ALI CLINCHED THRILLING VICTORY

Race 2 of Round 3 in the 2025 AEON CREDIT MAM MALAYSIA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP witnessed an electrifying battle in the YAMAHA Y16ZR Race MasterClass at the PETRONAS Sepang International Circuit, where TAKONG RACING’s Muhd Ali Imran Mohd Dzul Hijri emerged victorious in a nail-biting finish.

At the race start, Ahmad Jebat Zulkarnain of BAN HWA MOTORSPORTS led the pack with Ali Imran and Ahmad Rayyan Qayyum of SCM FACTORY RACING TEAM close behind. By Lap 2, Ali surged past Jebat and immediately attempted to break away from the field.

Midway through the race, Ali still held the lead, but Muhd Afiq Syazanie Muhd Zaini of ENG HUAT MOTORSPORT closed the gap and set the fastest lap of 2’54.804s, trailing just 0.116s behind. The two riders exchanged positions multiple times, with Ali responding by clocking an even faster time of 2’54.299s to reclaim control. Their relentless duel created a commanding 5.767s gap ahead of the chasing group.

The final lap brought high drama as Jebat, Rayyan, Muhd Aliff Mohd Hafis of E ONE CHONG MOTOR, and Shazrel Aqief Hakimy Sazali of BAN HWA MOTORSPORTS were all caught in a crash that ended their podium hopes. Out in front, Afiq made his move and briefly passed Ali. However, Ali unleashed his strength on the final straight, reclaiming the lead at the line to seal victory with a time of 17’43.667s.

Afiq finished just a heartbeat behind at 17’43.779s, while Raja Abdurraqib Raja Mohd Norfatihah of HK MOTOR capitalised on the chaos to secure third place at 17’51.442s.

Ali shared, “Alhamdulillah, I’m truly grateful and I want to thank my parents and family for their support. In today’s race, my aim was to create a gap from the second group. In the last two laps, I saw Afiq closing in, so I focused on staying with him. On the final straight, I used my body positioning to make the move and managed to take the win. Alhamdulillah.”

SIC AND TWMR WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO AEON CREDIT (M) BERHAD FOR THE SUPPORT RENDERED THIS WEEKEND DURING AEON CREDIT MAM MALAYSIA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP.

TOP 5 FASTEST – RACE 2
1. MUHD ALI IMRAN MOHD DZUL HIJRI – TAKONG RACING (17’43.667s)
2. MUHD AFIQ SYAZANIE MUHD ZAINI – ENG HUAT MOTORSPORT (17’43.779s)
3. RAJA ABDURRAQIB RAJA MOHD NORFATIHAH – HK MOTOR (17’51.442s)
4. DANISH RIFQI YUSNIZAM – CHJ RACING (17’51.816s)
5. AHMAD MUIZZUDIN AHMAD NIZAM – KSENG MOTOR (17’53.153s)