{"id":96223,"date":"2016-09-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre.boxrepsol.com\/uncategorized\/the-samurai-of-motegi\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T12:31:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T14:31:21","slug":"the-samurai-of-motegi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxrepsol.com\/en\/motogp-en\/the-samurai-of-motegi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Samurai of Motegi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“The Japanese fans are incredibly devoted to their idols!” Dani<\/p>\n

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Motegi is known as the twin ring<\/strong> because its track shares space with the oval circuit used for the NASCAR Cup Series. The two tracks don’t intersect, but they use the same facilities, making it impossible to hold races on both tracks simultaneously.<\/p>\n

The Honda circuit<\/strong> was originally intended to be used as as a training area for the brand. However, Motegi had the specifications necessary to be a circuit in the World Championship, and since the fastest bikes come from Japan, they wanted a new circuit where they could watch their heroes race.<\/p>\n

And so it was that Motegi was listed on the ’99 schedule<\/strong>, substituting Suzuka in the Japanese GP. Starting in 2000, the Pacific GP was also held there. In 2004, with Suzuka off the schedule, Motegi hosted the Japanese GP once again and has continued to do so ever since.<\/p>\n

The track begins with a stop-and-go section and ends with a very technical part with a long downhill straight stretch, followed by hard breaking and tight turns.<\/p>\n

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