- March 7, 2024
- Stevie Rial
Team ILR Reveal Gargantuan 2024 Roads Rider Squad
Team ILR with Frog Vehicle Developments, presence at road race events in 2024, is incredibly times eight! Ian Lougher’s Northwest 200, TT rostrum finishing squad have secured the services of…
Read More- January 25, 2023
- Stevie Rial
Team ILR X8 On The Roads In 2023
More Team ILR themed news today, featuring three racers with varied pure road racing pedigrees. Firstly, remaining with Ian Lougher’s outfit for a third TT campaign is Masayuki Yamanaka. Japan’s…
Read More- May 7, 2020
- Stevie Rial
Manx GP Top 6: Masayuki Yamanaka
Japan’s first MGP rostrum finisher in history, Sagamihara’s Masayuki Yamanaka who finished second within the Newcomers C race of 2015, is the next racer to take part in Road Racing…
Read More- December 23, 2019
- Stevie Rial
Team ILR X4 At TT 2020
Team ILR (Ian Lougher Racing) with Mark Coverdale TT 2020 challenge sees them link up with a mix of overseas stars and leading next generation roads talents. As in recent…
Read More- November 7, 2019
- Stevie Rial
Overseas TT Heroes: Masayuki Yamanaka
Not many riders from Japan have made the lengthy expedition to Manx shores for TT competition, Sagamihara’s Masayuki Yamanaka though is one notable exception. A prominent exponent of the influential…
Read More- January 18, 2019
- Stevie Rial
Team ILR Confirm TT 2019 Project With Japan’s Yamanaka
As widely anticipated, Ian Lougher’s proven Team ILR outfit will run Japan’s Masayuki Yamanaka in this years Monster Energy Supersport TT races. Established amongst his nations leading International road racers…
Read More- December 13, 2018
- Stevie Rial
Globe Trotter Yamanaka Unveils TT 2019 Plans
Looking to build upon an already accomplished Mountain Course CV, Japan’s Masayuki Yamanaka has recently confirmed his intention to compete at TT 2019. Runner up within the 2015 Newcomers C…
Read More- April 9, 2018
- Stevie Rial
Japan’s Yamanaka Looking Forward To Second TT Quest
Looking to build upon an already accomplished Mountain Course CV, Japan’s Masayuki Yamanaka is eagerly awaiting participation in the Monster Energy Supersport races, at TT 2018. It was back in…
Read More- November 1, 2017
- Stevie Rial
Japan’s Yamanaka Planning TT 2018 Challenge
Japan’s Masayuki Yamanaka is planning his TT 2018 challenge, as he aims to build upon an already extremely accomplished Mountain Course CV. Second in the 2015 Newcomers C Manx Grand…
Read More- June 29, 2017
- Stevie Rial
Japan’s Greatest Road Racers
Perhaps more known for the “big four” manufacturers, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki, Japan has also, over the last sixty years produced multiple world class pure road racers. One of…
Read More- December 5, 2016
- Stevie Rial
Masayuki Yamanaka Plans TT Races Adventure
Japan’s Masayuki Yamanaka, is planning to move into TT Races competition for the first time, next year. This years Manx Grand Prix, saw Masayuki wrap up series of 26th place…
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