{"id":6207,"date":"2024-02-28T18:05:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T17:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/?p=6207"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:56:22","slug":"watanabe-back-in-ewc-as-newcomer-team-etoile-completes-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/en\/watanabe-back-in-ewc-as-newcomer-team-etoile-completes-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"WATANABE BACK IN EWC AS NEWCOMER TEAM \u00c9TOILE COMPLETES LINE-UP"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6207\" class=\"elementor elementor-6207\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f873f95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f873f95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b478a23\" data-id=\"b478a23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5669e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5669e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WATANABE BACK IN EWC AS NEWCOMER TEAM \u00c9TOILE COMPLETES LINE-UP<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69c193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d69c193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WATANABE DE RETOUR EN EWC ALORS QUE LE NOUVEAU VENU TEAM \u00c9TOILE COMPL\u00c8TE SON \u00c9QUIPAGE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a349810 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a349810\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-588143d\" data-id=\"588143d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e667e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e667e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/00-Team-Etoile-large.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/00-Team-Etoile-large.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/00-Team-Etoile-large-300x197.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/00-Team-Etoile-large-768x504.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efd9801 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efd9801\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-484d68c\" data-id=\"484d68c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f70065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f70065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center gap-4 w-full md:w-3\/4\"><div class=\"html-content mt-4\"><p>Rookie squad\u00a0<strong>Team \u00c9toile<\/strong>\u00a0has recruited\u00a0<strong>FIM Endurance World Championship<\/strong>\u00a0podium finisher\u00a0<strong>Kazuki Watanabe<\/strong>\u00a0for its maiden EWC campaign.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The 33-year-old one-time MotoGP racer from Japan will contest the three European rounds of the Superstock-based\u00a0<strong>FIM Endurance World Cup<\/strong>\u00a0on Team \u00c9toile\u2019s\u00a0<strong>BMW M1000RR<\/strong>\u00a0equipped with\u00a0<strong>Dunlop<\/strong>\u00a0tyres, the exclusive supplier to the Superstock division.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Under the guidance of Team Principal\u00a0<strong>Takashi Ichikawa<\/strong>, Team \u00c9toile, which has put in place a 10-year plan to reach the top in the EWC, has also finalised its rider line-up for the season-opening\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fimewc.com\/en\/rounds\/24-heures-motos-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>24 Heures Motos from 18-21 April<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>With\u00a0<strong>Hikari Okubo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 who was announced as a Team \u00c9toile rider along with\u00a0<strong>Yudai Kamei<\/strong>\u00a0last December \u2013 unavailable due to his clashing commitments in the FIM Supersport World Championship,\u00a0<strong>Kyosuke Okuda<\/strong>\u00a0will join Kamei and Watanabe at Le Mans. Rising talent\u00a0<strong>Shogo Kawasaki<\/strong>, who brings experience from the Italian SS600 category, has been nominated as the outfit\u2019s fourth rider for the first event of the year and the season-deciding Bol d\u2019Or.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bff4224 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bff4224\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33dcf9e\" data-id=\"33dcf9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274d1d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"274d1d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>L\u2019\u00e9quipe d\u00e9butante\u00a0<strong>Team \u00c9toile<\/strong>\u00a0a recrut\u00e9\u00a0<strong>Kazuki Watanabe<\/strong>, un pilote d\u00e9j\u00e0 mont\u00e9 sur le podium en\u00a0<strong>Championnat du Monde d\u2019Endurance FIM<\/strong>, pour sa premi\u00e8re campagne en EWC.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Le Japonais de 33 ans, qui compte un d\u00e9part \u00e0 son actif en MotoGP, disputera les trois manches europ\u00e9ennes de la Coupe du Monde d\u2019Endurance FIM, bas\u00e9e sur la cat\u00e9gorie Superstock, avec la BMW M1000RR du Team \u00c9toile \u00e9quip\u00e9e par Dunlop, fournisseur unique de pneus pour cette division Superstock.