Musashi Boon Siew Honda could not have asked for a better start to their 2015 campaign as riders, Yuki Takahashi and Zamri Baba each secured a victory in the gruelling SuperSports 600cc class in the opening round of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship at Sepang on Sunday.

Takahashi lived up to his name as a former Moto2 rider as he cruised to victory in race one with minimum resistance from the field, followed by Baba in second place and Ratthapong Wilairot (AP Honda Racing Thailand) third.

Baba went on to win a dramatic race two that saw countless overtaking and daredevil maneuvers from start to beginning, crossing the finish line 0.774 seconds ahead of Yudhistira (Manual Tech KYT Kawasaki).

Dimas Ekky (Astra Honda Motor Racing), who initially finished third, was demoted to fourth after Race Direction found him guilty of overtaking during a yellow chequered flag. Following that decision, Tomoyoshi Koyama (NTS TPro Yuzy Honda) was moved up to third.

Hauling 45 points, Baba takes the lead in the SuperSports 600cc standings followed by Takahashi in second place with 34 points while Ekky holds third on 24 points.

Of the Finson Yamaha-mounted Aussies, Mark Aitchison went 11-DNF, Aaron Morris 14-14 and Michael Blair 16-15 in SuperSports 600cc, while in the Production 250cc ranks Brandon Demmery finished with 15th and 19th place finishes after overcoming a thumb injury sustained in qualifying.

Round two of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship will be held at the Sentul Circuit in Indonesia from 4-7 June.

2015 Asia Road Racing Championship
Round one – Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia

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