Pol Espargaro is fired up for the 'big challenge' of trying to wrestle Suzuka 8 Hours glory from Honda this weekend. The Spaniard and Tech 3 MotoGP team-mate Bradley Smith are joining Japanese champion Katsuyuki Nakasuga for the first Factory Yamaha entry at the prestigious endurance race in 13 years. But Honda - beaten just twice in the last 18 races, including the last five editions - has bolstered its own Suzuka line-up in the form of retired MotoGP superstar Casey Stoner. The Australian will make his motorcycle racing comeback alongside Takumi Takahashi and Michael Van Der Mark at the Musashi RT Harc-Pro team. Takahashi and van der Mark have won the last two Suzuka races, when they...
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