Race 1 ARRC 2022 Thailand SS600 Class: Winning A Fierce Duel With Thai Racers, Andi Gilang Flying Red And White At The Buriram Circuit

Astra Honda Racing Team racer, Andi Gilang, won the first race of ARRC 2022 Thailand in the SS600 class. (Doc. ARRC)

JAKARTA - Astra Honda Racing Team (AHRT) racer, Andi Farid Idhizar or familiarly called Andi Gilang, won the first race of ARRC 2022 Thailand Supersport (SS) 600 class, Saturday, March 26.

Racing at the Chang Buriram Circuit, Andi Gilang won a fierce competition with Thailand's Nakarin Atiraphuvapat, which took place at the last corner before the finish line.

In this race, the second and third positions were occupied by Malaysian riders, Helmi Azman and Ibrahim Md Norrodin. While Andi Gilang's teammate, Irfan Ardiansyah, finished in fourth position.

Andi Gilang made a good start. He was able to create a gap with the riders behind him.

On the first lap, there was already a rider who fell. Muhammad Faerozi (Yamaha Racing Indonesia) had to end the race early after experiencing a downside.

Andi Gilang continued to lead the race followed by Nakarin who followed in second position. They made a fairly wide gap with Helmi Azman and Ratthapong Wilairot fighting for the third position.

The competition changed in the middle of the race, Helmi was able to be in front of competing with Andi Gilang. Meanwhile, Nakarin slipped to fourth place.

Helmi and Andi Gilang showed tight competition. The two racers overtook each other to occupy the leading position.

Disastrous for Ratthapong. The Yamaha rider had to be willing to fail on the podium after experiencing the engine during the four laps of the race remaining. In fact, he was competing in the front group.

The last lap was marked by fierce competition between Andi Gilang and Nakarim. Both of them display good action to occupy the leading position.

Disastrous for Nakarim occurred at the last corner ahead of the finish. His rivalry with Andi Gilang ended in an incident. He fell.

Victory also belongs to Andi Gilang. He is 0.480 seconds adrift of Helmi and 0.988 of Ibrahim.