Peerapong Boonlert of the YAMAHA Thailand Racing Team is still the man to beat in the SuperSports 600cc. After dominating the first day of pre-season tests, the Thai rider continued to better his time and set a new benchmark of 2’11.015s in the third practice session.
In all, the top six riders managed to clock within the same second of Peerapong. A promising mix of various makes, nationalities and rider personalities bodes well for an exciting race ahead. Mohd Helmi Azman banked on his superior knowledge of the track to clock second fastest with 2’11.294s.
The mercurial Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin managed the third fastest time, 2’11.551s. ASTRA Honda Racing Team’s Andi Farid Izdihar was the quickest Honda in the test with 2’11.553s. Azroy Hakeem Anuar and former Malaysian Moto3 rider Adam Norrodin weighed in at fifth and sixth fastest respectively.