Super License

Reputed to be the leader of the Japanese racing scene since the '70s, Tsukuba Circuit is where your first test - a full-course time trial - in Super Class will be. At 2 kilometres long, the circuit is on the shorter side, but many of the corners are difficult to tackle, making this a technical course. Accelerating out of the last corner - which is preceded by the 400-metre back straight - is key in achieving the best time results. Your ride here is a production race bike: the Yamaha TZ125. Because of its small displacement, too much throttle adjustment or braking will result in unexpected time loss. Try to focus on how you ride in and out of the corners, even more so than in previous tests.

### **Full-course Time Attack (New York)**

* Bike: Yamaha VMAX '05
* Track: New York Circuit
* Launch Speed: 215 km/h
* Gold Time: 1:57.013
* Silver Time: 2:00.000
* Bronze Time: 2:08.055

Here, you will undergo a time trial as you ride through the cultural and economic centre of the United States: mid-Manhattan. After traveling south on Broadway, you will come up Seventh Avenue, clipping the southern-most section of Central Park, and head back to the starting point. One lap on this course is 4.2 kilometres and your ride will be a Yamaha VMAX. What makes this course tricky is the right-angled turns characteristic of city streets. And although you may think that all of the turns are the same, different circumstances will inevitably require you to change where you clip the apex. In corners where a long straight awaits, the exit speed will greatly influence the overall lap time, so try to come out with as much speed as possible. Also make sure to create the best racing line possible whenever the road width changes after a turn. At Columbus Circle, where you will be riding 3/4 of the way around, remember what it was like to ride along the inner edge of a circular course.

### **Full-course Time Attack (Grand Valley)**

* Bike: Honda CBR1100XX '01
* Track: Grand Valley Speedway
* Launch Speed: 195 km/h
* Gold Time: 2:12.550
* Silver Time: 2:15.850
* Bronze Time: 2:25.130

Challenge yourself to a time trial at Grand Valley Speedway on a Honda CBR1100XX. Note that this course has three distinct sections: the high-speed section in the first half, the low to medium-speed section in the middle part of the course, and the medium to high-speed section in the last part. Try to understand the characteristics of each section and attack with vigorous throttle and braking. At 5 kilometres, this is one of the longer courses; maintaining good concentration until the end may prove difficult. Of special note is the chicane before the last corner: make sure you don't overrun it or miss the racing line.

### **Full-course Time Attack (Laguna Seca)**

* Bike: Honda CB750F RacingModify '81
* Track: Laguna Seca Raceway
* Launch Speed: 145 km/h
* Gold Time: 1:36.360
* Silver Time: 1:40.280
* Bronze Time: 1:49.000

Hop on the race-modified Honda CB750F - created with the superbike racers of the '80s in mind - to ride on one of the most prominent circuits on the west coast of the United States: Laguna Seca Raceway. Enjoy a good challenge in the Corkscrew, the chicane-like double corner after the steep uphill back straight. There are also many other corners that connect one straight to another, but with the exception of the Corkscrew and the first and last corners, most of them are complex increasing-radius corners. Choose a dynamic riding style that lets you accelerate out of the corners at the outer edge. For entry into the dogleg left front straight or into the Corkscrew, find a racing line that will give you the shortest travel distance and the best time results.

### **Full-course Time Attack (Infineon)**

* Bike: Honda CB1300 SUPER BOL D'OR RacingModify '05
* Track: Infineon Raceway
* Launch Speed: 145 km/h
* Gold Time: 1:44.660
* Silver Time: 1:48.830
* Bronze Time: 1:58.300

Still known among long-time racing enthusiasts as Sears Point Raceway, Infineon Raceway is the stage for this next challenge. For this, you'll be mounting a racing-modified Honda CB1300 Super Bol D'or. At 4 kilometres long, the difference in elevation on this course is an astonishing 50 metres. What makes this course unique are the numerous corners that are blind because of the elevation changes. Since there are no signs along the course to show the distance to the next corner, getting the braking point right is crucial in achieving the best time results. Because this is a technical circuit with little room for accelerating in an upright position, keep trying until you can find the best braking points.

