Following the positive results of the Official Test in Sepang, Malaysia, Team Suzuki Pilipinas is all ready for the Round 1 of the Suzuki Asian Challenge at the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) set to happen this weekend – April 17 to 19.
Team Suzuki Pilipinas, which is composed of National Road Race Championship 115 Super Stock Category Overall Champion – Enzo Rellosa, Triple Champion feat holder in the final round of RUGP Cebu in Expert 130 UB, Expert Open UB and Expert AT Open – Mario Borbon and Suzuki Philippine Challenge Raider R150 One Make Race Qualifying Champion – April King Mascardo, showcased an impressive performance at the test event clocking 1min 30s held at the grand track of Sepang International Circuit.
Composed of powercast personalities in the motorcycle racing scene as their companions to the event – Mr. Yoyong Buncio of the YRS Racing Team, Mr. Bobby Mencias of the BMR Racing Team and Mr. Rico Cagnaan of VMAN Racing Team, the team is confident that they are able to make the country proud in the games. Committed to give it their all, Rellosa, Borbon and Mascardo did not waste time and burned tyres as they trained hard days before the games at the Batangas Racing Circuit guided by Suzuki Philippines Racing Head Noel Villapando.
The nation’s delegation to the highly anticipated competition in the region will leave for Malaysia on Thursday, April 16 where the first round of the 5-leg series will be held. The team will be seen competing with other 14 Suzuki racers from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Suzuki Asian Challenge is an event at the ARRC with a single-make competition using the Raider R150 that also aims to discover talents who will be part of Suzuki’s development program to hone riders who will soon be competing in higher categories of the games and eventually the MotoGP. This program is alongside Suzuki’s imminent return in MotoGP with its new machine GSX-RR.
It held its first official event by participating in the Official Test of the Championship in Sepang International Circuit.
The official test was held at the beginning of this month at the Sepang International Circuit North Track, where the opening round of the ARRC will be held on April 17-19th. Some 17 riders from nine countries – India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam – attended the test and all 17 riders qualified to participate in the series.
