Yamaha Racing Indonesia Optimistic To Look At ARRC 2023 Fourth Series At The Mandalika Circuit

The Yamaha Racing Indonesia team is ready to fight against the Asia Road Racing Championship 2023 at the Mandalika Circuit. (Photo: Yamaha Racing Indonesia)

JAKARTA The Yamaha Racing Indonesia (YRI) team is optimistic that they can perform optimally and get points in the fourth series of the 2023 Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC).

The fourth series ARRC will take place at the Mandalika circuit, West Nusa Tenggara Lombok, 11-13 August 2023. This is ARRC's first race on track which is also the MotoGP and World Superbike (WSBK) world racing venue.

YRI will compete in two classes, namely Supersport600 (SS600) and AP250 classes. In the first class followed by the BLU cRU Pro Racer who fielded the riders Galang Hendra Pratama and AM Fadly.

"In round 4, I am ready to fight to get better results from the previous series. I also know the character of the Mandalika circuit, so I am optimistic to give the best results," said Galang.

Fadly is also no less optimistic about his colleague. The preparations that he has made him confident that he can earn points when appearing at home.

"I have made thorough and optimistic that the home race for round 4 will give the best results. I am sure it will work with the YRI teamwork," said Fadly.

For the Asia Production 250 (AP250) category, the YRI team with the BLU cRU Pro Racer, also fielded two riders. Both are M Faerozi and Wahyu Nugroho.

"I have made various preparations to face this fourth home race ARRC series. I will try my best to give the best results," said Wahyu Nugroho.

The four drivers above have undergone programmed physical training. In addition, they also undergo training on motorbikes or participate in various national and international racing events.

Not long ago, AM Fadly won overall champion of the Sukzuka 4 Hours endurance race at the 67ka International Racing Course Japan circuit. This is with the same Yamaha YZF-R6 race used during the 2023 ARRC competition.

Meanwhile, Galang Hendra Pratama and AM Fadly also participated in the 2nd series of the Sport Championship titled Mandalika Racing Series (MRS), 15-16 July 2023. AM Fadly was able to reach the 3rd podium in the 250cc Sport National Championship.

A better trend of achievement has also been proven by YRI racers in the previous round in Sugo Japan (June 24, 2023). M Faerozi, who is in the Yamaha YZF-R25 race, was able to penetrate the top 5 in the initial race (1) AP250.

Then his teammate Wahyu Nugroho finished fourth in the 2nd race. Meanwhile, Galang Hendra Pratama is in eighth position in the first race of SS600.

The following is the schedule for the 2023 ARRC Fourth Series at the Mandalika Circuit:

Friday, August 11, 2023

AP250 : FP1 (08.00-08.30 WIB), FP2 (10.50-11.20 WIB), FP3 (14.00-14.30 WIB)

SS600 : FP1 (08.40-09.10 WIB), FP2 (11.30-12.00 WIB), FP3 (14.40-15.10 WIB)

Saturday, August 12, 2023

AP250 : Race 1 (13.05 WIB)

SS600 : Race 1 (13.55 WIB)

Sunday, August 13, 2023

AP250 : Race 2 (13.05 WIB)

SS600 : Race 2 (13.55 WIB)