SHAHROL FASTEST IN RACE 2 AND DUCH THANH CHAMPION

Round 3 of the Malaysia Superbike Championship took place today at the PETRONAS Sepang International Circuit. Shahrol Syazras of Malaysia was the fastest today in Race 2 of the Honda CBR250RR Challenge Cup race category and Nguyen Duch Thanh claimed overall champion title.

It was a good battle between Syazras, Darwisy and Duch Thanh. While Duch Thanh showcased quite the strength with lap time during free practice sessions, Syazras and Darwisy were really good at defending their positions during the race. The scene saw the duo ahead of the troop and fighting for the best spot. However, Darwisy succumbed to Syazras who dominated the race category. Duch Thanh landed third.

As usual, Darwisy and Syazras engaged in a battle while Duch Thanh found his spot behind them. The race went on with the duo in the same position with Darwisy strongly leading while Syazras worked on his pace to close the gaps. On lap 7 however, Syazras finally found his moment to strike and switched positions with Darwisy. On the final lap, Syazras began picking up speed but Darwisy was not pleased and went on to pressure the former. Meanwhile, Duch Thanh maintained his pace at P3. At the last turn, Darwisy tried to overtake from the outside but Syazras made a quick recovery before heading for a win 20’22:157s.

Taking the second fastest spot was Ahmad Darwisy of Malaysia at 20’22:301s.

Nguyen Duch Thanh of Vietnam of made it third fastest at 20’41:190s and claimed the overall champion title. Commenting on the championship, he said, “This is the first time I am joining in an international racing platform. It has given me a whole lot of motivation to be honest. I am very happy with my achievements today and I would like to thank TWMR for this opportunity and also my team for the support given throughout the season.”

Catch up latest news at malaysiasbk.com.
Chat with us