Kawasaki’s Team 38 ready to set a speed record during Bonneville Speed Week on Kawasaki Ninja H2.
Foothill Ranch, California – -(Ammoland.com)-The Kawasaki Ninja H2 is built beyond belief and starting August 11, 2018, Kawasaki’s Team 38 is looking to go #beyondspeed during the famous Bonneville Speed Week. Team 38 will be competing on a specially prepared Ninja H2.
Team 38 is a collection of Kawasaki test riders, engineers and motorcycle enthusiasts. This summer they return to the Bonneville Salt Flats for chapter two of their challenge, where they will explore the limits of a specially prepared version of the street-legal Ninja H2 in search of a world beyond speed. Bonneville Speed Week starts August 11, 2018. Be sure to tune in to hear the roar of Kawasaki’s supercharged machine echoing across the salt.
2018 marks the second chapter in Team 38’s pursuit of a record at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Two years ago the team learned a lot in their maiden trip to the ancient lakebed on a Ninja H2R.
Team 38 is a key component of Kawasaki’s rich racing heritage. Kawasaki first hit the salt bed of Bonneville in 1967 and set 14 new AMA speed records, which was the most records ever established in one year by any motorcycle manufacturer Team 38 was later formed from employees in the Kawasaki Experimental Technology and Engineering department and named after the building they were housed in at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) Akashi Works Plant in Japan. The team is comprised of Japanese employees focused on continuing the racing legacy of Kawasaki while also pushing the development of Kawasaki models.
ABOUT KAWASAKI
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) started full-scale production of motorcycles over a half-century ago. The first Kawasaki motorcycle engine was designed based on technical know-how garnered from the development and production of aircraft engines, and Kawasaki’s entry into the motorcycle industry was driven by the company’s constant effort to develop new technologies. Numerous new Kawasaki models introduced over the years have helped shape the market, and in the process have created enduring legends based on their unique engineering, power, design and riding pleasure. In the future, Kawasaki’s commitment to maintaining and furthering these strengths will surely give birth to new legends.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) markets and distributes Kawasaki motorcycles, ATVs, side x sides, and Jet Ski® watercraft through a network of approximately 1,100 independent retailers, with close to an additional 7,700 retailers specializing in general purpose engines. KMC and its affiliates employ nearly 3,100 people in the United States, with approximately 260 of them located at KMC’s Foothill Ranch, California headquarters.