2026.01.29

Let’s do it!

I watched the movie F1 on the plane. It really moved me. But I think I felt it differently from most people. Seeing an underdog team—one with no real reputation— rise and win on the world stage… that’s what hit me. It actually brought me to tears. That […]

2026.01.27

Paris

Work at the Honda France garage started yesterday. There’s something essential when it comes to racing overseas— and the longer you do it, ten years or more, the more it matters. I think I mentioned this before, but Harada once said, “Looks like it’s just you and me, […]

2026.01.26

Test results

Yesterday morning, I went to Ise to play golf. We had planned to play in Suzuka, but thinking it might snow, we headed south in Mie Prefecture. It turned out to be exactly the right call. But I didn’t really want to talk about golf— what I wanted […]

2026.01.23

Shakedown test

Tomorrow is the day. It’s one of those moments that makes me truly glad I live in Suzuka. People have often said to me,“Fujii, you’re lucky—you live in Suzuka, so the circuit is close.” But that’s not it. From my perspective,those who think that way often end up […]

2026.01.20

Second Engine

Last night, after finishing the first engine, we renovated the bench room.The goal this time was to improve the efficiency of the engine break-in process. Previously, the coolant temperature would rise too quickly, which slowed everything down.So we installed a more powerful cooling fan. The result was clear […]

2026.01.16

That was a relief!

I just posted on the blog that we’d started assembling the Le Mans engine, and then a staff member reported that we’ve got a problem. Can you tell from the photo?It’s a scratch you can feel with your fingertip. This crank can’t be used. We checked stock and […]

2026.01.16

race bike

The race bike I sold the most was the RS125.I probably sold more than 10% of HRC’s total worldwide production. Every morning, I used to line them up along the road in front of the shop, and I remember how tough that was. Times have changed, and the […]

2026.01.13

a battle

A lot is going on, isn’t it? And it probably won’t stop anytime soon. I’m not going to go into detail about what it all means, but if the leaders of each country really want to decide things by racing for position on a circuit, we’d be happy […]

2025.12.31

I’m drunk.（

See you tomorrow.

2025.12.29

fun

How’s everyone doing?I’ll be in Suzuka over the year-end and New Year holidays, so I’m thinking of spending New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day at the TSR Café. So if anyone thinks, “Alright—if Fujii’s there, I’ll go drop by and say hello!” please feel free to stop […]