The 5th forum
August 1998
Guests
Former WGP team manager of HONDA
Yoshitaka Iida
Former WGP team rider of HONDA
Teisuke Tanaka
They told story of HONDA from Asama to Isle of man story.We were able to hear the valuable story that we didn't understand with a magazine and a document.

The 6th forum
August 1999
Guests
Former WGP team rider of YAMAHA
Akiyasu Motohashi
Former WGP racing moto development charge of YAMAHA
Takashi Matsui
They spoke story of WGP and a memory of Fumio Itoh and YAMAHA and competition with HONDA and the victory by water cooled technology.

The 7th forum
October 2000
Guests
Former WGP team manager of HONDA
Yoshitaka Iida
Former WGP team rider of HONDA
Teisuke Tanaka
Former WGP team rider of HONDA
Hazime Kitano

Iida comes to here in response to tanaka and Kitano's wish.
Tanaka told the history of a race of Honda eagerly.
Kitano won beyond company racers in spite of being a clubman in 1959. He told an episode and state of mind at that time.

The 8th forum
October 2001
Guests
Chairperson of YAMAHA motor, Former WGP team director
Takehiko Hasegawa
Representative of MOTOCO, Former WGP team rider of YAMAHA
Akiyasu Motohashi
Hasegawa became the president and a chairperson from an engineer. He told some story. That is development of YDS1, a challenge to the world grand prix, Intense competition with HONDA by RD05A water cooled V4 engine, development of parallel six cylinders DOHC engine for TOYOTA 2000GT.

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