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Sous la direction du Team Principal\u00a0<strong>Takashi Ichikawa<\/strong>, le Team \u00c9toile, qui a mis en place un plan sur dix ans pour atteindre le sommet de l\u2019EWC, a \u00e9galement finalis\u00e9 son line-up de motards pour la manche d\u2019ouverture de la saison,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fimewc.com\/en\/rounds\/24-heures-motos-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>les 24 Heures Motos du 18 au 21 avril<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Hikari Okubo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 qui avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 annonc\u00e9 comme pilote du Team \u00c9toile en m\u00eame temps que\u00a0<strong>Yudai Kamei<\/strong>\u00a0en d\u00e9cembre dernier \u2013 \u00e9tant indisponible en raison d\u2019une concurrence de date avec le Championnat du Monde Superbike FIM,<strong>Kyosuke Okuda<\/strong>\u00a0rejoindra Kamei et Watanabe au Mans. L\u2019espoir\u00a0<strong>Shogo Kawasaki<\/strong>, qui apporte son exp\u00e9rience de la cat\u00e9gorie SS600 en Italie, a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9sign\u00e9 comme quatri\u00e8me homme pour le premier rendez-vous de l\u2019ann\u00e9e puis la manche d\u00e9cisive du Bol d\u2019Or.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e92a612 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e92a612\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d78f36\" data-id=\"0d78f36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e58c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2e58c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01-Kazuki-Watanabe-large.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01-Kazuki-Watanabe-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01-Kazuki-Watanabe-large-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01-Kazuki-Watanabe-large-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ba8974 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ba8974\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c490d0c\" data-id=\"c490d0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b682b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7b682b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center gap-4 w-full md:w-3\/4\"><div class=\"html-content mt-4\"><p><em>\u201cIt&#8217;s an honour to be asked to be a new member of this new team,\u201d<\/em><strong>said Watanabe, who finished ninth overall in last season\u2019s 24 Heures Motos<\/strong>.\u00a0<em>\u201cTo be honest, it was unclear that I would perform as a pro-racing rider, so I appreciate Team Principal Ichikawa for this chance.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cI feel the passion from the team concept to be the winning team in EWC with 10 years planning. I\u2019m seeking chances to give feedback based on my experience to the team and hoping that the team will find the way to get to the top. For now, though, I will purely enjoy riding in the 24 Heures Motos.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Team Principal Takashi Ichikawa said:<\/strong><em>\u201cSince this team has been started from scratch, we had to start from zero with the preparation of the bikes and the shipping of goods to France. In the middle of February, finally the team had done the preparation for the first practice session and five riders gathered together. With uncountable support from everyone and with the effort of the team staff, soon we will visit France with all things we need for the race. At the end of March, it\u2019s scheduled to proceed with the bike setting up with recently joined riders Watanabe, Okuda, Kawasaki and Kamei.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-857c3fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"857c3fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fad697c\" data-id=\"fad697c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d173f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82d173f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201c<em>C\u2019est un honneur qu\u2019on m\u2019ait propos\u00e9 d\u2019\u00eatre un nouveau membre de cette nouvelle \u00e9quipe\u201d,<\/em><strong>\u00a0dit Watanabe, qui s\u2019est class\u00e9 neuvi\u00e8me du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral aux 24 Heures Motos la saison derni\u00e8re<\/strong>.\u00a0<em>\u201cPour tout dire, que je sois l\u00e0 comme pilote pro [ou pas] n\u2019\u00e9tait pas clair, alors j\u2019appr\u00e9cie cette chance que me donne le Team Principal Ichikawa.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p>\u201c<em>Je ressens la passion de l\u2019\u00e9quipe pour gagner en EWC dans les dix ans \u00e0 venir. Je recherche des opportunit\u00e9s de lui donner mon feedback bas\u00e9 sur mon exp\u00e9rience et j\u2019esp\u00e8re qu\u2019elle trouvera une fa\u00e7on d\u2019atteindre le sommet. Pour l\u2019instant, cependant, je vais purement profiter de disputer les 24 Heures Motos.