The "Mote tai Masters" finally reached its grand finale. It was born in 1998 with the theme of the world's largest grass race, and has been held since the birth of Twin Ring Motegi as an open regulation endurance race. Originally scheduled for August, it was postponed to November 20 (Sun) due to the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake. 42 teams entered the final "Mote tai Masters". Among them were former MotoGP rider Toru Ukawa, 2009 All Japan ST600 class champion Yusuke Teshima, current All Japan JSB1000 class rider Yoshiyuki Sugai, Yukihito Konno, Hayato Takada, and top riders such as Hiromichi Kunikawa in the ST600 class.

The grid was determined by a lottery, with the #34 Oyaji Group lucky enough to draw the pole position. The top 5 were #64 Kizuki Racing, #30 KTM Racing, #19 Hamamatsu Ebisu Motors & PANOLIN & DGZ, and #67 Riding Sports Fire.

The Twin Ring Motegi International Racing Course, which was shrouded in fog until morning, had cleared up by the time free practice began, and the rain had mostly stopped. The weather forecast was also showing signs of improvement, so it was expected that the track would continue to dry up.

The "Mote Tai Masters" Grand Finale started at 8:52 am with a Le Mans-style start, divided into two groups. The road was fully wet, so each car chose rain tires. The first to enter the first corner was [#19 Hamamatsu Ebisu Motors & PANOLIN & DGZ], but [#67 Riding Sports Fire] took the lead from the outside. Following were [#30 KTM Racing], [#18 Hirano Transportation Yamashita Peanuts & Team Sugi], [#34 Oyaji Group], and they went up the second corner. On the opening lap, [#18 Hirano Transportation Yamashita Peanuts & Team Sugi]'s Sugai took the lead and continued to lead. Following were [#30 KTM Racing], [#67 Riding Sports Fire], [#34 Oyaji Group], [#69 Business Rally Art], [#22 Hamamatsu Ebisu Motors & PANOLIN]. Sugai, who was leading, showed his skills as an active All Japan rider and led the race. In the back, [#125 Forever Mote Tai & BLUE EYES]'s Ukawa caught up at an even faster pace.

As the record line begins to dry up, riders who start to fall begin to increase their pace overall. Around 30 minutes after the start, #8 Kenz J Trust Suzuki crashes at turn 5. Due to the machine remaining on the course, the safety car enters. At this point, no one knew that this safety car would determine the outcome of the race. Seeing the safety car enter, #22 Hamamatsu Ebisu Motors & PANOLIN pit for refueling. On the other hand, #67 Riding Sports Fire misses the safety car flag and overtakes, resulting in a 180-second penalty stop and a significant loss of time.

The safety car was released and the lead that had been built up by #18 Hirano Transportation Yamashita Peanuts & Team Sugai was wiped out. However, once again, Sugai was able to pull away from the second place and below. Sugai has an international license, but because he is over 45 years old, he is able to run fully. In the early stages of the race, he completed two runs and established a solo position. However, just as the race was about to turn around, he crashed at turn 5. It took about 2 hours to repair the machine, and he completely dropped out of the battle for victory.

At the 4-hour mark, #30 KTM Racing was leading the race, but unfortunately fell back due to a frustrating mechanical issue. #22 Hamamatsu Ebisu Motors & PANOLIN, #67 Riding Sports Fire, and #125 Forever Mote Tai & BLUE EYES continued to exchange the top spot during pit stops. However, #125 Forever Mote Tai & BLUE EYES had an irregular pit stop due to a shift linkage problem, causing them to fall behind in the battle for the lead.

The weather has been raining again since about an hour ago, and it was temporarily strong, but around the middle of the race, the sun shines through the clouds and the road is drying up.

As the race approached its final stages and with only 30 minutes remaining, the team leading the pack was #67 Riding Sports Fire. However, they had to pit in for refueling. This allowed #22 Hamamatsu Ebisu Motors & PANOLIN to take the lead and complete 170 laps to cross the finish line as the winners of the "Mote Tai Masters" Grand Finale.
"When the safety car came out, we immediately pitted in and it paid off. It was surprising that not many other teams did the same. I believe it was the combined efforts of the rider, mechanics, and helpers that led us to victory. A rider alone cannot win a race. It was thanks to the hard work of the mechanics and helpers that we were able to achieve this. I am extremely grateful," said rider Hideyama Kato. Teammate Junichi Sano also expressed his joy, saying, "Last year, we finished in third place, but I was unable to participate due to injury. So this time, being able to stand on the top of the podium with everyone is a great feeling."

2nd place was taken by #67 Riding Sports Fire with a difference of about 1 minute, followed by #125 Forever Mote Tai & Blue Eyes, who finished one lap behind, on the podium.

The "Mote tai" that has been going on for 14 years. It has been a popular endurance race that anyone can enjoy, but 2011 was the last year. The spirit of "Mote tai" will be passed on to participatory races at Twin Ring Motegi, including "Open Mote tai". We look forward to your continued participation in Twin Ring Motegi's participatory events.