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  • Motosikal Moto2 Kalex janaan Triumph 2019 ini tampak sudah bersedia untuk musim 2019.
  • Moto2 musim 2019 bakal menyaksikan penggunaan enjin tiga silinder 765cc serba baru keluaran Triumph.
  • Kalex telah pun mengambil langkah bagi menarik minat kebanyakan pelanggannya bagi menggunakan casis mereka untuk tahun 2019.

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This particular 2019 Triumph-powered Kalex Moto2 bike is looking ready for 2019.

The 2019 Moto2 season will see a brand new 765cc three-cylinder engine manufactured by Triumph being used.

Kalex is already a few steps ahead as they need to impress a lot of their customers using their chassis come 2019.

It looks like this particular 2019 Triumph-powered Kalex Moto2 bike is primed and almost ready for the upcoming 2019 season. As most of you may have heard, 2018 will be the last year that Moto2 will use the 600cc four-cylinder engine from Honda’s CBR600RR before they make the transfer to Triumph’s 765cc three-cylinder firepower. (more…)

  • Zulfahmi Khairuddin telah memperkenalkan motosikal perlumbaan Moto2 Kalex terbarunya semalam di Litar Antarabangsa Sepang.
  • Baru sahaja dipanggil bagi menunggang untuk pasukan SIC Racing Team, penunggang berusia 26 tahun itu tidak sabar untuk kembali berlumba dalam kategori kelas pertengahan paling berdaya saing di dalam dunia.
  • SIC Racing Team telah bekerjasama dengan KBS Malaysia bagi menaja usaha Moto2 mereka untuk tahun 2018.

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Zulfahmi Khairuddin revealed his latest Kalex Moto2 race bike yesterday at the Sepang International Circuit.

Newly appointed to race for the SIC Racing Team, the 26 year old is eager to get back into racing in the world’s most competitive intermediate class.

The SIC Racing Team has partnered up with KBS Malaysia to sponsor their Moto2 efforts for 2018.

One of Malaysia’s top motorcycle racers that is Zulfahmi Khairuddin who was recently announced as one of two Moto2 riders representing Malaysia for the 2018 season has unveiled his brand new bike and livery at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) just yesterday. The 26 year old national rider will be racing for the SIC Racing Team with KBS Malaysia as their main sponsor. (more…)

Zulfahmi Khairuddin (Sumber imej: MotoGP)

 

  • Ujian pra musim Moto2 dan Moto3 2018 telah berlangsung baru-baru ini di Valencia.
  • Ketiga-tiga hari ujian berkenaan telah dibantutkan oleh hujan yang telah menyebabkan litar menjadi sejuk.
  • Penunggang dari Malaysia, Zulfahmi Khairuddin (Moto2) dan Adam Norrodin (Moto3) meluangkan masa tersebut menyesuaikan diri dengan jentera masing-masing.

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  • The 2018 Moto2 and Moto3 pre-season tests got underway at Valencia recently.

  • All three days were hampered by rain and subsequently cold track.

  • Malaysian riders Zulfahmi Khairuddin (Moto2) and Adam Norrodin (Moto3) spent time adapting to their machines.

Malaysian Moto3 and Moto2 riders found the going tough during their respective class’ pre-season tests.

The three-day test session held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain saw rain and subsequent cold weather, hampering the quest for racking up more track time and faster laps.

Moto2

Returning rider, Zulfahmi Khairuddin, now riding for the SIC Racing Team saw his track time cut down just three 70-minute sessions and completing only 72 laps in total over three days.

There were nine sessions (three per day) for each class. In Moto2, the first day was a total washout. No riders went on track in Session 1. Sessions 2 and 3 saw only Dominique Aegerter riding for 12 and 14 laps, respectively.

The weather stayed more or less the same on the second day. Session 4 saw only five riders posting very few laps, with Isaac Vinalez completing the most number of laps at 20. The next closest riders Stefano Manzi and Jorge Navarro completed only 7 laps apiece.

All riders saw action in Session 5 and 6 but posted times slower than the normal pace.

Session 7 on Day Three was another washout and only Mattia Pasini went out riding, completing a token 4 laps. All riders rode in Sessions 8 and 9, however, just the days before, no one put in a large number of laps to be of true meaning.

