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The Group B practice started at 4:30 p.m. local time and ran until 6:00 p.m., past sunset.

Thursday Evening’s Group B Practice Times:

1. Kenz JTrust Mojo Suzuki (K. Kitagawa/K. Fujiwara, JSB, 2:08.492

2. Team Sakurai Honda 74 (C. Kameya/T. Okada), Honda RC51, SB, 2:09.526

3. YSP & Presto Racing (S. Nakatomi/W. Yoshikawa), Yamaha YZF-R1, JSB, 2:09.946

4. Team Sakurai Honda 71 (Y. Nukumi/G. Kamada), Honda RC51, SB, 2:10.505

5. Alpha OMC Racing Supply (A. Tamitsuji/Y. Konno), Suzuki GSX-R1000, JSB, 2:10.912

6. Weider Honda ATS DDBoys (O. Deguchi/H. Aoki), Honda CBR954RR, JSB, 2:11.179

7. Over Racing Radio-I (Y Hamaguchi/H. Takahashi), Yamaha YZF-R1, JSB, 2:11.253

8. Corona Extra TiForce Endurance (A. Fergusson/A. Gobert), Suzuki GSX-R1000, XF1, 2:11.297

9. Club Yamaha Motorcycle Racing (M. Tokinaga/A. Morita), Yamaha YZF-R1/7, XF1, 2:11.602

10. Team Etching Factory 15 (S. Takemi/K. Hasegawa), Yamaha YZF-R1, XF1, 2:11.783

11. Zongshen Suzuki 1 (W. Nowland/S. Mertens), Suzuki GSX-R1000, SP, 2:11.964

12. Moto Liberty Arata-EX & Kiss-FM (D. Polen/Y. Sugai), Honda CBR954RR, XF1, 2:13.236


16. Suzuki GB Phase One (J. Pridmore/J. Ellison/J. Lindstrom), Suzuki GSX-R1000, SP, 2:13.669