The 22nd "Mote Endurance" 7-hour endurance race will be held on August 25 (Sun) at Twin Ring Motegi, which has become a sunny day. This year, a total of 76 cars (one absent) lined up on the grid and aimed for the checkered flag 7 hours later with a Le Mans-style start.

The 【#103 NMC × ATJ Racing】 starting from pole position showed a good start and took the hole shot, immediately establishing a top solo position. Behind them, 【#34 Mote Kitazakura Good Friends Racing Club + Hasegawa Tekkin】 ran in second place, followed by 【#8 'Summit' First Machine Moto Champ & SE】, 【#9 'Summit' Second Machine Moto Champ & SE】, and 【#57 Vesla Racing with Braking Girls】 with a slight gap behind. Following them were 【#33 Shin Construction & YM Project】, 【#13 Team KYOEI A Team】, 【#30 ATJ Racing】, and 【#31 Presto, G3 & N-PLAN】.

The #103 NMC × ATJ Racing, which leads the race with rider Kazuki Tomita's superior speed, runs at the top. The pair rider had a strategy to increase Tomita's riding time by running shorter. Although they sometimes dropped to second place during pit stops, they quickly returned to the top and continued to lap.

At the 3 hour and 30 minute mark, which is also the halfway point of the race, [#103 NMC × ATJ Racing] was leading with 87 laps, followed by [#57 Vesla Racing with Female Brakes] with a 2 minute and 11 second gap. Behind them, [#1 YSS Racing × MGR. Racing Service] was 1 lap behind, followed by [#33 Shin Construction & YM Project] and [#21 NR Project Takahashi RS Gumcho] with a 2 lap gap.

【#103 NMC × ATJ Racing】has changed its strategy due to fuel efficiency issues, resulting in an additional pit stop. This allowed driver Kazuki Tomita to run longer, but unfortunately, a penalty was incurred for passing under yellow flags. This resulted in a 180-second pit stop.

Still, the race development was still uncertain. At the point of 1 hour remaining, 【#57 Vesla Racing with Braking Girls】 was pulling away from 2nd place. At this point, there were 6 refueling stops, and it was a matter of whether or not there would be one more. In 2nd place was 【#1 YSS Racing × MGR. Racing Service】, but when they entered the pit for refueling, 【#103 NMC × ATJ Racing】 rose to 2nd place. They were 2 laps behind the leader, 【#57 Vesla Racing with Braking Girls】. 【#8 'Top' First Machine Moto Champ & SE】 and 【#1 YSS Racing × MGR. Racing Service】 were also on the same lap as 【#103 NMC × ATJ Racing】, and if anything were to happen, the positions would change immediately.

At the 35-minute mark, [#57 Vesla Racing with Female Brakes] pitted for the 7th refueling. [#103 NMC × ATJ Racing] took this opportunity to catch up with international rider Nakatsuhara Takahiro. Meanwhile, [#57 Vesla Racing with Female Brakes] maintained their lead with Endo Koichi showing his determination. The gap between them was 31.233 seconds. As the race went on, the gap steadily decreased to 25, 23, and 21 seconds, until it was only 8 seconds with 3 minutes remaining. There were 2 laps left. [#57 Vesla Racing with Female Brakes] managed to hold on to their lead and crossed the finish line first. [#103 NMC × ATJ Racing] finished in 2nd place, only 2.465 seconds behind.
"Originally, we planned to pit 6 times, but due to unexpected fuel consumption, we had to pit 7 times, which was nerve-wracking. Our team was determined to win this race, especially since our teammate Miyamoto Takayuki passed away in February due to illness," said Endo, rider for [#57 Vesla Racing with Female Brakes]. On the other hand, the director of [#103 NMC × ATJ Racing], Murasawa, commented, "Our fuel consumption was worse than expected, so we had to add an extra pit stop. However, we were able to change the fuel map and extend Fujita Kazuki's stint. Unfortunately, he passed under yellow flags, which resulted in a penalty. Our goal was to complete 172 laps, and although it's just speculation, I believe it was possible without the penalty."

3rd place [#8 'Top' First Machine Moto Champ & SE], 4th place [#1 YSS Racing × MGR. Racing Service] marked 171 laps, the same as the top. 5th place [#13 Team KYOEI A Team], 6th place [#33 Shin Construction & YM Project], 7th place [#32 team SANMEI], 8th place [#34 Mote Kitazakura Good Friends Running Club + Hasegawa Reinforcing Steel], 9th place [#31 Presto, G3 & N-PLAN] and WT class followed. 10th place [#62 CLUB MASSA-R] won NST-R25, 13th place [#135 B.S.C with Young machine] won NST-G310R, 16th place [#61 Nakamura Engine Research Institute] won NST-CBR, 23rd place [#932 APPRISE Akutsu Automobile Yumomi] won NST-Ninja250, 28th place [#69 Riding Sports Fire 69] won WT, 35th place [#38 Webike + Nabegi] won NST-VTR/AS, 69th place [#12 CLUB1.2FK Kusitani Kawaguchi Store] won BRAVE in each class.

Many teams enjoyed "Mote tai" in their own stance this year as well. The fact that the safety car did not enter is evidence of everyone's improved manners. Let's meet again next year at "Mote tai"!