Magnificent Seven put through the mill
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite it being the fasting month, seven young Malaysian Speedway racers are being put through the mill at the Bukit Jalil Family Park Speedway Circuit here in order to get the chance to represent Malaysia at the Malaysian International Speedway Cup 2007 on Oct 27.
The training of the seven, dubbed Malaysia’s Speedway Magnificient Seven for their sterling performances during the just-concluded NFC Speedway Championship here, is being conducted by nine-time world Speedway champion Ivan Mauger.
It was initiated by the Malaysia Motorsports Organisers and Competitors Association (MMOCA), the organisers of the FIM sanctioned Malaysian International Speedway Cup in collaboration with Speedway Malaysia.
Only four of them will get the opportunity to match their skills against four foreign racers come Oct 27.
“Their progress is comparable to new Speedway riders from Europe where the Speedway tradition has already run into its hundredth year. In fact, I would say that given the limited experience all these seven boys had on the 500cc bikes (during the NFC championship), I’m very impressed.
“We should be able to get them ready in time by Oct 27 when four of them will be selected by MMOCA under my recommendation and evaluation to compete with four other very experienced international Speedway riders from New Zealand, Australia, Britain and Japan,” Mauger told Bernama.
The riders in training are Rody Sofian Buang, 25, Muhd Helmy Hamzah (18), Mohd Abdussobur Turino (20), Mohd Haniff Borhan (21), Mohd Ariff Mohd Ali (21), Azizi Anuar (24) and Nazrie Ramli (28). – Bernama
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