HK's Kwan wins SEA touring race

JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong's racer Charles Kwan won the eighth leg of the Southeast Asia Touring Car championship which ended on Sunday at the Sentul international track near Bogor.

Clocking 31:23.06 in his BMW, Kwan outpaced his closest rival, Man Manit from Thailand, by 0.97 hundredths of a second. Manit, driving a Mercedes-Benz, was the pace setter in the previous seventh stop clocking in at 31:57.67.

Though second to Kwan, Manit has so far collected the most points. Up to the eighth leg Manit accrued 110 points to Kwan's 102. Kwan's compatriot, Henry Lee, finished third clocking a distant 31:56.90.

The last two legs of the championship will be held in China and Thailand. (arf)