The blazing scene of the SuperSports 600cc came into action today with practice session throughout the day. The day ended when Khairul Idham Pawi of BOON SIEW HONDA RACING TEAM emerged fastest in the combined practice, clocking in his best at 1’39:204s.
In Practice 1 this morning, Khairul made his best lap time for the day followed by Thai duo Nakarin Atiratphuvapat of HONDA RACING THAILAND at 1’39:230s and Ratthapong Wilairot of YAMAHA RACING THAILAND at 1’39:406s. At noon, as the heat picked up, Khairul was relentless and once again went ahead with brave speed, clocking in fastest at 1’39:717s in Practice 2. This time around, Keito Abe of ONEXOX TKKR RACING TEAM flexed his muscles, marking his fastest at 1’39:993s followed by Azroy Hakeem Anuar of BOON SIEW HONDA RACING TEAM at 1’40:068s.
In Practice 3, the Malaysian lad, fondly known as Super Kip did not give up despite the steaming temperature and made it again, while his teammate Muhammad Helmi Azman emerged third fastest at 1’39:824s. Pannasorn Kaewsonthi of HONDA RACING THAILAND made it in between at 1’39:66s.
The combined result at the end of the three sessions marked Khairul as fastest for the day while Nakarin and Ratthapong took the third and second fastest spots.
Commenting on the practice session, Khairul said, “Honestly, this was a huge improvement for me compared to last year. I wondered why I could not perform last year and based on my analysis and performances, I realised that I needed to change my direction and this year has been good. I recognised the changes in me and I am better-able to fine tune my riding techniques. I made many mistakes with my riding style and of course with the fact that I did not race for two years prior to that, it was difficult for me to find my momentum back then. But that gave me the real push to do better this time around and I am calmer now, too.”
“In the morning, it was not too hot and it was a good ride. But as the temperature increased further, I noticed that it was difficult to find my pace, the braking system did not work that well and speeding only increased the risk with the rear tires. But, it gave me good insights as to how it would work for tomorrow’s race and I am ready to race tomorrow.”
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