and Doug Chandler team up on a Yamaha YZF750, as do Peter Goddard and Niall Mackenzie, along with Norihiko Fujiwara and Yasutomo Nagai.

This edition will be particularly trying, not just because of the thick dampness that Japan experiences in the middle of summer. But the particularly changeable weather, which will put the riders and technical teams to the test. Forcing them to alternate between wet and slick tires.

The race starts in pouring rain and pole position rider Michael Doohan takes the lead. In the first lap the Australian is passed by the Yamaha of the Kirin Beverage Racing Team of Norihiko Fujiwara / Yasutomo Nagai. The YZF750 piloted by Fujiwara holds five laps before losing command to Doohan.

Starting cautiously, the Magee / Chandler duo build momentum and the fight will intensify between the HRC team and the NESCAFE Yamaha RT team. As the rain intensifies, Peter Goddard / Niall McKenzie on the YZF750 of Itariya Yamaha Team Hayashi take second behind Australia's Gardner / Doohan. A succession of falls will then plunge them into the depths of the classification.

On lap 58, approximately 2.5 hours after the start, Fujiwara falls from 5th place. The Magee / Chandler teammates inherit 2nd place and chase the leader. There are 4 hours before the checkered flag and the fight rages between the Yamaha no 31 and the Honda no 11.

As the 6th hour approaches, teammates Magee / Chandler look strong for the victory but Magee will lose control of his machine. By the time he returns to the pits to replace and repair a damaged gear mechanism, the white and black YZF750 is back in second position.

With a determined effort by both team and riders, they will maintain this position until the finish!...

Music :

1. " TIME WON'T TELL " - Emil Axelsson
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2. " ON THE SLEEPING SHORES " - Chaxti
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3. " WRITTEN IN RAIN " - Charles Holme
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4. " XTRACT " - Jay Varton
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5. " COLD LIGHT OF DAY " - Across The Great Valley
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