ZAQHWAN DONS THE SHOGUN’S HELMET

Boon Siew Honda Racing Team’s Mohd Zaqhwan Zaidi successfully claimed the 2021 Malaysia Superbike Champion MSBK 1000 title and earned the right to don the MSBK premiere class challenge trophy – the RK Shogun Helmet.

Equipped with a brand new Honda CBR1000 RR-R at Round 2 of the MSBK last weekend, a hattrick of wins placed the title hunt directly in Zaqhwan’s control. After a tough battle against Kasma Daniel in Race 2, Zaqhwan capped off a successful win with a lights-to-flag win in Race 3.

“I am so thrilled and so pleased with the outcome of this weekend. Finally, I have a chance to get a taste of the new bike,” said Zaqhwan. The new bike was slated to be Zaqhwan’s ride in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship but with the event cancelled due to the pandemic, this was the first time the Honda rider had had the chance to be competitive on the bike.

“We got some really good mileage with the bike this weekend. Kudos to my team for their superb engineering getting the bike in race shape within record time. I can’t wait to race this bike in the ARRC next year because I believe that this will make me super competitive,” said Zaqhwan who won Race 3 with a time of 21’27.869s, 4.2 seconds ahead of the rest of the grid.

Behind Zaqhwan, Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman posted his best result of the weekend when he finished second in Race 3. The ONEXOX TKKR Racing Team rider had been struggling with bike setup throughout the duration of Round 2.

Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin finished third in Race 3 and ended his MSBK 1000 debut in third overall.

In the MSBK 1000 B class, Khoo Chee Yen from Team Hiap Aik Suzuki Racing became Round 2’s Weekend Warrior astride his Suzuki GSX. Khoo scored first in Race 1 and Race 2, but finished third in Race 3.Teo Yew Joe made a strong comeback to finish second in the weekend with three second place finishes.

MSBK 1000 A RACE 3 RESULTS

1. Mohd Zaqhwan Zaidi (Honda, Boon Siew Honda Racing Team), 21’27.869s
2. Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman (BMW, ONEXOX TKKR Racing Team), 21’32.126s
3. Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin (Yamaha, Yamaha Racing Team ASEAN), 21’32.315s

MSBK 1000 B RACE 3 RESULTS

1. Nik Hadi Nik Mahmood (Ducati), 23’03.962s
2. Teo Yew Joe (Suzuki), 23’03.962s
3. Khoo Chee Yen (Suzuki), 23’22.873s

MSBK 1000 A STANDINGS AFTER RACE 3

1. Mohd Zaqhwan Zaidi (Honda, Boon Siew Honda Racing Team), 116 pts
2. Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman (BMW, ONEXOX TKKR Racing Team), 110 pts
3. Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin (Yamaha, Yamaha Racing Team ASEAN), 101 pts

MSBK 1000 B WEEKEND WARRIOR STANDINGS

1. Khoo Chee Yen (Suzuki, Team Hiap Aik Suzuki Racing), 66 pts
2. Teo Yew Joe (Suzuki), 60 pts
3. Nik Hadi Nik Mahmood (Ducati), 57 pts

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