Race 2 of the TVS Asia One Make Championship in Round 4 of the IDEMITSU FIM Asia Road Racing Championship at PERTAMINA Mandalika International Circuit, Indonesia today witnessed Malaysian rider, Mohd Ramdan Rosli once again claimed victory.
When the race began, Vorapong Malahuan from Thailand surged to the front taking the lead, with Ramdan and Indian rider, Sarthak Chavan trailing closely behind.
On lap 2, Hiroki Ono from Japan made his way through to P1, leaving Ramdan and Chiranth Vishwanath from India battling for P2.
On lap 5, Ramdan raced his way up to P1, but Hiroki managed to reclaim the top spot on lap 6. Behind them was Riichi Takahira from Japan and Sarthak.
The race continues with Ramdan, Hiroki and Sarthak raced fiercely to lead the pack. The final lap watched Ramdan and Hiroki overtaking each other before Ramdan crossed the finishing line to win the race at 14’11:500s. Chiranth was out of the race due to a crash.
Ramdan said, “I’ve been planning today’s strategy since last night before I went to sleep. I know I can win Race 2. In Race 1, I had the potential to be on top of the podium, and today I achieved that. I want to continue this success in the coming rounds and I believe in myself. I’ve worked very hard to lose weight and compete with Hiroki. I know he’s a very challenging rider, but I didn’t give up. I trained extensively to win today’s race. Thanks to all my fans for their support, and a special thanks and love to my wife and son back in Malaysia.”
Second place went to Hiroki, who concluded the race at 14’11:592s, while Sarthak finished third at 14’11:752s.
TOP 5 FASTEST – RACE 2
TVS Asia One Make Championship
- Mohd Ramdan Rosli – Malaysia (14’11:500s)
- Hiroki Ono – Japan (14’11:592s)
- Sarthak Chavan – India (14’11:752s)
- Riichi Takahira – Japan (14’11:894s)
- Vorapong Malahuan – Thailand (14’11:993s)