Jack Miller speaks about a particular element of the Suzuka 8 Hours he finds \u201ckind of fun\u201d.<\/p>\n
MotoGP rider Jack Miller has raced the Suzuka 8 Hours three times, and still finds one of its unique elements \u201ckind of fun\u201d.<\/p>\n
Miller\u2019s Suzuka debut came back in 2017 with the HARC-PRO Honda team, and only returned in the last two years with Yamaha\u2019s factory team, finishing second on each occasion aboard the YZF-R1.<\/p>\n
The Australian is plenty used to racing and racing in different disciplines. He\u2019s raced Australian Superbike and even Australian championship motocross, as well as MotoGP of course, but there\u2019s an aspect of endurance racing that really appeals to the five-time premier class grand prix winner.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I\u2019m able to adapt pretty well to other guys\u2019 bikes,\u201d Jack Miller explained in an interview with Crash.net ahead of the British MotoGP.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the day, [at Suzuka] you\u2019ve kind of got to ride somebody else\u2019s bike \u2013 might not love it, love it or hate it in another spot, in certain spots of the track, but you\u2019ve kind of got to wrap your head around it, what that setup does better.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve just got to get on the bike and ride it, which is kind of fun because it takes that whole element out of it where you\u2019re thinking \u2018Should we do this or should we do that\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re just focusing on the riding, what you can do as a rider, so it\u2019s kind of nice to step away and approach a race at a different angle, and just try and work on what you have control over, which is basically how you\u2019re riding the bike.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2026 8 Hours took place in the rain, which Miller admitted made it feel even longer, especially with back-to-back stints on the bike.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he enjoyed it, and finished second with Yamaha, even if he thinks the circuit isn\u2019t suitable for MotoGP.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was good, it was tricky,\u201d the Pramac Yamaha rider said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEight hours in the rain was a long fucking time in the rain, I can assure you, and then we went back-to-back, so it was a lot of time on the bike.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI enjoyed it. Suzuka\u2019s an unreal event, especially to fly in, smash it out like we did, and then get back out and go racing [each] weekend either side of it was really cool.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI enjoy Suzuka a lot, the Japanese fans, the organisation is fantastic, the fans are unreal. I love racing Suzuka, the track itself is phenomenal, especially there on the endurance bikes.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong, I think it\u2019s too small for MotoGP bikes, but on the endurance bikes you can get away with it for sure, and it\u2019s a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n