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BATTLE OF THE MALAYSIANS IN THE SS600

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The SuperSports 600cc class looks set to be a battle of the Malaysians, especially in the season opener as the Sepang experts came out to play. PACHI ZK Racing’s Adam Norrodin continues to top the timesheets, leading with a best time of 2’09.736s.   Boon Siew HONDA Racing Team duo Azroy Hakeem Anuar and Helmi Azman also clocked within the same second with 2’09.899s and 2’09.918s respectively.   Ahmad Afif Amran from the YAMAHA GEN BLU Racing Team made it an all-Malaysian top four with 2’10.220s, followed by Soichiro Minamimoto from the Akeno Speed YAMAHA Racing Team.   After a strong showing in the pre-season tests, Ibrahim Norrodin had been particularly low-key as the season opener officially got under way. Ibrahim checked in sixth fastest in the class with 2’10.517s.   SS600 senior riders Ratthapong Wilairot and Ahmad Yudhistira are still biding their time. Ratthapong was seventh fastest with 2’10.569s while Yudhistira was 13th with 2’11.848s.   2019 Underbone 150 champion McKinley Kyle Paz will need more time to adjust to 600cc racing. The Filipino wonderboy was 11th fastest of the day with 2’11.482s.     AP250: Top 5 Practice Results 2019 Lap Record: 2’09.712 – Kasma Daniel (MAS) (Yamaha)   Adam Norrodin (MAS) (Yamaha)                        2’09.736s Azroy Hakeem Anuar (MAS) (Honda)                 2’09.899s Helmi Azman (MAS) (Honda)                              2’09.918s Ahmad Afif Amran (MAS) (Yamaha)                   2’10.220s Soichiro Minamimoto (JPN) (Yamaha)               2’10.469s

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ANDY FADLY 0.183 SECONDS SHY OF A NEW LAP RECORD

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AP250 defending champion Andy Muhammad Fadly came 0.183 seconds away from smashing Muklada Sarapuech’s Sepang lap record when he posted a 2’24.966s flying lap in the first day of practice at the 2020 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship season opener.   Fadly’s best time was posted early in the day, in Practice 1. The Motul Manual Tech Racing Team rider was the only rider to lap below 2’25 in the first day of practice.   IDEMITSU Boon Siew Honda Racing Team’s Muhammad Izam Ikmal and Fadly’s Manual Tech team mate Aiki Iyoshi have put themselves provisionally on the front row when they posted 2’25.427s and 2’25.694s respectively.   ONEXOX TKKR SAG Racing Team’s Mohd Muzakkir Mohamed put in a solid performance on home ground when he ended the first day fourth fastest with 2’25.916s.   The class rookie, Mohd Idlan Haqimi Raduan from IDEMITSU Boon Siew Honda Racing Team, also looks to be on the right track when he closed at fifth quickest with 2’25.942s.   YAMAHA Racing Indonesia’s Anggi Setiawan was sixth fastest, followed by TVS Racing’s lead rider Vorapong Malahuan who posted seventh with 2’27.059s. Mohd Danial Syahmi, Rey Ratukore and Wahyu Nugroho completed the top-10 of the day.     AP250: Top 5 Practice Results 2019 Lap Record: 2’24.783s – Muklada Sarapuech (THA) (Honda)   Andy Fadly (INA) (Kawasaki)                 2’24.966s Izam Ikmal (MAS) (Honda)                    2’25.427s Aiki Iyoshi (JPN) (Kawasaki)                  2’25.694s Muzakkir Mohamed (MAS) (Yamaha)  2’25.916s Idlan Haqimi Raduan (MAS) (Honda)   2’25.942s