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Le Team Principal Takashi Ichikawa d\u00e9clare :<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u201cComme cette \u00e9quipe a \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9e \u00e0 partir d\u2019une feuille blanche, nous avons d\u00fb d\u00e9marrer de z\u00e9ro pour la pr\u00e9paration de la moto et l\u2019envoi de marchandises vers la France. Mi-f\u00e9vrier, l\u2019\u00e9quipe avait enfin termin\u00e9 la pr\u00e9paration de la premi\u00e8re s\u00e9ance d\u2019essais lors de laquelle cinq pilotes ont roul\u00e9. Gr\u00e2ce au soutien inestimable de tout le monde et aux efforts du personnel de l\u2019\u00e9quipe, nous nous rendrons bient\u00f4t en France avec tout ce dont nous avons besoin pour la course. Fin mars, il est pr\u00e9vu de proc\u00e9der \u00e0 un r\u00e9glage de la moto avec les pilotes r\u00e9cemment arriv\u00e9s que sont Watanabe, Okuda, Kawasaki et Kamei.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7188d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7188d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69a9046\" data-id=\"69a9046\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd1c04a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd1c04a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/04-Takashi-Ichikawa-large.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/04-Takashi-Ichikawa-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/04-Takashi-Ichikawa-large-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/04-Takashi-Ichikawa-large-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbb3f64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbb3f64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4d9286\" data-id=\"c4d9286\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664c0af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"664c0af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-slate-100 p-4 italic text-black\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Kazuki Watanabe:\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u201cIt&#8217;s an honour to be asked to be a new member of this new team.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d29f16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d29f16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e7af05\" data-id=\"4e7af05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe08e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe08e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Kazuki Watanabe<\/strong>\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0C\u2019est un honneur d\u2019\u00eatre invit\u00e9 \u00e0 faire partie de cette nouvelle \u00e9quipe.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a27e85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a27e85\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a2634a\" data-id=\"9a2634a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4040c08 elementor-widget 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We have experienced riders in the team, I&#8217;m already seeing the good result with our solid work in the upcoming race. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s not possible for me to participate in Le Mans, but I have a lot of experience in Le Mans, so I hope it can contribute to building a better bike for the team.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Kamei said:<\/strong><em>&#8220;BMW, Dunlop tyres and the Le Mans track are the unknown things in my career. It will be so challenging, but it actually sounds fun. I already have a balanced feeling from the M1000RR on the first ride last December. It\u2019s my first attempt at this 24-hour race though I&#8217;ve never failed in the Suzuka 8 Hours before. I believe we can do a good result with a steady ride from our fast riders. To make this possible, I&#8217;ll increase my pace in the official test to keep a solid 80 per cent pace in the race.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f856a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f856a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbab5d3\" data-id=\"fbab5d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-548b1f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"548b1f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Okubo d\u00e9clare :\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u201cLes pilotes, m\u00e9caniciens et membres du staff sont enfin tous l\u00e0 et je suis excit\u00e9 par la situation. Nous avons des pilotes exp\u00e9riment\u00e9s, je vois d\u00e9j\u00e0 de bons r\u00e9sultats sur la course \u00e0 venir avec notre travail solide. Malheureusement, ce ne sera pas possible pour moi de participer au Mans, mais j\u2019ai beaucoup d\u2019exp\u00e9rience du Mans et j\u2019esp\u00e8re pouvoir contribuer \u00e0 construire une meilleure moto pour l\u2019\u00e9quipe.