15 Sep 2018 Numerous challenges and every corner must be taken carefully -Speed Hero Race 5
On Saturday 15 September 2018, after the fiercely competitive qualifying session yesterday, Speed Hero Race 5 officially begins at 12:30. A total of 42 riders will take part and everyone of them knows the race will be tough. The weather is very hot at Zhuhai International Circuit and this is no small challenge for the riders physically as well as mentally.
As the red lights go out the race begins. Huang Shi-Zhao sets a best lap of the race on lap two, a 1:35.413 lap. It seems he and his superbike are on good form. For Alessandro Valia of CER Ducati HK racing, due to problems with his Ducati Panigale V4 superbike, he is unable to perform to his best, his best lap is only 1:36.065. Then at T7, rider He Zhi-Ning falls over as he exits the corner. For safety reasons, the race officials show the red flag to stop the race. The race results are declared as of the end of lap 4. Jack Ao Ieong Fu wins Open A class while Huang Shi-Zhao takes first place in Open B class. Li Zheng-Peng wins CL1 class and Lin Zhi-Fei is the first place finisher of CL2 class.
After the race, Jack Ao Ieong Fu said, “I am very happy. I have not raced for a year but I am very happy with this performance. I would like to thank my team. After yesterday’s qualifying session, there was some problem with my bike, the technicians worked overnight to fix it, therefore today it performs as well as it did.”Huang Shi-Zhao said, “At the start of the race, actually I did not start well, my rival overtook me on the inside line. I was able to adjust and get back step by step. In the end I managed to win, this was not easy.”