SUZUKI'S CN CHALLENGE SUZUKA 8 HOURS ENDURANCE RACER

Suzuki has pulled out of most of its circuit racing efforts in recent years, which is a genuine tragedy and means we don't see the brand often in this section, so it's a pleasure to welcome it back with this, the Team CN Challenge GSX-R1000R.

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It's an endurance race bike which will run at the Suzuka 8 Hours race this month alongside the firm's regular SERT team bike (the World Endurance Championship is the last global series which Suzuki competes in).

ENGINE

The inline-four 999cc DOHC 16V VVT GSX-R unit makes 'more than 220bhp,' which is a little down on the latest Honda Fireblade and BMW M1000 RR superbike units but should be ample for an eight-hour endurance race. It runs on Total Energies Excellium Racing 100, a 100% bio-ethanol fuel, instead of the 40% mix used last year, while the engine oil is a special Motul lube, made using bio-sourced base oil.