All Japan championship Road race R-5 Sugo J-GP3 class (125cc 2stroke/250cc 4stroke)

* 11 riders were participated with NSF250R(pre production model)

Race result

Weather:Sunny Dry 28℃　　60% dry surface

Position	No.	Rider	Machine	Tire	Race Time	Gap	Best
1	12	K.Fujii	NSF250R	BS	30'42.797	－	1'36.104
2	5	H.Watanabe	NSF250R	DL	30'43.225	0.428	1'36.182
3	20	S.Yamada	RS125R	BS	31'00.738	17.941	1'36.762
4	7	M.Tokudome	RS125R	BS	31'04.527	21.730	1'36.972
5	2	H.Kikuchi	RS125R	BS	31'05.413	22.616	1'37.063
6	73	A.Komuro	NSF250R	BS	31'08.518	25.721	1'37.233
7	24	H.Onishi	RS125R	DL	31'11.782	28.985	1'37.528
8	86	T.Yamamoto	RS125R	BS	31'11.801	29.004	1'37.074
9	63	T.Kitami	NSF250R	BS	31'11.818	29.021	1'37.537
10	71	K.Yabuta	RS125R	BS	31'11.985	29.188	1'37.268
	Not finished
	10	H.Nakajo	NSF250R	DL	Crashed	5L
	1	H.Okubo	RS125R	DL	Crashed	5L
	8	Ta.Yamamoto	RS125R	DL	Crashed	5L
	Total：Race 28riders		33 participants 28 raiders qualified for race

H.Okubo(2010 champion RS125R) showed good start and took hole shot and Nakajo(NSF),Watanabe(NSF),Yamamoto(RS),Fujii(NSF) were followed him and made leading group from the beginning of the race.

H.Nakajo(#10), Ta.Yamamoto(#8), K.Fujii(#12), H.Okubo(#1), H.Watanabe(#5)

These riders showed good fighting and changed the position each other at most of the race.
In lap 14th,H.Okubo crashed cause of his handle bar was broken and H.Nakajo was involved by Okubo's crash and both riders are retired.In same lap T.Yamamoto was also crashed and retired.After their crashed,H.Watanabe and K.Fujii batlled for winning and finally K.Fujii won the race and H.Watanabe was finished in 2nd with 17sec infront of the 3rd position.

K.Fujii(#12), H.Watanabe(#5)

K.Fujii

In this race we could confirm again good performance of NSF250R after the last race in Motegi. NSF250(std pre-production) bike has sufficient performance against current RS125R kitted bike in Japanese championship.
Now,the most of rider and team realized about new generation by NSF250R in this class.

H.Watanabe, K.Fujii, S.Yamada

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