Karamjit keeps lead
4th November 2007, NST

THERE were several casualties on the first day of Round 4 of the FELDA-AAM Malaysian Rally Championship 2007 (FAMRC) in Kuantan yesterday but this did not prevent rally ace Karamjit Singh and co-driver, Jagdev Singh from maintaining their position as overall leaders.

The duo steered their Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 confidently to complete the 14 stages rally after closest rival, Kan Chee Hong and new co-driver Arish Quth Ahmad Khan, suffered a shock when their Perodua MyVi's gear box broke.

Chee Hong and Arish have rectified the problem and will be ready for the second leg today.

The Perodua M5 Racing Team suffered another setback when Chee Hong's teammate Lim Leong Onn and Kamarul Anuar Mohd Razali had to quit early when the engine of their Perodua Viva overheated.

Disappointment and frustration was written all over their faces as their hopes to at least complete the rally and not go home empty-handed, were dashed.

However, newcomers Magendran Arunasalam and Daveender Singh feel they hold the advantage to win the Clubman class as leaders Nik Ammar Mohamed and co-driver Roduwan Rashid failed to finish the rally.

At press time, the top three leaders were Karamjit Singh-Jagdev Singh in the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8, Benny Lautan-Edwin Nasution in the Proton PERT and Nandakumar Puspanathan-Mohd Izwan Abdullah in the Perodua MyVi.

PROVISIONAL RESULTS -- 1 Karamjit Singh-Jagdev Singh (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) 01:27:01, 2 Benny Lautan-Edwin Nasution (Proton PERT) 1:32:33, 3 Nandakumar Puspanathan-Mohd Izwan Abdullah (Perodua MyVi) 1:36:08, 4 Sutan Mustaffa Salihin-Ahmad Nadzri Ahmad (Proton Satria) 1:37:54, 5 Muhammad Rafiq Udhaya-Cheah Chii Keen (Proton Satri Neo) 1:45:07.

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