Racer Andi Gilang Looks Stunning At Pertamina Mandalika Circuit

Racer Andi Gilang during his first finish at the ARRC of the Pertamina Mandalika Circuit (photo: dock. between)

Indonesian Racer Andi Farid Izdihar, known as Andi Gilang, won in the first race of the 2024 Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) in the Asia Superbike 1000 (ASB 1000) category which took place at the Pertamina Mandalika Circuit, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Saturday, July 27.

Andi Gilang, who defended the Honda Asia-Dream Racing Team, started the race from third after recording a time of 1 minute 35,933 seconds in the qualifying session. The Japanese racer, Soichiro Minammoto, started the race from pole position with a record fastest time of 1 minute 35,426 seconds, while Yuki Kunii, also from Japan, started from the second grid.

At the start of the race, Yuki Kunii led the race at the Mandalika Circuit which has a length of 4.3 kilometers and 17 corners. However, Andi Gilang showed a very good performance and managed to reduce the distance with the riders in front of him ahead of the last five laps. Andi Gilang's toughness and consistency paid off when he managed to win the first podium.

Yuki Kunii won second place, while the third podium was occupied by Australian racer Lachlan Epis, who started the race from the top 10.

Chairman of ARRC Round-4 2024, Troy War myan, expressed his pride in the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of all racers. "We are very proud of the competitive spirit shown by all racers today, and this is proof that ARRC continues to develop as an important platform for motorcycle racing talent in Asia," he said.

Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit is again hosting the 2024 Round 4 Idemitsu FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) which will take place on 26-28 July 2024. In addition to the ASB 1000 class, there are four other racing classes, namely Underbone 150cc (UB150), Asia Production 250cc (AP250), Supersports 600cc (SS600), and Asia Superbikes 1,000cc (ASB1000).

A total of 94 racers from 14 countries participated in this event, with 36 young racers from Indonesia joining the 14 racing teams. The second race of ARRC Round 4 will continue on Sunday, July 28.