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Starting from the third place, Yoshimura's first team riders, Kevin and Ohshima, had no opportunity to change the rider and retired due to the engine trouble.
Everyone thought that Yoshimura's 8 hours endurance race was over but the second team riders Gary and Takayoshi was showing their full potential.
After 4 hours, the top rider Dominique had an accident and Team Yoshimura was in first place.
Everybody thought Yoshimura's 3rd victory but Takayoshi collided with the slow pace rider and went out of the course.
After Takayoshi's accident, YAMAHA took the first place and the first checker in the end.
But Takayoshi picked up his bike and started running again.
Team Yoshimura barely got second place.
But after the goal, Takayoshi had serious fatigue which made him collapse at the same time.
It was the best moment ever in 8 hours endurance race to give such impression.
After Takayoshi dominated 4 hours endurance race, he upgraded to international A class race.
He was the only one who was running at the top group at 8 hours endurance race.
After his impressive results, he became a mechanic of Yoshimura and helped them greatly.
Tsujimoto left All Japan Road Race and departed to AMA.
But things did not go too well.
Tsujimoto collided with his teammate Kevin Shwantz and got a major damage on his neck.
It was a big shock to Team Yoshimura, Japan, and himself. Without Tsujimoto, Yoshimura had to make up their new stradegy.
Few of the young riders were improving rapidly.
Ohshima and Takayoshi was the two who led Yoshimura to the 3 consecutive champion.
Ando and Nakamura who also improved rapidly led Yoshimura to 2 consecutive champion at 4 hours endurance race.
Second year on international A class race, Ohshima's appearance looked veteran with No.2 on his machine.
On the other hand, Takayoshi looked rookie waiting with Ohshima at waiting area.
Few years later Takayoshi got off the bike and worked at Yoshimura as mechanics, spare parts man, truck driver, and just about everything.
When this kind of incident happens, Yoshimura's pit was in pandemonium.
They have no time to rest trying to figure out what was wrong whether it was the rider or the machine.
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