To say that the Suzuka 8 Hours is, for Japanese manufacturers, an event at least as important as an entire Superbike season, or even MotoGP, is not fantasy. This is a reality that Manuel Puccetti, boss of the eponymous team under the Kawasaki banner in WSBK, was able to see when he went there…
Manuel Puccetti presides over the destiny of Akashi's private World Superbike team registered under the name Turkish Puccetti Racing. In this setting the nugget evolves Toprak Razgatlioglu who was called to Suzuka to support the efforts of the two factory drivers who are Jonathan Rhea et Leon Haslam. Boss Puccetti made the trip to Suzuka with the Turk. Even if the latter did not ride in the race, the Italian noted the efforts made by Kawasaki in this unique event of its kind. He came back amazed.
« The efforts of the four Japanese factories are truly enormous. In the Kawasaki team, we are 53 people! The resources mobilized are dizzying » declared the 42-year-old team manager to Corsedimoto. “ I guess they spend the same amount that I could use to run my team for two full seasons in the World Superbike Championship! There is no break here, the whole team is under tension throughout the day. I am fascinated ».
« The Suzuka 8:00 is another world. Every driver and team manager must watch this show at least once in their life " has followed Puccetti. " It's great to see the SBK World Championship rivals suddenly working as a team. Toprak usually sees Rea and Haslam as his adversaries. He still wants to defeat them. But in Suzuka, they share their destiny and it's pleasant to experience. They work together on a configuration accessible to all. They work together, including all the mechanics ».
