Kawasaki Plaza Racing Team Unveils Participating Machine

Kawasaki Motors Japan has unveiled the new Ninja ZX-10R race machine for the Kawasaki Plaza Racing Team, which will compete in the 2026 All Japan Road Race Championship and Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race. The team's livery features Kawasaki's iconic lime green, and they will collaborate with various companies, including the Kawasaki Plaza Network, for their motorsports activities. The article also details the team's structure, riders, and a list of sponsors.
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Kawasaki Motors Japan, Ltd. (Headquarters: Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kenji Saeki) has unveiled the machine that the Kawasaki Plaza Racing Team will use to compete in the All Japan Road Race Championship and the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race in 2026.

Ryosuke Iwato (left) and Gun Mie (right)

Starting in 2026, the Kawasaki Plaza Racing Team will enter the All Japan Road Race Championship and the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race with the new Ninja ZX-10R. The new Ninja ZX-10R is the latest supersport model developed based on technology cultivated in WorldSBK (FIM Superbike World Championship).

The Kawasaki Plaza Racing Team's machine livery is based on lime green, symbolizing Kawasaki's DNA inherited through many years in the racing scene, and carries on the Ninja ZX-10R's coloring, embodying its presence as a top team representing Kawasaki.

Kawasaki Motors Japan, Ltd. will engage in motorsports activities for the Kawasaki Plaza Racing Team's racing endeavors, in cooperation with various companies, including the Kawasaki Plaza Network.

【Kawasaki Plaza Racing Team Sponsors】

Sponsor Brand Name

Sponsor Company Name

Website

Support Content

Kawasaki Plaza Network

Kawasaki Plaza Network

https://www3.kawasaki-motors.com/plazanet/

Team Support

Akrapovič

Akrapovič

https://www.akrapovic.com/en

Exhaust System

ELF

TotalEnergies Lubrifiants Japan Co., Ltd.

https://elf-lub.jp/

Engine Oil, Brake Fluid

NGK SPARK PLUGS

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

https://www.ngk-sparkplugs.jp/

Spark Plugs

DID

Daido Kogyo Co., Ltd.

https://didmc.com/

Chain

SUNSTAR

Sunstar Engineering Inc.

https://www.sunstar-engineering.com/ja/

Brake Discs, Sprockets

A-TECH

A-TECH Co., Ltd.

http://www.a-tech.org/

Cowling

AELLA

AELLA Co., Ltd.

https://www.aella.jp/

Steps, Handlebars, Racing Hooks

ACRY-Point

ACRY-Point

https://www.acry-point.com/

Screen

GET HOT

NEAT Co., Ltd. GET HOT

http://www.hotbankusa.com/index.html

Tire Warmers

KTC

Kyoto Tool Co., Ltd.

https://ktc.jp/

Tools

Sendai Kanko Kotsu

Sendai Kanko Kotsu Co., Ltd.

https://sendaikankou.com/

Team Support

・Team Overview

Team Name

・Kawasaki Plaza Racing Team

Team Manager

・Osamu Nishijima

Riders

・Ryosuke Iwato (All Japan / Suzuka 8 Hours)

・Gun Mie (All Japan / Suzuka 8 Hours)

・Yosuke Nakayama (Suzuka 8 Hours)

Machine

・Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R

Participating Classes

・All Japan Road Race Championship ST1000 Class

・FIM Endurance World Championship "Coca-Cola" Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race SST Class

・About Kawasaki Plaza Racing Team

The "Kawasaki Plaza Racing Team," established in 2022, is a racing team representing the "Kawasaki Plaza Network," which Kawasaki Motors Japan is developing nationwide.

The team aims to share the excitement and joy of motorsports with Kawasaki Plaza stores nationwide and Kawasaki fans, participating in the "FIM Endurance World Championship 'Coca-Cola' Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race SST Class" and the "All Japan Road Race Championship ST1000 Class."

・About Kawasaki Plaza

Kawasaki Plaza, with 96 stores nationwide, offers all Kawasaki motorcycles handled in Japan among authorized Kawasaki dealers. We strive to create stores where customers can enjoy with all five senses, providing services that exceed customer expectations through "hospitality" and "experience creation" activities.

Furthermore, all stores are certified factories, and we aim for all stores to be designated factories, delivering a safe and secure motorcycle life throughout our customers' lives.

▽Click here to search for a Kawasaki Plaza near you

■Company Profile

Company Name: Kawasaki Motors Japan, Ltd.
Location: 1-1 Kawasaki-cho, Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture, 673-8666
Representative Director and President: Kenji Saeki
Established: December 15, Showa 28 (1953)

Kawasaki Motors Japan Official Website

URL：https://www.kawasaki-motors.com/ja-jp/

Kawasaki Online Shop

URL：https://kawasaki-onlineshop.jp/shop/

Kawasaki Motors Japan Official SNS Accounts

X (formerly Twitter)： https://x.com/kawasaki_jpn

Facebook： https://www.facebook.com/Kawasaki.Motors.Japan

YouTube： https://www.youtube.com/c/Kawasaki_JPN

Instagram： https://www.instagram.com/kawasaki_motors_japan/

LINE： https://lin.ee/W4VsNNe

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