Pelumba rookie CP130, Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin merapatkan jurang pendahulu kepada tiga mata berbanding pendahulu yang juga rakan sepasukan, Ahmad Fazli Sham setelah berjaya menjuarai perlumbaan akhir CP130 pada Pusingan 4 Kejuaraan Cub Prix AAM Malaysia PETRONAS yang berakhir di Pasir Mas, Kelantan, hari ini.
Meskipun bermula agak perlahan dan sedikit ketinggalan pada peringkat awal perlumbaan, Kasma berjaya menamatkan 20 pusingan perlumbaan dengan masa 13’56.822s, hanya 0.012s dibezakan dengan Ahmad Fazli selepas aksi pintas memintas diantara kedua-dua pelumba itu. Tempat ketiga milik Md Zaqhwan Zaidi (Givi Honda Yuzy Racing) yang menamatkan perlumbaan dengan masa 13’58.310s.
“Permulaan saya tidak begitu baik ditambah dengan kesilapan di selekoh pertama menyebabkan saya sedikit ketinggalan pada peringkat awal perlumbaan. Namun pasukan berjaya menyediakan jentera yang begitu baik dan membantu saya untuk kekal berada dalam kelompok depan. Saya hanya mengekori Fazli sehinggalah Hafiz Nor Azman berada di belakang saya dan melakukan percubaan untuk memintas. Selepas itu saya mula mencari ruang untuk berada di depan Fazli namun pada masa sama kami pula saling bertukar kedudukan sehinggalah ke pusingan terakhir,” jelas Kasma.
Selepas empat pusingan, pelumba PETRONAS Yamaha Maju Motor itu kini mengumpul 75 mata hasil tiga gelaran juara termasuk pusingan pembukaan di Serdang, Selangor dan pusingan ketiga di Kangar, Perlis manakala Fazli di tangga teratas dengan 78 mata sambil Zaqhwan naik ke tangga ketiga dengan 45 mata.
Kemenangan ini juga meletakkan pasukan PETRONAS Yamaha Maju Motor selesa mendahului kedudukan berpasukan dengan mengumpul 163 mata diikuti pasukan Motul Zeneos Yamaha YY Pang dengan 89 mata dan Harian Metro Y-TEQ SCK Honda Racing ketiga, 77 mata.
Dalam saingan CP115, Tengku Amirul Haffirudin meraih kemenangan ketiganya pada musim ini setelah berjaya mengungguli 12 pusingan perlumbaan yang dihentikan seketika selepas bendera merah dikibarkan akibat insiden kemalangan membabitkan enam pelumba pada permulaan perlumbaan.
Sebaik perlumbaan bersambung, Tengku Amirul berjaya mendahului kedudukan sehingga ke garisan penamat dan menamatkan perlumbaan dengan masa 8’32.857s. Tempat kedua milik Md Haziq Md Fairues (PETRONAS Yamaha Maju Motor) dengan masa 8’34.043s dan Md Aznil Md Ali (M Seki Liberty Honda) ketiga dengan masa 8’35.172s.
Kemenangan ini meletakkan Tengku Amirul selesa di tangga teratas keseluruhan pelumba dengan mengumpul 95 mata sementara Md Harith Farhan Baharin (Idemitsu Kozi Yam Honda Racing) kekal ditangga kedua dengan 51 mata. Md Akid Aziz dan Md Haziq terikat di tangga ketiga dengan 44 mata.
Sementara itu, Md Shafiq Ezzariq (Idemitsu Kozi Yam Honda Racing) meneruskan kecemerlangan apabila mencatat kemenangan keempat berturut-turut dalam kategori Wira pada musim ini dan seterusnya memungut 100 mata maksimum untuk terus mendahului kedudukan keseluruhan pelumba.
Shafiq yang bermula dari petak kedua menamatkan 14 pusingan perlumbaan dengan masa keseluruhan mengatasi Md Helmi Azman (IUGB AFB Tech Racing) yang sekali lagi terpaksa berpuas hati di kedudukan kedua dengan masa keseluruhan 10’00.107s. Tempat ketiga milik Md Qhuwarismi (Weststar Motorsport) dengan masa 10’09.616s.
Tempat kedua keseluruhan kekal milik Md Helmi dengan mengumpul 53 mata manakala Md Qhuwarismi berada di tangga ketiga dengan 47 mata.
