RACE REPORTS
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MSF Merdeka 111
Class P1, OVerall p3
● Kegani's #361 Toyota Levin won the Super Compatto class in the 111-lap Merdeka endurance race
● The car was piloted by the trio of Loke Yin Yi, Kenny Lee, and Daniel Storkersen
● Starting fifth in class, #361 led from Lap 42 before a leaking clutch hose forced an 11 minute repair
● The class lead was recovered by Lap 93, the Levin running five seconds a lap quicker than the cars ahead
SEPANG, MALAYSIA – Marking Malaysia's National Day celebrations, Kegani Racing Academy took on a very different challenge alongside the SKILLDRVN programme with a special participation in the MSF 111-lap Merdeka endurance race. The specially prepared Toyota Levin was driven by Kenny Lee, Loke Yin Yi and Daniel Storkersen, who took on the demanding endurance event as a three-driver team, wearing the race number #361.
The car itself carries considerable history. The Levin is Kenny Lee's own machine, the car he founded Kegani with and first raced at Sepang back in 2007. In the years since it has built a substantial endurance racing record and campaigned regionally, making its return to the Merdeka enduro a fitting way to mark the National Day weekend.
THE RACE
Qualifying placed #361 fifth in the Super Compatto class, leaving the team with ground to make up from the rolling start. Loke Yin Yi took the opening stint and wasted no time, moving up to fourth on the first lap and third by Lap 3 before climbing to second by Lap 22. Her 24-lap opening stint yielded a 2:38.500 best on a 2:40.193 median — a strong platform handed over in clean condition.
Kenny Lee took over at the first stop on Lap 24 and produced the strongest running of the race. Across 31 laps he set the car's best lap of 2:37.316 and held a 2:38.754 median, the quickest sustained pace of anyone in the class over that phase. By Lap 42 the Levin had taken the class lead, and it held first place for the next 38 laps.
Daniel Storkersen took over for the third stint at Lap 55. No stranger to Sepang, but driving the Levin for the first time, the Danish driver adapted to the car quickly and delivered exactly what an endurance stint asks for: a 2:38.368 best within a tenth of Kenny's benchmark and a 2:40.642 median across his clean laps, with the class lead never in question. Both of the first two stops were clean, and both were quicker than any rival stop recorded during the race.
DISASTER STRIKES
Then came the moment that could have ended the race. A leaking clutch hose began to make itself felt on Lap 77 and the Levin shed twenty seconds a lap over the two tours that followed as the clutch progressively went away. Daniel managed the situation superbly, adapting to a car that was losing its clutch beneath him and bringing it back to the crew under its own power rather than risking a stop out on circuit, reaching the pit lane on Lap 79.
The repair took around eleven minutes in the pit lane, showing on the timing sheet as a 13:54.949 lap when coupled with the following out-lap, and dropped #361 from the class lead to fourth. Getting the car home to the garage in one piece is what kept the race alive; a stop out on track would have ended it.
What followed was the defining stretch of the team's race. Kenny Lee returned to the car and immediately restored its earlier pace, producing a 2:37.393 best and a 2:39.676 median across the final stint in a bid to fight for the win and build a necessary gap to class rivals.
THE CLIMB BACK
The Levin rejoined fourth in class but with a substantial pace advantage in hand. Across the closing stint #361 ran a 2:39.676 median against 2:44.859 for the #386 Honda Civic ahead of it and 2:45.713 for the #878 Suzuki Swift = better than five seconds a lap on both, as the two cars in front wound their pace back to manage fuel to the flag. Third place came on Lap 87, the #233 Suzuki Swift taking its final stop on the same lap. Second and first followed by Lap 93, the Levin moving ahead of both cars ahead of it as the #386 took its own last stop. From fourth to the class lead in thirteen laps, the recovery was built on being the quickest car still able to run freely.
