15 / 24
REGIONAL & NATIONAL
15
Thong stalled at the start and
dropped to last, while Moran jumped
from third and took the lead from
Sritrai and Tong.
Soon Kusiri overtook Tong and began
chasing Sritrai. They made contact a
first time on lap 3; then on lap 4
Kusiri tried to outbrake Sritrai at
T15, their cars clashed and the
winner of Race 1 was forced into the
pits for repair, losing two laps before
rejoining.
Sritrai managed to close the gap from
Moran and on the last lap he tried to
find a gap and pass him, but at no
avail.
However, after the end of the race
Sritrai was demoted from second to
fifth by a 30-second penalty he was
given for his collision with Kusiri.
This promoted R Engineering
teammates Lai and Mohamed Kaathir
to second and third respectively.
A delighted Moran said: “I took a
very good start and then I pushed on
every lap, but in the end my tyres
were losing grip.”
The series’ second race meeting will
take place in China, at the Zhuhai
International Circuit, on 22/23 April.
Results
Sepang, Round 1, Sunday 12 March
1. Kantadhee Kusiri (Volkswagen
Golf); 2. Diego Moran (Volkswagen
Golf); 3. Tin Sritrai (Volkswagen Golf)
Sepang, Round 2, Sunday 12 March
1. Diego Moran (Volkswagen Golf); 2.
Lai Wee Sing (Honda Civic); 3.
Mohamed Kaathir (Honda Civic)