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The Honda CB500 Cup is now a three-make motorcycle racing series based in the United Kingdom, and organised by Club Thundersport Ltd. In 2009 the name was changed to "Thundersport 500" and the rules changed to allow the use of Kawasaki ER5 and Suzuki GS500 machines. Limited modifications are allowed and many are for safety reasons only. == History == Sébastien Charpentier dominated the inaugural French CB500 Cup in 1996. The UK series began a year later and was won by James Toseland, whose reward was a contract with the Castrol Honda European Supersport team. Honda France also took Charpentier to the European Supersport championship in 1998. In 1998 the UK series saw the emergence of James Ellison, who went on to win two European Superstock titles, a British Superbike Privateer title and World Endurance title, before moving in to MotoGP. Dropped as a British Superbike support class for 2000, the CB500 Cup was picked up by the New Era Motorcycle Club, who ran the class for a further 9 years until the club's closure at the end of 2008. The French series also still runs to this day. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Honda CB500 Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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