Race Results and Picture Gallery - Updated 8/10/2000!

The following race results were from our most recent races, held at the Sepang International Kart Circuit. Selected pictures from the two day event will follow shortly, so do visit this page again!

Race Event :    KBS Ford Malaysia Kart Prix Round 3

Date :             16th & 17th September 2000

Official Race Results :

Results quoted below are provided by Kelab Kart Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan ( KKS ) at the end of the final race day.

Formula 100

Formula 100P

Formula 100J

Formula Cadet

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Pre-Event Press Releases

September 14

Round three of the KBS-Ford Malaysia Kart Prix will be a testing platform for national kart champion Ng Wai Leong who will be looking to extend his lead in the overall championship.

Ng is currently equal on 10 points with top contender Eric Yong after two rounds. He won the first event in March while Yong who was enroute to a strong second place blew his engine.Yong however, won the second event in May with Ng being absent to compete in the Asia Formula 2000 Race in Pasir Gudang.

"The championship is still wide open and it’s anyone’s race," said 25-year-old Ng who described the Sepang International Karting Circuit as a high-speed arena which will be both demanding on machine and drivers. 

"Sepang is all about power..What a driver really needs to do well is for the engine to be extremely reliable."

The high speed design of the circuit will mean that most of the drivers will be revving their engines between the 14,000 and 16,000 rpm levels which places a lot of strain on the machine.

"Continuous revving at these levels bring about higher risk of having the engine seize on you."

Also to look out for in the race will be the Taiwanese kart champion Chou Jei. The 14-year-old’s list of accomplishments make him one of the favourites for a podium finish.

"He may be 14 years old, but these are the kind of drivers you can never underestimate," said Ng. "You never know what they’re capable of doing."

Yong meanwhile, is just hoping to have a reliable kart to enable him to finish in the points.

"Sepang is a difficult circuit because it is very taxing on the kart. If you want power than you tend to sacrifice reliability of the engine. If you want to be guaranteed reliability, than you have a slower kart. There’s just no in between."

One of the important things to remember this weekend according to Yong is for a karter to pace himself to the final.

"There is no point winning the heats and going extremely fast and having the kart give up on you in the final."

Tyre selection will also be critical in finding the correct set-up for Sepang, which he described as a difficult and fast circuit.

Promoted by City Karting and organised by Kelab Kart Selangor, the event is jointly sponsored by the Youth and Sports Ministry with Ford Malaysia.

For more information contact City Karting at 03-5512 5868.

Sept 7, 2000

 

ROUND three of the Ministry of Youth & Sports-Ford Malaysia International Kart Prix will bring together a total of 150 karters for the two-day event beginning Sept 16 at the Sepang Kart Circuit.

And owing to the success of the first of the four scheduled rounds held in April, the championship has also attracted an increased number of foreign and local participants.

To date, an additional 20 karters from Singapore have confirmed their entry for the race. There were only five Singaporeans in the first round held in April. The other participants are from Australia, the United Kingdom, Hong Hong, China, and from several neighbouring countries.

Especially to introduce our Taiwan go-kart Champion , 14 years old Chou Jei , was the youngest driver in Open Class in Taiwan. " I’m confident to win in Malaysia ! " said Chou Jei.

" I just came back from Thailand for the Asia Formula 2000 race, I don’t have any practice at Sepang Kart Track, so this track is very new to me, I feel a little bit of pressure. " said Wai Leong.

Recently , Ng Wai Leong just won the two races in 1^st place Asia Formula 2000 at Pattaya Bira Circuit on the 2^nd & 3^rd Sept 2000. He is the one and only Malaysian who achieved a greatest result for Asia Formula 2000, and he is now 1 point ahead and he is the one who leading the championship.

KBS Ford Malaysia Kart Prix divided into four categories; Formula Cadet (10 laps), Formula Junior (10 laps), Formula Piston Port (20 laps) and Formula A (20 laps), the winners stand to bag RM750, RM1,000, RM1,000 and RM2,000 respectively.

 

Round Four Nov 11-12 City Karting go-kart circuit, Shah Alam

 

For more information contact City Karting Promotion at 03-5512 5868.

 

 

Ann Siew

Marketing Executive

City Karting Promotion

August 17, 2000

 

Come 16^th & 17^th September, Sepang International Go-Kart Circuit will come alive with exciting kart race actions as it hosts the Round 3 for the KBS Ford Malaysia Kart Prix.

 

Expected to participate in this round are 150 kart racers, with drivers from many overseas countries such as Australia, Canada, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and Hong Kong. Naturally, our local drivers will also be represented in full force to uphold proudly our "Malaysia Boleh" challenge! The event is also expected to attract top drivers from both Thailand and also Japan, which will certainly make the track action very competitive and certainly world class.

 

"Judging from the different winners in the last two rounds for almost all categories, Sepang will surely provide another two days of interesting and exciting round of kart racing" said Ann Siew, the marketing manager of City Karting Promotion. As the Sepang International Go-Kart Circuit is also a neutral circuit to most drivers, the additional ability to adapt quickly to the circuit and setting up will definitely be an important factor in winning.

 

There will be four categories of racing with classes such as Open, Junior, Piston Port and Cadet. Each class will carry its own set of regulations but the engines are all two stroke with max capacity of 100cc except for the Cadet class, which is set at 80cc. Speed of 125 to 130 km/hr are expected on the front straight!

 

To add razzmatazz to the event, a celebrity race will be held on the final day, with competitors from local celebrities and VIPS. We are also expecting a number of former Miss Malaysia to make the driver’s grid for this race – so do come and view firsthand their driving skills!

 

The event is jointly sponsored by both Kementerian Belia & Sukan ( Mnistry of Youth & Sports ) and Ford Malaysia. Other sponsors include the Sepang International Go-Kart Circuit, Petronas, Pan Global, the Concorde Hotel, Red Bull and Pepsi Cola.

 

The races are also sanctioned by Automobile Association of Malaysia (AAM) and Commission of International Karting (CIK) and the event organised by Kelab Kart Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan (KKS) and City Karting Promotion.

 

Be there to savour the intensity, speed and thrills of kart racing! Admission to the track is free!