RELEASED : 3rd October 2017Press Release

Continuing from 2017 MORIWAKI RACING will be entering to compete in the MFJ All Japan Road Racing Championship JSB1000 Class and also to enter in the FIM Endurance World Championship The 41st Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race.

Riders are “Yuki Takahashi”, the ace rider, back to back champion of All Japan Road Racing Championship Series J-GP2 Class from 2014 to 2015 and stepped up to the JSB1000 Class from 2016 with the future in mind to compete in the 2017 Suzuka 8 Hours Race, and “Ryuichi Kiyonari”, former MotoGP rider in 2003 and also competed in British Superbike Champi-onship and earned glorious achievements by winning 50 races and by becoming the series champion 3 times.

Ever since MORIWAKI RACING started 45 years ago, the policy is to produce original products and parts from designing, planning, and production inside the factory and with all the experience and technology earned, MORIWAKI RACING is competing races all around the world and providing our original parts to other racing teams. MORIWAKI RACING is a professional racing team and a constructor at the same time and will be competing in the All Japan Road Racing Champi-onship Series and the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race in 2018 as well. MORIWAKI RACING will aim for the top of the podium of the FIM Endurance World Championship Suzuka 8 Hours Race and MFJ All Japan Road Racing Championship series title with 45 years of experience and technology as a professional racing team.

■2018 MORIWAKI RACING TEAM INFORMATION

・Machine Honda CBR1000RR MORIWAKI Special Edition

Rider Line Up and Schedule for 2018 MORIWAKI RACING

・Honor Director Mamoru Moriwaki (age73)

・Rider　

　　　　

Yuki Takahashi (age33)

Career Statistics '14 - ’15 MFJ All Japan Road Racing Championship J-GP2 Class Series Champion　 '16 - ' 17 MFJ All Japan Road Racing Championship JSB1000 Class 　 2016 - 2017 The 40th “Coca-cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race Qualified 7th / Finished 27th

■Comment“As a rider having to announce the formation for next year this early is quite a relief. From here we can prepare for the next year’s race. This year is the actual “come-back” to the JSB1000 Class in my mind and MORIWAKI RACING also came back to the legendary race, the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race. With all that said, we are trying different things every race, developing the new machine. I have managed to finish 3rd at Okayama this season however, we are still in the middle of the road.

Ryuichi Kiyonari (age35)

Career Statistics Winner of ’05 ’08 ’10 and ’11 Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race ’17 MFJ All Japan Road Racing Championship JSB1000 Class 2016 - 2017 The 40th “Coca-cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race

■Comment“My goal for 2017 was to win at the JSB1000 Class and win at Suzuka 8 Hours Race. I still have not met them just yet. I do believe that we can accomplish this goal and I am sure that this is possible with this team. I want to aim for the glory again next year with this team. I am still in the process of finding the right setup and trying many things. The challenge will continue and I will not quit. I want to grow together with MORIWAKI.”

・Team　 Midori Moriwaki

“We are proud to announce our team structure for 2018 at this moment. The team and riders will now have more time to prepare for next year to look forward for the 2018 season. Having Ryuichi Kiyonari with MORIWAKI RACING again will be a very powerful potential to the team. His character-istics towards racing as a professional rider bring up the fighting spirit for the team. We will continue to race and aim for the glory for next year.”

Manager

■2018 Racing Schedule・2018 All Japan Road Racing Championship JSB1000 Class・2017 - 2018 FIM Endurance World Championship The 41st Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race “Formula EWC Class”

■MORIWAKI RACING Contact Information

MORIWAKI ENGINEERING Co., Ltd.Akira Chikazawa　　E-Mail: chikazawa@moriwaki.co.jpHideaki Yamamoto E-Mail: yamamoto@moriwaki.co.jp

MORIWAKI ENGINEERING Co., Ltd. 6656-5 Sumiyoshi, Suzuka City, Mie, 513-0825, Japan WEB:http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/global/