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li Adrian Rusmiputro is about to reach one of the highest pinnacles of his career '€” he is set to compete in the Moto 2 European Championships event of the 2015 FIM CEV Spanish Motorbike Championships.

It is a great opportunity for Adrian to train with the sport'€™s greatest names.

The 21-year-old Indonesian motorbike racer has already made a name for himself on the national circuit, having competed in many competitions since he was 14 years old, after first developing an interest in racing bikes when he was three years old.

'€œ[At three years old] he would ride a bicycle inside the house, and I noticed that when he maneuvered around household objects, he never hit them. That'€™s when I knew he had potential,'€ his father Erin Rusmiputro told The Jakarta Post.

Having grown up in a family of motorsport enthusiasts '€” his mother used to race in country rallies in Copenhagen '€” Adrian explained that motorsports were in his blood. The eldest of three siblings, with full household support for his passion, Adrian decided to pursue a professional career when he was 14.

He has since recorded a number of achievements. He was runner-up at the OMR Kawasaki Ninja 150cc National Championship in 2011.

In international events, he raced to second place at the 2012 Losail Asian Road Race Series (LARRS) in Qatar and in four competitions in the 2013 European Junior Cup he was placed between seventh and tenth.

Coming a long way from competing in national and international championships, Adrian has now managed to become the first Asian racer to be mentored personally by David Garcia.

The former MotoGP racer has said the young racer could race in the sport'€™s most prestigious race, the MotoGP, very soon.

Adrian described his collaboration with Garcia as a '€œcoincidence'€, beginning with his meeting with another former MotoGP racer, Simon Crafar, in Spain in August during a superbike event.

His performance on the track managed to catch the eyes of teams from Spain and Venezuela, who reportedly showed interest in him. Adrian was then a test driver for Suzuki.

But it was through Crafar that the young Indonesian met Garcia. After being brought to Garcia'€™s circuit in Almeria, Spain, Adrian became a test driver one of Garcia'€™s bikes and caught the eye of the legendary racer.

Adrian'€™s father Erin Rusmiputro offered an insight into the passion that Garcia identified in Adrian on the circuit.

'€œ[Adrian] was falling over a lot, but Garcia noted that after each fall, he would get back up and ride at the same fast speed. Riders that fall usually slow down after falling over, but Adrian did not. After a few days using a large bike, he eventually got used to it,'€ recounted Erin.

Garcia offered Adrian a seven-year contract to sign up as a professional student under his tutorage.

'€œHe told me it would mean I would have to move to Spain and practice every day. I didn'€™t have to think twice!'€ Adrian said.

Adrian'€™s passion and persistence on the circuit were also reflected during a 2011 incident in which he tore his knee during a test drive, one day before he was due to compete in a national championship, which also caused him to fall unconscious.

'€œThe morning of the championship, my dad asked me if I still wanted to race. I was not fully conscious at the time but I said to myself that I had to race no matter what. So I went to the race on crutches and they allowed me to race after undergoing a medical examination,'€ he said.

According to Erin, his son'€™s performance was still '€œas stellar as it was before, despite his injury'€.

Adrian is scheduled to depart for Spain on Dec. 21, where he will join Garcia and other motorbike racing figures, such as current MotoGP champion Esteve '€œTito'€ Rabat, at Garcia'€™s International Circuito de Almeria, preparing for the MOTO 2 championship race in April.

Speaking of the consequences of reaching his goal at such a young age, Adrian said that he did not regret spending his youth focused on harnessing his talents for a future in motorcycle racing, even if it meant forgoing a formal education or a social life.

'€œHaving over 1,000 friends is nice, but it does not always guarantee success,'€ he said. However, the racer owes a lot to the support of the friends he does have.

He added that while that he was forgoing a formal education, he would still pursue informal paths to education, all the while racing toward ever larger goals.