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STRONG KAWASAKI PRESENCE AS PRE-SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE
Team Manual Tech KYT Kawasaki Racing looks to have upped their game as the pre-season test of the 2018 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship drew to a close. Defending champion Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman again topped the timesheets with a best time of 1’38.691s. Predictably, Decha Kraisart from the Yamaha Thailand Racing Team was also…
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RATTHAPONG SHOCKER
Just when we thought that silly season was finally over, the Yamaha Thailand Racing Team made a last-minute announcement that took many Thai fans by surprise – Ratthapong Wilairot will be racing for the Yamaha marquee in 2018. The announcement made shockwaves through the Thai social media. Fans expressed their disbelief. Media outlets and…
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MIXED BAG OF RIDERS FROM THE AP250 TEST
The Asia Production 250cc pre-season test had yielded a mix bag of results heading into the first round this weekend. The Yamaha Thailand Racing Team’s Anupab Sarmoon still holds the advantage as the fastest rider on the grid with 1’52.938s. Indonesian Rafid Topan Sucipto, returning to the Asian series after a stint in…
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UNDERBONE RIDERS FEEDBACK ON MOTO3 TYRES
Laptimes in the Underbone 150cc category have dropped by a second after the introduction of the Moto3 tyres into the class. Gupita Kresna Wardhana made clear his intentions of re-taking his lost crown as he topped the pre-season timesheets with 2’01.476s. Most of the teams are still working on getting the right settings for…
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AZLAN GETS 2018 OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT
Only a few days to go before the start of the 2018 season and the teams competing in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship are already at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand for two days of pre-season testing. In the premiere class, defending champion Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman and team Manual Tech KYT Kawasaki…
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ANUPAB EYES 2018 250 TITLE
With 2017 Asia Production 250cc Champion Gerry Salim off to Europe for the CEV and Tomoyoshi Koyama back in the SuperSports 600cc class of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship, Yamaha Thailand Racing Team’s Anupab Sarmoon is heavily tipped as the best bet for the title in 2018. During the pre-season tests at the Chang…
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MOTO3 TYRES ON UNDERBONE BIKES
The UB150 class in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship had long been considered as the highest level of competition for the genre of underbone racing anywhere in the world. The unique heritage race that began in the South East Asian triumvirate – Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia – had, in recent years, garnered a lot…