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WAHYU AJI RIDING HIGH WITH NEW UB150 LAP RECORD

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Wahyu Aji Trilaksana continues to ride high in the Underbone 150cc class. With only a day’s break between the 2020 pre-season tests and the start of Round 1, the ONEXOX TKKR SAG Racing Team rider had been able to sustain his momentum at the top of the Underbone timesheets.   The Indonesian rider led the Underbone 150cc qualifying charge and posted a new lap record of 2’31.358s in the process.   Proliner RCB 549 KABOCI Racing Team’s Richie Taroreh was a close second with 2’31.874s, the only rider on the 27-man grid to lap within the same second as Wahyu Aji.   Behind the two charging Indonesians, competitive siblings Ahmad Fazli Sham and Ahmad Fazrul Sham looked well prepared for this season’s title chase. Fazli, representing the ONEXOX TKKR SAG Racing Team, was the third fastest man in qualifying with 2’32.059s. Younger brother Fazrul who is racing under the Cardinals Racing Team banner this year, posted fourth with 2’32.311s.   Peerapong Luiboonpeng has shown remarkable progress in his third full season in the UB150. The Team One For All rider, who is also the sole Thai representative in the class, was fifth quickest in qualifying with 2’32.625s.   Off the top five, UMA Racing YAMAHA Maju Motor Asia Team looked to have hit a spot of trouble during the UB150 qualifier. Akid Aziz led the field in Practice 1 and Practice 2, but ended the qualifying session in seventh behind team mate Haziq Fairues. Akid’s best time in the qualifying, 2’32.862s, was about a second off his best pace earlier in the day.   Similarly, UMA Racing YAMAHA Philippine Team struggled to get the pace out of their Yamaha Sniper 150. Fernando Masato narrowly made the cut into the SuperPole when he qualified 14th with 2’34.181s. Kerwin Chang was 25th on the list with 2’36.179s.   In contrast, newcomer team 4S1M YAMAHA Racing Team has gotten their UB150 debut off to a solid start with Gupita Kresna 13th quickest with 2’34.078s.     UB150: Top 5 Qualifying Results 2020 Lap Record: 2’31.359s – Wahyu Aji Trilaksana (INA) (Yamaha)   Wahyu Aji Trilaksana (INA) (Yamaha)                2’31.358s Richie Taroreh (INA) (Yamaha)                           2’31.874s Ahmad Fazli Sham (MAS) (Yamaha)                   2’32.059s Ahmad Fazrul Sham (MAS) (Yamaha)                2’32.311s Peerapong Luiboonpeng (THA) (Yamaha)              2’32.625s

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BOON SIEW HONDA TO FIELD TWO TEAMS IN THE 2020 ARRC

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Boon Siew Honda will be fielding two teams in the 2020 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship, with the SuperSports 600cc and Asia Production 250cc classes as the focus of the team’s talent development programme.   The Boon Siew Honda Racing Team will continue to challenge for the SS600 crown with the Azroy Hakeem Anuar and Helmi Azman pairing. The two riders will be looking to improve on their standings in the 600cc class, having finished 4th overall and 7th overall in 2019 respectively.   Meanwhile, Idemitsu Boon Siew Honda Racing will make its full season debut in the AP250 class with young talents Idlan Haqimi and Izam Ikmal in the saddle.   Boon Siew Honda Racing Team (SS600) Joel Tan | Team Manager “We have retained our 2019 rider line-up, and will continue to work with Azroy Hakeem Anuar and Helmi Azman. Now that both riders have acquired more mileage in the class and a deeper understanding of the bike characteristics, we are optimistic of achieving better results in 2020.”   Azroy Hakeen Anuar – #20 | Team Rider “Going into my third full season in the SS600, I am ready to face any challengers head on and pick up as many points and podiums as possible.”   Helmi Azman – #32 | Team Rider “I am working hard to get better results in 2020. Considering that this will be my second full season in the class, I have podium finished in my sight.”   Idemitsu Boon Siew Honda Racing (AP250) Zulhelmi Ahmad | Team Manager “Even though we are new to the AP250, I have every confidence in our riders and our Honda CBR250RR bikes. We have not set high expectations for the riders yet, but we are optimistic of our abilities to compete among the front group. This is especially so with the level of support we have received from our Boon Siew Honda management who remains committed to developing Malaysian talents.”   Idlan Haqimi – #19 | Team Rider “I would like to thank Boon Siew Honda for this opportunity to race the full season of the AP250. As this is my debut season in the competitive class, my goal is to finish within the top 10 in every race.”   Izam Ikmal – #24 | Team Rider “Really pleased to be a part of the Boon Siew Honda family this year. I will do my best to better my results from my wildcard experience last season.”  

