Sepang International Circuit was host to this year’s first MAM RallySprint.
Team owner Gunaseelan Rajoo as lead driver represented the GSR-Pennzoil Racing Team.Mohd Shazly (1000cc class winner) and Kenneth Koh (junior class winner) were the other two nominated drivers for the team award. It was hot sunny weather at Sepang as the rally crew got going.Gunaseelan, in a Mitsubishi Evo 9, grabbed the lead from the very beginning, without ever losing the lead at all throughout the stages. He won eight out of the 10 stages.“The stages were quite challenging and there was no room for mistakes.
Thankfully, the conditions of the stages were smooth and as such, not damaging to the cars.“It was important for us to win this event as this was the first rally for 2009. I found the rally well organised and was pleased to see many newcomers.
I would like to thank my main sponsor, UMW Pennzoil Distributors, as well as my co-sponsors Yokohama (YHI Malaysia), JDM World Malaysia, Puma and Ralliart Malaysia,” said Gunaseelan.
The RallySprint also saw the birth of the GSR-Pennzoil Junior Racing Team, with three drivers who were chosen based on last year’s Rally X series. They were Mohd Sallehuddin, A. Magendran and Kiren Bahadur. The junior team performed very well, clocking top three times in its respective classes consistently.
UMW Pennzoil Distributors marketing manager Shamsul Nahar said, “We are very pleased with the overall win, as well as winning the Team award in this first round.“This was a good start to the year and the team is now looking forward to the upcoming round, scheduled for March. We are also proud to be cosponsors of the MAM Rally- Sprint Championship, and I am happy that it has received so much of interest and support,” he added.
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