11-year old Shahan Ali Mohsin clinched a dominating win at Round 6 of the 2015 Rotax Max Asia Challenge at the Shah Alam International Kart Circuit in Malysia.
Competing in the micro max category (8-12 years), Shahan braved several issues early-on in the weekend to reign supreme on Sunday. He finished the pre-finals in second place having started P13, and went one better in the finals to stand on the top step of the podium, winning by a margin of 0.648 seconds.
"It is a really special day, a memorable one for me with my first win in Asia. The best part was that it was fair and square, there was no luck or freak incidents, just a clean run from the back of the grid to the top of the podium," remarked an emotional Shahan.
Shahan’s weekend didn't start off too well, and come qualifying he was only 14th out of 19 karters. There wasn't much progress in the incident-filled Heats either, he finished 10th and 14th in the two heats respectively. He started 13th in the prefinal and the next 15 laps were a master class as the 11-year old made his way up the grid. Shahan was in top five by the end of lap 9 and clinched the 2nd spot in the next five laps.
Starting on the front-row for the finals, victory was clearly in reach. As the green flag was waved, a close battle ensued and only after four laps did Shahan managed to break away from Putera and establish a lead that he wouldn't relinquish to the chequered flag.
Shahan is currently leading the Micro Max standings in the 2015 JK Tyre National Championship, with Round 4 scheduled on 26-27 September at Meco Kartopia, Bangalore.
Competing in the micro max category (8-12 years), Shahan braved several issues early-on in the weekend to reign supreme on Sunday. He finished the pre-finals in second place having started P13, and went one better in the finals to stand on the top step of the podium, winning by a margin of 0.648 seconds.
"It is a really special day, a memorable one for me with my first win in Asia. The best part was that it was fair and square, there was no luck or freak incidents, just a clean run from the back of the grid to the top of the podium," remarked an emotional Shahan.
Shahan’s weekend didn't start off too well, and come qualifying he was only 14th out of 19 karters. There wasn't much progress in the incident-filled Heats either, he finished 10th and 14th in the two heats respectively. He started 13th in the prefinal and the next 15 laps were a master class as the 11-year old made his way up the grid. Shahan was in top five by the end of lap 9 and clinched the 2nd spot in the next five laps.
Starting on the front-row for the finals, victory was clearly in reach. As the green flag was waved, a close battle ensued and only after four laps did Shahan managed to break away from Putera and establish a lead that he wouldn't relinquish to the chequered flag.
Shahan is currently leading the Micro Max standings in the 2015 JK Tyre National Championship, with Round 4 scheduled on 26-27 September at Meco Kartopia, Bangalore.
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