NAKARIN DOMINATES SEPANG
Round 2 of the MAM Malaysia Superbike Championship took place today at the PETRONAS Sepang International Circuit. Nakarin Atiratphuvaphat of HONDA RACING THAILAND took the win today in Race 1 in the MSBK1000 A race category.
During the qualifying session this morning, Azroy Hakeem Anuar of BOON SIEW HONDA RACING TEAM made the fastest lap time at 2’08:137s. At second fastest place was Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin of YAMAHA TEKHNE RACING TEAM ASIA with his best at 2’08:249s. Nakarin Atiratphuvaphat of HONDA RACING THAILAND made it third fastest with his best lap time at 2’08:381s.
Nakarin took the lead position at the start followed closely by Kasma at P2 and Azroy at P3. The riders position changed rapidly every lap between Nakarin, Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman of HORIZON RACING TEAM and Azroy.
On lap 6, Nakarin overtook top spot leaving Azlan at P2 trailing closely behind. At P3 was Azroy looking for room to overtake the top two riders.
Each turn watched the intense battle to win the race where the top three riders are close to each other.
Nakarin picked up his speed and led the way to win at 21’53:106s.
Nakarin said, “This race presented significant challenges due to the wet track conditions. At the start, I struggled with the increased slipperiness, which made handling the bike quite tricky. However, as the race progressed, I adapted to the conditions and gained better control. On the final lap, despite my efforts to push ahead, I couldn’t break away from the other riders. Instead, I focused on maximizing my performance in every turn. This strategy paid off, and I managed to secure the win today.”
Azlan took second spot on the podium at 21’53:133s.
Azroy made it third at 21’53:178s.
MSBK1000 A
- Nakarin Atiratphuvaphat – HONDA RACING THAILAND (21’53:106s)
- Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman – HORIZON RACING TEAM (21’53:133s)
- Azroy Hakeem Anuar – BOON SIEW HONDA RACING TEAM (21’53:178s)
- Soichiro Minamimoto – YAMAHA TEKHNE RACING TEAM ASIA (21’54:088s)
- Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin – YAMAHA TEKHNE RACING TEAM ASIA (21’55:047s)