Malaysian Cub Prix
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Malaysian Cub Prix is a motorcycle
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...

 tournament held in Malaysia for Supercub compatible moped
Moped
Mopeds are a type of low-powered motorcycle designed to provide economical and relatively safe transport with minimal licensing requirements.Mopeds were once all equipped with bicycle-like pedals , but moped has been increasingly applied by governments to vehicles without pedals, based on their...

s a.k.a. kapchai
Underbone
An underbone is a small motorcycle built on a frame consisting mostly of one large diameter tubular component.The stylistic difference between a motorcycle and an underbone is considerable and they are sometimes known as "step-throughs" or even marketed as scooters in the West.The fuel tank...

with displacements between 110 cc to 125 cc. The tournament is aimed to encourage young riders to unleash their talents in motorcycle racing by taking part in legal race tournaments and to curb the Mat Rempit
Mat rempit
A Mat Rempit is a Malaysian term for "an individual who participates in illegal street racing", usually involving underbone motorcycles or scooters...

 phenomenon among young teenagers. Many incentives and subsidies are given to newbies to encourage them to take part.

The major sponsors for the tournament are PETRONAS
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...

, Yamaha
Yamaha Motor Company
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, Automotive Association of Malaysia (AAM) and Berita Harian
Berita Harian
Berita Harian is a major Malay language newspaper in Malaysia. Its Sunday Edition is called Berita Minggu. It was founded on 31 August 1957, which also marks the date of Malaya's independence...

.

Expert

The 2007 season was the final season for the use of 2-stroke machines (maximum displacement: 125 cc) with the same reasons as Novice category. The Expert category has more intense competition and the winner of the Expert category for the whole season is known as King of Kapchai (Raja Kapcai).

Starting from the 2008 season, the Expert category uses 4-stroke machines with the displacement ranging from 110 cc to 130 cc.

Novice

Starting from the 2006 season, the bikes used in Novice category are 4-stroke mopeds with displacements up to 115 cc. In previous seasons, 2-stroke 110 cc mopeds were used, but they were changed to 4-stroke mopeds to encourage the use of 4-stroke bikes for environmental reasons. Another reason is to enable Malaysian racers to familiarize with 4-stroke racing to compete with Thai
Thailand
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 and Indonesia
Indonesia
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n racers who are more familiar with 4-stroke racing.

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This category was introduced in 2002 to encourage young teen riders to take part by using 4-stroke machines. The machine used is same as the Novice category - 4-stroke 115 cc, but with the maximum age limit of 19 years old (Previous age limit: 21 years old).

Participating motorcycle manufacturers

  • Hong Leong Yamaha Sdn Bhd
  • Modenas
  • Suzuki Assemblers Sdn Bhd
  • Boon Siew Honda Sdn Bhd|Honda
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