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Kamei d\u00e9clare :<\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>&#8220;BMW, les pneus Dunlop et la piste du Mans sont des inconnues pour moi. Cela va \u00eatre un gros d\u00e9fi, mais \u00e7a a l\u2019air sympa. J\u2019ai d\u00e9j\u00e0 un feeling \u00e9quilibr\u00e9 de la M1000RR que j\u2019ai pilot\u00e9e pour la premi\u00e8re fois en d\u00e9cembre dernier. C\u2019est ma premi\u00e8re tentative sur cette course de 24 heures, m\u00eame si je n\u2019ai jamais failli sur les 8 Heures de Suzuka. Je pense que nous pouvons obtenir un bon r\u00e9sultat avec un pilotage r\u00e9gulier de nos quatre rapides pilotes. Pour rendre cela possible, j\u2019augmenterai mon rythme lors du test officiel afin de rester sur un solide 80 % durant la course.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-864bb2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"864bb2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adb64ee\" data-id=\"adb64ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efab00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9efab00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/02-Team-Etoile-large.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/02-Team-Etoile-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/02-Team-Etoile-large-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/02-Team-Etoile-large-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00aebe4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00aebe4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08e12ee\" data-id=\"08e12ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5052feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5052feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Okuda said:<\/strong><em>\u201cI\u2019m keen on catching up with both Watanabe and Kamei since they are top-ranking riders of the JSB1000 class [in Japan]. It will be my first ride in Le Mans, I\u2019ll try to capture how from my team-mates and my goal is to be as quick as them in the average laps.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Kawasaki said:<\/strong><em>\u201cI\u2019m happy to join for the 24 Heures and Bol d\u2019Or as the fourth rider. My mission is to establish the understanding of 1000cc bikes from my team-mates. I hope this chance will be the trigger of my career. I appreciate this offer and will try my best for the team.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Team \u00c9toile is planning to test on the Circuit Bugatti at Le Mans for the first time on 25 March ahead of the Le Mans Pre-Test from 2-3 April.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc55783 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc55783\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3720d12\" data-id=\"3720d12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7350f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7350f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Okuda d\u00e9clare :<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u201cJ\u2019ai h\u00e2te de rattraper Watanabe et Kamei qui sont des pilotes top-niveau de la cat\u00e9gorie JSB100 [au Japon]. Ce sera ma premi\u00e8re participation au Mans, j\u2019essaierai de m\u2019inspirer de mes \u00e9quipiers et mon but est d\u2019\u00eatre aussi rapide qu\u2019eux en moyenne sur un tour.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Kawasaki d\u00e9clare :<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u201cJe suis heureux d\u2019arriver comme quatri\u00e8me pilote pour les 24 Heures et le Bol d\u2019Or. Ma mission est de comprendre ce que sont des motos de 1000cc en observant mes \u00e9quipiers. J\u2019esp\u00e8re que cette chance sera l\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9ment d\u00e9clencheur de ma carri\u00e8re. J\u2019appr\u00e9cie cette offre et donnerai mon meilleur pour l\u2019\u00e9quipe.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Le Team \u00c9toile pr\u00e9voit de tester pour la premi\u00e8re fois sur le Circuit Bugatti du Mans le 25 mars, avant le Pr\u00e9-Test des 24 Heures Motos les 2 et 3 avril.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb5893d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb5893d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a3ab6f\" data-id=\"9a3ab6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c28021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c28021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/03-Team-Etoile-large.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/03-Team-Etoile-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/03-Team-Etoile-large-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spamotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/03-Team-Etoile-large-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATANABE BACK IN EWC AS NEWCOMER TEAM \u00c9TOILE COMPLETES LINE-UP WATANABE DE RETOUR EN EWC ALORS QUE LE NOUVEAU VENU TEAM \u00c9TOILE COMPL\u00c8TE SON \u00c9QUIPAGE Rookie squad\u00a0Team \u00c9toile\u00a0has recruited\u00a0FIM Endurance World Championship\u00a0podium finisher\u00a0Kazuki Watanabe\u00a0for its maiden EWC campaign. 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