600cc Race 2 (Petronas Asia Road Racing Championship, Round 4)

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Race 2 report

Coming in from Race 1, everyone expected Decha to again take the top step of the podium, given his form all weekend.

By lap 2 in the race, Decha and Polamai built up a lead on the rest of the field and were fighting for position. Rajini was battling it out with the Kawasaki of Ahmed Zamani Baharuddin for 5th spot. Zamri Baba in 3rd had the company Ahmed Faud Baharuddin of the Petronas team, till he crashed with 8 laps to go. By this time Polamai was right on the tail of Decha and took the lead, but only briefly as Decha was right back at him as Polamai runs a bit wide.

Meanwhile, with 2 laps to go, Rajini took the lead from the Kawasaki rider to move up a slot into 4th place. The double win hopes of Kraisat was shattered following a crash into the right hander after the 'neverending' right hander on the long loop of the MMST. Kraisat could not continue after the fall and failed to finish the race and did not gain any points for the race. Polamai however, extended his championship lead with two rounds to go.

We know that at lots of places you would have read that he crashed in the bridge complex, but that's not right! We were there when he crashed and the photos from the crash can be found below. Not very clear due to the short lens, but we here at BikesZone know what we're speaking about.

Polamai was followed home by Zamri Baba and Rajini. Rajini's podium moved him up 9 places in the overall standings to 9th in the championship.


Polamai later said that he expected Decha to overtake at the corner where Decha crashed after he overtook him. He is happy with the win and will try to maintain the championship lead.

Zamri Baba was very happy with the 2nd spot finish, when compared to the 3rd spot in the first race of the 4th round earlier in the day. He went on to say that it was very hot and they would not have been able to push further.

Rajini was thrilled as this was his first podium and thanked his mechanics and team for all the support that they had given him during the season. 


Finishing Order of Race 1

Pos. No. Name Total time Difference Nationality Team Best lap In lap
1 65 Chalermpol Polamai 28:26.70 - THA PETRONAS Sprinta Yamaha Thailand 01:45.30 2
2 52 Md Zamri Baba 28:48.60 21.89 MAS Petronas Sprinta Yamaha Malaysia 01:46.80 5
3 67 Krishnan Rajini 29:00.40 33.68 IND Red Rooster Racing Team 01:46.90 3
4 50 Ahmad Zamani Baharudin 29:06.50 39.76 MAS AFY Racing Malaysia 01:47.10 3
5 3 Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman 29:50.70 01:24.00 MAS Petronas Sprinta Yamaha Malaysia 01:46.40 12
6 59 Ho Chi Fung 30:09.30 01:42.70 CHN China Zhong Shen Racing 01:50.50 3
7 73 Vivek Pillai 30:12.40 01:45.70 IND   01:52.00 6
8 24 Decha Kraisat 26:39.80 1 Lp. THA PETRONAS Sprinta Yamaha Thailand 01:45.40 4
9 20 R Deepak 30:12.00 1 Lp. IND   01:54.20 3
10 2 Ahmad Fuad Baharudin 14:20.80 8 Lp. MAS Petronas Sprinta Yamaha Malaysia 01:46.30 4
11 18 Emmanuel Jebaraj 16:04.90 8 Lp. IND TEN 10 Racing 01:55.00 6
12 40 Chui Wai Kwong 16:06.00 8 Lp. HK(CHN) Top 1 AKI Carbon Yamaha Racing 01:55.90 7
13 12 Preetham Dev Moses 13:17.10 9 Lp. IND Red Rooster Racing Team 01:51.20 4
14 54 Sudarmono 05:52.30 13 Lp. INA PETRONAS Sprinta Yamaha Indonesia 01:50.20 2
15 21 Alisha Abdullah 04:37.70 14 Lp. IND   02:15.00 1
16 27 Harlan Fadillah 00:02.50 16 Lp. INA PETRONAS Sprinta Yamaha Indonesia - 0

Photos from Race 2

Azlan Harlan Crash Preetam Dev Moses Azlan torn leather racing suit
Petronas Sudarmono Preetam Dev Moses, Red Rooster Racing Team Zamri Ahmed Faud
rajini and zamani decha leads chalermpol polamai Ahmed Faud Baharuddin crash
Ahmed Faud Baharuddin crash Ahmed Faud Baharuddin crash Ahmed Faud Baharuddin crash
Chalermpol Polamai leads Decha overtakes Polamai Ahmed Zamani Kawasaki
Chalermpol Polamai Petronas Thailand Decha Crash zamri baba.jpg
Krishnan Rajini enroute to podium Krishnan Rajini Asia Road Racing podium rajini fan club
  Press Meet Photo of podium finishers