P2 at Mandalika: Tianyu Asia Racing Takes Second in ARRC Round 4 AP250
Riichi Takahira finished P2 in Race 2 of ARRC Round 4 at Mandalika, on a Yamaha R3 running Pointer Racing throttle, rearsets, engine covers, radiator, lever guard and grips.
Round 4 of the 2026 Asia Road Racing Championship ran at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit in Indonesia on 7-9 August — and in Race 2 of the AP250 class, Riichi Takahira brought the Tianyu Asia Racing machine home in second place.
A podium is a rider's result before it is anyone else's. But look at what was bolted to that bike, because almost every part the rider touched, and almost every part protecting the engine, came from us.
What Was On The Bike
AP250 is contested on the Yamaha R3 — the same platform our development has centred on for years. The Tianyu machine at Mandalika ran:
- Quick Action Throttle — the shorter turn-to-stop that matters most on corner exit
- Rearsets — race riding position, adjustable, built to be crashed and repaired
- Engine Case Cover Set — the three-piece set that satisfies scrutineering
- Racing Radiator — high-capacity cooling for a tuned race engine
- Brake Lever Guard — mandatory kit, and the difference between a scare and a crash in close racing
- Handlebar Grips — the last few square centimetres between rider and machine
That is not a sponsorship decal on a fairing. It is the control interface and the crash protection on a bike that finished second against the best AP250 riders in Asia.
Why This Matters More Than A Result
We have worked alongside Tianyu Asia Racing for years, and that relationship is the reason these parts exist in the form they do. A race weekend is the only honest test bench: a rider at race pace will find the flex, the fade and the vague feel that no dyno session ever surfaces. They tell us what moved, what they wanted from the throttle picking up drive out of a slow corner, where a peg needed to be — and the next revision is better for it.
That feedback loop is also why, across the AP250 field, roughly nine of every ten teams running the Yamaha R3 are cooling their engines with a Pointer Racing radiator.
Mandalika Is A Real Test
Sitting on the south coast of Lombok with the Indian Ocean off the run-off, Mandalika looks idyllic and punishes equipment accordingly: tropical heat, long full-throttle sections and an abrasive surface. Cooling and consistent control feel are not luxuries there — they decide whether a rider can still push on the last lap.
The Same Parts Are On Our Shelves
There is no factory-only version. What Tianyu ran at Mandalika is what we stock in Australia — same parts, same specification, shipped free Australia-wide. If you race an R3 in a production class, or ride one hard on track days, you can build the same cockpit.
Congratulations to Riichi and the entire Tianyu Asia Racing crew. On to the next round.