The Automobile Association of Malaysia (AAM) has denied giving approval to the organiser of the Educational Innovation of Motorsports and Automotive (EIMARace) 2016 to hold the event held near the Sukpa Complex in Indera Mahkota, Pahang. The incident claimed the lives of a father and daughter Sunday after a go-kart went out of control and killed them. The AAM told Berita Harian that the organiser had sent in an application a few months ago but failed to obtain approval due to the high cost involved. AAM supervisor Ahmad Shuhaimi Abdullah said among the requirements set were the organiser must pay for insurance protection of the racers and staff, as well as the cost of road resurfacing, cones, fencing and marshals. The race tracks must also be inspected by experts recognised by the AAM. "Failure to get approval means the competition or race event was organised illegally," he told the Malay daily. Izwan Isa, 38, and his four-year-old daughter, Nur Zulaikha, died after one of the speeding go-karts suddenly crashed through the barriers and hit them.
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