F.C.C. TSR Honda France will tackle its 10th FIM Endurance World Championship campaign with a renewed commitment to the EWC and a tweaked rider line-up.
It has recruited Frenchman Corentin Perolari and Japanese Taiga Hada to join forces with existing team ace Alan Techer for the upcoming EWC season. They will compete on a Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade built to the TSR-EWC Spec 2025 specification.
The new line-up was in action during a test at the Okayama circuit in Japan shortly before Christmas.
Afterwards, Team Manager Masakazu Fujii said: “This year's race result was our lowest ever. To overcome this, we made major changes to the team before the test. As a result, this was our best test ever. Now we move on.”
Corentin Perolari, an EWC frontrunner for Honda-powered Tati Team Beringer Racing in 2024, said: “I’m very happy. It was my first test on this bike. And I like the bike. The [Bridgestone] tyre is new for me. And I like it, step by step. And for Le Mans it will be strong.”
Taiga Hada, who has competed at Moto2 level, said: “This test was better than expected. My average was good, and I was able to finish without crashing. I got used to the bike easily, the teamwork was good and all the riders are about the same height, which I feel is a good direction.”
“Next year I’ll be aiming for the world championship. To achieve this, not only the riders but also the team staff will be important, so we will join forces as a team and aim for the world championship.”
F.C.C. TSR Honda France made its EWC debut in 2016 and has twice won the FIM Endurance World Championship for Teams in addition to several races.
Original Source [ FIM EWC ]
