Last year, Thailand’s Buriram circuit joined the 2021 MotoGP schedule. Unfortunately, the ongoing pandemic forced organizers to cancel the event, but the track returns to the Grand Prix calendar in 2022. While only time will tell whether the MotoGP paddock travels to Thailand this year, the Honda Thailand Talent Cup took to the course for a pre-season test in early February, 2022.
During the test, 17-year-old rider Thannaphet Kusuwan crashed on his Honda NSF 250. Sadly, the racer died as a result of injuries sustained during the incident. While Kusuwan’s death marks a tragic loss for the Thailand Talent Cup series, it’s one of many fatalities among young road racers worldwide.