With the lead retaken, the closing laps became a fuel exercise of Kegani's own. Kenny wound the pace back through the run to the flag, lapping in the 2:41s and 2:42s in place of the 2:39s the car had been showing, nursing the remaining fuel to the chequered flag rather than risking a fourth stop. The #233 remained the quickest car on track to the end, lapping in the 2:35s and 2:36s and holding around a second a lap over the Levin. With its final stop taken as late as it was, however, that advantage was no longer enough to recover the ground in the laps that remained.
#361 took the chequered flag having completed 108 laps, one more than any other car in the class, to seal the Super Compatto victory after five hours and eight minutes of racing.
A RESULT BUILT ON CONSISTENCY
Endurance racing at Sepang rewards the things that are hardest to sustain: pace that holds across three drivers, an incredible pit crew that executes efficiently without errors, and a car that keeps moving through five hours of heat and darkness. #361 delivered on all three, its three drivers finishing within 2.3 seconds of one another on stint median, its scheduled stops among the quickest recorded in the class, and a composed piece of driving that turned a component failure into a repairable one rather than a race-ending one.
For a car first raced at this circuit in 2007, it was a fitting result and one earned the hard way, recovering from fifth on the grid and an eleven-minute repair to win by a full lap.
The team would like to express its sincere appreciation to all sponsors supporting the Levin's 111-lap endurance campaign, including: EXEDY, PROFIMAX, M POWER BATTERY, RACINGLAB, U PLY, TM WORKS, ZX1, TUVTEC POWER DEPARTMENT and KJ BRAKE, as well as all technical partners, crew, media partners, and supporters whose continuous trust and support made this result possible.
Endurance racing places demands on a car that no sprint race can replicate, and a result of this kind is never the work of the drivers alone. Our thanks go to everyone who prepared, ran and stood behind car #361 across five hours of racing at Sepang.
To explore sponsorship and collaboration opportunities, or to find out more about our race preparation and endurance programmes, kindly contact/whatsapp Kenny Lee at 012-614 4141. You can also pay us a visit at Kegani Racing Services, No: 7, Jalan Serindit 2, Puchong Jaya 47100 Puchong, Selangor.
Thank you to our sponsors for their support.
SKILLDRVN OMR 2026 Season 4 ROUND 3
● Pro series: #331 Team Ultra Racing piloted by YY ended her winning streak
● A win apiece in the Pro Series: #27 Profimax Racing Team - Andy Boey took Race 1, #168 ELF Evolution Team - Vox Lim took Race 2
● #331 YY scored a podium in both races despite fighting with heavy success ballast
● #512 Imran Iskandar completed a perfect weekend with a double OMR Series victory
SEPANG, MALAYSIA – The SKILLDRVN OMR 2026 Season 4 championship continued with Round 3 at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit, marking another crucial stage in the five-round championship. With the season battle beginning take shape, drivers returned to the circuit determined to build on their previous results and fight for every valuable championship point.
A total of 13 Suzuki Swift race cars took to the grid for Round 3, comprising four Pro Series entries and nine OMR Series competitors. Continuing the championship's one-make racing philosophy, both categories once again placed driver skill, racecraft and consistency at the forefront, producing another weekend of competitive racing at Sepang.
Pro Series :
1. #331 Loke Yin Yi Team Ultra Racing
2. #888 Xiao Long Bendix Ultimate Racing Team
3. #168 Vox Lim ELF Evolution Team
4. #27 Andy Boey Profimax Racing Team
OMR :
1. #512 Imran Iskandar
2. #52 Lee G Young
3. #42 Elwen Lau
4. #107 Daniel Storkesen
5. #791 Seow Chee Fong
6. #844 Wan Naadzreen bin Idham Ya'Kub
7. #205 Lai Yao Min
8. #369 Oscar Fam Chee Hung
9. #24 Mohd Azuan Izadee Md Nordin
RACE 1
Race 1 delivered an eventful start to Round 3, with the Pro Series field immediately producing an exciting battle at the front. Despite Team Ultra Racing #331 YY securing pole position in qualifying, it was ELF Evolution Team #168 Vox Lim Keng June who made the strongest getaway, taking the lead off the start ahead of Profimax Racing Team #27 Andy Boey Kai Jin, Bendix Ultimate Racing Team #888 Xiao Long, and Team Ultra Racing #331 YY.
