15 Sep 2019 Six consecutive poles and six consecutive wins; Li Zheng-Peng completes grand slam
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. The dark clouds have disappeared and the track conditions are very good. In the Speed Hero Race 6, Yamaha Man Lee Tat Racing #26 Li Zheng-Peng takes overall victory. He sets a record of six race wins in a season and finish the season on a high note. At 13:23 in the afternoon the 10 laps race officially begins, with 27 riders taking part. Li Zheng-Peng makes a small mistake at the start and is overtaken by #99 Jack Ao Ieong-Fu and #7 Shinjo Masahiro. But within half a lap, Li Zheng-Peng is back up to second place. |
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On lap 2, Li Zheng-Peng overtakes Jack Ao Ieong-Fu at turn 1, Li once again leads the field. Yamaha Man Lee Tat Racing #59 Ho Chi-Fung, starting from second last place on the grid, has already moved up 20 places and is now running in fifth place. His Yamaha Man Lee Tat Racing teammate #777 Li Zong started from the last place and is now running 18th overall. In the remaining race, Ho Chi-Fung successfully passes #71 Dan Kruger to move into 4th overall, while Li Zong passes #62 Simon Kwan to move into 15th overall. On lap 6, race leader Li Zheng-Peng begins to lap backmarkers. #76 Wada Ruka suffers a mechanical problem, he raises his arm to signal other riders then he rides back to the pit lane to retire his bike. |
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On the last lap, #79 Li Hai-Bo loses control and goes into the gravel area, sadly retiring from the race. His third place in class is also lost. By now #777 Li Zong is up to 11th place overall and second in his class. As the chequered flag is waved to signal the end of the race, Li Zheng-Peng crosses the finish line to win by 5 seconds over #99 Jack Ao Ieong-Fu and #7 Shinjo Masahiro. After the race, overall winner and grand slam winner Li Zheng-Peng said, “Last year I missed out on the series title, this year, regaining the title with six pole positions and six wins, it feels wonderful. Next year in the Speed Hero race I will continue to fight hard and try to break my own lap record. Records are there to be broken and history is there to be written!” Fourth overall and Open B class champion Ho Chi-Fung said, “I want to thank the team for their hard work. They fixed the bike overnight so that today I had a good performance. I started 25th and finished 4th, taking the series title.” |
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Speed Hero 600cc CL1 class race 6 top 3 are #2 Yuan Ji-Bo, Yamaha Man Lee Tat Racing #777 Li Zong, #52 Shen Xi respectively. Series champion is Li Zong. Speed Hero 600cc CL2 class race 6 top 3 are #22 Sha Jun-Tong, #19 Chen Hong-Yan, #17 Li Zhi-Fei respectively. Li Zhi-Fei is the series title winner. Speed Hero 1000cc Open A class race 6 top 3 are Yamaha Man Lee Tat Racing #26 Li Zheng-Peng, #7 Shinjo Masahiro and #71 Dan Kruger respectively. Li Zheng-Peng is the series title winner. Speed Hero 1000cc Open B class race 6 top 3 are #99 Jack Ao Ieong-Fu, Yamaha Man Lee Tat Racing #59 Ho Chi-Fung, #62 Simon Kwan respectively. Ho Chi-Fung is the series title winner. |
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