With the Yamaha R15 One Make Race Championship nearing its end with just one round to go, the fourth leg of the league concluded at the Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai with bikers riding through the track with much gusto and thrill. The racing track was set abuzz with roaring excitement as hordes of youngsters turned up to witness this event. This event is a part of the National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2011 being organized by the Madras Motor Sports Club and approved by The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI).
The championship witnessed a great deal of enthusiasm from the contestants as both Yamaha and non- Yamaha customers participated in the race. In the Novice Category, total number of participants was 60 and among them 15 qualified. In both races 1 & 2, S Madhan from Trichy emerged as the winner while J Allwyn Jebaz from Chennai took the second spot and Vivek Mani came third.
In the open category, the total number of participants was 20 and among them 15 qualified. In Race 1, K Vinoth stole the show by assuming the first position whereas Shyam Shankar and D Dinesh Kumar took the second and third spots respectively. Race 2 again witnessed K Vinoth emerging as the winner while D Dinesh Kumar grabbed the first runner up spot and Arjun J Pillai was the second Runner Up.
The contestants struck the track on Yamaha’s Super Sports YZF-R15 and experienced the breathtaking acceleration of the bike on a race circuit. Loaded with true Yamaha racing DNA, YZF-R15 provided complete racing experience to the biking enthusiasts and hands on feel of its power, stability, cornering and braking. Yamaha made their experience more exciting by mounting Daytona Racing Kits in the bikes. These kits are developed using valuable experience gained from MotoGP & World Superbike racing and are designed exclusively for racing purpose in a closed circuit.
Commenting on the occasion, Jun Nakata, Director-Sales and Marketing, India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. said, “As we near the close of the Yamaha R15 One Make Race, we want to thank all our customers for giving such good response throughout all the previous rounds. It was exciting to see all participants putting their best foot forward in this championship. Events like these always help us to enhance our relationship with the customers. The R15 One Make Race is one such event through which we want to refine the motorcycling culture in India by providing Indian bike riders the combined thrill of technological superiority and artistic brilliance.”
All the riders participating in Yamaha R15 One Make Race Championship will be evaluated on the basis of their performance. The 3 best performing riders may be given a chance to participate in the “YAMAHA ASEAN CUP RACE” in Thailand later in 2011. The technology in YZF-R15 has percolated from R1 (Deltabox frame/Fuel Injection/6 speed gearbox/ styling/Liquid Cooled 4V engine). Just like R1, it is light weight, has power on demand, besides having centralized mass, stopping power, aerodynamics, ergonomics and stability/rigidity, among others. It also has the controllability and maneuverability to maximize riding, cornering and braking performance.
Yamaha’s corporate culture has always given special importance to bike racing in India as a way of expressing the ‘Spirit of Challenge’ that it values so highly. Apart from the R15 One Make Race Championship, Yamaha also organized the Yamaha Riding Clinic earlier this year to give racing tips to biking enthusiasts. With these events, Yamaha aims to take the racing culture & spirit in India to the next level and plans to continue this championship as a valuable step for carrying forward the racing legacy in the country
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