Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, 5 February 2012:- The sensational 17 years old driver from Malaysia, Brian Homi Mehta won the strong field KF2 race in All Stars Karting Invitational 2102, ahead of his compatriot Nik Azri Syazwi and Rahul Raj Mayer. Andrew Tang from Singapore and Chang Mun Shien from Malaysia finished 4th and 5th respectively. Fairuz Fauzy also took part in this event and finished 11th out of 20 drivers.
The drivers were lucky to be able to race in such a good weather in Sepang International Kart Circuit, Malaysia, despite the heavy rain during practice days. 46 top drivers around Asia including 7 from Japan took part in this invitational race organized by Langkawi Motorsport Club (LMC) and sanctioned by Automobile Association of Malaysia (AAM). Yamaha Cadet and Yamaha Junior drivers all race with organizer prepared engines and karts. 40 units engines supplied by Yamaha Japan with chassis prepared by RL Karting.
Dhummatorn Siri O Wattana from Thailand won the Yamaha Cadet ahead of Japan top driver, Taiga Imoto who was dominant in all heats and pre-final race. Muizzuddin Musyaffa, Malaysian top driver also secured a spot on the podium. In Yamaha Junior, Japanese karter Hiromi Inoue won the race 0.45 second in front of Krisna Raj Mahahdik from India. Another Japanese driver Ryusei Kato finished 3rd. Both Dhummatorn and Hiromi Inoue brought back YAMAHA Engines as their prizes, sponsored by Birel Pacific.
In Sonik Sports, Tatsuya Ukai from Japan took the chequered flag ahead of his compatriot Daichi Nagano and Jeremy Nyam from Malaysia.
A new bright star driver, Lee Wai Cong crossed the finishing line 1st to take his maiden victory in KF3 race. Amir Azhan Safuan completed the closest race in 2nd spot and Krishna Raj Mahadik finished in 3rd spot. The AirAsia Team Lotus Development Programme driver, Daim Hishammudin a bit unlucky in Final after being dominant all heats and pre-final races, finished in 5th place.
Final results are below the pictures.
RESULTS:
KF2/Sonik Sports
Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Total time | Diff | Best time | In lap | Best speed |
1 | 111 | BRYAN HOMI MEHTA | 22 | 17:31.871 | 47.462 | 15 | 94.585 | |
2 | 102 | NIK AZRI SYAZWI | 22 | 17:42.013 | 10.142 | 47.852 | 10 | 93.814 |
3 | 12 | RAHUL RAJ MAYER | 22 | 17:43.405 | 11.534 | 47.828 | 7 | 93.861 |
4 | 18 | ANDREW TANG | 22 | 17:45.025 | 13.154 | 48.031 | 3 | 93.465 |
5 | 17 | CHANG MUN SHIEN | 22 | 17:45.320 | 13.449 | 47.789 | 5 | 93.938 |
6 | 38 | TANAPORN NOKKAEW | 22 | 17:48.673 | 16.802 | 48.002 | 21 | 93.521 |
7 | 25 | IZZAT HANIF NORAZLAN | 22 | 17:49.907 | 18.036 | 47.801 | 6 | 93.914 |
8 | 23 | CALVIN WONG WENG MAN | 22 | 17:56.025 | 24.154 | 48.040 | 6 | 93.447 |
9 | 27 | KOHEI HIGASHIKAWA | 22 | 17:57.279 | 25.408 | 48.062 | 6 | 93.404 |
10 | 5 | TATSUYA UKAI | 22 | 18:00.341 | 28.470 | 48.362 | 6 | 92.825 |
11 | 22 | MOHAMED FAIRUZ FAUZY | 22 | 18:00.827 | 28.956 | 48.220 | 14 | 93.098 |
12 | 7 | DAICHI NAGANO | 22 | 18:01.286 | 29.415 | 48.373 | 9 | 92.804 |
