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Just look at this photo.That’s a good face, isn’t it?

A Chaotic Season Opener with Over 120 Crashes!F.C.C. TSR Honda France Finishes 8th at Le Mans. A Chaotic Season Opener with Over 120 Crashes!F.C.C. TSR Honda France Finishes 8th at Le Mans. The 2025 FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC)...

Farewell, Le Mans!Today, I return to Paris.The photo shows a bottle of wine that the owner of the inn left in my room for me.It made me very happy.

I love this time just before the start.Now then, let me tell you who the starting rider will be!

2025FIM EWC round1 Le Mans 24 Hours / QualifyingF.C.C. TSR Honda France secured 6th position on the grid after an intense qualifying session for the opening round of the FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC), the 2025 Le Mans 24-Hour En...

The night session has ended, and I’ve returned to the hotel.Every time we go out on track, the package is coming together more and more.It’s already technically today now, but today we will refine it even further — making it tighter, mor...

A photo from the event.Starting this time, we will be running onboard cameras.Teams designated by the organizers are now required to install cameras.If a team refuses, the new regulations impose two stop-and-go penalties.The reason it be...

Today is technical inspection day.It’s the day when officials check whether the motorcycles comply with the racing regulations, and whether the riders’ and crew members’ equipment meets the required safety standards.After that, we will p...

It didn’t go well.Frustrating!I don’t care about the order on the timing sheets, but we failed to reach the target we were aiming for.So we will use Thursday and Friday’s qualifying sessions as additional testing time for the final race....

The session began in wet conditions, then gradually changed to dry, allowing us to run in both situations. Since Taiga had never experienced rain conditions at Le Mans before, it turned into a very valuable session for him. As expected, ...

All of the staff are finally together.The refueling team.The tire team.From early this morning, the French mechanics and the Japanese staff have been holding meetings together.Today’s track session begins at 9:00 AM.Since Taiga has never...

The Le Mans 24-Hour Race is about to begin.The team has regrouped at the circuit and is currently setting everything up.The FCC Japan crew is running late because of flight delays. In today’s world, should we simply accept that delayed f...

The test has finished, and Taiga has gone to stay at Alan’s house for a while.It was something Alan planned himself.The two of them say they will train together every day.What an incredible team this is.The mechanics are the same way — s...

It went well!

Alan has arrived.We still can’t let him ride yet, but it’s great to have him here.He made it in time for the team photo, so we got him changed and brought him together with the other riders.Once today’s test is finished, Taiga will stay ...

Every morning, the team leaves at 6:45.Breakfast in the paddock is croissants and coffee.Yesterday’s test allowed us to finalize the setup program, and today is the time to carry out the final checks and preparations for the race.Last ni...

That was COCO’s lap time.Taiga also managed to get into the 39-second range once.This afternoon, we’ll continue pushing forward even further.

Lunch in front of the gate.If you happen to see French people eating, try casually saying, “Bon appétit!”I’m sure you’ll become friends right away.。

The entire team has arrived at the Bugatti Circuit.It is also the circuit located closest to the Honda France / TSR garage.We arrived a little earlier than scheduled, so now we are waiting at the gate.