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What are the reasons for the decline in the number of Japanese race drivers in the last 1/2 decades and the rise of the Spaniards? (Dis)investment on national championships?

Superbikeplanet & Dennis Noyes comment on the Japanese factories' various philosophies. Was a great read. BTW, Jumkie you're a ....... legend ... but a very nice rain jacket says says J Lo is getting a title on a Duc! Soup :: From '04: The Best of Dennis Noyes :: 09-04-2014 Here's an...

Now I have seen it all. Marquez powers past 20 odd bikes in 2 straights. The power differential is ridiculous. No amount of skill can achieve what just happened.

I've been seeing the images, and frankly its put things in perspective. Its a terrible tragedy. The magnitude of the disaster is overwhelming. Understandably, this means the Japanese GP may be postponed if not cancelled. LINK (please, refrain from saying something stupid if its...

How the heck else could Aoyama pick up that ride?

FORMER world champion Casey Stoner will struggle to match the might of the Japanese MotoGP machines this season, according to countryman Chris Vermeulen. Vermeulen, a winner in the elite series for Suzuki who has returned to world superbikes this year, says Stoner's smaller Italian Ducati team...

can anyone tell me why there is no Japanese round of the championship? with most of the manufacturers being Japanese i figured this would be a given. i have only been watching SBK since last season since it was the first time i was able find out how to watch the races so i don't know why this...

A interesting note that during post-race testing at Brno - Stoner went out (on race tires) and broke the 990cc record on his 800cc Duc. Burgess said later " I hope Ducati set their benchmark very high at the beginning and left no room to improve, because they tried to build the perfect bike and...

I was just looking at some Gp stats and it was amazing the lack of success that Japanese riders have had in Gp cosidering the overwhelming success the Japanes Manufacturers have had.Since going to the 500cc bike till now,the Japanese bikes have won 66% of the races ran,yet not 1 Japanese rider...