15 Sep 2019 David Chen takes another overall win; Adderly Fong finishes race despite difficulty
Date: 14-15 September Venue: Zhuhai International Circuit | |
On 15 September 2019, Pan Delta Super Racing Festival - Autumn Race welcomes its final day of competition. In the Circuit Hero Race 6, Tianshi Racing #99 David Chen takes overall win, with Grid Motorsport #63 Steven Bei finishing second with Zun Motorsport Crew #7 Lin Yi-Ming taking third place. According to the race regulations, the top 8 drivers from yesterday’s race will start today’s race in reverse order. Yesterday’s race winner Tianshi Racing #99 David Chen will start from 8th place. His biggest rival is yesterday’s accident victim Zun Motorsport Crew #38 Adderly Fong, who will start from 16th place. |
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The race uses a rolling start. At the start, third place starter Lin Yi-Ming and 7th placed starter Ma Ka-Chun quickly dash to the front. One lap later, David Chen passes Ma Ka-Chun and takes the lead. Steven Bei then passes Lin Yi-Ming to take third place overall. Adderly Fong, who starts from last place on the grid, is now up to seventh place. On lap 2, David Chen sets the fastest lap of the race 1:33.262, as Adderly Fong moves up to fifth position. But on the next lap, Adderly’s race car slows down and is passed by both #21 Wang Hao and #2 Michael Choi at turn 9. He is now down to 7th place. For the rest of the race, Adderly Fong is passed by many cars but he does not give up on finishing the race. |
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On lap 7, Ma Ka-Chun is penalized a drive-through penalty for jumping the start. At this time #2 Michael Choi makes an attack on #21 Wang Hao in fifth place and the two begin a fight for class honours. Wang Hao defends his line well and leave no room for his rival. |
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On lap 10, 13Racing Hasaki Oil Racing #18 Hou Yi-Min runs off into the gravel bed at turn 11. The race officials send out the safety car. Ma Ka-Chun has just finished his drive through penalty and rejoins the race in third place, just behind Steven Bei. At the end of lap 12, the safety car leaves for the pit lane and the race is back on. David Chen speeds up but is overtaken by Ma Ka-Chun, unfortunately Ma Ka-Chun misses his braking and runs off the track, he can carry on but is now down in sixth place. |
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On the penultimate lap, #94 Kelvin Kwan and #22 Terence Tse has a coming together at turn 9. Kelvin Kwan’s car goes off the track and stops in the gravel. The safety car is deployed once again. In the end the race ends under the safety car. Tianshi Racing #99 David Chen is the overall winner, Grid Motorsport #63 Steven Bei takes second place overall while Zun Motorsport Crew #7 Lin Yi-Ming finishes in third place. |
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After the race, David Chen said, “I am very happy to take two consecutive wins. I took the lead at the end of lap 1 and there was no pressure. This year the races have been great, both myself and the team are very satisfied, we hope to achieve more of the same next year.” Steven Bei was also satisfied with his own performance. “I am very happy just to finish the race, David Chen was really quick, in order to finish the race, I chose to conserve my tyres and in the end it allowed me to finish second.” |
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In the classes, Circuit Hero Supercar Challenge class top 2 are Zun Motorsport Crew #7 Lin Yi-Ming and #77 Ma Ka-Chun; Supercar A class top 3 are: Tianshi Racing #99 David Chen, Grid Motorsport #63 Steven Bei and Zun Motorsport Crew #38 Adderly Fong; for Supercar B1 class, the top 3 are: #27 Yu Kam-Cheong, Team Master Champ #72 Yuan Er-Bin and Tianshi Racing #19 Zhu Yue. For Supercar B2 class, thentop 3 are: TRC #26 Pat Wong, TRC #22 Terence Tse and Team Master Champ #55 Lin Li-Feng. In Supercar C class, the top 2 are Grid Motorsport #2 Michael Choi and Zun Motorsport Crew #21 Wang Hao. |
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