MALAYSIAN SUPER SERIES (MSS) 2008 FINAL RESULTS

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WIRA DANI BLEW CHANCES WINNING MALAYSIAN SUPER SERIES (MSS) CROWN

Malaysian Wira Dani Daim blew his chances of winning his first ever Malaysian Super Series crown after failing to finish the final race of the season following a driving error at the A1GP Malaysia 2008/09 at Sepang Circuit today.

Needing only five points and an easy seventh place to secure the overall Supercar title, Wira Dani skidded into the grass while going comfortably in second position behind sole challenger Mok Weng Sun. The undercarriage of his Radical SR8 machine hit the kerb while going back into the track before the engine died off.

Through the TV screens, a desperate Wira Dani was seen trying hard to have the engine restart; staying in the car for a few minutes before track marshals moved into to push it to the sides; ending his race and his championship dreams.

Clearly the fastest driver over the weekend, Mok, who scored an easy win in Race 1 yesterday with a massive 12-second margin over Wira Dani; cruised to the chequered flag to take 20 more precious points and his second major title in Sepang.

Mok, who won the 12-hour Petronas Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race with Team Singapore Porsche Club, took his total haul to 147 points to win his first ever MSS title. Wira Dani finished second overall with 142 points with defending champion Dilantha Malagamuwa of Sri Lanka in third with 130 points.

Run together with the Supercar and Supersixteen cars, the Supersaloon Championship saw Malaysia's Drag King Lai Wee Sing winning Race 2 today to move into joint second in the overall standings with 85 points with Sharjihan Ghouse Khalid, who came second in the race.

The Supersaloon Championship had already been won by Boy Wong Yew Choong, who also clinched the 1600cc Supersixteen overall crown despite finishing a poor eighth in Race 1 yesterday. With the title secured, Boy had skipped Race 2 today.

The Supersixteen race was won by Kok Pak Chiang, who recorded his second win for the weekend to install his name as winner for Round 5. Damian Dielenberg and Moo Wei Leong are second and third respectively for the round, which took into account results for both Race 1 and Race 2.

Run as one of the support races for the A1GP Malaysia 2008/09, the MSS is Malaysia's national championship for track racing and pits the best of Malaysian racers against top international drivers in a five-round championship with the final round traditionally organized as support races for the A1GP Malaysian round.

The A1GP Malaysia 2008/09 race is promoted by Carbon Worldwide, which is also responsible for all the commercial arrangements for the event. SIC is responsible for the race management of the main race as well as the support races.

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