30 Aug 2020 Giving their all in the points standing fight - 2020 Circuit Hero Time Attack Round 2

2020 Circuit Hero Time Attack Round 2 is successfully held. Ten classes and over 100 modified machinese from well over 20 tuning shops had a great battle to decide the podium positions of all the various classes.

29-30 August

The weather for the weekend is fine and the track conditions are good. In the morning practice on Sunday, no accidents occurred and all the participating drivers had good laps, getting ready for the points battle in the afternoon.

Timed Sessions Begin

In the afternoon came the timed practices for the various classes. Under the hot sun the track temperature is very high, giving the drivers a real challenge. First on track are the CH1 and CH2 classes. Li Jia-Qiang drives his Honda GK5 around in 2:06.563 to top the timing screens. The top 3 are separated by a very small margin. Zeng Han-Sheng and Yang Fu-Sen are second and third. After 5 minutes, #13 has a puncture at T8 but the session continues. Huo Jian-Hong, driving a Carnival ST, and Zeng Han-Sheng, driving a Honda GK5, sets new personal fastest laps and move up to second and first places respectively. On the last lap, Li Jia-Qiang successfully moves past Huo Jian-Hong into second overall. The session is over. In the end, CH1 class top 3 are Zeng Han-Sheng, Li Jia-Qiang and Feng Yu-He; CH2 top 3 are Huo Jian-Hong, Yang Fu-Sen and Chen Feng.

Afterwards it is the timed practice for CH3 and CH5. After two laps, Xie Bin goes top with a 1:56.668 provisionally. But on the next lap Liu Yao-Xin takes over with a 1:55.227. In the end, CH3 top 3 are Liu Yao-Xin, Xie Bin and Zhong Bin; CH5 top 3 are Chen Ye-Chong, Deng Shi-Yao and Liao Hai-Jia.

CH6 and CH7 are next up. Li Yi-Xin storms to the top with a 1:52.823 in his A45, leading by a small margin. Lu Rui is 0.16 second behind but is unable to improve. In the last 3 minutes, Liang Ji-Tong overtakes Ye Lin in his BMW 330 and moves up to third in CH6 class. After this there is no change in order. In the end CH6 class top 3 are He Jian-Hao, Chen Xin and Liang Ji-Tong; CH7 top 3 are Li Yi-Xin, Lu Rui and Dong Jian-Cheng.

Following in their tracks are CH-A class. At half way point of the session, Wu Peng sets the best lap of 1:46.857 in his GTR. In the end the top 3 are Wu Peng, Xiao Zhen-Ning and Xiao Meng.

In the CH-B and CB-C timed practice, #162 goes off into the gravel at T4 on lap 1. The marshals show the yellow flag. But as the car is unable to leave the dangerous area, the organizers call a red flag and stopped the session. The session resumes after 3 minutes, #163 and #123 both have accidents straightaway and the organizers show the red flag once again. 15 minutes later the session resumes, Liang Tong-Yi takes provisional top spot with a 1:49.850 in his BMW M4. But just before the session is over, Yang Hao-Yu takes his 718 around in 1:49.846 to topple him at the buzzer. In the end, CH-B class top 3 are Yang Hao-Yu, Qiu Yang, Huang Xi-Xun; For CH-C class, the top 3 are Liang Tong-Yi, Deng Zhi-Bin and Zhang Yin.

Finally the rookies class, CH-D session begins. Luo Zhen-Jie takes his BMW M2 around in 1:56.841 and takes provisional first place with a good margin. In the final 5 minutes, the other rookies also improve and 3 other drivers get under 2 minutes. After this there are no changes and the CH-D class top 3 are Luo Zhen-Jie, Shao Hong-Hua and Wang Jia-Hao.

Points Battle

Circuit Hero Time Attack Round 2, the first point scoring round of 2020 is officially over. The next round will be held at the end of October. Will the podium finishers extend their lead or will rookies take over? Let's find out then!