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Originally Posted by Busy Little Shop

No doubt the highly produced RC51 was good but not unstoppable by
Mr.Honda's Gp inspired V4...

Quote Superbike Planet:

American Colin Edwards set the fifth fastest time at a
Suzuka test this week. Edwards is supposed to be
teamed with GP rider Val Rossi for the highly
important event, held at the end of July. Fast time
for the event was marked by Brazilian Alex Barros on
an RC45 Honda.

Unofficial test times:

1 Alex Barros (RC45 Honda) 2:09.127s,
2 Tohru Ukawa (RC51 Honda) 2:09.593s,
3 Hitoyasu Izutsu (Kawasaki) 2:09.649s,
4 Norihiko Fujiwara (Yamaha) 2:09.657s,
5 Colin Edwards (RC51 Honda) 2:09.741s.

So, who won the actual race?


Suzuka 8-hours Winners / FIM Endurance
20057Tohru UKAWA (JAP) / Ryuichi KIYONARI (JAP) Honda CBR1000RRW
20047Tohru UKAWA (JAP) / Hitoyasu IZUTSU (JAP)Honda CBR1000RRW
200371Yukio NUKUMI (JAP) / Manabu KAMADA (JAP)Honda VTR1000SPW
200211Daijiro KATO (JAP) / Colin EDWARDS (USA)Honda VTR1000SPW
200111Valentino ROSSI (ITA) / Colin EDWARDS (USA) / Manabu KAMADA (JAP)Honda VTR1000SPW
20004Tohru UKAWA (JAP) / Daijiro KATO (JAP)Honda VTR1000SPW