TVS Racing has set a new top speed record in the 2023 TVS Asia One Make Championship. In the second race, the team broke the record of the top speed of 215.9 km/h, breaking the previous record of 211.2 km/h. The team achieved impressive results at the Changi International Circuit in Thailand. The 2023 TVS Asia One Make Championship is a support series held during the Asian Road Racing Championship.
TVS Racing also broke the lap record by 1.1 seconds with a new lap time of 1 minute 49.742 seconds, compared to the previous record of 1 minute 50.850 seconds. The motorcycle that helped break these records is the race-spec TVS Asia OMC RR 310 based on the road-going Apache RR 310 motorcycle. For 2023, the TVS Asia OMC RR 310 has been tuned to produce more power and better overall performance. This includes improved ECU calibration and gear ratios, as well as custom suspension based on individual rider feedback.
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Racer Vorapong Malahuan takes the top spot in two races at the weekend’s 2023 TVS Asia One Make championship
On this important occasion, Vimal Sumbly, Senior Business Director, TVS Motors, said: “We and our customers are very proud of TVS Racing’s record-breaking performance in the 2023 TVS Asia One Make Championship. It is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the team ethos, and their pursuit of excellence in all aspects of motorsports. With a rich history and dominance in two-wheeled motorsports, TVS Racing has played a major role in the prosperity of motorsports culture in India and abroad and through the company’s The ‘Track to Road’ philosophy played a key role in designing the TVS Apache series. We look forward to thanking the team for more action-packed performances and wishing them the best for the upcoming races.”
The 2023 TVS Asia One Make Championship will feature drivers from the ASEAN region as a global racing platform. This year’s competition featured 14 racers from seven countries including India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. In the first round held last weekend, Vorapong Malahuan came out on top in both races. Meanwhile, Indian riders KY Ahamed and Jagan Kumar finished fifth and eighth respectively at the end of the first round.
First published date: March 30, 2023 at 16:01 PM CST
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