Race Report: SBS 1/10 EP Malaysian Major League 2019 - Round 5

Bashir & Hakeem Overall SBS EP ML Champions

With our country facing heavy haze, it did not stop us from running the final round of SBS 1/10 EP Malaysian Major League 2019 over the last weekend at SBS Speedway in Sg Buloh, Malaysia. Albeit a lower turnout than usual, competition remained stiff as ever with the country's fastest drivers making their appearance this round, including 1/8 GT IFMAR World Champion, Jade Lim.

In 2wd Modified Buggy, Bashir (Team Associated) did not show any signs of slowing down knowing that he already had more than enough lead in the points to be crowned the overall champion. It was a strong fight between him and Jade (Team Associated) in all 3 finals but Jade managed to win the first 2 mains to grab 1st place. Bashir finished 2nd and Aaron (Xray) bagged 3rd overall.

Meanwhile in 4wd Modified Buggy it was a tough fight between 4 drivers all the way to the 3rd main. Jade (Team Associated) and Bashir (Team Associated) headed into the 3rd main with a win each but Shahrin (Xray) and Kent Sung (Tekno) both had a 2nd place each putting them in the run for the win as well. After a tough A3 battle, it was the World Champion who emerged the winner of the round. Kent Sung snatched 2nd place and Bashir in 3rd.

Most importantly it was also the time we announced the Overall Champions of SBS 1/10 EP Malaysian Major League 2019 after 5 gruelling rounds of racing (Driver points attached at the end of this article):

2wd Modified Buggy - Bashir (Team Associated)
4wd Modified Buggy - Bashir (Team Associated)
Modified Shortcourse Trucks - Hakeem (Intech Racing)



With this being the last round, the 2019 season comes to a close and we would like to congratulate all the winners and thank everyone involved for their never ending support and patience throughout the races and we hope to see more racers next season!

Race Report: SBS 1/10 EP Malaysian Major League 2019 - Round 4

The SBS Major League Round 4 was held on the 25th of August at the SBS Speedway in Sg Buloh, Malaysia.

The penultimate round of this race series saw a hiccup with the timing software, forcing the race director to start the race later in the afternoon. This round saw 19 racers with 29 entries, which was lesser than usual so finishing by the end of the day was not a concern.




As in every round, 4wd Modified saw the most participants and this time was no different. Competition was fierce with reigning champion Bashir (Associated) battling against Shahrin (Xray) and Kent (Tekno) for the the win this round however Bashir maintained his composure and grabbed the win in all the mains. Shahrin came in 2nd and Kent was 3rd.





In 2wd, Bashir repeated his dominating performance again to snatch wins in all mains. But it was no walk in the park as he faced fierce racing by Shahrin and Syafiq. After 3 mains, it was Bashir (Associated) in 1st, Shahrin (Xray) in 2nd and Syafiq (Xray) in 3rd.





In Shortcourse trucks, Boy Hazlyne (TLR) snatched 1st place with Hakeem (Intech) in 2nd and first timer to the series, Rudy finishing in 3rd place.





For the 2nd time having Rallycross as a support race saw improvements in the pace of the cars, mostly being able to make jumps more consistently making it more exciting. This time there was also an entry from Indonesia. Shem dominated throughout qualifyings and the finals to bag the win with Epin in 2nd and Wak in 3rd.

We would like to thank all racers who participated and see you the the final round on the 22nd of September 2019!

Current driver standings as per below:

Race Report: SBS 1/10 EP Malaysian Major League 2019 - Round 3

We were blessed with another day of perfect weather for this round despite the constant rain leading up to raceday. It is also the round where a new class was introduced which is 1/10 Rallycross. The race format was 2 rounds of qualifying and 4 rounds of finals where the best 3 finishes would determine the overall position and the tie breaker would be the qualifying position. This will allow for more exciting racing and less stopwatch chasing.






In Shortcourse trucks, it was a close and exciting battle between previous rounds winners Hakeem (Intech) and Boy Hazlyne (TLR). Both won 2 mains each, with Hakeem being the winner as he TQ'd in qualifying. Finishing in third place was Azman Azam (TLR).

In 2WD, it was a battle between Bashir (Asociated) and Shahrin (Xray). Bashir having TQ and winning 1 out of 3 mains and Shahrin bagging 2 wins meant Bashir needed to win the 4th main to secure the overall win from the tie breaker. A big tumble on the straighaway while leading almost cost him the title but he managed to get back on all fours and finish the race ahead of Shahrin. The overall result was Bashir first, Shahrin second and Shafiq (Xray) in third place.

This round saw a relatively big turn out in the 4WD category with 20 drivers. Round 1 winner Jade Lim (Associated) was absent in round 2 but is back this round with a spanking new Team Associated B74 in his bid to take the win. Having qualified in 3rd, he had to put in a little bit of work going against Bashir (Associated) in TQ and Shahrin (Xray) in P2. After 2 rounds of mains, Bashir and Jade secured 1 win each which meant if Bashir won the 3rd main, he would be the overall winner. He did just that and took the overall win by the 3rd A main. The overall results were Bashir in first, Jade Lim second and Kent Sung (Tekno) in third.

As mentioned earlier, this round saw us introducing 1/10 Rallycross. The track layout is altered slightly to bypass the crossovers allowing those cars to successfully complete laps. The cars were all Tamiyas (TT01, XV01) which did suprisingly well on the turf. We stuck to the same race format as the buggies to keep things simple and after 4 exciting rounds of finals, it was Shem who took the overall win with Wak Rose taking second and Azman Azam in third. Could this be the next bigh thing? Will just have to wait and see.

The overall winners results are as per below. Round 4 will be held on the 25th of August. See you there!

League standings after round 3

Race Report: SBS 1/10 EP Malaysian Major League 2019 - Round 2

SBS 1/10 EP Malaysian Major League 2019 Round 2 was held on the 28th of April 2019 at SBS in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia.

Round 2 was ran on full astroturf surface for the first time and most drivers found that the high traction surface was easy to drive on but not easy to be quick. Most spent days before the race trying out different tires and shock setups while at the same time learning to drive on such a high grip surface, which is a rarity in this part of the world. This round we had drivers from the UK and also Indonesia who travelled for the sole purpose of racing.

With the aim to make the race day more interesting, this years format is a 2 round qualifying heat with 4 rounds of mains per category. This allows for more racing action and less grid position chasing heats.

In 2wd Modified, it was Team Associated's Bashir who took TQ and after a close fight during the finals, took the 1st place win via tie-breaker. 2nd place was Shahrin from Team Xray Malaysia and 3rd was Yuri Taruna from Indonesia.

In 4wd Modified, previous Round 1 winner Jade Lim was absent this round as he was attending another race overseas.

This time it was Team Associated's Bashir again dominating in qualifying pulling the only 12 lapper for the race. He then continued this dominance in the finals by winning 3 of the 4 mains. Finishing in 2nd place was Kent Sung from Tekno Malaysia and rounding up the podium in 3rd was Team Xray Malaysia's Shahrin.

Round 2 also saw an increase in racers in the Shortcourse Trucks category, which happened to be the more exciting class for spectators to watch as collisions, rollovers and crashes happens more frequently.

It was a close fight for Pole Position as Intech Racing Malaysia's Hakeem and Azman Azam driving his TLR both won a heat each. However it was Hakeem who won the Pole by 5 seconds.

The finals was a very exciting one again for both of them as they raced very hard with each of them winning 2 heats. This meant the tie-breaker comes into play again giving Hakeem the win based on his qualifying position. Intech Racing Malaysia's Ramesh secured 3rd place on the podium.