United Leperianz MiniGP Challenge – a great training ground for any motorcyclist

United Leperianz has conducted a series of MiniGP races just for the fun of it and they have invited specially newbie riders who would like to try out the real racing world. I was one of them and was a newbie as I have only tried the MiniGP once. There are 20 riders who are taking the challenge and most of them are newbies. One of them, John Chong, has never tried MiniGP before and he was determined to try it out.   

The race takes place at Elite Speedway Circuit which is 990m long and comes with 14 turns. Just imagine  you are taking 10 laps here, you’ll get to feel 140 turns in that laps and because of this Elite Speedway Circuit are also called circuit of thousand corners. Taking corners in actual racing is not easy and it forces you to use all your strength, your vision and your observation of the surrounding.

The race format is done in 4 stages. Stage 1, Practice (10 lap). Stage 2, Qualifying (10 lap). Stage 3, Race 1 (10 lap, reverse position, fastest rider starts at the back). Stage 4, Race 2 (12 lap, reverse position). Total lap for this race is 42 lap and for a newbie, this is very demanding in terms of stamina and mental strength. There will be a time when you think you can’t push further. You’ll feel your hand can’t grip the throttle anymore. You’ll feel you feet can’t be lift anymore.

I’d say the event by UL is a very fun event. Safety is taken care by the discipline of each of the rider. Based on my experience with the riders here, they are very humble and always say that they are not fast, you are fast, but in reality, it is them that is fast. This is different than in the online world where some always think that they are faster than the rest of other biker and always ‘tapau’ other biker. In the track and when you are in that racing suit, you’ll respect each other because with respect, you’ll learn how to become better racer. You’ll learn how to takes corner from the faster rider. You’ll learn how to brake properly. You’ll learn how to position your body on the bike. And so much more.

On and off the track, you’ll make more friends. So, guys and gals, if you are near to Elite Speedway, try the MiniGP. Follow United Leperianz, Malaysian Riders or even MotoMalaya.net for more info about upcoming race.

I would like to thank and congratulate the great work by United Leperianz, Malaysian Riders, Pitrides and all the people behind the scenes to make this race series work. Special credit to Fariedz Fictionator the ultra superb photos as you can see above.

TOP 10 RESULT UNITED LEPERIANZ MINIGP CHALLENGE…

1 – Muhammad Aizuan
2 – Mohd Zaidi
3 – Khairul Azizy
4 – Shahrul Shafiq
5 – Hairu Al Akmal
6 – Muhammad Raffi Alias
7 – Muhammad Noh Syazwan
8 – Riza Shahrom
9 – Mohamad Hafiz
10 – Muhamad Adri

Congratulations for the winners!