Bright Future for Top 4 Riders of Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup

These top four riders have a bright future following their good performance at the recent 2014 Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup.

During last year's launch, the Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup fulfilled its principal objective to discover young Asian riding talent with the potential to participate on the international stage.

The next step was to create a team that will participate in the Moto3 Junior World Championship of the FIM CEV Repsol, sponsored by the Sepang International Circuit and carrying the name of the Asia Talent Cup Team. The new squad will feature the Japanese rider Kaito Toba (the reigning Cup Champion), Toba’s compatriot Yuta Date (runner-up) and Malaysian rider Adam Norrodin.

Toba, who first rode a motorcycle at the age of 8, together with his young compatriot, 15-year old Ayumu Sasaki, will take part in the 2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Meanwhile, Sasaki, Date and  Norrodin will combine their additional international commitments with participation in the second staging of the Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup starting with the first round at Chang International Circuit in Thailand on March 22.

The Asia Talent Cup is a motorsport series competition from Shell that aims to promote young Asian riders in their quest to compete in the competitive world of motorcycle racing.

2015 Riders schedules:

Kaito Toba                 Moto3 Junior World Championship    Red Bull Rookies Cup

Yuta Date                   Moto3  Junior World Championship   Shell Advance ATC

Adam Norrodin      Moto3 Junior World Championship   Shell Advance ATC

Ayumu Sasaki          Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup         Shell Advance ATC