Karamjit, Jagdev storm to victory
NST, 30/6/2008

KARAMJIT Singh (above) and Jagdev Singh steered their Mitsubishi Evo 8 to overall victory in Round Three of the Malaysian Rally Championship (MRC) in Kuantan yesterday.

After earning a substantial advantage over most of the field in Leg One on Saturday, the reigning champions maintained their grip to the finish, albeit with a cautious approach.

Closest rivals Lim Leong Onn and Kamarul Anuar Mohd Razzali of the Perodua M5 Racing Team took second spot, while Karamjit-Jagdev's GSR Pennzoil teammates Gunaseelan and Jayaseelan Rajoo finished third in their new Mitsubishi Evo 9.

Karamjit had a trouble-free weekend but said that the newly graded tracks in several of the special stages proved to be more tricky than usual.

"The track was a combination of fast and slow sections and they can catch drivers off-guard. It was especially tricky in the newly graded section and as the first car we had to be careful," Karamjit said.

Team Pennzoil driver and manager Gunaseelan was happy to be in third and have teammate Karamjit in first.

"Karamjit was far ahead of everyone so his position was secure while I am still learning to adapt to the new car," said Gunaseelan.

"There are some teething problems but overall everything went well for me and for the team so we are quite pleased."

RESULTS: 1 Karamjit Singh-Jagdev Singh (Mas) Mistubishi Evo 8 2:02:29s, 2 Lim Leong Onn-Kamarul Anuar Mohd Razzali (Mas) Perodua Viva 2:11:12s, 3 Gunaseelan Rajoo-Jayaselan Rajoo (Mas) Mitsubishi Evo 9 2:14:22s, 4 Sutan Mustaffa Salihin-Ahmad Nadzrie Shuhaimi (Mas) Proton Satria 2:19:02s, 6 P. Nandakumar-Suresh Parkash Sharma (Mas) Proton Satria 2:19:42s.

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