With three rounds remaining in the 2016 PETRONAS AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championship calendar, Kasma Daniel Kasmayuddin’s winning ways has secured the coveted CP130 team award for PETRONAS Yamaha Maju Motor. The 17-year-old Johorian clinched his sixth victory of the season at Round 7 held at the Pasir Gudang Stadium, acing a battle of the fittest at the new 0.924km temporary street circuit.
A bad start got Kasma off on the wrong foot, despite having earned the right to park his bike on pole position. As the 17-bike race was flagged off to a clean start, Kasma found himself sunk in sixth position as Norizman Ismail of Harian Metro YTEQ SCK Honda stole the holeshot. It took five laps for the young Maju motor rider to catch up to the first group, and three more laps before he successfully challenged Norizman for the lead. With the reins firmly in hand, Kasma took control of the race pace, rapidly leaving the rest of the field behind.
As the chequered flag came down on Lap 18, Kasma stormed to victory with a time of 15’52.532s, 3.553s ahead of second placed Ahmad Afif Amran. Early leader Norizman Ismail completed the podium trio in third place with 15’57.439s.
“I had a slow start because I was so conscious of not making any more mistakes that could incur the wrath of the race officials. But even though I had to fight my way up to the front, I was still quite confident that my bike had the race pace to get the job done. Even though this track is quite narrow, there were still pockets of opportunity that I could take advantage of,” said Kasma who is leading the title chase with 150 points, 30 points ahead of team mate Ahmad Fazli Sham. Norizman Ismail’s podium finish propped up his own campaign, placing him third overall with 68 points.
In the Team Award category, team PETRONAS Yamaha Maju Motor has the title firmly sewn up, holding 287 points against Motul Zeneos Yamaha YY Pang that had secured 140 points so far. Team Harian Metro YTEQ SCK Honda is third overall with 135 points.
In the CP115 category, Fakhrusy Syakirin Rostam made a surprising comeback into Cub Prix racing with an unexpected win. Having left the national championship for a short overseas stint, Fakhrusy returned as a privateer in the second half of the 2016 season. Despite overwhelming odds, Fakhrusy proved that he still had what it took to step onto the top of the podium when he was first across the finish line with 13’54.704s. Mohd Akid Aziz finished second with 13’56.820s and effectively took over as the new CP115 championship leader. Azroy Hakeem Anuar was third in the CP115 Final with 14’01.203s.
IUGB AFB Tech’s Helmi Azman continued his strong form in the Wira category when he scored a personal hattrick of wins at Round 7. Helmi clocked 11’27.666s ahead of second placed Mohd Qhuwarismi Mohd Nasir. Championship leader Mohd Shafiq Ezzariq managed to maintain his leadership of the age-capped class when he finished third with 11’35.226s.
Round 8 of the 2016 PETRONAS AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championship will take place in Temerloh on September 24 and 25.
Round 7 PETRONAS AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championship Results:
CP130
1. Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin (JHR) Yamaha 15’52.532s
2. Ahmad Afif Amran (TRG) Yamaha 15’56.085s
3. Norizman Ismail (SGR) Honda 15’57.439s
4. Ahmad Fazli Sham (PRK) 15’57.499s
5. Md Fitri Ashraff Razali (KUL) Yamaha 15’58.009s
Standings:
1. Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin (JHR) Yamaha 150pts
2. Ahmad Fazli Sham (PRK) Yamaha 111pts
3. Norizman Ismail (SGR) Honda 68pts
4. Ahmad Afif Amran (TRG) Yamaha 63pts
5. Ahmad Fazrul Sham (PRK) Yamaha 63pts
CP115
1. Fakhrusy Syakirin Rostam (JHR) Yamaha 13’54.704s
2. Md Akid Aziz (KUL) Yamaha 13’56.820s
3. Azroy Hakeem Anuar (KUL) Honda 14’01.203s
4. Ahmad Syukran Aizat (TRG) Yamaha 14’01.656s
5. Md Shah Khairil Hisham (JHR) Yamaha 14’01.989s
Standings:
1. Md Akid Aziz (KUL) Yamaha 106pts
2. Tengku Amirul Haffirudin (TRG) Yamaha 100pts
3. Ahmad Syukran Aizat (TRG) Yamaha 74pts
4. Md Harith Farhan Baharin (TRG) Honda 69pts 5. Md Haziq Md Fairues (SGR) Yamaha 67pts
WIRA
1. Md Helmi Azman (SGR) Yamaha 11’27.666s
2. Md Qhuwarismi Md Nasir (PNG) Yamaha 11’29.343s
3. Md Shafiq Ezzariq (SGR) Honda 11’35.226s
4. Md Khairi Asyraf Mahmood (JHR) Yamaha 11’45.681s
5. Saiful Azhary Muhamad (JHR) Honda 11’47.609s
Standings:
1. Md Shafiq Ezzariq (SGR) Honda 149pts
2. Md Helmi Azman (SGR) Yamaha 128pts
3. Md Qhuwarismi Md Nasir (PNG) Yamaha 83pts
4. Md Amirul Arif Ramlee (JHR) Yamaha 71pts
5. Saiful Azhary Muhamad (JHR) Honda 63pts
KASMA HADIAHKAN GELARAN PASUKAN TERBAIK BUAT MAJU MOTOR
Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin berjaya meraih kemenangan keenam pada musim 2016 sekaligus membantu menghadiahkan gelaran juara keseluruhan berpasukan buat PETRONAS Yamaha Maju Motor dalam saingan CP130 pada pusingan ketujuh Kejuaraan Cub Prix AAM Malaysia PETRONAS yang berakhir di Pasir Gudang, Johor, hari ini.
