Team India debuts at the ASEAN Cup
As part of Team India at the ASEAN Cup, Adhish Alawani experiences international racing first hand. Team India made its entry in the ASEAN Cup this year by running a team in the one-make race organized by Yamaha.
The Indian team along with five other participating teams from the South East Asian countries was present in Thailand to compete in the Novice as well as the Experts class.The ASEAN Cup is a platform for upcoming racers from every country to compete against each other in a healthy way. Every rider gets a bike through a draw ensuring fair competition.
The racer along with his pit crew then gets the opportunity to set up the bike according to his requirement. This can include changing gear ratios, tuning carburetors and adjusting the riding posture, etc. The bikes provided for the Novice class were Yamaha T110s while the ones provided for the Expert class racers were the Yamaha T135s.
A set of sprockets and jets was also provided with each bike. With an extra pair of tyres, the rider had an option to shift to brand new rubber for the race day. Going for practice sessions, coming back in the pits, providing the mechanics with appropriate data to set up the bike and then going out on the track again to see how the new setup works was the agenda for the first day.
Though this was the case with most of the participating teams, for Team India it was more about getting used to the new type of motorcycles and the tight racetrack - something that the Indian racers have never experienced before.
Knee-scrapping on the underbones on the bumpy track was something the Indian racers started doing within an hour of practice. However, with such a limited time on the machines, it wasn't possible for Team India to exploit the full capabilities of the bikes.
[Via: BIKE]
Rossi challenges Bayliss!
Seem like news is following Rossi lately, for his antics on and off the track. Apart from winning MotoGP titles, doing testing duties for the Ferrari F1 team and finishing in 12th place in a World Rally Championship race, there are other automobile racing distinctions Rossi would like to achieve.
Valentino Rossi, better known as the Doctor will be competing in the second round of the World Superbike Championship at Losail, in Qatar on 15th March. Troy Bayliss has also decided to accept the challenge by returning from his retirement one last time to compete against the Doctor.
According to reports Rossi will be seen in action on the R1 while Bayliss will be riding the Ducati Corse 1098. Rossi will also have long time arch-rival Max Biaggi and AMA Superbike Champion Troy Corser for on-track company!
Rossi has always maintained that he wanted to race against Bayliss. Lately, he has said in interviews that Superbike Championship Racing is more interesting for him than MotoGP. Don't miss it as the Superbike Championship round at Qatar will definitely be one of the most viewed sporting events in history.
[Via: Bike]
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