Young Malaysian gunning for Thai race series win

By CARSIFU | 7 December 2022


KUALA LUMPUR: Young Malaysian racer Hayden Haikal will be digging deep this weekend when he competes for the prospect of being crowned the overall champion in the Thailand Super Eco saloon car series at the Buriram Chang International Circuit.

With three second places and two race wins in six rounds of racing so far, the 18-year-old is currently second in championship just 20 points behind Na Dol Vatanatham who has 105 points to his tally.

Both drivers have proven to be dominant in the series and their races results almost identical, but Vatanatham has the advantage of one extra race win as a result of Hayden’s misfortune in scoring any points in Round 2 due to a technical issue with his Honda Brio.

Hayden.
Hayden.


Hayden said he had a mathematically good shot at winning the overall title in the Thailand Super Eco Series.

“But it’s going to be a very tall order, especially with the dominance championship leader Vatanatham has demonstrated over the last six rounds.

“Anything is possible is the last two races of the season. I just have to remain focused, drive my own race and let the math sort itself out,” said Hayden who admitted that while he would be gunning to end the season on a high, the prospect of coming in second in only his first full season competing in Thailand would be equally an achievement he can be proud of.

Hayden's white Brio in action.
Hayden's white Brio in action.


The final two rounds of the Thailand Super Eco series will consist of two 12-lap races on Saturday and Sunday (Dec 10 and 11).

A total of 23 drivers will be taking to the grid with Hayden being the only foreign driver.

Hayden also won the Super Sporting Class for professional drivers in this season's Vios Challenge and was placed second overall in the Sepang 1000KM Endurance Race.

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