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IN HIS OWN WORDS: RATTHAPONG WILAIROT
It’s been two weeks since the final round of the 2018 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand. The dust had finally settled and for one rider, reality had finally sunk in – Ratthapong Wilairot is the 2018 SuperSports 600cc Asian Champion. Here, in his own words, the 26-year-old…
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‘PAPA, WE DID IT!’ RATTHAPONG PAYS EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE TO THE LATE CHRISTMAS WILAIROT
The 2018 season of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship began in Buriram. It ended in Buriram with a dramatic flourish. It had been a weekend of non-stop drama, particularly in the SuperSports 600cc category where six riders were in contention for the title. Of the six, Yamaha Thailand Racing Team’s Ratthapong Wilairot had the…
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FIRST AP250 WIN FOR ANDY MUHAMMAD FADLY
Manual Tech KYT Kawasaki Racing rider Andy Muhammad Fadly scored a personal victory at the final Asia Production 250cc race of the 2018 season when he picked up his first win in the intermediary class. Starting the race from fourth on the grid, Fadly got himself mixed into the front group, fending off attacks…
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A SEASON OF FIRSTS FOR HELMI AZMAN
2018 has been a season of firsts for Malaysian rider Mohd Helmi Azman. It was his first year riding a Honda, his first season with the SCK Rapido Hi Rev Honda Racing Team, and he had just won the first title of his racing career. In Race 2 at the season finale, Helmi finished…
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FROM ASIA TO THE WORLD – HONDA ANNOUNCES HONDA ASIA DREAM RACING
The Honda Group of Companies in Asia & Oceania reinforced their commitment to strengthen Honda’s involvement in motorcycle motorsports in the Asia and Oceania region. In a media briefing following Race 1 of the season finale of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship, Honda announced the formation of the Honda Asia Dream Racing team that…
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RATTHAPONG WINS RACE 1 TO KEEP TITLE HOPES ALIVE
Thai rider Ratthapong Wilairot successfully kept his SuperSports 600cc title hopes alive when he pocketed his first win of the season at Race 1 in the season finale of the 2018 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. 26-year-old Ratthapong made headlines earlier this year when he took his career to the Yamaha Thailand Racing Team.…
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RAFID THRILLER IN AP250 RACE 1
Former Indonesian GP rider Rafid Topan Sucipto defeated an expected Thai domination in the Asia Production 250cc Race 1 with a superb performance that took many of his competitors by surprise. While Thai riders Kritchaporn Kaewsonthi and Anupab Sarmoon hogged the proceedings in the Qualifying session, Rafid was constantly clocking within the top 10…
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HELMI SEALS UNDERBONE TITLE; WAWAN WELLO TAKES THE WIN
The Underbone 150cc title chase came to an end at Race 1 of the season finale of the 2018 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. Championship leader, Mohd Helmi Azman, in spite of the handicap of starting the race from P19, powered his way up the 27-rider grid to seal the title with a second place…
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THAI RIDERS STAND TALL IN 600cc QUALIFYING
The Thai riders in the SuperSports 600cc are living it up at the Chang International Circuit, host to the season finale of the 2018 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. Ratthapong Wilairot, Decha Kraisart and Keminth Kubo locked out the SuperSports 600cc front row with Ratthapong at the sharp end of the grid after posting…
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KRITCHAPORN SNARES FIRST POLE
AP Honda Racing Thailand rider Kritchaporn Kaewsonthi picked up where he left off from the free practice sessions to clinch his first Asia Production 250cc pole position. Banking on homeground advantage and a wealth of data from the Chang International Circuit, Kritchaporn dominated the first day of free practice and proceeded to do the…
