JAKARTA - Two Indonesian racers Fahmi Basam and Riky Ibrahim took the podium in the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) Underbone 150cc class which took place at the Mandalika Circuit, West Nusa Tenggara, Saturday, July 27.
Fahmi, a Yamaha LFN HP969 racer, who started the race from the top 10 grid, managed to beat Malaysia's MD Akid Azis who finished second, while Indonesian racer Riky Ibrahim finished third.
On the 4.3 kilometer Mandalika Circuit track with 17 bends in eight rounds, Fahmi managed to record a total of 15 minutes 38,283 seconds and second order Akid recorded a time of 15 minutes 38,356 seconds, while Riky Ibrahim was 15 minutes 38,642 seconds.
The competition between racers is quite tight, where Indonesian racers Aldiaz and Dimas, had led the race, but on the final lap Aldiaz from NTB had to settle for finishing in the top 10.
Meanwhile, Dimas finished in the top 20 and a number of other riders in the last lap also fell.
"In the initial race session I had difficulties because there were problems in the engine," Fahmi was quoted as saying by ANTARA.
Despite experiencing difficulties, Fahmi still thinks positively about being able to finish the race and is still trying to do better in every round of the race.
"I'm still trying my best. Two Indonesian racers achieved the 2024 ARRC UB150 podium at the Mandalika Circuit in every race round and managed to become the fastest. Thank you to the family and all those who always pray to win," he said.
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Meanwhile, Riky Ibrahim expressed his gratitude to all those who have given the opportunity to participate in the 2024 ARRC.
"I had a problem with the machine in my teeth, I still thought positively and was ranked third," he said.
In the fourth series of the Asia Road Racing Championship at the Mandalika Circuit, NTB was followed by 94 racers from 14 countries, taking place on July 26-28.
The racers came from Australia, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yemen.
Meanwhile, the classes contested in the 2024 ARRC include the 1000cc Asia Superbike class, 600cc Supersports class, 250cc Asia Production class, 150cc Underbone class.
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