Eric Kwong on pole position at Sepang

Eric Kwong Hoi Fung of Team LF took pole position today for the second round of the Asian Touring Car Series at the Sepang International Circuit.

Kwong clocked the fastest time of the day with 2:23.080 at the 5.6km circuit, just under a tenth of a second quicker than Team IMSP driver Hideharu Kuroki’s Honda Integra.

Micheal Choi of JAS Engineering qualified in third place, just ahead of Chen Jun San of Team AAI/Buddy Club and Paul Poon of China Dragon Racing, the two drivers which won the first two rounds at the Guangdong International Circuit.

Qualifying took place on a drying circuit, with several drivers spinning, but most dramatically with the second Team IMSP Honda Integra of Danny Chau Kwok Sang catching fire and pullin off at Turn 5.

The two newcomers, Indonesian driver Shugeriawan Sutanta of Nexus Racing and Chan Wing Shu of Team IMSP qualified 8th and 13th respectively.

Round 3 of the Asian Touring Car Series will be held on Sunday at 9.40am (local time) with Round 4 at 12.10pm.

By Max Mosi