Yamaha ASEAN Cup 2010

TEAM PHILIPPINES

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. holds 8th Yamaha ASEAN Cup in Malaysia

The Yamaha ASEAN Cup is an international one-make race that uses Yamaha's sporty four-stroke underbone motorcycles. The race was joined by a total of thirty-eight (38) riders from the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Japan.
The race was held in Hang Jebat Stadium in Malacca, Malaysia on December 11 and 12, 2010.

Team Philippines riders

Our team is composed of the following riders who competed in the following categories
Expert class
Expert class:
  1. Jeff Chan (11)
  2. Dashi Watanabe (35)
  3. Marvin Mangulabnan (119)
Novice class
Novice class:
  1. J.E. Inguito (22)
  2. Vingie Coloma (25)
  3. Clifford Baccus (19)

Race machines used

Expert class

Yamaha Sniper
The machine used in the expert class was the Yamaha Sniper, the sporty premium bike. The Sniper boasts a powerful, liquid-cooled 135 cc engine that exhibits superior performance in all conditions. Numerous technologies have been incorporated in this bike, that add to its level of performance. Overall, this bladed-design motorcycle is popular on ASEAN countries.
The Yamaha Sniper was chosen for the expert class to help improve the riders' skills. The recently held Yamaha GP One-Make Race also used the Sniper for the expert categories. The Sniper is chosen by many riders in national championships for its obvious excellent performance.

Novice class

Yamaha Vega Force
The machine used in the novice class is the Yamaha Vega Force, the sporty underbone recently launched last June 2010. This new member of the sporty manual transmission lineup features a newly designed frame, distinguised front mask and tail light, a high performance 115 cc engine, new chronograph meter panel and more.

Team Philippines's machines

Team Philippines's Machines
These motorcycles were painted in the official Yamaha racing blue color, and will sport the Yamaha "Speed Block" for the entire race. The Team Philippines' machines sported a light blue color with the national flag on the front cowling.

The heat

Expert class

Novice class

Team Philippines lands 3rd place on Novice class

J.E. Inguito finished 3rd place in the final heat of the Novice class. J.E. scored a total of 29 points, while Team Thailand and Team Indonesia scored 38 points and 30 points, respectively.

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