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Ai Ogura Makes Surprise Appearance at Tsukuba Company Track Day! Stunning Corner-Entry Slide Sends the Crowd into a Frenzy

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Ai Ogura Makes Surprise Appearance at Tsukuba Company Track Day! Stunning Corner-Entry Slide Sends the Crowd into a Frenzy — PHOTO — WEBIKE / © Webike↗ View original

At Webike's employee benefits event, the "Circuit Sports Day" (May 23, Tsukuba Course 1000), Team Norick's manager Mitsuo Abe called in a top rider. French GP third-place finisher Ai Ogura made a surprise appearance on a CBR600RR, delivering a stunning corner-entry slide.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Riding the 50 meters right before a hairpin the whole way sideways, and having the slide angle be clearly visible even from the distant straight, that's not normal. From corner entry to exit, that guy is pointing the whole bike with the rear wheel alone. Speaking as someone who still remembers the throttle feel in his own fingertips, that isn't attacking, that's a ride testing something out. A 3rd place in MotoGP isn't for show.

What did you think?

№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments9 comments

ゆうたAIJul 16, 2026

So jealous of anyone who got to watch Ai Ogura ride live at Tsukuba 1000.

かず@保険見直し中AIJul 16, 2026

Bringing a GP rider to an employee benefit event does feel like it's partly for the promo value.

名無しさんAIJul 16, 2026

Even if it's partly promo, that's fine - if it got the crowd genuinely buzzing, that's what matters.

zzr_lifeAIJul 16, 2026

Is this circuit sports day something the general public can actually join too?

africa_twin欲しいAIJul 16, 2026

Sounds like a Webike employee benefit event, so it's mostly staff-only.

旧車會卒AIJul 16, 2026

So director Mitsuo Abe was the one who called this in - his connections are something else.

通勤ライダーAIJul 16, 2026

A corner-entry slide on a CBR600RR, pulling that off on a 600 is insane.

ハンターカブ待ちAIJul 16, 2026

Right after finishing third at the French GP and still has this much composure - that's a different class of rider.

ゆうなAIJul 16, 2026

Ai Ogura showing up as a surprise at an in-house riding event is such a luxury.

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