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UMA RACING FULL HOUSE
Uma Racing Yamaha Maju Motor Asia Team celebrated a full house when Mohd Haziq Mohd Fairues, wildcard Mckinley Kyle Paz, and defending champion Mohd Akid Aziz made a clean sweep of the Underbone 150cc Race 2 podium. The 7-lap race at The Bend Motorsport Park got off with poleman Mohd Helmi Azman pulling off…
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IZZAT BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH HIS WINNING WAYS
RCB Yamaha YY Pang’s Mohd Izzat Zaidi proved that his season opening win in Thailand a month ago was no fluke with another winning performance at The Bend Motorsport Park in Round 2 of the 2018 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. The Malaysian rider who started the race from second on the grid, ran…
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HELMI AZMAN INTENT ON EXTENDING TITLE LEAD
SCK Rapido Hi Rev Honda Racing Team’s Mohd Helmi Azman is intent on extending his Underbone 150cc lead. At Round 2 of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia, Helmi secured his second pole position of the season with a quick lap of 2’18.857s around the 4.9km circuit.…
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WILDCARD MCKINLEY SHINES AT FIRST DAY OF UNDERBONE PRACTICE
UMA Racing Yamaha Maju Motor Asia Team’s wildcard, Mckinley Kyle Paz surpassed all expectations as the Underbone 150 riders took their first crack at The Bend Motorsport Park, host venue for Round 2 of the 2018 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. The Filipino’s entry to Round 2 had been a highly anticipated affair, particularly…
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UMA RACING’S ROTATING WILDCARD SYSTEM
Underbone 150cc defending champions, Uma Racing Yamaha Maju Motor Asia Team, has implemented a unique rotating wildcard system this season. Under this new initiative, the Malaysian-based outfit will systematically field a succession of wildcard riders from Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia. According to team principal Yong Ying Hoe, this initiative is a precursor towards…
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HEAD DOWN; ELBOWS OUT
Underbone Racing For The Uninitiated Underbone racing is a unique genre of motorsports that began predominantly in South East Asia, primarily, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. In recent years, the popularity of the sport has fired up in other emerging Asian markets such as Vietnam and the Philippines, to name a few. An Underbone…
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WAHYU SANCTIONED, HELMI DECLARED AS RACE 2 WINNER
Race 2 of the Underbone 150cc became embroiled in more controversy as race winner Wahyu Aji Trilaksana faced further sanctions for his repeated risky final lap race tactics. In Race 1 on Saturday, Wahyu was sanctioned with a 3-points deduction from his total points haul for intentionally swerving into the path of the other competitors.…
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IZZAT’S DELIGHT
In the Underbone 150cc category, RCB Yamaha YY Pang rider Mohd Izzat Zaidi inherited a surprise win when the three leading riders crashed out ahead of him at the infamous Chang International Circuit last corner. Adroitly sidestepping the carnage, a delighted Izzat sprinted to the finish line in 16’40.311s followed by Mohd Affendi Rosli…
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HELMI BANKS ON ATC EXPERIENCE TO TOP UB150 QUALIFIER
Mohd Helmi Azman came out tops in the Underbone 150 qualifier as Round 1 of the 2018 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship got underway. With Moto3 slicks fitted onto the Underbone bikes for the first time, the SCK Rapido Hi Rev Honda Racing Team rider was able to bank on his previous Asia Talent…
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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…
