1997-05-16 to 1997-05-18

Tsukuba Superbike Race

Tsukuba (Permanent circuit, 2.0700 km)
Attendance: 16,000
Entries: 34 / Practised: 30 / Qualified: 30

Entry list

#RiderAgeBikeTeam
2JapanAkira RYO29Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
5JapanKatsuaki FUJIWARA22Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Lucky Strike Suzuki
6JapanShin'ya TAKEISHI29Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
8JapanNoriyuki HAGA22Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Marlboro YAMAHA
11JapanTamaki SERIZAWA24Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 PLUS
14JapanHitoyasu IZUTSU26Dunlop tyresDucati 916Team Foundation
17JapanKatsunori HASEGAWA28Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750PJ1 MAX & RC SUGO
18JapanTomohiko KANEYASU35Honda RC45Defi T. KANEYASU
20JapanWataru YOSHIKAWA27Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Marlboro YAMAHA
21JapanManabu KAMADA26Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Team SAKURAI Honda
24JapanHideo SENMYO31Honda RC45Kouyou-kai Dream Racing
28JapanTohru OHYA?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45TEAM KANEYASU
31JapanShin'ya NAKATANI26Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRTeam HANSHIN Riding School
32JapanYasuhiro ONODERA?Ducati 888ita & Naoe Machinery Riding Club
33JapanMasayuki YAMANAKA?Honda RC45Racing Team HONEYBEE
35JapanKazuhiro IMURA?Kawasaki ZXR750Team BOMBER
37JapanHideaki TSUTSUI30Kawasaki ZX-7RRMRD T-CRAFT
40JapanMasana SASAKI?Ducati 916Winning Run
41JapanTakahiro SOHWA31Michelin tyresHonda RC45K's GARAGE SOHWA
42JapanHideaki NARUMI?Honda RC45Almighty's RP Umako
45JapanYuichi TAKEDA19Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Castrol HONDA
52JapanKen'ichi YANAGI?Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZXR750Team Shirota
56JapanHitoshi TANIGUCHI?Yamaha YZF750Companion Friends & Moto Katayanagi
57JapanMasami HIRANO?Yamaha YZF750RS-OKUNO • JLS • Castrol
63JapanRyuichi OSAKI?Bridgestone tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Mikuni TELLY&KALLY
66JapanKen'ichiro NAKAMURA28Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Honda Blue Helmets MSC
67JapanKeiichi NAKAZAWA?Kawasaki ZX-7RREndo Wagyo RT & Space Art
69JapanYasushi SEKIDO?Yamaha YZF750RS-Katakura / YSP Hachioji
71JapanKatsuhito KOSHIYAMA?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Team SAKURAI Honda
72JapanShin'ichi ITO30Michelin tyresHonda RC45Castrol HONDA
76JapanTamotsu NAKAMURA?Yamaha YZF750RS-Katakura / YSP Hachioji
77JapanKousuke AKIYOSHI22Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Lucky Strike Suzuki
78JapanKatsushi FUJIBAYASHI?Yamaha YZF750PJ1 & SUGAYA SPEED ♪ rurudo
79JapanMorimichi GOMI?Kawasaki ZXR750RS-ITOH & Sakamaki Clinic

Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.

Sources:

Official results/ MotorLand2 TV coverage/ MFJ Magazine No. 330 1997⁠-⁠01/02 pg15/ MFJ Magazine No. 341 1998⁠-⁠01/02 pg64⁠-⁠66/ europark.com/ Motoracing⁠-⁠japan.com/ yamaha⁠-⁠motor.co.jp/ Photos from roadrace.jog.buttobi.net