Meskipun berbaki tiga pusingan lagi, gandingan pelumba kelahiran Johor berusia 17 tahun itu bersama-sama Ahmad Fazli Sham dan Abd Muhaimin Roslan telah mengumpul 287 mata,147 mata mengatasi pasukan Motul Zeneos Yamaha YY Pang yang berada di kedudukan kedua yang mengumpul 140 mata manakala pasukan Harian Metro Y-TEQ SCK Honda Racing ketika ini di kedudukan ketiga dengan 135 mata.
Pada saingan di Pasir Gudang, permulaan perlahan dan berada di kedudukan keenam pada pusingan pertama tidak menghalang Kasma untuk menguasai litar sepanjang 0.924km dan hanya memerlukan lapan pusingan daripada 18 pusingan keseluruhan untuk mendahului kedudukan sehingga ke garisan penamat.
Kasma menamatkan perlumbaan dengan masa keseluruhan 15’52.532s, 3.553s di hadapan Ahmad Afif Amran (PETRONAS Yamaha CKJ) manakala Norizman Ismail (Harian Metro Y-TEQ SCK Honda Racing) di kedudukan ketiga dengan 15’57.439s.
“Permulaan saya tidak begitu baik dan pada masa sama saya juga sedikit berhati-hati untuk mengelak dari sebarang kesilapan. Malah dengan litar yang agak sempit, berlaku sedikit perlanggaran bersama pelumba lain. Walaupun ketinggalan, saya yakin jentera saya mempunyai kelajuan yang cukup untuk saya mengejar dan memintas meskipun selekoh di sini agak sempit dan tidak banyak ruang untuk memintas. Saya gembira dengan kemenangan ini selain turut berbangga kerana dapat membantu pasukan untuk bergelar juara keseluruhan berpasukan pada musim ini walaupun masih ada baki tiga pusingan perlumbaan lagi,” jelas Kasma yang semakin selesa mendahului senarai pelumba keseluruhan dengan 150 mata, 39 mata mengatasi Ahmad Fazli yang berada di kedudukan kedua.
Kemenangan di tempat ketiga membantu Norizman untuk berada di tangga ketiga keseluruhan dengan 68 mata.
Sementara itu, pelumba persendirian, Fakhrusy Syakirin Rostam yang membuat kemunculan semula di pentas Cub Prix bermula pusingan kelima di Teluk Intan mencipta kejutan apabila berjaya memenangi perlumbaan kategori CP115.
Beraksi di halaman sendiri memberi kelebihan buat Fakhrusy untuk menguasai 15 pusingan perlumbaan dengan masa keseluruhan 13’54.704s diikuti Md Akid Aziz (PETRONAS Yamaha Maju Motor) di kedudukan kedua dengan masa 13’56.820s dan Azroy hakeem Anuar (Givi Honda Yuzy Racing) ketiga dengan masa 14’01.203s.
Gelaran naib juara cukup buat Md Akid untuk naik ke tangga teratas pelumba dengan mengumpul 106 mata manakala Tengku amirul haffirudin (Motul Zeneos Yamaha YY Pang) yang menamatkan perlumbaan di tempat keenam jatuh ke tangga kedua dengan mengumpul 100 mata. Ahmad Syukran Aizat (PETRONAS Yamaha CKJ) di kedudukan ketiga dengan 74 mata.
Dalam perlumbaan kelas Wira, Md Helmi Azman sekali lagi memenangi perlumbaan untuk meraih kemenangan ketiga berturut-turut pada musim ini. Pelumba IUGB AFB Tech Racing itu menamatkan 12 pusingan perlumbaan dengan masa keseluruhan 11’27.666s. Tempat kedua milik Md Qhuwarismi Md Nasir (Wststar Motorsport) yang dipintas pada saat akhir perlumbaan dengan masa keseluruhan 11’29.343s sambil Md Shafiq Ezzariq (Idemitsu Kozi Yam Honda) ketiga, 11’35.226s.
Kemenangan ini membantu Helmi untuk merapatkan jurang pungutan mata keseluruhan kepada 21 mata dengan mengumpul 128 mata manakala Shafiq di tangga teratas dengan 149 mata. TMd Qhuwarismi di kedudukan ketiga dengan 83 mata.
