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Racers trained by Astra Honda Motor (AHM) successfully sang the song Indonesia Raya in the first race of the second series of the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup (IATC) at the Twin Ring Motegi Circuit, Saturday (30/9/2023) / Photo: AHM
MOTEGI – Racers under Astra Honda Motor (AHM) succeeded in singing the song Indonesia Raya in the first race of the second series of the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup (IATC) at the Motegi Twin Ring Circuit, Saturday (30/9/2023). It was Veda Ega Pratama, who successfully stood proudly on the first podium.
Starting the race from sixth position, Veda was able to compete closely with the home racers to win the highest podium position. Thanks to his hard work, Veda managed to finish in first place while also establishing his position in first place in the standings with a total of 70 points.
“Thank God, I managed to win in race 1 of the Motegi round. Starting from 6th position with 5 very strong home racers was certainly not an easy race. After the start, I kept myself in the front group competition. For several laps I tried to “I didn’t attack too much. I tried to overtake and tried to keep my distance so I could escape from the tight battle. Hopefully in the second race tomorrow I can win again,” said Veda, post-race.
Meanwhile, another young racer, Chessy Meilandri, managed to complete her first race at the Twin Ring Motegi Circuit by finishing in 10th place and Reykat Fadillah in 12th position using a Honda NSF250R.
“This is my first time racing in Japan. This circuit provides its own challenges for me. I will use this valuable experience to be able to reach the podium in the next race. Please pray and support,” said Chessy.
“I actually made a good start, but I was affected by another rider who had an incident when entering Turn 1. I kept trying to focus and slowly rose from 17th to 12th position. I hope tomorrow I can get even better results,” said Reykat.
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The second IATC Motegi race will be held on Sunday (1/10) starting at 07:45 WIB. The race will be live on the Asia Talent Cup YouTube channel.
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