On the afternoon of August 12th, the racers of the Honda Racing Vietnam team entered their first official race day with determination to improve their rankings.
Stage 4 of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) 2023 took place at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit in Indonesia. The track has a total length of 4.313m, with a total of 17 corners.
Race 1 of stage 4 ARRC 2023 took place under favorable weather conditions, with sunshine and no rain. In the AP250 category, racer Cao Viet Nam (number 65), despite starting in 9th position, finished impressively in 6th position and earned an additional 10 points, bringing the total points to 55, ranking 6th on the leaderboard.
Notably, in the last corner of Race 1, Cao Viet Nam had a surprising acceleration, moving from 8th position to 6th position, in intense competition with racers number 212 and 11.
Meanwhile, racer Nguyen Duc Thanh (number 193), starting in 26th position, made efforts and finished in 20th position.
In the UB 150 category, the racers of Honda Racing Vietnam, Nguyen Anh Tuan #178 and Nguyen Huu Tri #111, had unfavorable starting positions of 31 and 33, respectively, and finished in positions 21 and 26.
So, at the end of Race 1 of stage 4 ARRC 2023, only Cao Viet Nam has earned points. Let’s continue to cheer for the Vietnamese racers in Race 2 tomorrow, Sunday (August 13th). Hopefully, all the racers will have explosive performances to bring home more valuable points.
Trang Nguyen (Forum.autodaily.vn)
