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Okada to race in Italy
19 May 2008Former 500-cc rider Tadayuki Okada will join the Repsol Honda team at Mugello in two weeks time. The Japanese rider will join former world champion Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa at the Italian track next month.
According to MotoGP.com Okada could race an updated RC212V featuring a pneumatic valve engine. Honda introduced the pneumatic valve motor to their 800cc prototype during 07-08 winter testing, but went back to the drawing board at the beginning of the season went it became apparent that their standard spring valve engine was still more competitive.
Speculation has grown that Okada will test, or perhaps even race with, a Honda pneumatic valve engine in Italy, though HRC intend to clarify the situation this week.
Repsol Honda Team Manager Kazuhiko Yamano told motogp.com: "At the next race in Mugello Okada will participate as a wild card. With regard to which type of bike he will use I´m not going to confirm right now. He is a rider with Grand Prix experience and he will try to get a good result."
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