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DOUBLE VICTORY DELIGHTS NAKAMURA
Japanese rider Hiroki Nakamura was one of three riders who succeeded in clinching the double victory at Round 1 of the 2016 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship in Johor on April 1 and 2, 2016. The others were Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman in the SuperSports 600cc category and Apiwat Wongthananon in the Asia Production 250cc category.…
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HUMAN ERROR COSTS TOSEMA EARLY LEAD IN SUZUKI ASIAN CHALLENGE
A simple human error in Race 2 of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship at the Johor Circuit had cost Indonesian rider Jefri Tosema his hard-won lead in the Suzuki Asian Challenge. The 20-year-old rider was on course to lead the title chase after he put in a wheel-perfect performance in Race 1 where he…
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YOUNG IZZAT SURPRISED AT JOHOR WIN
21-year-old Mohd Izzat Zaidi professed surprise when he defeated more experienced Underbone 130cc riders to win Race 2 in the opening leg of the 2016 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship at the Johor Circuit. As always in the Underbone 130cc class, the riders spent seven out of eight laps jockeying for position at each corner.…
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TAG-TEAM STRATEGY PAYS OFF AGAIN FOR YAMAHA THAILAND
The Asia Production 250cc Thai riders continued to demonstrate that they had their tag-team strategy down pat. In Race 2 at the first leg in the Johor Circuit, Yamaha Thailand Racing Team trio Apiwat Wongthananon, Peerapong Loiboonpeng and Anupab Sarmoon, put up a strong defense wall at the front of the 28-rider grid. Starting the…
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AZLAN BACK TO HIS WINNING WAYS
Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman made a big comeback to the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship with a double victory in the season opener held at the Johor Circuit on April 1 and 2, 2016. The Malaysian rider followed up his commanding performance in Race 1 with an unexpected change of tyre strategy. Even though the soft…
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DETERMINED NAKAMURA AIMS FOR MORE PODIUMS
Hiroki Nakamura returned to the Asia Dream Cup for his second season in the Honda developmental platform determined to win the coveted title and its benefits this year. The 23-year-old Japanese rider secured the pole position for Round 1 with his best lap of 1’50.773s and will lead a front row comprising of Hafiz Nor…
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JEFRI TOSEMA STILL CONSISTENT IN SUZUKI ASIAN CHALLENGE
Indonesian rider Jefri Tosema clocked the fastest time in the Suzuki Asian Challenge for the second consecutive day and earned himself the right to park his bike on pole for the upcoming race. Checking home with a time of 1’50.352s, the freshman rider successfully wrested the pole position away from April King Mascardo who is…
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CHAOS AND COMMOTION IN THE ASIA PRODUCTION 250cc
The first race for the Asia Production 250cc class began with chaos and commotion when 21 riders out of the 28-bike grid were penalized for dangerous riding behaviour during the qualifying session. The 21 riders, including provisional leader Apiwat Wongthananon, flouted explicit rules that forbade slow riding during the qualifying session. All the riders were…
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TYRE STRATEGY PAYS OFF FOR AZLAN
Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman crafted a spectacular Asia Road Racing Championship comeback when he piloted his Kawasaki to victory at Round 1 of the 2016 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. Held at the Johor Circuit on April 1 and 2, 2016, Azlan displayed a near-perfect performance to win the SuperSports 600cc Race 1 with a total…
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INDONESIAN FRESHMAN JEFRI TOSEMA PUTS IN STRONG EARLY PERFORMANCE
After a dominating performance by Indonesian Andreas Gunawan in the 2015 edition of the Suzuki Asian Challenge, another rider from the archipelago seems set to follow in his footsteps. Jefri Tosema blazed through the competition when he alone clocked 2’00.732s among the 15-rider line-up. Philippine’s April King Mascardo who is repeating a second season in…
