Race 2 Champion Veda Ega Watchs Indonesia Raya Membahasa In Buriram Thailand

ATC 2022 Championship/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The national racer Veda Ega Pratama watched the anthem Indonesia Raya cohesive at Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand, Sunday, October 2, after winning the fourth series of the Asia Talent Cup Race 2.

The win came after Veda demonstrated its potential speed with runner-up finish in Race 1 the previous day, which was won by Malaysian racer Hakim Danish.

It was also the first victory for an Indonesian rider in the Asia Talent Cup championship series.

Starting from P4, Veda had time to find his position down to P9 before building speeds to restore his position after two rounds.

After finding the rhythm in the race, Veda passed one by three leading riders before taking over the lead in the fifth lap.

Veda have exchanged competition leadership positions several times with Japanese racer Gun Mie, Judge Danish from Malaysia, who gave tight resistance to the front group.

After reclaiming the lead position, Veda is more comfortable undergoing the last nine laps and building a distance of up to seven seconds from his opponents.

Unexpectedly up front, Veda won after crossing the finish line more than five seconds ahead of Carter Thompson and Gun Mie.

Thompson was awarded a penalty for violating the track limit and had to go down to third place, so Gun Mie was entitled to the second podium.

After the fourth half was over in Thailand, Judge Danish was still in control of the standings with 126 points, seven points clear of Shinya Ezawa and 37 points clear of Gun Mie.

Veda, who also finished in the podium in the Qatar series, is now ranked fifth with a collection of 71 points, two points adrift of Hamad Al-Sahouti's fourth rank.

The Asia Talent Cup Championship leaves two more series, namely in Sepang, Malaysia on October 21-23 and the Mandalika Circuit, Indonesia on November 11-13, at the same time as the World Superbike event.