The PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Staff to area Pawi and Toba within the 2024 Supersport World Championship
The PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Staff continues to formulate its plans for the 2024 racing season and might now affirm that it’s going to area Malaysian rider Khairul Idham Pawi and Japanese rider Kaito Toba within the 2024 Supersport World Championship.
Having not too long ago confirmed that its 2023 WorldSSP riders Tarran Mackenzie and Adam Norrodin will stay with the crew however transfer as much as compete within the Superbike class, the squad has now recognized two sturdy younger riders as its World Supersport representatives for the 2024 season.
Born on 20 September 1998, Pawi is a Malaysian rider who has intensive expertise within the Moto3 and Moto2 world championships. The 25-year outdated is presently main this 12 months’s ARRC Supersport championship, and has simply competed within the WorldSSP championship for the primary time, having lined up with the PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Staff as a wildcard entry within the season finale at Jerez in Spain.
Born on 7 April 2000, Toba has already amassed seven years of expertise within the Moto3 World Championship regardless of his younger age. The winner of the 2014 Asia Expertise Cup, younger Kaito went on to compete within the Crimson Bull Rookies Cup and the CEV Moto3 Junior world championship earlier than progressing to Moto3. A lot of his racing has been aboard Honda equipment. The gifted Japanese presently locations eleventh within the 2023 Moto3 championship standings, thanks additionally to a podium end on the inaugural India GP spherical.
Khairul Idham Pawi
“I wish to thank everybody on the PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Staff for giving me the chance to compete in World Supersport. I bought to know the crew at Jerez, throughout the closing spherical of the 2023 season, and everybody was very useful all through each session. WorldSSP is an ultra-competitive class with numerous quick riders. Transferring from Moto2 is a giant problem, however I’ll do my finest to adapt rapidly and sustain with them. I do know a lot of the circuits from my time in Moto3 and Moto2, however there are a couple of I’ve by no means visited. It’ll be robust in these circumstances, however I’ll attempt to be taught quick. My preliminary aim is to persistently rating factors after which work out learn how to enhance because the season goes on. I’m thrilled to be a part of the PETRONAS household once more, simply as I used to be in 2019 and 2020. It’s a dream come true to be related to such a giant identify, and I’ll work arduous to attain the very best outcomes.”
Kaito Toba
“I’m thrilled to hitch the PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Staff. This can be a massive alternative for me, and I’m very proud to be a part of this challenge, with the celebrated PETRONAS model as title sponsor. I prolong my gratitude to PETRONAS, Honda, and Midori (Moriwaki) for placing their religion in me. This marks a brand-new chapter in my profession, as I’ll be competing within the Supersport World Championship for the primary time. Although I’m used to coaching with a 600 machine, I’ve but to expertise the CBR600RR. So, I plan to benefit from each winter check session we’ve, to construct good feeling with the bike proper from the outset. The 12-round calendar consists of tracks I do know but in addition two or three that I’ve by no means seen. Having not but ridden the bike, I can not have any practical expectations, however one factor is for certain – I can’t wait to embark on this new problem and am ready to offer it my very best.”
Midori Moriwaki – Staff Proprietor
“It’s a nice pleasure to welcome two sturdy riders like Khairul Idham Pawi and Kaito Toba to our PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Staff. They’re each extremely expert and actual fighters, with an excellent racing background at worldwide degree. They are going to have the ability to harness their vital expertise and showcase their expertise aboard the CBR600RR, difficult themselves in a brand new championship and lending their data and expertise to our crew’s thrilling challenge. Your complete PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Staff couldn’t be happier or extra excited to begin working with Khairul and Kaito.”
