MSS Champion Assist Aspiring Riders Of “PADU” An Initiative By Ministry Of Youth And Sports Malaysia

Subang Jaya, 18 December 2014 – It was the fifth day of the motorsports development program by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia (KBS) alongside PB2R Racing, Pitrides and Malaysian Riders under the flagship of PADU (Program Angkat dan Upaya); which was an initiative by none other than Yang Berhormat Tuan Haji Khairy Jamaluddin. The program which was created with the focus of bringing out the potential of some selected “high risk” youths is now coming to the end of it’s stage following from the program launch in November this year.

Under the automotive segment of PADU program, some five young participants were given a chance to experience a short course on motorsports following from their interest towards the subject and their real life activity on the road mainly on motorcycles. The youths involved in the program already completed some specific activities that sees them executing a professional fitness training, communication skills and the all important advance riding program. With the five selected teenagers around 16 year of age currently work their understanding towards a proper motorcycle riding aspects; they were given an opportunity to spend an evening of training with a Malaysian Super Series 2014 champion from the category of supersports (600cc motorcycles). The 24 years old Bike Art Racing Team rider; Md. Muzakkir Mohamed who clinched the championship in MSS 2014 made his appearance during the motorcycle training to share some of his experience and insight with the program participants on how to prepare themselves in the motorsports industry.

Muzakkir then proceed to assist them on how to properly ride a racing bike on a race track while overlooking at each of the participants ability to ride from the trackside. The 22-year old assistance towards the program was aimed at giving the participating “high risk” youths a better connection and relation between their own life and the MSS champion’s past life prior to his racing career. This gives the boys an opportunity to re-think of their future and their goals with hope that it can inflict a wave of change to themselves. In a short interview with Md. Muzakkir during the training session, he spoken of how these boys were lucky to be given such opportunity and how the PADU program may be a way to act as an extra catalyst towards creating a better motorsports culture here in Malaysia. “I surely hope that the program shall continue further in the upcoming years to come, because changes is hard to conceive and it is a long process especially when it comes to these boys lifestyle and surroundings” says Md. Muzakkir on his personal reflection towards the current social situation among the Malaysian youths.

The motorsports development program under the flagship of PADU will continue it’s progress for the five selected participants with the final round of the training which will be held at the Elite Speedway Circuit of USJ on the 22nd of December 2014.