AIMAN TAHIRUDDIN ROUNDS UP SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND WITH DOUBLE WIN

Mohd Aiman Tahiruddin rounded up a successful weekend at Round 3 of the 2019 Malaysia Superbike Championship with a double win in the MSBK250 class.

The CKJ Yamaha Racing Team rider had been dominant the entire weekend, especially with his closest rival, Nazirul Izzat Bahauddin absent from the race to focus on the Asia Road Racing Championship happening the same weekend at Sepang.

Having earned the right to park his bike on pole during the qualifier, Aiman again started from pole for Race 2. A bad start pushed him down to fourth in the opening lap while Syafieq Aiman Fauzi seized the chance to take the early lead.

Aiman gained the lead on Lap 3 and with the bit between his teeth, proceeded to carve a 2.9s lead at the front. The CKJ Yamaha Racing Team rider won the 8-lap race in 20’17.309s.

Behind Aiman, Syafieq Aiman tangled with Abdullah Qayyum Razak for the final two spots on the podium. The duel was resolved in Syafieq’s favour. He finished second with 20’20.301s while Abdullah Qayyum delivered another podium to the CKJ Yamaha Racing Team in third with 20’20.543s.

Kanafi Kamaruddin from Team One for All and Amirul Affiq Solikhin from the Horizon Racing Team rounded up the top five.

Aiman Tahiruddin has now overtaken Nazirul Izzat on the championship standings. He leads with 110 points as Nazirul drops to second overall with 100 points. Shahrul Ezwan Shahril is third with 72 points.