PETALING JAYA: Moto3 rookie rider Hakim Danish Ramli (pic) has a tough hurdle to overcome in the third round of the World Motorcycle Championship at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, this weekend.

SIC Racing team manager Zulfahmi Khairuddin said that the circuit in Austin is not only new to his protege but is also known as one of the most challenging tracks on the racing calendar.