2008 Formula Asia 2.0 Series – Races 6 & 7
Bira, Thailand

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2008.08.08

Formula Asia 2.0 top team Asia Racing Team (ART) Motorsports is heading to the Bira circuit in Pattaya, Thailand, for rounds 6 & 7 of the championship. Yoshitaka Kuroda, Ryan Booth, Ryan Haryanto and the debutant Karl Martinez Vergara will get their first taste of the Thai circuit in this weekend’s AFOS event.

Yoshitaka Kuroda came home in a strong 3rd place in Race 2 at Sepang, and sits just five points behind the 4th. The Japanese ace demonstrated he is a podium contender and have another chance to show it again. Indonesian former go-karting star Rio Haryanto, , the youngest of the lot, enjoyed a strong outing in Malaysia, and after two test days at Zhuhai Circuit he feels more confident than ever.

Ryan Booth continues to impress in his rookie year in Asia but the brave American youngster is missing a bright final result. Booth is very hopeful he can break his duck this time. On other hand, Mexican Karl Martinez makes his first appearance on single seaters and promises to give his best shot to keep up with the front-runners.

Team Manager Philippe Descombes commented ahead of the weekend, “We head into this round with the motivation and determination that we have each weekend. We expect to fare equally well at the Bira as we did on the Sepang Race 2 despite our very inexperienced line up. Fortunately we have done some training sessions at home with Ryo and Karl, and it should pay off in Bira. This is going to be the first time for the championship there, and our first time too. I am sure this will be a great event”.

The ART Motorsports drivers will be on track from Thursday morning for testing, before qualifying begins at 15.20 on Friday. Race 1 will commence at 13.40 on Saturday, followed by Race 2 at 13.40 on Sunday.