#168 Vox's early advantage was short-lived, however, as he entered the gravel trap on the opening lap. Although he managed to rejoin the circuit, the recovery cost him almost seven minutes and dropped him two laps down, dramatically reshuffling the battle at the front.
With #168 Vox falling back, #27 Andy Boey moved into the lead, while #331 YY fought to gain position over #888 Xiao Long. #27 Andy Boey, #331 YY and #888 Xiao Long then settled into a closely contested battle at the front, with the three drivers maintaining their positions through to the chequered flag. #27 Andy Boey kept his composure throughout the eight-lap sprint to secure the Pro Series victory by 3.582 seconds, with #331 YY finishing second and #888 Xiao Long completing the Pro Series podium in third.
The standout performance of the OMR Series came from #512 Imran Iskandar, a product of the SKILLDRVN Driver Development Programme (DDP) whose progression through the DDP continues to show in his racecraft. Fast, controlled and utterly unflustered by the battles unfolding around him, Imran built his advantage lap after lap and set the fastest lap in class with a 2:52.202 on Lap 3 — a full 2.5 seconds clear of the next-quickest OMR car.
Imran ultimately delivered a dominant performance to take the OMR victory with a commanding 16-second advantage over #791 Seow Chee Fong. Chee Fong secured second in the OMR Series after one of the closest finishes of the race, holding off #844 Wan Naadzreen bin Idham Ya'Kub by just 0.337 seconds to deny Naaz the runner-up spot.
Another notable drive came from #52 Lee G Young, who produced an impressive recovery through the field. Starting from the back of the grid, G Young steadily worked his way forward throughout the race to finish fifth in the OMR Series, demonstrating strong pace and determination across the eight laps.
RACE 2
Race 2 got underway from a standing start, the grid formed by the Race 1 result, with #27 Andy Boey heading the Pro Series field from pole and #331 YY alongside him on the front row. The race was decided before the first lap was out. Launching from fourth, #168 Vox Lim produced the outstanding getaway of the afternoon and swept past three cars to lead by the end of the opening tour, his 2:54.955 standing a full 1.1 seconds clear of the next-best first lap in the field. It was a lead he would never surrender, taking the win by 3.73 seconds to make amends for his Race 1 misfortune.
Pole sitter #27 Andy Boey had the reverse fortune, a slow launch dropping him from first to fourth in the space of a single lap. #888 Xiao Long also lost ground, slipping from third to fifth, while in the OMR Series #512 Imran seized the moment with a superb start that carried him from fifth on the grid up to third overall by the end of lap one.
#331 YY was the only one of the front three to hold her grid position through the chaos of the opening lap, settling into second and holding it comfortably through the early stages. The pressure arrived on Lap 4, when #27 Andy Boey — recovering hard from his poor start — unleashed a blistering 2:48.336, the fastest lap of the race, to sweep past her and into second. It proved to be the only position #331 YY lost all afternoon; from Lap 4 to the chequered flag she held third without further challenge, running a clean and consistent race to complete the Pro Series podium.
The closest finish of the day came in the fight for fourth overall. #512 Imran had led #888 Xiao Long since the opening lap and held a comfortable 3.2-second cushion by Lap 7, but #888 Xiao Long mounted a superb late charge, lapping quicker on each of the final three tours to reel him in. The pair crossed the line separated by just 0.020 seconds, Imran holding firm under sustained pressure to seal a second OMR Series victory of the weekend. He was again the class benchmark on pace, his 2:52.243 on Lap 2 standing 2.4 seconds clear of the next-quickest OMR car.
