The roaring of the Asia Superbike 1000cc has begun at the Zhuhai International Circuit as riders gear up for Round 2 of the Idemitsu FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC). Round 1 saw Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah of JDT RACING TEAM stood out on the circuit consequently taking lead in the overall standings.
During Practice 1, Yuki Kunii of SDG Team HARC-PRO Honda Ph. seem to have gained confidence when emerged fastest, marking at 1’42:898s. Andi Farid Izdihar of Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo made the second fastest at 1’43:194s. At the third fastest, it was Passawit Thitivararak – Astemo SI Racing with Thai Honda at 1’43:205s.
In Practice 2, Md Zaqhwan Zaidi of Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo clocked the fastest lap time of 1’42:068s to secure top spot. Andi and Yukii rounded up the top three position at the fastest lap time of 1’43:388s and 1’43:477s respectively.
In Practice 3, Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah of JDT RACING TEAM took his time to get adjusted to the pace, made it on top at 1’34:789s while Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman of TKKR BMW Racing Team kept up his momentum and took the second place with the fastest lap time of 1’34:889s followed by Andi at 1’34:908s.
The fastest lap time recorded by the top three riders in Practice 3 appeared on the top three fastest overall on the combined result.
Hafizh said “Alhamdulillah, I am happy that we got the fastest overall today. For dry track, we know it well. But due to wet track condition, we took some time to understand the electronics in order to go faster and smoother. And it has been 11 years since I raced on this track, so overall I am quite satisfied with the result. For tomorrow, I will give my 100% effort regardless of the track condition and strive for the best result we can possibly achieve.”
Fastest Lap Time:
Practice Session (Combined)
- Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah – JDT RACING TEAM – 1’34:789s
- Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman – TKKR BMW Racing Team – 1’34:889s
- Andi Farid Izdihar – Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo – 1’34:908s
- Nakarin AtiratPhuvapat – Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo – 1’35:564s
- Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin – YAMAHA TEKHNE Racing Team ASIA – 1’36:080s
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