Pelumba motosikal negara, Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman mungkin terpaksa bersara awal daripada perlumbaan aktif di pentas Asia.
Ketika ditemui oleh Harian Metro, Azlan mendedahkan bahawa dia belum menerima jawapan mengenai penyertaan pasukannya di dalam Kejohanan Motosikal Asia (ARRC) 2024. Ini kerana pasukannya sekarang, TKKR Racing Team berkata di Facebook baru-baru ini bahawa mereka tidak berjaya mendapatkan penaja untuk musim 2024, sekali gus menimbulkan keraguan masa depan mereka dan Azlan.
“Saya akan bersara awal daripada saingan Asia jika tidak menerima tawaran. Saya sudah pun meletakkan sasaran untuk berlumba di peringkat Asia sehingga umur 40 tahun,” katanya.
“Secara realistiknya, pasukan lain lebih suka mengupah pelumba muda berbanding yang sudah tua. Badan saya tidak sekuat sekarang… Saya masih boleh bersaing tetapi saya memerlukan usaha dua kali ganda untuk bersaing dengan pelumba muda khususnya daripada segi stamina.”
Secara lebih positif, Azlan mungkin akan beralih kepada perlumbaan dalam Kejohanan Endurance Dunia (EWC) pada 2025 sekiranya penyertaan ARRC tahun ini tidak menjadi kenyataan.Dia telah pun berlumba di Suzuka 8-Hour Endurance 2023 sebagai sebahagian daripada kalendar EWC dalam kelas Formula EWC dengan Frontier Racing.
Azlan mempunyai pengalaman yang mengagumkan, setelah memenangi beberapa gelaran superbike kebangsaan sebagai penunggang untuk Chia PJ Kawasaki, serta pernah mengambil bahagian dalam Kejohana Moto2 Dunia dari 2013 hingga 2015. Beliau juga merupakan juara kelas ASB1000cc yang julung kalinya dalam ARRC pada 2019, sebagai pelumba untuk pasukan ONEXOX TKKR SAG ketika itu.Beliau kini memiliki AS25 Academy Racing Team yang mengambil bahagian dalam kategori WIRA dalam Kejuaraan Petronas Cub Prix Malaysia.
National motorcycle racer, Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman hints early retirement from active racing on the Asian stage.
In speaking to Harian Metro, Azlan revealed that he has not received an answer on his team’s participation in the 2024 Asian Road Racing Championship (ARRC). His current team, TKKR Racing Team posted on Facebook recently that they could not secure a sponsor for the 2024 season, thereby throwing theirs and Azlan’s immediate future into doubt.
“I will retire early from Asian competition if I do not receive an offer. I have already set a target to race at the Asian level until I am 40,” he said.
“Realistically, other teams prefer hiring younger racers compared to older ones. My body isn’t as strong now… I can still fight it out but I need twice the effort to slug it out with them in terms of stamina.”
On a more positive note, Azlan may switch to racing in the Endurance World Championship (EWC) in 2025 should this year’s ARRC participation does not come to pass. He had already raced at the 2023 Suzuka 8-Hour Endurance as part of the EWC calendar in the Formula EWC class with Frontier Racing.
Azlan has an impressive resume, having won several national superbike titles while riding for Chia PJ Kawasaki and took part in the Moto2 World Championship from 2013 to 2015. He was also the inaugural ASB1000cc class champion in ARRC in 2019, riding for then ONEXOX TKKR SAG Racing Team. He currently owns the AS25 Academy Racing Team which races in the WIRA category in the Petronas Malaysian Cub Prix Championship.
Pasukan ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team hari ini mengumumkan barisan pelumba rasmi bagi saingan Moto2, ARRC, Cub Prix dan Malaysia Superbike Championship bagi musim 2020.
Menerusi perkongsian di Facebook pasukan itu, Kasma Daniel Kasmyuddin akan membuat penampilan sulung di Moto2 musim ini.
