Yamaha organizes YZF R15 One Make Race Championship Season 2010

Riding on the success of Yamaha’s R15 Championships since 2008, Yamaha added another event to its impressive racing calendar as it organized YAMAHA R15 ONE MAKE RACE CHAMPIONSHIP – Season 2010 on 5th and 6th June, 2010 in Chennai. The 5 leg championship was being organized as part of SIDVIN-FMSCI National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2010 and leg 1 was held this weekend at Madras Motor Race Track in Sriperumbudur. This year, Yamaha R15 One Make Race Championship was open to participation from both Yamaha and Non-Yamaha customers. The total number of participants in Novice Class was 86 and Expert Class was 13. In the Novice Race 1, G. R. Santosh from Bangalore stole the limelight with the 1st rank. Deepak Papineni was 2nd and Kishore from Neyveli was 3rd. In the Novice Race 2, Bharath Raj was 1st, G. R. Santosh was 2nd and Sai Kishore was 3rd. In the Expert Race 1, R. Deepak was 1st, Shyam Shankar was 2nd and Sudhakar Kesavan was 3rd. The Expert Race 2 had been cancelled due to poor visibility. All the riders participating in Yamaha R15 One Make Race Championship were evaluated till the fourth Round on the basis of their performance. The best performing riders (One from each Class: 1 - NOVICE & 1 – EXPERT) would be given a chance to participate in the “YAMAHA ASEAN CUP RACE” to be held in Malaysia later in 2010. Talented Riders can further get a chance to compete in “ASIA ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 600cc Class” based on their performance in Yamaha ASEAN Cup Race-2010. Riders selected based on his results in the ASIA ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 600cc Class can make his Life Time Dream come true as he could get a chance to participate in the Grand Prix. Undeterred by sweltering heat, the contestants struck the tarmac on Yamaha’s Super Sports YZF-R15 and experienced the breathtaking acceleration of the bikes on a race circuit. Loaded with true Yamaha DNA – Performance, Innovation & Design, YZF-R15 provided complete racing experience to the biking enthusiasts and hands on feel of its riding, cornering and braking abilities. Yamaha made their experience more exciting by mounting Daytona Racing Kits in the bikes. The Racing kit includes Racing Exhaust system, Racing ECU (Engine Control Unit), High Lift Cam Shaft and Petal shaped large Disc. These kits are developed using valuable experience gained from MotoGP racing and are designed exclusively for racing purposes in a closed circuit. Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Yutaka Terada, Director – Sales & Marketing, India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. said, “Motor Sports is an integral part of our Brand Image. It has always been Yamaha’s endeavor to promote motor sports along with safe biking. There are thousands of our customers who want to participate in these events for the love of the sport & thrill. This also gives us the opportunity to come closer to our consumers as they get to experience the true racing instinct of YZF - R15. The event has been extremely successful and this can be seen from the huge participation of the bike enthusiasts.” 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. It also has the controllability and maneuverability to maximize riding/ cornering/ braking performance. Yamaha’s corporate culture has always given special importance to Motorsports as a way of expressing the ‘spirit of challenge’ the company values so highly. R15 Championship, that was one of the biggest initiatives by Yamaha to take racing culture to new heights in India and the Racing Ride Tech Challenge events have proved to be very successful in their objective of inculcating the racing spirit as well as promote biking culture in the country. Carrying forward the racing legacy with R15 One Make Race, Yamaha aims to take the racing culture and spirit in India to the next level.