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2016 Suzuka Eight-Hours: ‘A win is possible’ says Haslam

Leon Haslam goes into this weekend’s Suzuka Eight-Hours with a second win at the iconic endurance race on his mind as he re-joins factory Kawasaki team-mates Akira Yanagawa and Watanabe.

Haslam has been to Japan twice to test in readiness for the event where he will be up against best mate Alex Lowes on the works Yamaha R1.

“From a competitive point of view – and having tested the bike extensively – I think there is no reason why we cannot challenge for the top step of the podium at Suzuka. I am confident we can fight for the top places and a win is possible I think. It would be a great personal achievement for me so that is what I am aiming for,” said Haslam.

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“We have more work to do before the race but this is mainly fine tuning after gathering all the testing data we have created among the three riders in the team. We are mostly requesting the same things from the Kawasaki race engineers in terms of machine set up and changes to the electronics. My team mates and the support staff from Kawasaki are working really hard.

“The Suzuka Eight-Hours is such a prestigious race. I am so proud to be invited to ride for Kawasaki alongside such famous and experienced team mates. I’ve competed before with another manufacturer and I am happy to say I’ve ridden in the winning team twice already so I have good experience of the race. In fact I am the only English rider to win the race twice: that was in 2013 and 2014.”

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