Keputusan Pusingan 4
CP130
Akhir
- Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin (JHR) Yamaha 13’56.822s 2. Ahmad Fazli Sham (PRK) Yamaha 13’56.834s 3. Md Zaqhwan Zaidi (SGR) Honda 13’58.310s 4. Abd Muhaimin Roslan (SGR) Yamaha 14’01.533s 5. Md Azhar Abd Jalil (SGR) Yamaha 14’02.033s
Kedudukan Keseluruhan
- Ahmad Fazli Sham (PRK) Yamaha 78 mata 2. Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin (JHR) Yamaha 75 mata 3. Md Zaqhwan Zaidi (SGR) Honda 45 mata 4. Norizman Ismail (SGR) Honda 39 mata 5. Md Adib Rosley (SGR) Yamaha 38 mata
CP115
Akhir
- Tengku Amirul Haffirudin (TRG) Yamaha 8’32.857s 2. Md Haziq Md Fairues (SGR) Yamaha 8’34.043s 3. Md Aznil Md Ali (TRG) Honda 8’35.172s 4. Azroy Hakeem Anuar (KUL) Honda 8’35.406s 5. Saiful Izman Ahmad Zamani (SGR) Yamaha 8’35.766s
Kedudukan Keseluruhan
- Tengku Amirul Haffirudin (TRG) Yamaha 95 mata 2. Md Harith Farhan Baharin (TRG) Honda 51 mata 3. Md Akid Aziz (KUL) Yamaha 44 mata 4. Md Haziq Md Fairues (SGR) 44 mata 5. Md Haiekal Akmal Zakaria (JHR) 40 mata
WIRA
Akhir:
- Md Syafiq Ezzariq (SGR) Honda 9’59.874s 2. Md Helmi Azman (SGR) Yamaha 10’00.107s 3. Md Qhuwarismi Md Nasir (PNG) Yamaha 10’09.616s 4. Saiful Azhary Muhamad (JHR) Honda 10’09.843s 5. Md Afizi Supaat (SGR) Yamaha 10’18.823s
Kedudukan keseluruhan:
- Md Syafiq Ezzariq (SGR) 100 mata 2. Md Helmi Azman (SGR) Yamaha 53 mata 3. Md Qhuwarismi Md Nasir (PNG) Yamaha 47 mata 4. Saiful Azhary Muhamad (JHR) Honda 47 mata 5. Md Aiman Tahiruddin (KUL) Yamaha 40 mata
KASMA NARROWS THE GAP
CP130 rookie rider Kasma Daniel Kasmayuddin has effectively narrowed the gap against senior team mate Ahmad Fazli Sham in the 2016 title hunt of the PETRONAS AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championship. The slight drizzle in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, that began shortly prior to the start of the premiere class finals did nothing to detract from the race pace as Kasma beat Fazli to a photo finish victory with a time of 13’56.822s.
Despite taking pole position at the fourth leg of the season, a bad start placed Kasma at a disadvantage as Mohd Affendi Rosli charged into the holeshot. The quarter of the 20-lap CP130 final was dominated by PETRONAS riders Affendi, Kasma, Fazli and Abdul Muhaimin Roslan. However, Harian Metro YTEQ SCK Honda’s Hafiz Nor Azman rode an assertive race and succeeded in splitting up the group on Lap 5.
Spurred on by Hafiz’s advances, Kasma upped the ante when he began to challenge Fazli for the leadership position even while Hafiz was hot in pursuit. Unfortunately, the young Honda rider paid for his aggressiveness on Lap 16 when his pace drove him up the fencing at the front straight, lost control, and crashed at Turn 1.
Hafiz’s absence from the front group did nothing to ease the tension between team mates Fazli and Kasma. The lack of team orders from PETRONAS Yamaha Maju Motor was apparent as the two riders duked it out for the remaining four laps, ending the 20-lap race with a photo finish that was finally judged in favour of 16-year-old Kasma who pipped Fazli by a mere 0.012 seconds. Fazli had to be content in second place with 13’56.834s. Mohd Zaqhwan Zaidi returned to the podium for the second time this season in third place with 13’58.310s.
“My race started on the back foot because my bad start was compounded by another mistake at Turn 1. However, because I was able to stay in the leading group, I was content to just follow during the opening laps of the race. When Hafiz started to make his presence felt, I thought that it would be safer if I could overtake Fazli. That was when I decided to make my move and leave it up to Fazli to deal with the incoming rivals,” said Kasma whose third win of the season had placed him three points shy of Fazli Sham at the top of the rankings.
