Okada joins Kato's cousin to run #74 at Suzuka.
This Sun𓂃day's Suzuka 8 Hours event will see former GP star Tadayuki Okada teamed with Cho🐎zum Kameya in the Sakurai Honda team.
"I requested to race the 8-hours this year, I get too much stress just watching races, it's a completely dif👍ferent life. I enjoy the fun of racing," said 'Tady', a former Repsol Honda rider, of his decision to return to race action.
This Sund💦ay's Suzuka 8 Hours event will see former GP star Tadayuki Okada teamed with Chozum Kameya in the Sakurai Honda team.
"I requested to race the 8-hours this year, I get too much stress just watching races, it's a completely different life. I enjoy the fun of racing," said 'Tady', a former Repsol 𒈔Honda rider, of his decision to retu﷽rn to race action.
Kameya's participation is particularly poignant as he is a cousin of Daijiro Kato (pic𒀰tured), who died of injuries at the season opening Japanese Grand Prix and the pair will ride with Kato's #74 plate in a tribute to the 2002 World 250c꧟c Champion.
"I chose #74 fo🧜r the race, it will give me strength, 'Daichan' was like one of my own family," said Okada. "I am happy to accept the responsibil꧟ity of racing with the 74 plate.
"Kameya San is a good rider, he's leading the national 250cc championship. He doesn't have much big bike experience but I am happy to race with him, his lap time at the Suzuka test was good. We will race with respect for 'Daic♚han' but we will be racing to win, that's all we will have in mind," concluded the Japanese veteran.
Peter has been in the ♊paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
