MRC 2009: Karamjit & Jagdev finish tops

MRC 2009: Karamjit & Jagdev finish tops

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Malaysian rally ace Karamjit Singh reasserted his status as the country’s top rally driver by winning the Overall Championship of the 2009 season Malaysian Rally Championship (MRC). Partnering Jagdev Singh, who also bagged the Championship Co-Driver award, the Flying Singh held off a stiff  challenge from Saladin Mazlan of Felda Rally Team to win the fifth and final round of the season, allowing him to bag the Overall Champion, Championship Driver, 4WD category, and P12 category titles.

Karamjit clocked a time of 1:27:58.4, finishing 1:20.9 ahead of Saladin. After the win, Karamjit paid tribute to Saladin for pushing him all the way, saying,“I am very happy to have won. Saladin gave us a good fight and kept us on our toes. We were going flat out to win. It is very enjoyable to be back to rallying at 100%.”

Karamjit and Jagdev On the Podium Celebrating Their Win (2)

Karamjit’s team, GSR Pennzoil Racing Team, clinched the Team category trophy, as team manager Gunaseelan Rajoo finished third on the day and also in the Overall Championship. In his categories, Guna was second behind Karamjit in both 4WD and P12.

Speaking after the race, Guna indicated his delight in the Pennzoil team’s performane, and is looking forward to enter a new car and driver in next season’s championship. He said, “We have a new Mitsubishi Evo 10 and we are talking to some international drivers.  I am hoping to semi-retire and just compete in some rallies.”

Meanwhile, Karamjit has no plans to ease off either. His appetite for victory remains hungry as ever, as he noted, “This is my eleventh championship win and I hope to win another five or six times before I retire.”

Saladin, who went all-out for a win only to be dogged by mechanical problems, was understandably disappointed, but still sportingly acknowledged Karamjit’s victory. “I don’t like to give excuses for not winning,” said Saladin.  “Karam won fair and square.  But we will come out stronger next year.”

In the final standings, Saladin and his co-driver Arish Qutb finished second in the overall championship but third in the 4WD and P12 categories.

The P10 and Junior category trophies went to Faidzal Alang. Completing his first full season in rallying, Faidzal is tied for first place in the 2WD category with Hong Kong driver Clayton Check, winner of the P11 category.

Full results for the fifth Round of the MRC and the final standings for the 2009 Season can be found at www.malaysianrally.com

KON

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