After four rounds, Fazli’s consistency has kept him at the top of the standings with 78 points followed by Kasma in second overall with 75 points. Mohd Zaqhwan Zaidi is third with 45 points. The two riders’ domination of the CP130 class has allowed team PETRONAS Yamaha Maju Motor to pull ahead in the Team Award rankings by a 74-point margin in front of team Motul Zeneos Yamaha YY Pang.
In the CP115 category, Tengku Amirul Haffirudin also celebrated his third victory of the season. The intermediate class was halted right at the start of the race when a pileup involving six riders at the back of the grid brought out the red flags. When the riders re-assembled, the 14-lap race was shortened by two laps. Starting from pole position, Tengku Amirul of team Motul Zeneos Yamaha YY Pang easily got off to a strong start and dictated the race pace from start to finish with a time of 8’32.857s. Second place in the CP115 class was secured by PETRONAS Yamaha Maju Motor’s Md Haziq Md Fairues who clocked 8’34.043s followed by Md Aznil Md Ali of M. Seki Liberty Honda with 8’35.172s.
Tengku Amirul has built up a comfortable margin ahead of the championship’s annual mid-season break for the fasting month of Ramadhan. Three wins and one second place finish put the YY Pang rider at the top of the ladder with 95 points, 44 points ahead of Md Harith Farhan Baharin from team Idemitsu Kozi Yam Honda Racing.
Finally, Md Shafiq Ezzariq continued to run rampage in the age-capped Wira class. The Idemitsu Kozi Yam Honda Racing rider strung together his fourth consecutive win at Kota Bharu. The Honda rider completed a 14-lap solo race to win with a time of 9’59.874s. Trailing 0.233 seconds behind, IUGB AFB Tech’s Md Helmi Azman and Md Qhuwarismi Md Nasir of Weststar Motorsports finished second and third respectively.
Against the odds, Shafiq’s string of maximum points remained unbroken and he will carry the maximum 100 points to the next leg of the championship which will take place in Teluk Intan on July 30 and 31, 2016.
Round 4 Results:
CP130
Final
- Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin (JHR) Yamaha 13’56.822s 2. Ahmad Fazli Sham (PRK) Yamaha 13’56.834s 3. Md Zaqhwan Zaidi (SGR) Honda 13’58.310s 4. Abd Muhaimin Roslan (SGR) Yamaha 14’01.533s 5. Md Azhar Abd Jalil (SGR) Yamaha 14’02.033s
Standings
- Ahmad Fazli Sham (PRK) Yamaha 78pt 2. Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin (JHR) Yamaha 75pt 3. Md Zaqhwan Zaidi (SGR) Honda 45pt 4. Norizman Ismail (SGR) Honda 39pt 5. Md Adib Rosley (SGR) Yamaha 38pt
CP115
Final
- Tengku Amirul Haffirudin (TRG) Yamaha 8’32.857s 2. Md Haziq Md Fairues (SGR) Yamaha 8’34.043s 3. Md Aznil Md Ali (TRG) Honda 8’35.172s 4. Azroy Hakeem Anuar (KUL) Honda 8’35.406s 5. Saiful Izman Ahmad Zamani (SGR) Yamaha 8’35.766s
Standings
- Tengku Amirul Haffirudin (TRG) Yamaha 95pt 2. Md Harith Farhan Baharin (TRG) Honda 51pt 3. Md Akid Aziz (KUL) Yamaha 44pt 4. Md Haziq Md Fairues (SGR) 44pt 5. Md Haiekal Akmal Zakaria (JHR) 40pt
WIRA
Final:
- Md Syafiq Ezzariq (SGR) Honda 9’59.874s 2. Md Helmi Azman (SGR) Yamaha 10’00.107s 3. Md Qhuwarismi Md Nasir (PNG) Yamaha 10’09.616s 4. Saiful Azhary Muhamad (JHR) Honda 10’09.843s 5. Md Afizi Supaat (SGR) Yamaha 10’18.823s
Standings:
1. Md Syafiq Ezzariq (SGR) 100pt 2. Md Helmi Azman (SGR) Yamaha 53pt 3. Md Qhuwarismi Md Nasir (PNG) Yamaha 47pt 4. Saiful Azhary Muhamad (JHR) Honda 47pt 5. Md Aiman Tahiruddin (KUL) Yamaha 40pt
