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Oceania Junior Cup contenders Max Gibbons and Carter Thompson have made the 12-rider selection for the 2020 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup.

Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia once again played host to the selection event, and following inscriptions on Tuesday and a day of track action to assess the new crop of hopefuls, 12 young riders from across Asia and Oceania have been selected to join the grid – as well as five reserve riders.

This year’s selection event saw drier skies than last year, allowing the young hopefuls maximum track time to show what they’ve got. Nearly 90 riders were put through their paces throughout the day around Sepang Go-Kart track, before the Selection Committee made their final decisions in the afternoon.

The committee, led by Talent Promotion director Alberto Puig, selected riders from Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Thailand, the Philippines, Japan and Turkey to either join the grid next year or be on the reserve list.

The Oceania Junior Cup, which runs alongside selected ASBK rounds, is also part of the Road to MotoGP program, with the Asia Talent Cup offering the next step for Australians Gibbons and Thompson.