The battle for sixth was equally fierce and ran the entire race distance. #52 G Young and #844 Naaz were never more than seven tenths apart on any lap, trading the position three times in the closing stages before Naaz took the flag ahead by a mere 0.055 seconds after ten laps of relentless wheel-to-wheel combat.
PENALTIES
The stewards reshaped the midfield order after the flag. #844 Naaz and #369 Oscar Fam were each handed a 15-second time penalty for a start procedure infringement, while #791 Chee Fong received the same penalty for a jump start.
The decision cost Naaz the second place he had fought so hard for on track, handing the position to #52 G Young by 14.240 seconds and dropping Naaz to third in class. The revised order also reshaped the OMR Series podium, promoting G Young to second in class and leaving Naaz third. Chee Fong retained fourth in class despite his penalty.
FINAL RESULTS
RACE 1
PRO SERIES
1ST — #27 PROFIMAX RACING TEAM- Andy Boey KAI JIN
2ND — #331 TEAM ULTRA RACING - YY
3RD — #888 BENDIX ULTIMATE RACING TEAM - Xiao Long
OMR SERIES
1ST — #512 IMRAN ISKANDAR
2ND — #791 SEOW CHEE FONG
3RD — #844 WAN NAADZREEN BIN IDHAM YA'KUB
RACE 2
PRO SERIES
1ST — #168 ELF EVOLUTION TEAM - Vox LIM KENG JUNE
2ND — #27 PROFIMAX RACING TEAM - Andy Boey KAI JIN
3RD — #331 TEAM ULTRA RACING - YY
OMR SERIES
1ST — #512 IMRAN ISKANDAR
2ND — #52 LEE G YOUNG
3RD — #844 WAN NAADZREEN BIN IDHAM YA'KUB
FASTEST LAPS
| Race 1 | #27 Andy Boey — 2:50.296 (Lap 5) | #512 Imran — 2:52.202 (Lap 3) |
| Race 2 | #27 Andy Boey — 2:48.336 (Lap 4) | #512 Imran — 2:52.243 (Lap 2) |
CONCLUSION
Round 3 delivered two contrasting sprint races and a weekend of racing decided by the finest of margins. The Pro Series produced a win apiece for #27 Andy Boey and #168 Vox Lim, with #331 YY taking a podium in both encounters through two clean and consistent drives. In the OMR Series, #512 Imran completed a perfect weekend with a double victory and the fastest OMR lap in both races, a run of form that reflects his continued development through the SKILLDRVN DDP. With finishes of 0.337, 0.055 and 0.020 seconds across the two races, and a set of stewards' penalties reshaping the OMR podium after the flag, Round 3 showcased exactly how tightly matched the SKILLDRVN OMR field has become as the championship heads towards its closing rounds.
SKILLDRVN OMR would also like to express its sincere appreciation to all sponsors, including: ELF, BENDIX, PROFIMAX, ULTRA RACING, LIFESTYLE MOTORSPORTS, ZX1, SENARCO, KJ BRAKE PERFORMANCE and GITI, as well as all technical partners, teams, media partners, and supporters for their continuous trust and support in helping grow the championship and grassroots motorsport scene in Malaysia.
As the championship heads into the closing rounds, fans can expect even bigger battles, closer racing, and more unforgettable moments throughout the 2026 season. At the same time, SKILLDRVN OMR continues to welcome new drivers, sponsors, and partners who are interested in becoming part of the growing motorsport platform and community.
To join the SKILLDRVN One Make Race Series or explore sponsorship and collaboration opportunities, kindly contact/whatsapp Kenny Lee at 012-614 4141, or visit our webpage at https://www.keganiracing.com/. You can also pay us a visit at Kegani Racing Services, No: 7, Jalan Serindit 2, Puchong Jaya 47100 Puchong, Selangor.
Thank you to our sponsors for their support.