Dia disahkan menjadi pelumba baharu pasukan itu pada 20 November lalu – menggantikan Tetsuta Nagashima – dan akan digandingkan bersama Remy Gardner.
Pelumba berusia 19 tahun itu akan menggunakan segala pengalaman beraksi di FIM CEV Repsol Moto2 dan Kejuaraan Motosikal Asia (ARRC) untuk melakar nama di Moto2 musim ini.
Sumber: ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team
Sementara itu, Azlan Shah Kamaruzman dijangka akan turun dengan sasaran mempertahankan kejuaraan ASB1000 ARRC yang dimenanginya musim lalu.
Dia akan bergandingan dengan rakan sepasukan baharu, Markus Reiterberger, menggunakan jentera BMW S 1000 RR 2019.
Pada masa sama, kategori Supersport 600 menyaksikan ONEXOX menamakan Ramdan Rosli dan Nazirul Izzat manakala Muzakkir Mohamed, Rey Ratukore dan Syafieq Aiman akan beraksi di AP250.
Ahmad Fazli Sham, Wahyu Ali, Faiz Zekri dan Hafiza Rofa melengkapkan pasukan bagi kateogri UB150.
Ramdan dan Azlan Shah akan turut bergandingan bagi aksi Malaysia Superbike Championship bagi kategori 1000cc.
Bagaimanapun, tumpuan pastinya diberikan terhadap Azlan Shah dalam kemampuannya mempertahankan kejuaraan ASB1000 di samping musim sulung Kasma Danile di Moto2.
ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team mengumumkan penyertaan Markus Reiterberger yang akan beraksi di ASB1000 Kejuaraan Motosikal Asia (ARRC) musim depan.
Pelumba berusia 25 tahun itu bakal bergandingan dengan Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman dengan kedua-duanya bakal beraksi dengan jentera baharu, BMW S 1000 RR 2019.
Meskipun 10 tahun lebih muda berbanding Azlan Shah namun dia dianggap selaku pelumba berpengalaman susulan pernah menjuarai German Yamaha Cup pada 2010, 2013 dan 2015 manakala muncul juara IDM Superbike Championship dua tahun lalu.
Reiterberger juga memiliki pengalaman di Kejuaraan Superbike Dunia (WSBK) bersama Althea BMW Racing Team pada 2016.
Sumber: ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team @ Facebook
Musim lalu, ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team berjaya muncul juara sulung kategori ASB1000 menerusi Azlan Shah.
Baru-baru ini, pelumba negara, Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman membuat luahan kurang mendapat perhatian media tempatan selepas muncul juara sulung kategori ASB1000 Kejuaraan Motosikal Asia (ARRC) 2019.
Bagaimanapun, menurut perkongsian ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team di Facebook, pelumba berusia 35 tahun itu telah berangkat ke Jerman bagi menerima pengikitirafan daripada BMW Motorrad atas kejayaannya di ARRC.
Azlan Shah muncul juara pertama bagi kategori ASB1000 yang julung kalinya dipertandingkan tahun ini di ARRC dengan menunggang BMW S 1000 RR.
Sumber: ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team @ Facebook
Menariknya kejayaan Azlan Shah bersama pasukan ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team turut mendapat perhatian BMW Motorrad.
Sumber: ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team @ Facebook
Malah, bagi ASB1000 ARRC musim 2020, ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team bakal mendapat suntikan empat buah jentera BMW S 1000 RR 2019 termasuk alat ganti yang mencecah EUR25,000 (RM115,649) daripada BMW Motorrad.
Kejayaan ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team di pentas ASB1000 ARRC menandakan penyertaan mereka bukan sekadar mencukupkan kuorum tetapi untuk menoktahkan kedudukan selaku pasukan berwibawa.
Following Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman’s maiden championship win in the 2019 Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) in the ASB1000 category, the ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team is proud to announce that their results will be greatly rewarded as BMW Motorrad will be lending some factory support for the Malaysian squad in the upcoming 2020 season. (more…)
Baru-baru ini, pelumba negara, Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman, melakar sejarah sebagai juara sulung kategori ASB1000 Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) 2019 di Buriram, Thailand.
