FA racers improve their performance in practice
FA racers improve their performance in practice
JAKARTA (JP): Two participants of the Formula Asia auto racing
championship, the second leg of which will start on Saturday and
Sunday at the Sentul circuit near Bogor, West Java, have recorded
considerable time improvements during their practice recently.
Niclass Jonsson of the Shell-Lux team of Sweden, clocked his
best time of 1 minute 30.9 seconds during a stint some time
between the end of the championship's first leg, which took place
on Apr. 22 and Apr. 23, and last week. This was obviously a
significant improvement for the Swedish F-3 national champion who
finished third with a fastest lap of 1 min 32.8 secs in the first
leg.
Ananda Mikola of the Humpuss Racing team also improved his
fastest lap to 1 min 31.8 secs during his stint last Saturday. In
the championship's first leg, Ananda's fastest lap was 1 min 33.2
secs.
However, Chandra Alim of the Djarum Racing Team failed to
estimate his best time. During his practice last week, the
fastest time Chandra clocked was 1 min 32.1 secs, about 0.05
seconds slower than his fastest lap of 1 min 32.056 secs he
recorded in the first leg in which he finished fourth.
The 2000cc auto racing championship features two races within
each leg and requires each contestant to make 15 laps in each
race. Roy Haryanto of the Humpuss Racing team won the first leg
with 40 points, followed by Brian Saunders of Sonenscher Motor
Racing who collected 27 points.
Third was Niclass Jonsson with 21 points. Roy's fastest lap
during the first leg was 1 min 31.6 secs.
The organizers have clinched a broadcasting deal with Hong
Kong-based Star TV, which will dispatch the championship's 16
races live to 53 countries in Asia and the Middle East. The live
coverage is expected to reach a total of 220 million people.
Tickets for this weekend's races are on sale for between Rp
5,000 and Rp 10,000 (between $2.20 and $4.50). The tickets
include the bus trip from Blok M bus terminal in South Jakarta to
Sentul Circuit. (arf)