Yamaha PH Team’s Sniper, YZF-R6 riders to compete at ARRC R2 in Japan

MANILA: The Yamaha Philippines Racing Team is primed and ready to compete at the third round of the 2026 Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) with race-spec versions of the Yamaha Sniper and the Yamaha YZF-R6.

The aforementioned competition will be held at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Japan from June 12-14, 2026, and it follows the local Yamaha-riding team’s hard-fought campaign at the ARRC round one held in Thailand. 

Specifically, Hong Leong Yamaha Racing Team’s McKinley Kyle Paz will be entering the Supersport 600 category after earning a podium finish at the opening round of the 2026 ARRC.

Paz is joined by April King Mascardo and Timothy Rojas, who will both compete in the Underbone 150 Category under the banner of Yamaha Racetech Philippines Racing Team. Notably, the motorcycle brand’s local arm says that this is the championship’s “most competitive classes.” 

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Yamaha Sniper 155, YZF-R6 in PH

In the Philippine market, the Yamaha Sniper 155 retails at P125,900. It is also available as the Sniper 155R at P145,900. 

Propelling the top-spec Yamaha Sniper 155R is a liquid-cooled, four-stroke, single-overhead-cam gasoline engine that is able to produce up to 17.6 horsepower (hp) and 14.4 Newton-meters (Nm) of torque. 

The brand’s sporty underbone offering also uses a constant-mesh six-speed transmission with a multi-plate wet clutch, front and rear disc brakes, and anti-lock braking, among others. 

On the other hand, the Yamaha YZF-R6 has since been discontinued for the local market, but its direct replacement, the YZF-R7, currently retails at P598,000.

For power, the newer YZF-R7’s engine relies on a 689-cubic-centimeter (cc), liquid-cooled, dual-overhead-cam, two-cylinder gasoline mill producing 72.3 hp and 67 Nm of torque. 

This model also has dual front and single rear disc brake setup, tubeless tires, an upside-down front fork and a link suspension for the rear, as well as a six-speed constant mesh transmission with a multiplate wet disc clutch. 

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