Karamjit and Jagdev stay champs
4th November 2007, Malay Mail

THE fourth round of the Malaysian Rally Championship has finally reached a close despite the rocky uncertainties plaguing the round on the first and second days.

The reigning champions of the round, predictably, goes to rally king Karamjit Singh and his co-driver Jagdev Singh, clocking 2:11:02 seconds on their Mitsubishi Evo 8 to take home the Championship trophy.

Meanwhile, second and third places went to Indonesians Benny Lautan and Edwin Nasutan in the Proton PERT (2:21:48s), and Sutan Mustaffa Salihin and Ahmad Nadzrie Ahmad Suhaimi in the Proton Satria (2:26:42s) respectively.

Kan Chee Hong and Arish Qutb Ahmad Khan in the Perodua Myvi finished fourth, clocking an overall time of 2:38:11s.

The two other teams from the Perodua M5 Racing Team both ended the round on did not finish statuses.

Fifth place went to Muhammad Rafiq Udhaya and Cheah Chii Keen in the Proton Satria Neo at a time of 2:41:14s. On his win, Karamjit expressed his jubilation amidst problems his team had been facing.

“We were having problems with the car previously.

“It even broke down while test- ing two weeks ago so we were very careful so as not to push the car too much this time and did our best at a comfortable pace,” he added “We had a lot of fun in Kuantan and hope to come here every year for the Championship,” he said.

“Initially we worried as to how the Championships will turn out due to the conditions we’ve had with the rain, which affected the stages up till recce day.

“Despite all that, 14 of the 19 cars entered finished so we find that to be a good thing.

“Overall, we’ve had a good weekend,” said rally organiser, Wheel Sports Management Sdn Bhd director, Tengku Shaharin Abu Bakar Almarhum Tengku Suleiman.

He also told reporters after the award ceremony that Malaysia will hold the Asia Pacific Rally Championship.

The dates have been confirmed to be on Oct 11-12, 2008, and will be at FELDA Tenggara, Johor. The final round of the MRC will be in Perlis on Dec 8-9.

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