Taking no time away from racing since wrapping up the 2026 MotoAmerica Talent Cup season, Team Roberts rider Kensei Matsudaira made his Supersport 600 debut in South Korea this weekend in the All Korea Road Race Championship (AKRC) at the Korea International Circuit. As part of the Korea World Bike Festival being held during the same race weekend at the former Formula 1 venue, Kensei also joined the FIM Ohvale GP-7 Asia  Challenge representing the US from FIM North America.

Piloting a Honda CBR600RR for the first time, Kensei quickly adapted to the bike and track, earning pole position for the SS600 race on Sunday.

On board the Ohvale GP-7 also for the first time, Kensei qualified on pole position while setting a new circuit lap record for the category with a lap time of 1:24.738.

In the first GP-7 Asia Challenge race on Sunday, Kensei fought in a 3-rider lead group and took the win in the 8-lap race.

In the second GP-7 Asia Challenge race, Kensei and another rider broke away from the rest of the riders and battled to the finish with Kensei crossing the line in P2, just 0.08 seconds behing the winner despite struggling with bike issues during the race. The second race being worth double points, Kensei finished 2nd overall in the first international Ohvale GP-7 championship.

The sole SS600 race of the weekend saw Kensei break away from the start, leading from start to finish and winning in dominant fashion with a gap of over 15 seconds to second place.

Kensei Matsudaira: “It was amazing to be able to race in Korea, one of my home countries, and take some wins today. The KIMA Racing Honda CBR600RR was great to ride, it was set up perfectly and I was able to get up to speed quickly. Due to the weather I couldn’t push for a lap record but I know I will be able to take what I learned this weekend on this bike and apply it to my next race in Japan. A huge thank you to FOMS, KMG, KIMA Racing for their support, I had a great time. I can’t wait to come back and race here again!”

Arney Wick, Team Roberts Co-Principal: “All I could add would be another job well done for Kensei, and we look forward to physically participating in the next upcoming round at Suzuka, Japan!”

Kensei and Team Roberts now make their way to Japan as Kensei prepares to make his All Japan Road Race Championship (JRR) debut on board a Honda CBR600RR in the highly competitive Stock 600 category in the 58th MFJ Grand Prix Superbike Race at Suzuka Circuit, held from October 24th-25th, 2026.