Team from Thailand declared winners of the 9th ASEAN

The team from Thailand was declared the winner of the race. A total of 45 motorcycle riders from six Asian countries namely India (3), Philippines (10), Thailand (10), Indonesia (10), Japan(2) and Malaysia(10) competed against each other for the top prize at a specially prepared 1,025 meter-long course at the SM Santa Rosa, Laguna.

The cup race had contestants compete with each other in two categories -- MT Class & AT Class. Each Class comprised of both Novice Riders and Mixed Experts. The race machine for the MT Class was the T135 premium sports moped and the AL125 was the AT Class machine.

This year, the winners of the YZF-R15 One-Make Race Championship held in India, represented India Yamaha Motor at the Yamaha ASEAN Cup 2012.

All the three Indian contestants namely Shankar Sridharan, M Sudhakar and Arun Muthukrishnan competed in the MT class. Sridharan achieved 18th rank in the overall results. The YZF R15 Race held in India was divided into five rounds and was organised in association with the Madras Motor Sports Club (MMSC) and the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) and was a part of the Indian National Racing Championship 2012.

Speaking on the occasion, Jun Nakata, Director