15 Sep 2018 Fierce fight for first place even in qualifying - Circuit Hero-Two Qualifying
On 15 September 2018, Pan Delta Super Racing Festival finale is held at Zhuhai International Circuit. For the Circuit Hero-Two qualifying session held in the afternoon, PetroCanada Star Chase Racing #36 Hu Jia-Xin qualifies on pole position for the A1 class, GoKart Racing #30 Wang Yuan qualifies in second position, while 13Racing-GaoGe Racing #13 Wang Guo-Yu qualifies in third place. Jack’s Racing #17 Zhong De-Hao sets the fastest lap time in A2 class, #16 Gary Sham qualifies in second place while Winson Motorsport #44 Chen Jia-Ping is third. Foshan XJ Racing #35 Tan Kun-Yi is on pole position for A3 class. Due to the effects of Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the race organizers regrettably have to cancel the races on 16 September. Therefore the Circuit Hero-Two race series have come to a close. The top 3 qualifiers in each class will receive their series points according to the regulations.
At 4:15 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, Circuit Hero-Two qualifying begins.
First on track is A1 class, PetroCanada Star Chase Racing #36 Hu Jia-Xin is the first driver to complete a timed lap, a 1:50.600. On lap 2, GoKart Racing #30 Wang Yuan goes fastest with a 1:50.570. After this both drivers continue to improve themselves, in the end, Hu Jia-Xin has the upper hand and takes pole position with a 1:50.270.
In the A2 and A3 classes qualifying, Jack’s Racing #17 Zhong De-Hao is the first to set a lap time with 1:52.331. Gary Sham follows closely and sets a 1:52.616. On lap 3, Zhong De-Hao improves to 1:51.247. In the remaining session, #82 Liu Lei has a mechanical problem and stops at turn 7. The race officials shows the red flag and stops the session. In the end, Jack’s Racing #17 Zhong De-Hao takes pole position for A2 class, Foshan XJ Racing #35 Tan Kun-Yi finishes in first place in A3 class.
In the post-qualifying interview, Wang Yuan said, “Regrettably my car had a problem yesterday and today I cannot perform to my best. So I returned to the pit garage early. In the future we will do more detailed inspection on the machines.” Hu Jia-Xin said, “During qualifying, I saw that the gap between Wang Yuan and I was not very big, so I pushed a little more, luckily it works out quite well. I look forward to future races.”
As the mainstay of Circuit Hero race series, Circuit Hero-Two has attracted many tuning shops to enter the race after many years of development. Climbing on the Circuit Hero-Two podium is proof positive that the tuning shop is technically strong. Regrettably this race cannot run its course, but we look forward to more races next year!