20 Sep 2020 Accidents aplenty as Wu Wen-Fa takes ZMA Touring Car Race Class B victory
ZMA Touring Car Race Class B main race is held in the afternoon. The whole race is littered with accidents as well as good overtaking moves. In the end, after a long battle, Fu Chang TPR Racing #22 Wu Wen-Fa successfully takes victory overall.
Main Race
ZMA Touring Car Race class B main race is held at 15:33. The race is 12 laps long and 21 drivers are taking part. All race cars are equipped with the same Pirelli tyres. At the start, #22 Wu Wen-Fa holds on to first place, #36 Chen Bing-Xiong, starting from 3rd place, has an accident at T2, a lot of smoke emerges from its back and he drops down the order. #77 Lin Xue-Jun comes from behind to attack #22 Wu Wen-Fa. The two drivers exchange the lead at T10, but Wu Wen-Fa is able to protect his lead position.
On lap 2, #36 Chen Bing-Xiong returns to the pit lane for repairs to his tyre. This drops him out of contention for a podium position. #33 also stops near the pit lane exit due to mechanical trouble. The marshals shows the yellow flag and then the safety car is deployed. Two laps later the safety car returns to the pit lane, the race resumes, the top two can now contine their battle.
At half distance, #22 Wu Wen-Fa sets the fastest lap of the race, 1:50,360 to maintain his lead, The chasing pack are also fighting fierce battles, #99 Zhuang Xue-Fu and #88 Xie Zheng-Ge are just 0.672 second apart, fighting for 3rd place overall as well as in B1 class. On lap 7, #11 Sun Jun-Long loses many positions due to car trouble, he finally stops at the side of the track near T12. At the same time, #23 has a clash with other competitors and runs off track. The marshals show the yellow flag and the safety car is deployed once more.
3 laps later the safety car is back in the pit lane, the race is on its last lap. Every driver begins a final push for a podium finish. #22 Wu Wen-Fa pulls out a gap at the end of the straight, #77 Lin Xue-Jun overshoots the corner at T4 but re-joins. But he is now out of contention for the race win as well as dropping into the striking distance of #99 Zhuang Xue-Fu. As the race draws to a close, #3 race car is stopped sideways at T14, the cars behind are unable to stop and spin. #82 and #8 both go off into the gravel. The race marshals show the yellow flag adn the race ends. In the end, #22 Wu Wen-Fa takes victory overall. #77 Lin Xue-Jun and #99 Zhuang Xue-Fu are second and third respectively.
In the various classes, B1 class top 3 are Fu Chang TPR Racing #22 Wu Wen-Fa, Apxi-Racing #77 Lin Xue-Jun and #99 Zhuang Xue-Fu respectively. B2 class top 3 are SRC #87 He Zhi-Rong, #86 Lin Ju-Hong and Zhongshan Xiangsheng Cy Racing #16 Lin Zhi-Cong. B3 class only has 1 finisher and he is Liqui-Moly Ghiasport Racing #10 Zheng Shi-Xian; B5 class top 3 are Guangzhou Jinxun BoomGEAR #37 Ryan Kuang, Racing Hayabusa #9 Guo Lei and #3 Xiao Meng; B6 class winner is Racing Hayabusa #6 Chen Yao-Wen.
After the race, overall winner #22 Wu Wen-Fa said, "Although the safety car emerged twice, I had a fun race. There was one clash and the car lost a little power. So I focused on my driving in the second half of the race and won. I would like to thank Zhuhai International Circuit for providing us such a good platform, allowing us to race, to grow and to improve."