Coming Back with a 4-Stroke Powerplant
The first step toward Honda's World GP comeback was to determine the specifications for the machine they would create to achieve that goal.
Therefore, immediately after his transfer to HGA, Fukui began studying data from past World GP races....
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| In the Suzuka 200-Kilometer Race, the sixth All-Japan race held in June 1981, the NR500 ridden by Kengo Kiyama put on a strong performance, taking advantage of the higher fuel efficiency its 4-stroke engine possessed. Maintaining a large lead over its rivals, his NR500 went on to take the checkered flag. |
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