Kensei Sato speaks out

I like to live towards my dreams and try to make them come true, says Kensei. After finishing my high school, I joined Honda and started motorcycle racing. I found myself that I was really interested with racing motorcycle technologies. So I decided to leave Honda to take the apprenticeship at Moriwaki Engineering lead by Mamoru Moriwaki, a branch family from famous Yoshimura.

While I was at Moriwaki, I saw closely Pop Yoshimura working in Suzuka 8-hour race. Although he was in 60 years of age at that time, Pop Yoshimura had an all-night engine rebuild by himself just with an assistance of one of his apprentices, and stood on the pit lane under a burning sun next day all the day. I read Pop Yoshimura's biography afterwards and I learnt the reason he was doing so was to show himself to his riders. He wanted to transfer his passion and enthusiasm to his riders so that the riders could do their best for Pop.

Anyway, I was watching him and there was a strong will growing inside of me that I wanted to be like him.
Just as Pop Yoshimura, Mr. Moriwaki was the man who did precise engine tuning and race bike preparation. Although I was nothing like as good as them, I set my target to be excelling over Yoshimura and Moriwaki someday, when I started my own company.

However, this was definitely not the easiest thing to do. I thought maybe I could do this only when I managed to combine all the passion and ability of my staff and colleague, rather than doing it only by myself using my own ability.

Also I wanted my staff feel proud of themselves when their company become famous. That was why I decided not to put my name on my company. So the name of Over Racing Projects was chosen not only because of my aim to excel Yoshimura and Moriwaki but it incorporates my thought that the company should not grow just with my ability.