Sepang marks the start of the Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup 2016

The Malaysian circuit will host a two-day training camp for Cup riders.

Winter is over. Long ago was the season finale in Malaysia, Japan’s Ayumu Sasaki showing well after being proclaimed champion of the Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup in Motegi a week earlier. The selection events for the third edition of Cup are also complete and it’s time to start preparing for the season.

Thus, on the 9^th and 10^th of February, shortly after the MotoGP riders have also gotten their 2016 season underway, the riders of the Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup will gather at the Sepang circuit to meet their Honda NSF250s before the season gets underway. The first race of the year is scheduled for the 12^th and 13^th of March at the Chang International Circuit of Buriram (Thailand).

The test will also be a determining factor in the final composition of the participants in the Cup as there have been several additions. Among the participants this year are several protagonists from the second edition: Masaki and Ogura from Japan, Salim and Izdihar from Indonesia and Thailand’s Chantra.

Participating in the Sepang pre-season test are:

2	Kazuki Masaki	Japan
3	Can Oncu	Turkey
4	Gerry Salim	Indonesia
5	Yuki Kunii	Japan
6	Irfan Ardiansyah	Indonesia
7	Deniz Oncu	Turkey
9	Ai Ogura	Japan
10	Dwiki Hardhiana Suparta	Indonesia
11	Muhammad Izam Ikmal	Malaysia
12	Ryusei Yamanaka	Japan
13	Faldhan Novayaser Mardani	Indonesia
14	Bahattin Sofuoglu	Turkey
15	Shogo Kawasaki	Japan
17	Alif Akbar Utama	Indonesia
18	Somkiat Chantra	Thailand
19	Riku Sugawara	Japan
21	Basyiruddin Samhan Mashuri	Indonesia
22	Ahamed Kadai Yaseen	India
23	Andi Izdihar	Indonesia

Also taking part in the test are four riders whose incorporation in the Cup is subject to their performance during the two days at Sepang: Lachlan Taylor (Australia), Idham Khairuddin (who participated in the 2015 Cup) and Chun Kit Law (China). Australian Tom Edwards will be absent due to injury.