HELMI STRUCK AGAIN
Round 2 of the Malaysia Superbike Championship (MSBK) saw riders of the MSBK600 race category putting on a good fight in Race 1. Md Helmi Azman of Boon Siew Honda Racing Team took home the winning title after defeating the rest of the contenders.
In the morning, during the qualifying session, Khairul marked fastest with his best lap time at 2’09:605s followed by his teammate Helmi Azman who scored second fastest at 2’09:929s. Third fastest was Ibrahim Noroddin of Gen Blu Racing Team ASEAN with his best lap time at 2’10:265s.
During the race earlier this evening, Khairul immediately took the lead followed by Helmi Azman. Soichiro who was at P3 took a quick slide ahead of Helmi before going for Khairul. Before the lap ended, Helmi went on to challenge the duo ahead before taking a leap into P1. Ibrahim worked on his pace at P4. As Helmi led the troop, Khairul inched closer to Soichiro before striking. By the end of lap 2, Khairul pulled himself closer to Helmi with a gap of 0.634s. At P4, Ibrahim aimed to close the gaps with Soichiro and at the last turn of lap 3, he overtook Soichiro.
Meanwhile, Khairul was determined to challenge Helmi. By mid-lap, the four riders have been consistent in their positions. At the end of lap 6, Khairul was 0.389s away from Helmi and seemed to be finding the right move to strike. But Helmi remained strong as he went on to pick up speed. With one final lap to go, it was a confirmed victory for Helmi who had drawn a gap of 1.280s. Helmi finished the lap and clocked in at 21’52:451s.
Commenting on the race, Helmi said, “It was not an easy race with the other riders like Ibrahim who joined us this round, Soichiro and my teammate, Khairul. I don’t underestimate them and I have expected to have a good battle with all of them. On my part, I tried to maintain my rhythm and stayed focused from the start till the end. I am truly grateful for the win today. Thanks to my team and family members.”
Second place went to teammate Khairul Idham Pawi who logged in at 21’53:887s.
Md Ibrahim Noroddin of Yamaha Gen Blu Racing Team ASEAN took third at 21’57:512s.
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