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MotoGP aces ride into town

Story and pictures by Kalavani Karupiah
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(From left) Ervin Linar Di, Lucio Cecchinello and Randy de Puniet at a press conference.
(From left) Ervin Linar Di, Lucio Cecchinello and Randy de Puniet at a press conference.

KUALA LUMPUR: The LCR Honda MotoGP team roared into town recently.

Ervin Linar Di, Lucio Cecchinello and Randy de Puniet with promotion officers from watch company Chronoforce.
Ervin Linar Di, Lucio Cecchinello and Randy de Puniet with promotion officers from watch company Chronoforce.

The LCR Honda MotoGP team riding into town.
The LCR Honda MotoGP team riding into town.

They took time off from their usual venues like the Sepang racetrack to meet members of the media at Tony Romas in MidValley Megamall.

The MotoGP outfit is one of the three Honda factory supported teams competing in the 2008 World Championship.

Leading the team is Randy de Puniet, who is one of the world's top MotoGP riders.

LCR Honda's successes this season include scorching timings in official time qualifying sessions and several top 10 finishes in races.

The team is backed by Chronoforce in the World championship.



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