Scott Howard finished second in the DD2 Masters class at the first round of the Rotax Max Challenge Asia Trophy on Sunday.
The Queenslander had been leading the final at the Sepang International Karting Circuit before contact with the eventual winner dropped him to second.
Howard won the pre-final from grid three having earlier set fastest lap in each of the heat races.
However, he had experienced engine issues at the start of the event.
“Day one was a rough start with the dreaded engine cut out in qualifying” he posted on social media. “But JT and Richard fixed it up for racing which saw us come through to second in heat one.”
Results
DD2 MAX Master
1 Nik Iruwan Nik Izani // DRM Racing Team
2 Scott Howard // Stratos RL
3 Roger Young // Stratos RL
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Senior MAX
1 Yu Ka Po // PR1 Racing
2 Austin Gale
3 Do Nison Ricky // DRM Racing Team
Junior MAX
1Toby Gale
2 Kunnatum Changtrakul // Stratos RL
3 Conrad Garrow // Fireball Motorsports
Mini MAX
1 John Han // DRM Racing Team
2 Poomsit Klombunjong // Singha Motorsport Team Thailand
3 Peerapongpan Sutumno // Singha Motorsport Team Thailand
Micro MAX
1 Felix Shuo Ting Chang // Stratos RL
2 Mason Alexander Kwong // DRM Racing Team
3 Antonio Racelis // Stratos RL
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