Team IDEMITSU Boon Siew Honda Racing Team’s Azroy Hakeem Anuar proudly waved the Malaysian flag from the hop of the SS600 podium as he celebrated his third win of the season in front of his home crowd.
At athe start of the 10 laps SS600 race, all attraction were naturally on championship leader, Apiwath Wongthananon of YAMAHA TEKHNE Racing Team ASEAN who was the first to steal the hole shot. The Thailand rider held the lead up to lap 3 but behind his blue Yamaha, loomed a menacing group of Honda riders.
Backed up only buy his teammate Mckinkley Kylle Paz, the leading group saw 2 blue Yamahas surrounded by a sea of red-and-white Hondas.
Apiwath lost his lead on lap 6 when Mohammad Adenanta Putra of ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM and Azroy broke past his defences. The two Honda riders proceeded to dictate the race pace, leaving Apiwath and McKinley to fend off the attack from the rest of the Honda coup.
Azroy pipped Adenanta to the finishing line, stealing the win with a time of 22’01:801s. Adenanta settled for second with 22’01:890s
More drama of the final lap as McKinley kyle Paz made an unforced error of the last corner, allowing Veda Ega Pratama of ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM an easy passage to third place, completing an all-Honda clean sweep with a Malaysian and Indonesian rider.
Azroy said, “Big thanks to my team after the struggle yesterday. Today, we still faced challenges, but my target was to stay in the front group no matter what. When the race started, I fought very hard every lap to stay in the first position. In the last lap, I knew Adenanta was very strong, so I needed to pass him quickly. In the last corner, I knew I could be in the front, and Alhamdulillah, this finished in a good way. We will be stronger than this weekend for the upcoming round in Buriram.”
Top 5 Fastest – Race 2
- Azroy Hakeem Anuar – IDEMITSU Boon Siew Honda Racing Team (22’01:801s)
- Mohammad Adenanta Putra – ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM (22’01:890s)
- Veda Ega Pratama – ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM (22’02:350s)
- McKinley Kyle Paz – YAMAHA TEKHNE Racing Team ASEAN (22’02:758s)
- Apiwath Wongthananon – YAMAHA TEKHNE Racing Team ASEAN (22’02:794s)