NEW DELHI: It was a day of veterans at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday. The fierce battle between Australia’s Anthony Keith West and Thailand’s Decha Kraisart, both 35-year-olds, was the highlight of the fifth round of the Asia Road Racing Championship organised by the Madras Motor Sports Club.
Aussie West edged Kraisart in a 16-lap thriller to make it a grand double in the premier SuperSport 600cc class.
Local hopes Hari Krishnan Rajagopal and Mathana Kumar finished 11th and 15th in the Asia Dream Cup while the third entrant Rajiv Sethu crashed out in the first lap. The Dream Cup witnessed high-octane action before Australia’s Broc Pearson snatched the victory.
Thailand’s Apiwat Wongthananon on a Yamaha yet again dominated the Asia Production 250cc class by notching his second consecutive win as he took his tally to 221 points.
Ahmad Fazli Sham of Malaysia, astride a Yamaha, won a tight race to complete a double in the Underbone 130cc class to come within three points of championship leader Indonesian Wahyu Ali Trilaksana, also on a Yamaha, who finished a close second.
Results: Asia Road Racing Championship (SuperSport 600cc, Race-2): 1.Anthony Keith West (Australia, Yamaha) (31:03.153); 2. Decha Kraisart (Thailand, Yamaha) (31:06.352); Azlan Shah Kamaruza (Malaysia, Kawasaki) (31:10.691). Underbone 130cc (Race-2, 7 laps): 1. Ahmad Fazli Sham (Malaysia, Yamaha) (17:17.612); 2. Wahyu Aji Trilaksana (Indonesia, Yamaha) (17:17.733); 3. Md Haziq Md Fairues (Malaysia, Yamaha) (17:17.834). Asia Production 250cc (Race-2, 9 laps): 1. Apiwat Wongthananon (Thailand, Yamaha) (20:37.809); 2. Sitthisak Onchawiang (Thailand, Honda) (20:38.285); 3. Galang Hendra Pratam (Indonesia, Yamaha) (20:38.364). Asia Dream Cup (Race-2, 7 laps): Broc Pearson (Australia) (17:01.625); 2. Sittipon Srimoontree (Thailand) (17:02.138); 3. Hafiz Nor Azman (Malaysia) (17:02.540). Volkswagen Vento Cup (Race-2, 8 laps): 1. Karminder Pal Singh (23:34.724); 2. Ishaan Dodhiwala (23:34.994); 3. Rishaad Mody (23:38.416).