Test sessions in good weather usually see riders completing many more laps as they work on setting up their bikes.

It was a learning experience for Zulfahmi as he adapts to the Kalex, having been roped in to replace Hafizh Syahrin at almost the 11th hour.

“The first day was rain and the second day we did only a few laps to check the bike and get a feel for the bike,” said Zulfahmi.

Zulfahmi continued, “The hardest part for me is getting used to the tyres; we are now working on the engine braking to make me more comfortable to brake harder.”

Zulfahmi Khairuddin – Picture from MotoGP.com

Riders need time to adapt to the characteristics and limits of new tyres, especially when they make the switch from road-legal race compound tyres to full-on race tyres. Race tyres may provide more grip, but it remains as potential grip if the rider could not find the way to make them work i.e. keeping them in the optimal working range.

He remains optimistic and cheerful, however, “It’s fantastic to be going to Sepang next week because the weather is so much better than in Europe right now.”

Team Manager, Johan Stigefelt said, “This test was the first time riding the Moto2 bike for Fahmi; a week ago he didn’t know he would be here, so of course it’s quite nerve-wracking for him to have a complete new bike and new crew around him.”

Moto3

As with Moto2, the Petronas Sprinta Racing team’s riders Adam Norrodin and Ayumu Sasaki (from Japan) saw rain disrupting their plans. Only four riders completed a few laps throughout the day.

Day Two’s Session 4 in the morning saw only four riders completing 4 laps each; while 17 out of 24 riders went on track in Session 5.

All riders finally went on track in Session 6, which saw Sasaki posting the 11th fastest time, while Adam was way back in 24th.

Day Three was almost the same, having full participation in Session 8, only. The most lap completed was a measly 30.

Both riders crashed due to cold tyres and Adam injured a finger. “It’s been quite a frustrating first test with the weather being so cold! We couldn’t ride at all on the first day because of the rain and then even when it stopped it was too cold to get any real heat in the tyres,” he lamented.

About the last day, “Today it has been sunnier but still so cold, so when we went out I just concentrated on getting used to the bike again.”

Adam Norrodin in the 2017 Argentina GP

“Today has been a better day,” said Sasaki, “it’s been a lot sunnier but still very cold.”

Ayumu Sasaki – Picture from MotoGP.com

Both teams will head home to the Sepang International Circuit for private testing from

  • Sky Sport telah menyiarkan berita bahawa Hafizh Syahrin akan menyertai kelas MotoGP.
  • Dia akan menggantikan Jonas Folger bagi pasukan Monster Yamaha Tech 3.
  • Sepang Racing Team sudah pun menandatangani Zulfahmi Khairuddin bagi menggantikan tempat Hafizh dalam Moto2.

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  • Sky Sports broke the news of Hafizh Syahrin stepping up to MotoGP.

  • He will replace Jonas Folger in the Monster Yamaha Tech3.

  • Sepang Racing Team signs on Zulfahmi Kharuddin in place of Hafizh for Moto2.

In what seems like the convulated plot of twist of a Hollywood movie ã la Memento, Hafizh “Pescao” Syahrin goes into MotoGP for 2018.

Plot Twist #1

In an earlier news we reported that SIC Racing Team will run a Moto2 team with Hafizh Syahrin as the contracted rider, after the affable rider was unceremoniously dropped first by Petronas Raceline and then Petronas Sprinta.

Petronas will NOT sponsor Hafizh Syahrin for Moto2 2018

That had almost ruled Hafizh out of the 2018 Moto2 Championship, until SIC’s Chief Executive Officer, YBhg Dato’ Ahmad Razlan Ahmad Razali threw in a lifeline by providing Hafizh a seat on the newly formed SIC Racing Team Moto2 bike.

Plot Twist #2

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider, Jonas Folger was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease called Gilbert’s syndrome, and had to be ruled out from this year’s MotoGP championship, which left the team boss, Herve Poncharal scrambling to locate a replacement.

Jonas Folger

Yonny Hernandez who was axed by the now Alma Pramac Ducati for 2018 got the tap and tested out the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 bike during the 2018 Sepang Official MotoGP Test just a few days ago.

