GILAMOTOR.com. – Debut perdana pembalap Indonesia Rafid Topan Sucipto di Moto2 Losail Qatar, Minggu 7 April 2013 terbilang sukses. Meski finish di rombongan belakang, yang terpenting Topan bisa menyelesaikan balapan pertamanya. Maklum bro en sis, rata-rata pembalap Moto2 sudah mengikuti balapan kelas dunia itu minimal 8 tahun, sementara Topan baru saja memulainya.
Rafid yang didukung oleh pelumas dalam negeri Evalube finish di posisi 26. Jauh lebih baik ketimbang rekan satu timnya Anthony West yang tak bisa menyelesaikan balapan karena jatuh di pertengahan balapan.
Sebagai pembalap termuda Moto2 2013, Rafid Topan perlu banyak belajar dan beradaptasi di lingkungan balap dunia.  Dari hasil seri 1, Rafid Topan  masih ‘ditarik-tarik’ motor Moto2, kendali bukan sepenuhnya pada dirinya. Itu dibandingkan dengan peserta yang masuk 20 besar Moto2. Topan baru tahun ini membawa motor racing 4-tak. Bukan sembarang racing, tapi protipe. Walau 4-tak, tetapi hasilnnya malah seperti 2-tak, terutama saat motor turun gigi sembari gasnya ditutup. Saat itu motor tetap meluncur alias free engine brake. Padahal, sejak awal karir di balap motor, Topan belum pernah merasakan 2-tak yang meluncur terus saat gas ditutup.
“Ini merupakan pengalaman pertama saya di ajang balap dunia, persaingan dengan pembalap sangat menantang, terutama saya harus menyesuaikan membawa motor racing 4-tak. Saya masih terus belajar soal slipper clutch (SC). Sering ragu karena sepenuhnya tergantung rem, bukan engine brake dan saya masih harus terus banyak belajar menguasai motor dan banyak pengalaman. Namun saya cukup puas karena berhasil finish dan saya berharap pada race berikutnya di Austin-Texas, saya dapat mencapai posisi yang lebih baik lagi,†tegas embalap yang disponsori oleh Evalube dari QMMF Racing Tim.
“Selangkah demi selangkah. Biasa main bebek tiba-tiba ada di lingkungan dunia, wajar kalau gugup,” kabar Bambang Gunardi, Sportive Adviser QMMF, dari Qatar.
Marc Marquez saja mengaku masih gerogi, apa lagi Rafid Topan yang baru pertama kali membalap di antara para jagoan balap dunia. Bentul gak..?
Berikut hasil Seri Pertama-Losail Qatar
1. Pol Espargaro SPA Tuenti HP 40 (Kalex) 40m 31.782s
2. Scott Redding GBR Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) 40m 32.626s
3. Takaaki Nakagami JPN Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 40m 43.880s
4. Dominique Aegerter SWI Technomag carXpert (Suter) 40m 50.692s
5. Mika Kallio FIN Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) 40m 50.715s
6. Julian Simon SPA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 40m 50.800s
7. Simone Corsi ITA NGM Mobile Racing (Speed Up) 40m 51.012s
8. Alex De Angelis RSM NGM Mobile Forward Racing (Speed Up) 40m 51.234s
9. Esteve Rabat SPA Tuenti HP 40 (Kalex) 40m 52.001s
10. Xavier Simeon BEL Desguaces La Torre Maptaq (Kalex) 40m 52.754s
11. Jordi Torres SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 (Suter) 40m 53.456s
12. Johann Zarco FRA Came Iodaracing Project (Suter) 40m 53.866s
13. Marcel Schrotter GER Desguaces La Torre SAG (Kalex) 40m 53.875s
14. Nicolas Terol SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 (Suter) 40m 54.278s
15. Toni Elias SPA Blusens Avintia (Kalex) 41m 8.459s
16. Mike Di Meglio FRA Jir Moto2 (MotoBI) 41m 8.479s
17. Sandro Cortese GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 41m 13.639s
18. Danny Kent GBR Tech 3 (Tech 3) 41m 17.077s
19. Randy Krummenacher SWI Technomag carXpert (Suter) 41m 19.455s
20. Sergio Gadea SPA Interwetten Paddock (Suter) 41m 25.979s
21. Kyle Smith GBR Blusens Avintia (Kalex) 41m 31.027s
22. Steven Odendaal RSA Argiñano & Gines Racing (Speed Up) 41m 34.495s
23. Yuki Takahashi JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Moriwaki) 41m 36.076s
24. Doni Tata Pradita INA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Suter) 41m 45.799s
25. Alberto Moncayo SPA Argiñano & Gines Racing (Speed Up) 42m 8.791s
26. Rafid Topan Sucipto INA QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 41m 31.799s
lumayan lah, paling tidak kita punya pembalap yang bs kita tonton di moto2, belajar lagi bro
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