Muzakkir aim for podium in Jasin

Muzakkir Mohamed savours his maiden CP150 victory after topping the seaon-opening leg of the Malaysian Cup Prix Championship yesterday

PETALING JAYA: Luck may not have been on their side despite early season promise but the OneXOX TKKR Racing Team have all the ingredients to challenge in both the top classes in Round 3 of the Petronas Malaysian Cub Prix Championship in Jasin, Melaka this weekend.

Their challenge in the premier CP150 class will be led by veteran Mohd Muzakkir Mohamed, who while stating his disappointment over their failure to register podium finishes in the opening two rounds of the championships thus far, has promised an all-out battle in the new-look Jasin street circuit.

"This time the feeling is quite different compared to previously, not because it is a new track, but it is a new track layout. It is different from the Jasin street circuit that we had raced on in 2019," said Muzakkir.

"My first impression is that we are excited. When we arrived here and had a look at the track, not just myself but everybody is excited because it looks spacious and wide. We definitely won't find barricaded temporary street circuits which are this spacious as this one. I think this is the most spacious and wide street circuit in the Malaysian Cub Prix Championship," added the 31-year-old, who topped the premier class in 2021.

Having started the season on a high after setting the lap record in qualifying in Round 1 at the Sepang Circuit in February, Muzakkir failed to match that in the race, finishing eighth and then fourth in Round Two in Jempol.

This places Muzakkir in fourth in the championship standings with 21 points, 14 points behind leader Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin of Petronas Sprinta Yamaha Maju Motor.

"Our target for the season is yet to be achieved and we have failed to register podium finishes in both the CP150 and CP125 classes. This is something that brings added pressure to the whole team. I know everyone in the team have given everything they can, so this weekend we will go all out to do whatever we can to achieve the target."