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GERRY BACK ON TOP
The frustrations of sitting out Race 2 at Buriram behind him, Indonesian rider Gerry Salim came back in a big way with an uncontested win at Race 1 of Round 3 in Suzuka. The Astra Honda Racing rider was the star of a dramatic qualifying when he clinched the pole position at the very last…
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YAMAMOTO AT HOME ON THE SUZUKA CIRCUIT
Homeboy Takehiro Yamamoto found his rhythm at the top of the timesheets when he posted the day’s fastest lap time of 2’29.488s. Indonesian rider and current championship leader Gerry Salim was second fastest with 2’29.651s while Tomoyoshi Koyama ended the day in third with 2’30.218s. However, the previous season’s lap record, also logged by Yamamoto,…
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PRESS RELEASE: DISCOVERING THE HONDA CBR250RR
The Honda CBR250RR: Guaranteed competitiveness The members of the Astra Honda Racing Team in the Asia Production 250cc class talk through the bike with which they already have 3 wins and 5 podiums in 4 races. Astra Honda Racing Team | 05/30/2017 The Astra Honda Racing Team have had a brilliant start to the season…
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PRESS RELEASE: YAMAHA RACING INDONESIA RIDERS READY FOR SUZUKA
Jelang ARRC 2017 : Pebalap Yamaha Racing Indonesia Siap Berlaga di Suzuka Jepang! Seri ke-3 gelaran Asia Road Racing Championship 2017 (ARRC 2017) akan dilangsungkan di Sirkuit Suzuka, Jepang, akhir pekan ini (3-4 Juni). Berbagai persiapan dilakukan tim Yamaha Racing Indonesia (YRI), baik untuk pertarungan di kelas Asia Production 250 (AP250) yang mengandalkan duet Galang…
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PRESS RELEASE: THE ASIA ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP, A STEPPING STONE TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) is the regional motorcycle road racing championship for Asia, which is being held since 1996 as an Asian-wide initiative to boost the development of the sport of motorcycle racing in the continent. This championship is part of the production-based category of racing, similar to the Superbike World Championship, British…
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PRESS RELEASE: BACK-TO-BACK PODIUMS FOR RHEZA DANICA IN THAILAND
Rheza stole the show during a 10-laps-race in the Chang International Circuit, Buriram, on Saturday. Starting from 4th position, he moved forward and had a battle for the victory with other two riders. Despite being a rookie in this class, Rheza was able to give fierce battle to his rivals. He even took eventually the…
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YAMAMOTO KEEPS HIS COOL TO WIN RACE 2
The Asia Production 250 drama began on the grid in Race 2, when Gerry Salim’s Astra Honda suffered a mechanical failure and was pushed from the front row of the grid and back into the pit box at Chang International Circuit. Takehiro Yamamoto got a better start than he had in Race 1 and…
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PRESS RELEASE: GERRY SALIM TAKES ANOTHER VICTORY AS RHEZA CLAIMS FIRST PODIUM
Starting from the second place of the starting grid, Gerry has shown a solid performance since the beginning of the race. After the start, Gerry immediately led the way and outperformed their rivals, having a tight battle until the mid-race. He lost his position, but could remain in the front group and in the last…
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GERRY WINS AND ANUPAB SPOILS THE HONDA PARTY IN RACE 1
After his convincing qualifying performance, pole man Takehiro Yamamoto bogged down his twin engined Honda on the line, dropping down to eighth position during lap 1 as Gerry Salim, Anuparb Sarmoon, Boonlert, Luiboonpeng and Galang Hendra Pratama rushed past. The 2015 champion recovered by lap 3 to get briefly to the front of the leading…
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YAMAMOTO KEEPS CLEAR OF TEAM BATTLES TO TAKE POLE POSITION
Qualifying for Round 2 of Asia Production 250cc was red flagged early in the session when a dog tried to join the action, but at the restart it was the two cylinder Honda CBR of Takehiro Yamamoto that immediately set the pace, banking a time of 1:53.464 on his eighth lap. As his leading rivals…
