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WIRE: Riders of the various categories in action, at the AAM Borneo
Motorcross Challenge at the Kota Samarahan Motocross Circuit yesterday. —
Photos by Teo Zhi Wei
KUCHING: AAM Borneo Motocross
Challenge concluded yesterday with riders from Peninsular Malaysia and
Indonesia winning top honours in five categories contested during the
competition.
Held at the Kota Samarahan Motocross Circuit, each race category had two rounds, ‘Moto 1’ followed by the final `Moto 2’.
Mohd
Kahiri Zakaria from Johor won MX Open category which was the main race
of the competition, beating Indonesian riders Mahsuri and Ely Ashar to
second and third places.
Mohd Kahiri already led in Moto 1 when he
clocked a time of 22 minutes and 33 seconds. He went on to finish first
in Moto 2 giving him 50 points to emerge champion.
In the MX 125
category Mashuri won when he clocked 22 minutes and 53 seconds in the
final round. Sabah’s Syahrizan Shambeda was second place and Brunei’s
Haji Idzam third.
A happy Indonesian team manager Willys Halim congratulated his rider for his success.
“He did a good job today. I am satisfied with the results that my team has produced,” he said.
Another
Indonesian to win was Ely in the Scramble Open category. His compatriot
Rudy Hartono finished second, 13 seconds behind Ely who clocked 14
minutes and two second.
Muhammad Mukhlis Basri was third.
Competing
in the Star Rookies Cup category, Sarawak’s rising new talent Engkamad
Gagarin almost brought home the state’s one and only winner’s medal.But his motorcycle ran into engine problems during the flag off in Moto 1.Although
he finished first in Moto 2 he could only manage second place behind
overall champion Wan Albukhari Mahmood based on the time difference.Mohd Azman Hasan finished third place.
“Although
there was a fault in my engine during Moto 1, I managed to finish
second. Despite that, I think I did good this time as I only aimed for a
top five finish before the race,” said Engkamad.
In the MX
Veteran Open, Sarawak riders did well to occupy three of the top five
spots. The experienced Johor rider Zakaria Muri was the winner with
Brunei’s Jamil Abdul Karim second.
Third place went to
Kuching-based rider Ling Lee Chong while Billy Lee Jun Ping and Mohamad
Simun Sinong finished fourth and fifth respectively.
The next leg of the AAM Borneo Motocross Challenge will take place in Miri on May 25.
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