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FERNANDO CLAIMS DOUBLE WIN FOR YAMAHA PHILIPPINES
In Race 1, McKinley Kyle Paz made history when he became the first rider from the Philippines to win an Underbone 150cc class at the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. In Race 2, Fernando Masato followed up on the previous day’s success to claim a double win for debutant Uma Racing Yamaha Philippines Team. The two…
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ONE FOR MCKINLEY IS ONE FOR THE PHILIPPINES
Filipino rider McKinley Kyle Paz had a dream start to his 2019 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. Arriving at the Sepang Circuit for his full-season debut, the Uma Racing Yamaha Philippines rider delivered an astounding win to prevent an all-Malaysian clean sweep of the Underbone 150cc podium. McKinley qualified for the second spot on the…
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FAZLI MAXIMISES BIKE AERODYNAMICS TO TAKE PROVISIONAL POLE
There’s a special term in Underbone racing known as ‘the tuck’. Essentially, the term refers to an Underbone rider’s ability to literally ‘tuck’ himself into the frame of the bike and maximizing the natural aerodynamics of the machine. In Malaysia, seasoned campaigner Ahmad Fazli Sham is the undisputed king of ‘the tuck’. Fifth after the…
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AKID PAVES THE WAY FOR POTENTIAL TITLE COMEBACK
Malaysian rider Mohd Akid Aziz could potentially be crafting an Underbone 150cc title comeback in the new 2019 season. The Asian UB150 champion in 2017, Akidlost the title last year to Honda’s Mohd Helmi Azman. As a new season unfolds, Akid and the UMA Racing Yamaha Maju Motor Asia Team seemed to have regrouped and…
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YOUNGSTERS ALDI SATYA AND GUN MIE STUN IN PRE-SEASON UNDERBONE 150 TEST
13-year-old Underbone 150 freshies Aldi Satya Mahendra and Gun Mie stunned the Underbone 150cc crowd when they came out tops of the timesheet in the first day of pre-season test. Yamaha Racing Indonesia’s Aldi Satya Mahendra came out with guns blazing as he clocked 2’34.473s on the 5.542km Sepang Circuit. Aldi’s time was followed closely…
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MALAYSIAN PARTS MAKER CARDINALS RACING MAKES UB150 DEBUT
Underbone racing has long been acknowledged as a form of racing unique to the South East Asian region. However, the uniqueness of this class lies beyond the aggressive, close-contact racing that has come to characterize this special South East Asian heritage class. Unlike other race categories, many of the teams who specialize in Underbone…
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35 FOR FIRST UNDERBONE 150 BATTLE AT SEPANG
The highly anticipated first Sepang battle between the Yamaha Y15ZR and the Honda RS150R is gaining traction in the Malaysian motorsports industry. To date, 35 bikes are confirmed for the first round, paving the way for an epic first round Underbone battle. 2018 Underbone 150 champion Mohd Helmi Azman will not be hanging around to…
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CARDINALS RACING MALAYSIA TO MAKE THEIR ARRC UNDERBONE DEBUT IN 2019
e of the second rider is yet to be announced. Just a week after the announcement of the formation of team Uma Racing Yamaha Philippines, the Underbone 150cc grid of the 2019 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship will see the debut of another new racing outfit – Cardinals Racing Malaysia. The Malaysian-based team is…
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YAMAHA PHILIPPINES LINKS UP WITH UMA RACING FOR 2019 UNDERBONE CHALLENGE
Yamaha Philippines makes its official full-season entry into the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. The constructor team has linked up with Underbone racing experts, Uma Racing to form Team Uma Racing Yamaha Philippines. The 2-year agreement between the two parties will see Uma Racing providing technical support to get the new race outfit up…
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UB150 CHAMPION HELMI AZMAN PREPARES FOR SS600 DEBUT
Underbone 150cc Champion Mohd Helmi Azman is preparing to make the leap to the SuperSports 600cc in 2019. A day after lifting the Underbone 150cc trophy at the Chang International Circuit, Helmi is back out on the track testing for team MUSASHi Boon Siew Honda. Helmi has had some experience racing on the 600cc bikes…