13 | 104 | RYAN ANDREW MUMFORD | 22 | 18:11.088 | 39.217 | 49.061 | 14 | 91.502 |
14 | 9 | JEREMY NYAM YOU KUAN | 21 | 17:32.602 | 1 Lap | 49.277 | 6 | 91.101 |
15 | 8 | VICTOR CHEONG | 20 | 17:33.811 | 2 Laps | 49.800 | 5 | 90.145 |
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DNF | 16 | DANIEL ADAM WOODROOF | 21 | 17:02.660 | 47.804 | 6 | 93.908 | |
DNF | 218 | SEAN HUDSPETH | 19 | 15:24.396 | 48.004 | 7 | 93.517 | |
DNF | 19 | JULIEN FONG WEI JIE | 2 | 1:43.156 | 49.092 | 2 | 91.445 | |
DNF | 2 | CHIA WING HOONG | 2 | 1:49.143 | 50.182 | 2 | 89.458 | |
DNF | 3 | KEN KODA | 2 | 1:49.331 | 50.230 | 2 | 89.373 |
KF3 Final
Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Total time | Diff | Best time | In lap | Best speed |
1 | 13 | LEE WAI CONG | 20 | 16:39.475 | 49.601 | 11 | 90.506 | |
2 | 61 | AMIR AZHAN SAFUAN | 20 | 16:44.319 | 4.844 | 49.867 | 10 | 90.023 |
3 | 5 | KRISHNAR J MAHADIK | 20 | 16:45.373 | 5.898 | 49.735 | 15 | 90.262 |
4 | 28 | MITCHELL CHEAH MIN JIE | 20 | 16:48.350 | 8.875 | 49.751 | 15 | 90.233 |
5 | 23 | DAIM HISHAMUDDIN | 20 | 16:49.611 | 10.136 | 50.084 | 15 | 89.633 |
6 | 88 | KAREN TAN PEI YING | 20 | 16:57.290 | 17.815 | 50.291 | 5 | 89.264 |
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DNF | 100 | DHRUV S MOHITE | 18 | 15:10.216 | 49.932 | 13 | 89.906 | |
DNF | 27 | RORY JAMES ELLIOT | 12 | 10:12.631 | 50.094 | 2 | 89.616 |
Yamaha Cadet Final
Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Total time | Diff | Best time | In lap | Best speed |
1 | 11 | DHUMMATORN SIRI-O-WATTANA | 15 | 14:20.406 | 56.962 | 5 | 78.810 | |
2 | 8 | TAIGA IMOTO | 15 | 14:23.044 | 2.638 | 56.912 | 15 | 78.880 |
3 | 10 | MUIZZUDDIN MUSYAFFA | 15 | 14:29.507 | 9.101 | 57.487 | 5 | 78.091 |
4 | 2 | MUHAMMAD AIMAN ZAFRI | 15 | 14:35.070 | 14.664 | 57.328 | 9 | 78.307 |
5 | 5 | MIRA KIRIT ERDA | 15 | 14:39.268 | 18.862 | 57.800 | 7 | 77.668 |
6 | 7 | ARSH JOHANY | 15 | 14:39.835 | 19.429 | 57.887 | 10 | 77.551 |
7 | 12 | PHANEESH H B | 15 | 14:40.306 | 19.900 | 57.639 | 11 | 77.885 |
8 | 9 | TANAPONGPAN SUTUMNO | 15 | 14:40.530 | 20.124 | 57.691 | 8 | 77.815 |
9 | 4 | PRADYUMNA VIPUL D | 15 | 14:41.417 | 21.011 | 57.945 | 12 | 77.473 |
10 | 1 | NAZIM AZMAN | 15 | 15:15.326 | 54.920 | 58.744 | 1 | 76.420 |
Yamaha Junior
Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Total time | Diff | Best time | In lap | Best speed |
1 | 103 | HIROMI INOUE | 20 | 18:15.405 | 54.245 | 20 | 82.758 | |
2 | 107 | KRISNARJ MAHADIK | 20 | 18:15.857 | 0.452 | 54.369 | 15 | 82.569 |
3 | 110 | RYUSEI KATO | 20 | 18:16.631 | 1.226 | 54.134 | 19 | 82.928 |
4 | 105 | PRAEWPHAN THAMMALAPA | 20 | 18:22.377 | 6.972 | 54.566 | 17 | 82.271 |
5 | 101 | RYUTA UEDA | 20 | 18:29.863 | 14.458 | 54.641 | 9 | 82.158 |
6 | 104 | DHRUV S MOHITE | 20 | 18:51.499 | 36.094 | 55.312 | 20 | 81.161 |
7 | 108 | DANIEL MARTIN | 20 | 18:57.364 | 41.959 | 55.523 | 4 | 80.853 |
8 | 102 | MUHAMMAD NAJIB ZAFRI | 19 | 18:36.538 | 1 Lap | 57.000 | 13 | 78.758 |