Kategori Superbike julung kali dipertandingkan di ARRC tahun ini dan menyaksikan Azlan Shah muncul juara bersama pasukan ONEXOX TKRR SAG menggunakan jentera BMW S 1000 RR.
Perlumbaan di Buriram ternyata menghadirkan cabaran sengit tatkala merebut takhta dengan Zaqhwan Zaidi dan Broc Parkes.
Bagaimanapun, Azlan berjaya menamatkan aksi Perlumbaan 1 di tempat kedua sebelum memenangi Perlumbaan 2 sekaligus menoktahkan kedudukan selaku juara sulung ASB1000.
Meskipun mengukir nama selaku pemenang sulung kategori tersebut namun kejayaan pelumba berusia 35 tahun itu tidak digembar-gemburkan di media tempatan.
Senario itu sedikit sebanyak membuatkan Azlan berkongsi kekecewaan di laman Facebook miliknya.
Diharapkan kejayaan Azlan Shah tidak diketepikan kerana seperti atlet lain yang membawa nama negara di pentas dunia, Azlan Shah telah menggalas tugas mengharumkan nama negara berulang kali dan dia selayaknya menerima penghargaan terbaik.
The 2019 Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) just wrapped up its inaugural season with the new ASB1000 superbike category and our very own Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman was crowned the first-ever ARRC Superbike Champion in Buriram, Thailand yesterday! (more…)
The first round of ARRC (Asia Road Racing Championship) saw Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman taking the first ever win the ASB1000 class.
The ONEXOX TKKR SAG Racing Team rider and his BMW S 1000 RR delivered a masterclass victory at the Sepang International Circuit.
Thitipong Warokorn (KAWASAKI Thailand Racing Team) and Ahmad Yudhistira (VICTOR RACING TEAM) completed the podium spots in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman (ONEXOX TKKR SAG Racing Team)
Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman from the ONEXOX TKKR SAG Racing Team has created history by winning the first ever ASB1000 race earlier today during the first round of the ARRC (Asia Road Racing Championship) 2019. On board the powerful BMW S 1000 RR, the 35-year-old national rider delivered a masterclass victory in Race 1 against Asia’s best riders. (more…)
The event began with Chia Motor PJ’s proprietor, Keith Chia thanking the sponsors and contributors to the team. It started with Dato’ Jeffery Lim, General Manager and Director of Kawasaki Motor (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Keith mentioned that Kawasaki Malaysia had been instrumental the team’s success throughout the years. Indeed, the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R was the weapon on which Azlan Shah destroyed the competition.
Next up was Kratos Motorsports Sdn. Bhd. who are the official distributor of K-Tech suspension systems in Malaysia. Kratos works hand-in-hand with Chia Motor PJ to supply K-Tech suspension solutions to motorcycle owners who demand the best in suspension technology and handling from their bikes. Azlan Shah’s racebike was fitted with K-Tech suspension components, consequently.
An award of appreciation was also handed to Bikes Republic and Moto Malaya as we covered the team’s journey through the entire 2018 Pirelli Malaysia Superbike Championship season. It was a real honour observing the professionalism of the team in carrying out their duties. Managing Editor Keshy Dillon received the award from Keith Chia.
Next up was Mr. Edmund Lim, the Director of Octo Galaxy Sdn. Bhd. Octo Galaxy is the official distributor Eurol Lubricant and products. Eurol sponsors the lubricants used in the team’s Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R.
Lastly, a special appreciation award was handed to Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman. Keith was full of respect for the rider MSBK lap record when he qualified on pole for the two final rounds. His lap of 2:07.708s was only 2 seconds away from the times recorded in the full-blown World Superbike Championship round at SIC.
Keith also iterated on how proud he is to be a Malaysian for having a team consisting of all races and religions working together to achieve the highest accolades.
Scores of Kawasaki owners showed up for the evening, too, despite the heavy rain.
The night continued with dinner, a live band and lucky draws.
