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The 13th Yamaha VR46 Master Camp is Coming up in August
July 2, 2024
July 2, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and the VR46 Riders Academy are gearing up for the 13th Yamaha VR46 Master Camp training week which will be held in Tavullia from 6 - 13 August 2024. Six new students have been selected: Gonzalo Sanchez Melendez (age 15, Spain), Takumi Takahashi (age 16, Japan), Dorian Joulin (age 17, France), Aymon Bocanegra (age 13, Peru), Wahyu Nugroho (age 21, Indonesia), and Md Adamhaikal Bin Jahar (age 19, Malaysia). They are the promising new protégés who get to take in the VR46 Rider Academy tips and tricks for competing on the world stage of motorcycle racing.
The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp programme will be back for its thirteenth edition from 6 - 13 August 2024. The training week will again be staged at Valentino Rossi's VR46 Motor Ranch and several other VR46 Rider Academy training locations.
Like last year's twelfth edition, the thirteenth is the only Master Camp scheduled for 2024. Yamahaand VR46 have therefore opted to make it a more intense version, adding extra training sessions.
The lucky six riders, Gonzalo Sanchez Melendez (age 15, Spain), Takumi Takahashi (age 16, Japan), Dorian Joulin (age 17, France), Aymon Bocanegra (age 13, Peru), Wahyu Nugroho (age 21, Indonesia), and Md Adamhaikal Bin Jahar (age 19, Malaysia), have been selected by Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and get to attend the upcoming Yamaha VR46 Master Camp. A place to join this once-in-a-lifetime event can't be bought, nor can riders apply for a placement – riders are to be put forward by Yamaha distributors.
The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp training programme is especially intended to nurture talent. Racing and fitness professionals designed the Master Camp particularly with the aim to give young Yamaha stars a boost by enhancing their riding technique and overall professionalism.
To improve the 13th edition Master Camp recruits' skills, they will have a chance to ride at the VR46 Motor Ranch’s Flat Track on YZ250Fs and on its MX track for soft cross training on YZ125s. The selected youngsters will be riding at the Circuit di Pomposa on YZF-R3s, and at the mini Supermoto Jeepers Park on MiniGP YZ85 bikes. The students will be joined by their VR46 Riders Academy seniors for some personal coaching.
Besides riding, the protégés will also work out at the Fisio Gym and receive MotoGP eSport lessons from Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Lorenzo Daretti, aka Trastevere73.
The new students will be provided with new Yamaha VR46 Master Camp outfits for on and off-track wear (made possible by Oakley, Alpinestars, and VR46).
News, images, videos and updates from the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp will be posted regularly on the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team's social media channels and Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team’s website throughout the training week.
Tetsu Ono: General Manager – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.’s Motorsports Strategy Division
"The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp programme will be back for its 13th edition from 6 - 13 August 2024. We continue to provide valuable opportunities for young riders with the aim of letting up-and-coming Yamaha talents experience the training system of the VR46 Riders Academy that can allow them to compete at the forefront of MotoGP.
Once again, riders from Europe, Asia, and South America, mainly racing in the R3 championships, will participate in the training.
We are putting more effort into the development of young riders. In addition to implementing these training programmes, Yamaha Motor has also launched the Yamaha FIM R3 bLU cRU World Cup and the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Asia-Pacific Championship this year.
The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team is now in its third year in the Moto2 World Championship, and it might inspire young riders around the world to redouble their efforts to improve their skills.
We would like to sincerely thank VR46 for their dedication towards the Master Camp project as well as sponsors Oakley and Alpinestars, whose support allows us to carry out this intense training programme in a safe manner."
13th Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Participants
Gonzalo Sanchez Melendez
| Date of birth | 20/08/2008 |
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| Nationality | Spain |
| Current championship | R3 bLU cRU World Cup |
Takumi Takahashi
| Date of birth | 23/05/2008 |
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| Nationality | Japan |
| Current championship | R3 bLU cRU World Cup |
Dorian Joulin
| Date of birth | 21/10/2006 |
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| Nationality | France |
| Current championship | R3 bLU cRU World Cup |
Aymon Bocanegra
| Date of birth | 03/07/2010 |
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| Nationality | Peru |
| Current championship | R3 bLU cRU Latin America Cup |
Wahyu Nugroho
| Date of birth | 14/01/2003 |
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| Nationality | Indonesia |
| Current championship | ARRC SSP |
Md Adamhaikal Bin Jahar
| Date of birth | 01/05/2005 |
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| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Current championship | CP125 |
ABOUT THE YAMAHA VR46 MASTER CAMP
In an effort to support young Italian riders aiming to become world-class racers, Valentino Rossi decided to put his vast experience and knowledge from his many years of racing to good use in 2014 and established the VR46 Riders Academy.
In March 2016, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. entered into a formal three-year partnership agreement with the VR46 Riders Academy as an Official Partner and also as its Official Motorcycle Supplier.
In July of 2016, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and the VR46 Riders Academy staged the inaugural Yamaha VR46 Master Camp with the goal of helping select young Yamaha talent make their way in the racing world by increasing their skills and experience in various racing disciplines.
Since then the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp has put on eleven subsequent training events. The participants so far have been 58 mostly teenage riders, who race in various championships on bikes like the YZF-R25 and YZF-R3 and hail from 17 countries in all: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States. Six more riders and one country (Peru) will be added to this list after the thirteenth edition.
The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp team competing in the Moto2 World Championship is a natural progression of this training programme, functioning as a shining example for young talent of what is possible when they dedicate themselves to skills improvement and career progression. Current riders Jeremy Alcoba and Ayumu Sasaki are two stand-out talents who are in their first year of working together with the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team. Whilst Alcoba already has two years of experience in the Moto2 World Championship prior to 2024, Sasaki, the 2023 Moto3 Vice Champion, is an intermediate class rookie.
