R15 riders from Nepal to participate in R15 championship, Chennai

22nd June 2009

As a concept of racing championship its efforts to promote and strengthen safe biking culture and motor sports. Chennai India Yamaha Motor has been organizing Yamaha YZF-R15 Championship, a racing event, featuring the newly launched Super Sports YZF-R15, for its esteemed customers.

Yamaha’s Super Sports YZF- R15 customers’ experienced the breathtaking acceleration of the bike on a race circuit as a part of racing Championship organized on Irungattukottai Race Track at Chennai. Loaded with true Yamaha racing DNA, the all new YZF- R15 provided complete racing experience to the biking aficionados and hands on feel of its power, stability, cornering and braking.

Yamaha places special importance on race activities which have always been an important part of Yamaha’s corporate culture since the company’s founding and a way of expressing the ‘spirit of challenge’ that it value so highly.

Yamaha will be organizing similar races regularly. Though fame and fortune may only touch a handful of riders, but Yamaha feels that every rider who competes does so for their unquenchable love of the sport. Yamaha plans to continue this championship long-term so that it will be a valuable primary step for promoting racing culture and carry forward the dreams and hopes of country’s motor sports fans.

Morang Auto Works (MAW) authorized, distributorship of Yamaha in Nepal has extended the championship to Nepal. R15 riders were invited to participate in workshop at Hyatt followed by selection basis their riding skills at Vegas City by professional rider from India, Ms Alisha Abdullah.

The shortlisted winners Mr.Sohyal Karki, Mr. Ayush Dhaubanjar, Mr.Sachin Paul Baidya and Mr.Bobby Bikram Singh were giving a brief counseling seassion as how they should prepare for R15 season-II championship in Chennai on 28th June.

The winners will be provided all expenses trip to Chennai by MAW.