Race Report and Results from mam.org.my
Sepang, May 17, 2009 – More action, drama and excitement were felt in Round 2 of the 2009 Yamaha SL Cup at the Sepang Go-Kart Circuit yesterday. A total of 44 karters competed in the Cadet, Junior and Senior in which all classes displayed impressive racing for podium honours.
In the Cadet category, it was a fight between Mohd Luqman Hakim and Adam Muqri for the highest podium place. Luqman however emerged victorious in Race 1, clocking 14:29.348s in the 15 lap race. Adam managed to finish second while Shawn Seelan took third.
In Race 2 however, Adam bagged the win with a total time of 14:20.744s while Luqman had to settle for second spot and Seelan again snatched the final podium spot.
The Junior category saw seasoned campaigners Gilbert Ang and Rahul Raj Mayer stirring up the drama for the weekend. The two who were about 10 seconds faster than the rest of the pack, grabbed a win each. IS Racing Team’s Rahul took Race 1 title with a time of 20:15.954s with Gilbert crossing the finish line two seconds behind. Rookie Akash Neil Nandy of SGR Racing Team finished third with a time of 20:22.724s. Gilbert however stepped up his game in Race 2, as he won it in 20:07.894s with Rahul recording a total time of 20:08.009s. Coming in third 10 seconds later was Nik Azri Syazwi.
The Senior class saw defending champion Ryan Mumford fight off strong competition to win both the races. In fact both the races finished in similar order with Farriz Fauzy and Ooi Fei Hoong finishing in second and third place respectively.
“It was definitely a tough race which a slightest mistake will be punished hard but I am happy to be able to win it,” said Mumford. Also present to make the day more memorable was former Formula 1 driver Alex Yoong. “The races were close and exciting and at this rate we are sure to see the pool of talented drivers grow at a faster and larger rate in the near future,” said Alex who also presented the trophies to the winners.
The next round will be held at the same venue on June 14.
Results
Cadet
Race 1 (15 laps)
1. Muhd Luqman Hakim 14:29.348s; 2. Adam Muqri 14:35.347s; 3. Shawn Seelan 14:40.697s; 4. Xekin Zuniga 14:56.716s; 5. Sushanth Sugumaran 15:1.449s; 6. Mohammad Naufal Jeffri 15:11.449s (1 lap); 7. Muhd Najib 15:14.008s (1 lap); 8. Muhd Aiman Zafri 15:16.662s (1 lap); 9. Eezzati Nue 14:35.730s (1 lap); 10. Long Muhd Nor Ariff 15:22.858s (4 laps).
Race 2 (15 laps)
1. Adam Muqri 14:20.744s; 2. Muhd Luqman Hakim 14:28.119s; 3. Shawn Seelan 14:41.651s; 4. Mohd Hairi Fikri 14:42.659s; 5. Xekin Zuniga 14:43.246s; 6. Muhd Najib 14:54.967s; 7. Sushanth Sugumaran 15:08.573s; 8. Engku Armand Nazrin 15:13.095s; 9. Long Muhd Nor Ariff 14:28.456s (1 lap).
Junior
Race 1 (22 laps)
1. Rahul Raj Mayer 20:15.954s; 2. Gilbert Ang 20:17.575s; 3. Akash Neil Nandy 20:22.724s; 4. Nik Azri Syazwi 20:27.238s; 5. Patrick Imbacher 20:28.537s; 6. Asha Hairy 20:40.545s; 7. Ahmad Yazid Bajenid 20:40.848s; 8. Ken Koda 20:43.459s; 9. Nazerul Nazreen 20:46.992s; 10. Freddie And Ding Yu 20:47.277s; 11. Rafique Muzhaffar 20:50.635s; 12. Mohd Fazreen Fikri 20:52.563s; 13. Indra Muzaffar 21:04.638s; 14. Daniel Rao 21:04.890s; 15. Brendan Paul Anthony 21:05.119s; 16. Engku Zareth Ashman 20:45.141s (1 lap); 17. Muhd Shamim 20:23.441s (2 laps); 18. Raja Izzatil Lia Nabila 20:27.192s (5 laps).
Race 2 (22 laps)
1. Gilbert Ang 20:07.894s; 2. Rahul Raj Mayer 20:08.009s; 3. Nik Azri Syazwi 20:18.993s; 4. Akash Neil Nandy 20:24.302s; 5. Ahmad Yazid Bajenid 20:24.586s; 6. Asha Hairy 20:26.890s; 7. Ken Koda 20:27.174s; 8. Irfan Syah Ilyas 20:32.549s; 9. Patrick Imbacher 20:32.981s; 10. Freddie Ang Ding Yu 20:34.759s; 11. Brendan Paul Anthony 20:35.372s; 12. Daniel Rao 20:51.879s; 13. Nazerul Nazreen 20:29.803s; 14. Muhd Shamim 20:54.474s; 15. Raja Izzatil Lia Nabila 20:15.763s.
Senior
Race 1 (25 laps)
1. Ryan Mumford 22:52.894s; 2. Farriz Fauzy 22:53.326s; 3. Ooi Fei Hoong 22:58.604s; 4. Ray Kong 23:04.591s; 5. Adam Ilyas 23:06.190s; 6. Melvin Moh Chun Ho 23:07.294s; 7. Rueben Wong 23:15.365s; 8. Mohd Hanif 23:15.891s; 9. Victor Cheong Kim Foong 23:23.054s; 10. Mohd Nizam Roland 23:36.490s.
Race 2 (25 laps)
1. Ryan Mumford 22:54.720s; 2. Farriz Fauzy 22:56.726s; 3. Ooi Fei Hoong 22:56.945s; 4. Mohamed Hanif 23:03.855s; 5. Victor Cheong 23:14.825s; 6. Victor Cheong Kim Foong 23:14.825s; 7. Melvin Moh Chun Ho 23:15.085s; 8. Rueben Wong 23:15.503s; 9. Raez Azman 23:32.090s.