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2015.4.18
The 2015 season opens for Team KAGAYAMA SUZUKI Asia
The 2015 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship opened his season in Sepang International Circuit on April 17th, 2015.
Team KAGAYAMA SUZUKI Asia made their debut in the Supersports 600 category of the Championship with Yukio Kagayama as General Manager. The riders, #41 Nitro Nori (Noriyuki Haga) and #25 Rafid Topan Sucipto forms the team and will be aiming for the title.
Two practice sessions took place on Day 1. The team continued to make setting changes they made at the official test. Haga marked a 1’06’191 in Free Practice 1 and Topan marked a 1’06.594. Both riders shaved the time off in Free Practice 2, with Haga marking a 1’06.122 which was 9th fastest, and Topan marking a 1’06.258 to place 13th fastest.
Qualification will take place on Saturday, April 18th, with Race 1 & 2 scheduled for Sunday.
Yukio Kagayama | General Manager
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors and everyone that cooperated to make this happen.I am just excited that the season has finally started.It was the first time for Topan to ride the SUZUKI GSX-R600 at the official test couple of weeks ago, and I was little worried before the test started. However, he took the machine smoothly from start, and ended the test without any major problems.
The atmosphere in the team is a great one, and since we are the only SUZUKI team in the SS600, I hope the first win for the team will come very soon. The team will unite and try to make that happen, and hope all of you will support us.”
Noriyuki Haga | #41
“The first run out was much more smoother than the test we had. I amanaged to improve my average time. I tried a different setup for FP2 to improve on my laptime, but it didn’t go well as I expected. I need half a second more to catch up with top riders, so I wish to find a better set-up tomorrow.”Rafid Topan Sucipto | #25
“The team is working very very hard and I feel great with the team. I feel like we can win the championship right away. I feel the set-up has drastically improved than the test we had ten days ago. I was able to try different set-ups, and I learned a lot of what the SUZUKI GSX-R600 can do. My confidence level has risen because of that. I will be going full gas tomorrow, and hope to finish in a higher position than today.”