Yonny Hernandez. Picture from MotoGP.com

That seemed like somewhat of a contradiction to what Poncharal said about being not keen to offer the seat to already contracted riders, after all, and Hernandez had already inked a deal with Pedercini Kawasaki to compete in the World Superbike Championship.

Consequently, the rumours circulated incessantly in the paddock that Monster Yamaha Tech 3 is still on the lookout for a rider during then entire duration of the Winter Test at SIC, and Hafizh’s name was mentioned.

MOTOGP: Hafizh Syahrin to ride for Monster Yamaha Tech 3?

In fact, Poncharal was sitting just a metre away from us in the Media Centre and had mentioned to his crew about his concerns regarding Hernandez. (He was speaking in French but with Hernandez’s name being mentioned amongst sighs kinda paints the picture.)

But, but, but, Hafizh Syahrin is already signed to SIC Racing Team, right? RIGHT?

Plot Twist #3

So ok, Hafizh Syahrin already has a confirmed seat in Moto2 this year.

Think again! Sky Sports MotoGP broke the news of Hafizh being signed on by Monster Yamaha Tech 3 and the internet went bananas.

SIC then announced a couple of hours ago that another Malaysian GP legend, Zulfahmi Khairuddin will ride for the team. He is already slated to start the Moto2 pre-season testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain beginning 6th February.


Zullfahmi had raced in the 125cc GP from 2009 to 2011, and in Moto3 afterwards from 2012 to 2015, before moving to the Supersports World Championships for 2016 and 2017, riding a Kawasaki ZX-6R. His new team feels that he has the experience on 600cc racing machinery.

While SIC Racing Team didn’t exactly shed light about Hafizh Syahrin’s future, YBhg. Dato’ Ahmad Razlan had said before that he hopes Hafizh will eventually make the jump to the premiere class.

There’s no official word from Hafizh, either. Will there be a Plot Twist #4?

 

  • Musim 2018 MotoGP akan menyaksikan ke semua penunggang tetap memakai sut perlumbaan berbeg udara sekiranya mereka ingin bertanding di dalam kategori perlumbaannya.
  • Ke semua sut perlumbaan mestilah dilengkapi dengan sistem beg udara yang akan memberikan perlindungan pada bahagian bahu dan tulang selangka.
  • Ini adalah satu langkah yang baik memandangkan para pengeluar akan melabur dengan lebih lagi untuk sebuah sistem beg udara yang mana akan membuatkannya lebih tersedia untuk para pengguna.

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  • Kategori perlumbaan Moto2 dengan nyata sekali telah didominasi oleh sebuah pengeluar casis motosikal iaitu Kalex.
  • Dengan sebuah casis berteknologi paling maju, hampir 70% daripada keseluruhan penunggang dalam kelas perlumbaan pertengahan menggunakan Kalex untuk musim 2017.
  • Para penunggang seperti Johann Zarco, Franco Morbidelli, dan juga Hafizh Syahrin telah menggunakan motosikal Kalex kerana kehebatannya itu.

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The Moto2 race category is clearly dominated by one bike manufacturer which is Kalex.

With a technologically-advanced chassis, almost 70% of the entire intermediate race class used Kalex in the 2017 season.

Riders like Johann Zarco, Franco Morbidelli and even Hafizh Syahrin all used Kalex bikes for a very good reason.

Image source: MotoGP

We Malaysians are all too familiar with the world of Motorcycle Grand Prix. With the country’s main goal in getting a national rider into the top of the league, there are a few worthy candidates who have been racing brilliantly in the intermediate and novice classes which are Moto2 and Moto3. (more…)

  • Bagi tahun 2017, Triumph Motorcycles telah menjual lebih daripada 63,000 motosikal mereka melalui pengedar mereka di seluruh dunia.
  • Sebanyak 63,404 unit telah terjual yang mana ianya mendatangkan hasil jualan sebanyak £498.5 juta (RM2.7 Billion).
  • Triumph meraih keuntungan sebanyak £24.7 juta (RM134 juta), iaitu peningkatan sebanyak 48% dari peningkatan jualan sebanyak 22% di seluruh dunia.

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