Round 1 of YZF-R15 One Make Championship to begin in Coimbatore

The third edition of the Yamaha One Make Race Championship will be flagged off with Round 1 of the championship on 1st June at the Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore. The season will be followed by five rounds and the championship will see the chequered flag on 30th September, 2012.

The championship will be divided into two categories - Novice and Open. Qualifying for the Novice category of the opening round will be held on 1st June, while the qualifying for the Open category will be held on Saturday, 2nd June. The 15 best times from riders in the qualifying session will take part in the two races of their respective category on Sunday 3rd June. The winner of the One Make Race Championship 2012 at the end of the season will represent India Yamaha Motor at the Yamaha ASEAN Cup 2012 to be held later this year.

Contestants will race on the Yamaha’s new Sports YZF- R15 version 2.0 that will be fitted Daytona Racing kits. The Japanese brand brings to Indian Motorsport much valuable experience and expertise that they have gained over years of racing in MotoGP and World Superbike racing.

“The idea behind conducting such riding events is to identify and nurture talent in India that will one day be capable of representing India at the MotoGP races,” said Jun Nakata, Director - Sales and Marketing, India Yamaha Motor. “I would also like to extend my best wishes to Mr. S Shankar and Mr. Dinesh Kumar, the winners from last year’s R15 One Make Race championship 2011. They will be representing us at The SUGO Race in Japan in June this year,” he added.

After having successfully organised this year’s Riding Clinic, IYM is now all set to hit the track for its one-make racing championship.