Wing Hin Motorsports duo, Mitchell Cheah and Naquib Azlan delivers with a strong performance in the Race 1 of Round 3 2024 Thailand Super Series Super Compact Class. Starting from 8th place, Cheah climbed up to 5th before the pit stop. Naquib took over and aggressively chased down the leader, eventually securing 2nd place.
The battle for 3rd with Norrarat Apivart of Toyota GAZOO Racing Thailand was intense. The leader, T. Thanaroj in a Honda CRZ, faced mechanical issues, allowing Na Dol V of Toyota GAZOO Racing Thailand to take the lead. That battle for third continued for several laps while 10 seconds ahead in the lead was the Honda CRZ of T. Thanaroj.
Thanaroj’s comfortable lead however, came to an abrupt end when he encountered mechanical problems to his front left side forcing him to make an unscheduled stop for repairs and that allowed Toyota GAZOO Racing Thailand’s Na Dol V in an Altis into the lead.
With three laps to go, Naquib came within 1.8 seconds of the winning car and 19 seconds clear of third place winner Norrarat to give Wing Hin Motorsports its second overall podium finish in three rounds of the championship so far. It was also the first 1-2-3 finish for Toyota this season.