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EXCITING CHANGES IN STORE
Only two rounds into the 2016 season and the stakeholders in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship are already mulling exciting developments for the coming years. In a meeting held with the manufacturers and team owners, Two Wheels Motor Racing, the race promoters of the ARRC, have tabled two proposals for their consideration. Of immediate…
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SOLID WIN FROM ROZALIMAN IN SUZUKI ASIAN CHALLENGE
A solid start placed Malaysian polesitter Mohd Rozaliman Zakaria in good standing to win Race 2 of the Suzuki Asian Challenge in the second leg of the 2016 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship season in Thailand. Six riders battled for the win throughout the 7-lap race. As the board counted down to the final lap,…
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NAKAMURA EXTENDS ASIA DREAM CUP LEAD
As Race 2 for the second leg of the 2016 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship got underway for the Asia Dream Cup riders, Hiroki Nakamura raced a smart 8-lap race to clinch his third victory of the new season with a time of 16’52.634s The race got off to its usual mayhem. Racing on similar…
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WILY FAZLI STEALS UNDERBONE 130cc WIN
Wily Malaysian rider Ahmad Fazli Sham stole the Underbone 130cc Race 2 win in Round 2 of the 2016 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. In this instance, Fazli’s wealth of experience clearly counted when it mattered most. A slow start placed Fazli deep in the group as Amirul Ariff Musa and Race 1 winner Wahyu…
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YAMAMOTO ENDS APIWAT’S WINNING STREAK
Apiwat Wongthananon’s winning streak in the Asia Production 250cc class finally came to an end. Unfortunately, the defeat came at the worst possible moment – in front of his home crowd at Round 2 of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship in Buriram, Thailand. Buoyed by three straight wins, Apiwat and his team mate enjoyed…
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ZAQHWAN HAS THE FINAL SAY IN BURIRAM
Malaysian rider Zaqhwan Zaidi took top honours in Race 2 of the SuperSports 600cc class after surviving a wheel-to-wheel battle against compatriot Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman as the second leg of the 2016 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship wrapped up at the Chang International Circuit in Thailand. The 21-year-old flew into the lead at the start…
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SAPRIL EKES OUT FIRST WIN IN SUZUKI ASIAN CHALLENGE
After Jefri Tosema’s inspiring first performance in Pasir Gudang last April, it was compatriot Muhammad Sapril’s turn to impress as he scored his first victory in the Suzuki Asian Challenge at the Chang International Circuit, the host for Round 2. Sapril brushed aside competition from Jefri and Philippine’s Eane Jaye Sobretodo with a 0.124s margin,…
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INDONESIA RAYA RINGS OUT FOR FEBRIANSYAH IN THE ASIA DREAM CUP
Hafiz Nor Azman may have been the fastest Asia Dream Cup rider in the qualifying session for Round 2 of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship, but it was Indonesian rider Muhd Febriansyah who took the honours of the day in Race 1. Polesitter Hafiz was quickly swallowed up by the group, but the show-stealer…
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WAHYU SPRINGS SURPRISE IN THE UNDERBONE CATEGORY
Outnumbered but not outclassed, Indonesian riders Wahyu Aji Trilaksana and Florianus Roy Brilyan eliminated a grid full of Malaysian riders to secure two podium finishes in Race 1 of the Underbone 130cc category at the second leg of the 2016 season in Thailand. While the Malaysian riders were more visible in the early part of…
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THAI-JAPANESE BATTLE IN 250cc
The Asia Production 250cc Race 1 for Round 2 of the 2016 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship was a battle between two countries as the Japanese and Thai riders set aside their brand identities to fight for honours at the Chang International Circuit. After topping the timesheets throughout the first day of free practice, Yamaha…
