Galang Hendra Pratama Focuses on Navarra Series to Add Points

MILAN – Galang Hendra Pratama won points in the 6th World Supersport (WorldSSP) series which took place at the Autodrom Most Circuit, Czech Republic, 6-8 August 2021. The young potential racer who defended the Ten Kate Racing Yamaha team won two points in the first race, although he did not participate in the second race because did not get permission.

In the first race, Galang Hendra continued to fight hard from the 23rd starting grid. When entering the second lap, he was in the order of 17. Then the third lap in 15th place and due to an incident during the race which left 7 laps to go, finally the best result was in 14th position which gave him two points. The best time was 1 minute 36.996 seconds and sector 1 of the Autodrom Most – Czech circuit became the mainstay of Galang Hendra Pratama to rank 7th.

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However, the Yamaha Racing Indonesia fostered racer did not get permission to take part in the 2nd race because he had an incident during the warm-up or warm-up session. Galang Hendra Pratama was hit by the cover of another racer’s motorbike, which crashed, bounced off his shoulder area, causing an injury and it is estimated that he suffered a muscle tear, resulting in swelling of his shoulder.

The decision not to participate in the second race refers to an in-depth and comprehensive examination of the medical team. The main consideration is regarding the element of safety and of course to avoid worse conditions. As a result, such decisions must be obeyed by the team or racer.

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In the WorldSSP standings, Galang Hendra Pratama is in 17th position with a total of 16 points. There is still an opportunity to increase his ranking, remaining 7 rounds that have not been held. The follow-up series will be held in Navarra, Spain on 20-22 August 2021.

Thus, there is still about 2 weeks for Galang Hendra Pratama to recover from his injury and return to being competitive to win points and try to improve his position in WorldSSP standing points.

“I’m quite motivated after getting points in race 1 which adds to my enthusiasm for race 2. Before going into race 2, we made some positive changes to the setting and I’m confident to fight for the top ten position. Unfortunately, during the warm-up I was hit by a part of the motorcycle cover that bounced off another rider’s motorbike that crashed and hit my shoulder hard. It was very unlucky and I am very disappointed. Thank you to the sponsors who have supported this race. We will do everything we can to come back strong in Navarra!” said Galang Hendra Pratama in his press statement, Tuesday (10/8/2021).

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