Category | Motorcycle sport |
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Inaugural season | 2014 |
Tyre suppliers | Dunlop |
Official website | Asia Talent Cup |
Current season |
Asia Talent Cup is a motorcycle road racing competition intended for young participants in Asia and Oceania. This competition is organized by Dorna, [1] which also controls Grand Prix motorcycle racing and Superbike World Championship. The Asia Talent Cup was founded in 2013 and had its inaugural season in 2014. After three seasons under contract with Shell Advance, starting from the 2017 season, Idemitsu will be the main sponsor of the Asia Talent Cup. [2]
Alberto Puig was appointed as Director of the Asia Talent Cup from 2014. [3]
The series uses the One Make Bike system so that all racers will use the same motorcycle, namely the Honda NSF250R.
Honda NSF250R Technical Data [4] | ||
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Dimension | length 1,809 mm x width 560 mm x height 1,307 mm | |
Wheelbase | 1,219 mm | |
Ground clearance | 107 mm | |
Seat height | 729 mm | |
Tank capacity | 11 liters | |
Frame type | Aluminum, twin tube | |
Machine type | Liquid cooled 4-stroke engine | |
Lubricant type | Semi dry sump, forced pressure and wet sump | |
Transmission | 6 speed | |
Clutch type | Wet multi-plate | |
Fuel supply system | PGM-FI | |
Suspension | Front | Behind |
Inverted type telescopic | Swinger, Pro-link | |
Brake | Front | Behind |
Single disc 296 mm, with 4-piston caliper | Single disc 186 mm, with single piston caliper | |
Tire size | Front | Behind |
90/580 R17 | 120/600 R17 |
Year | Riders | Pts |
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2014 | Kaito Toba | 155 |
2015 | Ayumu Sasaki | 203 |
2016 | Somkiat Chantra | 178 |
2017 | Deniz Öncü | 156 |
2018 | Bill van Eerde | 199 |
2019 | Sho Nishimura | 177 |
2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
2021 | Taiyo Furusato | 175 |
2022 | Hakim Danish | 187 |
2023 | Veda Ega Pratama | 256 |
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