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The key here is Wanderer "SPEEDBOX," also known as "Street Tank," a former member of Team SPEEDBOX.
SPEEDBOX disbanded with TXR2, but since TXR0 (JP ver.), his profile has always stated, "He hopes the team will reunite." In TXR2/0, this entry in his profile may have simply been flavor text to make him appear as a poor man whose efforts were not rewarded, but from TXR3 onwards, many fans have come to interpret it as text containing the meta-reason that "it is virtually impossible to reunite the team because they cannot obtain a Honda license." And that's why, with the acquisition of Honda's license, many fans like @RageRacer are hoping that his efforts will finally be rewarded after nearly 20 years.
Genki seems to be constantly researching what the community wants for TXR2025, so perhaps his efforts will truly be rewarded.
...To write this simply would be nothing more than baseless wishful speculation, but there is actually another reason that may provide some basis.
What is it? In fact, the rivals that SPEEDBOX had been eyeing as necessary members for the team's reunion also do not appear in TXR2025.
Yamato Saburo, a member of the team COMMANDER, was a man that SPEEDBOX had their eye on as a potential member when they reunited the team, but he turned down SPEEDBOX's invitation in TXR3. However, for some reason, he disappeared from COMMANDER in TXR2025.
He has been a member of COMMANDER since its formation, and whenever the team appears in GRP racing games, he is always included.
And when he turned down SPEEDBOX's invitation, he explained that "I am attached to the team, so I have no intention of listening to your invitation unless our leader is defeated."
Furthermore, in TXR2025, it is stated that COMMANDER has lost its unity as a team, and that the veteran members who were attached to the team have left the team out of disappointment, with the only remaining members being individualists with no interest in team activities.
Considering these two points, it seems possible that he was disappointed with COMMANDER and accepted SPEEDBOX's offer.
As an aside, "Phantom Babe" from "TOP LEVEL" and "Killing Machine" from "Unlimited" are also rivals related to SPEEDBOX, but in their case, the teams they belong to are considered strong in the game, and even if they do appear in TXR2025, it will likely be in a later chapter, so it would be premature to point to SPEEDBOX as the reason they are not appearing in Early Access.
Furthermore, in the case of Killing Machine, he is not a necessary member for SPEEDBOX to reunite; from his perspective, he is like an arch enemy who betrayed the team, so it is highly unlikely that he will team up with SPEEDBOX again.
