The world is confined and the coronavirus continues to multiply its victims to better convince people not to go and challenge it outside their home. And yet, from Japan, the noise of engines running on a circuit rises, with even the public in the stands. An incredible scene in these dark days yet experienced at Suzuka where the All Japan Superbike 2020 field did its off-season tests as if nothing had happened...

This is an exception on the planet and we don't know whether to take it as unconsciousness or a sign of hope. In the meantime, motorcycles were rotated with riders on them under the eyes of an audience. THE All Japan Superbike 2020 did its tests on Wednesday March 25 and Thursday March 26 with up to 30 pilots and an assistance that was certainly sparse but still real.

An exercise so contested that Takumi Takahashi suffered a big fall while riding the new Honda CBR 1000RR-R. Fortunately, he escaped unscathed. Honda HRC entrusted its CBR to Hiroshi Aoyama to continue the development program, given the unavailability of other drivers, including Dominique Aegerter stuck in Europe. Something to reassure Alvaro Bautista...

Katsuyuki Nakasuga dominated these tests aboard his Yamaha . He is aiming for a tenth title in the category... But Japan stood out with this representation in the middle of a pandemic. It will be remembered that the country has only a few cases.