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INDONESIAN WILDCARDS TO EVEN OUT THE ODDS
For most of the 2018 season, the Indonesian riders in the Underbone 150cc category had been outnumbered 2-to-1 by their Malaysian arch rivals. Indonesia’s top performing Underbonerider, Wahyu Aji Trilaksana, had struggled with consistency issues for most of the seasons, often finding himself out-flanked and boxed in by the usual Underbone tactics. However, the Indonesians,…
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FAZLI DELIGHTS IN HIS FIRST DOUBLE
Ahmad Fazli Sham again came out tops in the unpredictable Underbone 150cc category. After delighting the ONEXOX TKKR Racing Team with their first win in Race 1, the seasoned campaigner added to the team’s celebrations by making it a double. Completing the 10-lap race with a time of 18’59.247s, Fazli put up a masterclass in…
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FAZLI TAKES FIRST WIN FOR TEAM TKKR
Ahmad Fazli Sham has picked up a first win for the ONEXOX TKKR Racing Team in Race 1 of the Underbone 150cc at Round 4 in Chennai, India. The Malaysian rider reverted to his old winning ways with a solid performance throughout the 10-lap race, eventually coming home as winner with 19’02.205s. The seasoned…
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ZAQHWAN IN TOP FORM IN INDIA
A long stint racing astride the 1000cc machine has obviously not affected Malaysian rider Mohd Zaqhwan Zaidi’s ability to finesse the 600cc bike. Fresh from a stint in the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hour Endurance Race, the MUSASHi Boon Siew Honda Racing rider charged on to Chennai, India, where the Madras Motor Race Track played host…
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DOUBLE 4-HR CHAMP ANUPAB OUT TO END RHEZA’S DOMINATION
Anupab Sarmoon’s recent success at the 41st Suzuka 4 Hour Endurance Road Race has given the Yamaha Thailand Racing Team rider the additional impetus he needed to try to bring an end to Rheza Danica Ahren’s domination in the Asia Production 250cc class. Just a week ago, Anupab successfully defended his Suzuka 4 Hour title…
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RECORD BREAKING DAY IN THE UNDERBONE CLASS
The Underbone 150cc riders kicked off a record-breaking day as Round 4 of the 2018 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship officially got underway at the Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai, India. With most of the Underbone riders having had some experience at the challenging South Indian race track, the class is now competing on…
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RHEZA STAYS SHARP TO COMPLETE THE DOUBLE
Rheza Danica Ahrens completing his second career double win was the only predictable outcome from another fraught intermediate class battle this afternoon. Manual Tech KYT Kawasaki’s Andy Md Fadly did his best to spoil Rheza’s perfect weekend by beating the Astra Honda rider into Turn 1. Order was restored one turn later as Rheza dismissed the Kawasaki man,…
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REMEMBER GUPITA KRESNA?
With the technical gremlins that delayed the start of Saturday’s race duly dispatched, Underbone 150cc Race 2 got away without a hitch. Team All for One’s Md Affendi Rosli grabbed the holeshot and gapped the rest of the field through the esses and all the way to the high point of the circuit, at Spoon Curve. From there…
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AZLAN SHAKES OFF HIS SUZUKA BLUES TO LEAD A 1-2 FOR MANUAL TECH KYT KAWASAKI
On another day of clear blue skies at Suzuka, the sun shone most brightly on the Manual Tech KYT Kawasakis, with defending champion, Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman shaking off years of bad results to lead a closely fought 1-2 in Supersport 600 Race 1. Asia Production 250 featured a bruising battle for second behind Astra Honda’s…
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AZLAN, RHEZA AND GUPITA LEAD DAY 1 AT SUZUKA
The grey skies and rain that dampened set-up day on Thursday gave way to perfect, sunny conditions for Free Practice at Suzuka Circuit for Round 3 of the Asia Road Racing Championship. Despite two red flagged sessions, most of the expected leaders in all three classes were able to get close to race pace by…