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TIME TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE SS600 QUALIFYING

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Expect last-minute time attacks in the SuperSports 600cc category this season as ARRC official tyre supplier Dunlop brings a new element to their tyre allocations.   Last year, the 600cc riders crafted their qualifying and race strategies around an allocation with 5 medium compound fronts and 5 medium rears. Now in 2020, the riders find an additional soft rear added to that allocation.   Here’s the comparison breakdown for easy reference:   TYRE MODEL/COMPOUND 2019 ALLOCATION 2020 ALLOCATION KR149 (Front) (Medium) 5 5 KR133 (Rear) (Medium) 5 5 KR133 (Rear) (Soft) 0 1   The outcome of the amendment was immediately apparent as Adam Norrodin from PACHI ZK Racing punched in a new SS600 lap record during the pre-season tests.     QUOTE: KENTARO KOBAYASHI, MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE ENGINEER, SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD (DUNLOP)   “The SuperSports 600cc class was supposed to be more developmental in nature. But the teams have requested to make the class more competitive. As a result, the age limit in the SS600 (25 years) was removed.   This is Dunlop’s contribution to make the SuperSports 600cc more exciting and more competitive. We can now expect to see last minute time attacks in the closing minutes of the qualifier.”

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NEW ASB1000 SEPANG LAP RECORD, COURTESY OF MARKUS REITERBERGER

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The ASB1000 class has a new lap record at the Sepang International Circuit, courtesy of Markus Reiterberger who logged 2’05.388s during the 2020 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship pre-season tests.   Thitipong Warokorn’s year-old record of 2’05.505s was logged in Round 1 last year, and had remained unbeaten through Round 6 at the same venue.   Markus will be the first German rider to race in the Asian series. He will be competing under the ONEXOX BMW TKKR SAG TEAM banner.   Meanwhile, Australian rider Broc Parkes, returning for his second attempt at the Asian title with YAMAHA Racing Team ASEAN, ended the pre-season tests as the second quickest in the ASB1000 class. Broc trailed Markus’s lap record by 0.284s. His best laptime, recorded in Practice 3, was 2’05.672s.   Defending champion Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman was third fastest with 2’06.009s followed by Apiwat Wongthananon (YAMAHA Thailand Racing Team) fourth with 2’06.231s. Federico Sandi’s replacement in the Access Plus Racing-Okada-Team, Lorenzo Zanetti, rounded up the top five in the pre-season tests with 2’06.734s.     2020 Lap Record: 2’05.388 – Markus Reiterberger (GER) (BMW)   Day 1 + Day 2 Overall Practice Results Markus Reiterberger (GER) (BMW)                   2’05.388s Broc Parkes (AUS) (Yamaha)                               2’05.672s Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman (MAS) (BMW)              2’06.009s Apiwat Wongthananon (THA) (Yamaha)              2’06.231s Lorenzo Zanetti (ITA) (Ducati)                            2’06.734s  

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ADAM SETS NEW SEPANG BENCHMARK IN THE SUPERSPORTS 600 CLASS

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PACHI ZK Racing’s Adam Norrodin has set a new Sepang benchmark in the SuperSports 600cc class when he bested Kasma Daniel Kasmayuddin’s 2019 lap record by 0.689 seconds. The Malaysian rider posted 2’09.029s in Practice 4 during the 2020 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship pre-season tests.   Top contenders for the 2020 crown are beginning to emerge after two days of nonstop testing at the 5.5km Sepang International Circuit, with teams PACHI ZK Racing and Boon Siew HONDA Racing Team identified as early favourites ahead of the season opener.   The two teams seemed to have the front row on lock down with Adam, his younger brother Ibrahim Norrodin, as well as Boon Siew HONDA Racing Team’s Azroy Hakeem Anuar and Helmi Azman consistently lapping within the top four in the class.   YAMAHA GEN BLU Racing Team’s Ahmad Afif Amran closed the two day pre-season test as the fifth quickest in class. Afif’s best time was 2’10.547s while SS600 rookie McKinley Kyle Paz was 13th fastest with 2’12.552s.   Senior SS600 riders Ratthapong Wilairot and Ahmad Yudhistira have yet to make their moves… for now. Ratthapong posted sixth overall with 2’10.610s and Yudhistira seventh with 2’10.846s.   Japanese duo Yusuke Nakamura and Soichiro Minamimoto from Akeno Speed YAMAHA Racing placed eighth and ninth fastest in the tests. YAMAHA RACING INDONESIA’s Faerozi Toreqottullah rounded up the top 10 in the SuperSports 600cc class.     2020 Lap Record: 2’09.029s – Adam Norrodin (MAS) (Yamaha)   Day 1 + Day 2 Overall Practice Results Adam Norrodin (MAS) (Yamaha)                        2’09.029s Azroy Hakeem Anuar (MAS) (Honda)                 2’10.104s Ibrahim Norrodin (MAS) (Yamaha)                    2’10.137s Helmi Azman (MAS) (Honda)                              2’10.224s Ahmad Afif Amran (MAS) (Yamaha)                   2’10.547s