### **Full-course Time Attack (Midfield)**

* Bike: Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R '05
* Track: Mid-Field Raceway
* Launch Speed: 220 km/h
* Gold Time: 1:18.760
* Silver Time: 1:22.140
* Bronze Time: 1:29.300

In this test, you will challenge yourself to a full-course time trial at Midfield Raceway - a high-speed circuit where the main straight lasts for 800 metres, taking up one-quarter of this circuit.For this task, you will be mounting a machine worthy of a high-speed ride; the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R. The key to reducing your time lies in increasing your average speed. Accelerate quickly out of the corners - which are mostly medium to high-speed - so you can ride full throttle longer. Even if you are able to pass this course in one try, keep trying for better time results as you master the skills of high-speed cornering.

### **Full-course Time Attack (Special Stage - Route 5)**

* Bike: Yoshimura HAYABUSA X-1 '00
* Track: Special Stage Route 5
* Launch Speed: 225 km/h
* Gold Time: 1:40.220
* Silver Time: 1:43.270
* Bronze Time: 1:50.050

Undergo a time trial at night under the city lights of Special Stage Route 5. As you might expect from a street course, Special Stage Route 5 is full of overlapping corners, making it difficult to hold the racing line. And because of the lack of run-off areas, the rider is constantly under the pressure of running off course. Use the power of the Yoshimura Hayabusa X-1 to cover the basics: accelerating quickly out of the corners. This will be the key in reducing your time. And even though you will be riding through the streets at night, there will be plenty of landmarks for you to use in finding the right racing lines and braking points, so look for the racing lines that give you the smoothest ride.

### **Full-course Time Attack (FISCO 90's)**

* Bike: Aprilia RSV1000R FACTORY RacingModify '05
* Track: Fuji Speedway '90s
* Launch Speed: 245 km/h
* Gold Time: 1:34.880
* Silver Time: 1:38.750
* Bronze Time: 1:47.400

As one of the oldest tracks in Japan, Fuji Speedway has seen some great battles in its time. In this time trial, you will experience Fuji Speedway as it was in the '90s. Your bike will be a factory racing-modified Aprilia RSV1000R. For the best time results, you will have to gain as much speed as possible through the high-speed corners that connect the slower corners. The first corner to the first chicane, the first chicane to the hairpin, and the hairpin to the second chicane are complex corners in which slower corners are interconnected by wider high-speed corners. Riding full throttle all the way is not the solution, however, as that will prompt you to swing wide, making you lose precious time or worse yet, lead you off course. Instead attack the corners in sections, finding the best racing line for each section and increasing the average speed.

### **Full-course Time Attack (Trial Mountain)**

* Bike: Kawasaki Zephyr1100 RacingModify '05
* Track: Trial Mountain Circuit
* Launch Speed: 185 km/h
* Gold Time: 1:39.640
* Silver Time: 1:43.660
* Bronze Time: 1:52.700

Ride through the precipitous cliffs of Trial Mountain Circuit on a racing-modified Kawasaki Zephyr 1100 with clip-on handlebars. The course is a hilly 4 kilometres long, so control is key to achieving the best time results. Racing-modified it may be, but the Zephyr is not as aggressive as the latest super-sports machines - be careful not to go too fast in the corners, or you may end up slipping and falling or riding off course. The middle part of the course has very few escape zones, so good speed control is a must. There are also several tunnels along the course, some of which have corners near the exit. You'll have to start the approach into these corners while you're in the tunnel, so be careful. What's important when riding this course is to memorise the course and maintain control of your machine.

### **Super Class Graduation Test**

* Bike: Honda CBR1000RR RacingModify '05
* Track: Suzuka Circuit
* Launch Speed: 200 km/h
* Gold Time: 2:13.510
* Silver Time: 2:18.050
* Bronze Time: 2:28.750

The final test in Super Class is held on one of the most prominent tracks in Japan: Suzuka Circuit. You will undergoa full-course time trial on a racing-modified Honda CBR1000RR. With its high-speed corners, S-curves, and hairpins connected by a straight on either side, Suzuka is one of the most technical circuits in the world. The key to conquering this course is to memorise it completely. Through the entire course, visualise when to brake, where to open the throttle and how to hold the racing line into the next corner. At the same time, don't forget that you are on a high-powered machine. Coming from the same lineage as Honda's MotoGP machine, the RC211V, the CBR1000RR has great potential. Keep this in mind as you ride through the course.

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* All Gold Trophy Prize: Yoshimura KATANA 1135R '01