What is the Moto Festival?
The information provided is for the year 2024.
Information for 2025 will be announced as soon as it is determined.
What is the “Moto Festival”?
Enjoyable event to run on the Grand Prix course with mini bikes
Concept of the Moto Festival
"Moto Festival" started in 2021 with the motto of "A festival to enjoy bikes together."
It features regulations that allow anyone aged 12 and over to participate in the category of mini bikes known as 4-stroke mini bikes. In the Moto Mini 6 Hours, up to 6 Riders and 6 pit crew members can register, allowing families and friends to invite each other and enjoy together. A major feature is that winning is not always about speed, with mini-games during the race and fuel consumption calculations due to refueling limits. Penalties are imposed for excessively fast times. For those who want to compete for speed, a sprint race called "Moto Mini NEO STANDARD" will be held on Saturday.
This is a 20-lap sprint race that can be participated in by registering 1 to 2 people, and 2-stroke vehicles are also allowed. Let's have a great time at the "Moto Festival," an introductory event for motorsports where all participants can enjoy.
*An MFJ competition license is required to participate. Please check the special regulations for details.
Machine Description
The participating machines in the "Moto Mini 6 Hours" are subject to the rule that states, "vehicles with a 4-stroke engine with a displacement of 100cc or less that are commercially available for public roads (those with domestic type certification) and sports-specific vehicles recognized by the secretariat as having the same body structure as commercially available public road vehicles with a displacement of 100cc or less." Therefore, there are many entries for vehicles that are specially recognized by the secretariat (YAMAHA/TTR90, Honda/XR100R, CRF100F, XR80, XR70, XR50, CRF50, Z50R, DREAM50R). Additionally, modifications to the frame and other parts are strictly prohibited (though some modifications for mounting fairings are allowed), but it is permitted to change to a manufacturer-shipped engine of the same type with a displacement of 100cc or less that can be swapped on with bolts. Therefore, modifications such as installing the engine from a Honda APE100 into a Honda DREAM50R are officially recognized. Furthermore, regarding wheel size, there is a regulation that states, "the rim size of the wheel must be 12 inches or larger," but vehicles that originally come with a size of 12 inches or less can participate if they are changed to 12 inches or larger. As a result, many teams using vehicles like the Honda Monkey/Gorilla or vintage cars that meet the above regulations also participate. Additionally, by standardizing the carburetor diameter to φ22 and prohibiting the use of water-cooled engines and fuel injection, a certain level of equal conditions is maintained, which can be considered a significant feature of the vehicles participating in the "Moto Mini 6 Hours."
Overview
This is a race event held on the 4.8013 km Mobility Resort Motegi road course, using mini bikes with an engine displacement of 125cc or less.
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Moto Mini 6 Hours
Application Capacity: 160 vehicles (including 10 invited by the organizer) -
Moto Mini NEO STANDARD
Application Capacity: 56 vehicles (of which 47 vehicles can participate in the final)
Class
The classes are broadly divided into six categories based on the vehicles used and the extent of modifications.
Please participate in the class that is suitable for your team.
For details of each class, please refer to the participation guide and special regulations.
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Moto Mini Class
The class with the widest range of vehicle modifications
where the entire team aims for various awards -
Enjoy Class
A class with a narrow range of vehicle modifications
that can be participated in at a low cost -
NSF100 Class
A class that uses the NSF100, which is close to normal, allowing beginners to enjoy it at a low cost.
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Grommet Class
Classes where the general commercial GROM and
4-speed GROM race base vehicles can
participate -
HRC GROM Cup
One-make class of HRC GROM Cup using Honda's GROM
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Mini Green Class
A class that beginners can easily participate in with vehicles such as KSR110 and Z125