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REY SEALS SUCCESSFUL PRE-SEASON TESTS FOR ONEXOX TKKR SAG TEAM

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The ONEXOX TKKR SAG TEAM wrapped up the 2020 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship pre-season tests on a positive note with three of their riders topping the timesheets in their respective classes. Earlier in the day, Markus Reiterberger posted a new lap record in the ASB1000 while Wahyu Aji Trilaksana topped the Underbone 150 class.   Rey Ratukore also gave early indication that the team is on the right track for the 2020 season opener in Sepang when he posted the fastest time in the Asia Production 250cc category – 2’26.150s.   Malaysian Izam Ikmal from the IDEMITSU Boon Siew Honda Racing Team was the second fastest man on the track with 2’26.214s while defending champion Andy Fadly posted third with 2’26.253s on his Kawasaki.   YAMAHA Racing Indonesia’s Anggi Setiawan was fifth fastest, trailing fourth placed Aiki Iyoshi by 0.126 seconds.   Of note, Mohd Danial Syahmi, back to active racing after recovering from his injuries, was ninth fastest in the group. Vorapong Malahuan took his TVS Apache RR310 to 10th quickest with 2’28.678s.     2019 Lap Record: 2’24.783s – Muklada Sarapuech (THA) (Honda)   Day 1 + Day 2 Overall Practice Results Rey Ratukore (INA) (Yamaha)               2’26.150s Izam Ikmal (MAS) (Honda)                    2’26.214s Andy Fadly (INA) (Kawasaki)                 2’26.253s Aiki Iyoshi (JPN) (Kawasaki)                  2’26.495s Anggi Setiawan (INA) (Yamaha)            2’26.621s

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WAHYU AJI TOPS UNDERBONE PRE-SEASON

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Wahyu Aji Trilaksana came up tops in the Underbone 150 pre-season tests when he stopped the clock at 2’32.440s during the pre-season tests. Although still about a second off Akid Aziz’s 2019 lap record, Wahyu has shown early indications that he is ramping up his Underbone campaign in a bid to end his 3-year title drought in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship.   Wahyu is trailed by compatriot Wawan Wello. The SND Factory Racing Rapido rider posted second quickest in the pre-season tests with 2’32.848s.   A trio of Malaysians followed. Akid Aziz was third fastest with 2’32.910s followed by Izzat Zaidi and Ahmad Fazli Sham.   Newcomer team 4S1M YAMAHA Racing Team has gotten off to an optimistic start when Gupita Kresna placed seventh with a competitive time of 2’33.454s.     2019 Lap Record: 2’31.525s – Akid Aziz (MAS) (Yamaha)   Day 1 + Day 2 Overall Practice Results Wahyu Aji Trilaksana (INA) (Yamaha)                2’32.440s Wawan Wello (INA) (Yamaha)                            2’32.848s Akid Aziz (MAS) (Yamaha)                                   2’32.910s Izzat Zaidi (MAS) (Yamaha)                                 2’32.997s Ahmad Fazli Sham (MAS) (Yamaha)                   2’33.094s

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BROC, MARKUS ZEROES IN ON THITIPONG’S LAP RECORD

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Only one day into the pre-season tests for the 2020 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship and all signs are pointing towards the possibility of a new lap record in the ASB1000. Yamaha Racing ASEAN’s Broc Parkes had wasted no time zeroing in on the 2’05.505s benchmark set by Thitipong Warokorn in 2019. The Australian rider posted 2’05.672s on board his brand new Yamaha RZF-R1M in Practice 3, narrowly missing out on the lap record by 0.167s. ONEXOX BMW TKKR SAG Team’s Markus Reiterberger was the only rider to match Broc’s pace in the first day. The German rider’s best time was also charted in Practice 3, a time of 2’05.719s. Apiwat Wongthananon, ASB1000 defending champion Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman, and Yuki Ito lapped within the same second. Apiwat leads the trio with 2’06.388s followed by 2’06.903s from Azlan and Yuki landed fifth fastest of the day with 2’06.982s. Lorenzo Zanetti, logged a personal best of 2’07.521s on board team Access Plus Racing-Okada-Team’s Ducati Panigale V4R, and closed the day sixth fastest.

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