Isuzu D-Max driver Lohit Urs put in a masterful drive in the last stage of the recent AAM Malaysian 4x4 Rally Championship to record his second win in the championship and deny local boy Chong Wee Siang of his maiden rally triumph. The win puts Lohit in a commanding position to take his first international rally title as he builds a 10-point lead over defending champion William Mei with one event left in the championship.

“I am very happy to have been able to get this win. Everyone had a very difficult day today and to have won in the last stage is really satisfying. The D-Max was absolutely fantastic. The performance kept us on pace throughout the event and we managed to push it even harder in the last stage to record our second win,” said Lohit.

Driving a Modified T1 Category Isuzu D-Max, Chong was the early pace setter winning both the opening day’s stages run near the Sepang F-1 circuit with relative ease. He was pursued by a trio of Isuzu drivers including Lohit, Mei and Teoh Kok Seng who piloted an Isuzu Invader.

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I'm in England, at 'home' in Brackley at the moment. It's been a pretty busy time. I went to Singapore for the Grand Prix and some meetings in the paddock. I was in India for just a couple days on some promo work for the sponsors and since then I've been back in Europe training hard. I've been on the bike, in the pool or in the gym pretty much every single day pushing like mad and it's been quite nice to train properly without travelling around every week. I've just crossed the 4000 km mark on my cycle for the year which is pretty good considering all the travel I think !

You were seen back on track this week for the first time in a while. What was that like ?

I did a test with the Coloni GP2 team this week which went very well. I was really pleased to get back in the car after 2 months and be straight on the pace. On my third timed lap this morning I went to the top of the times which was a nice feeling after a tough season. I ended up 6th at the end after some traffic on the final run, but overall it was mainly a good chance for me to take some rust off and make sure I'm race ready in case any other opportunities come along in the near future. I have to admit that there was some competitive pleasure to finish a fair bit ahead of both Ocean cars at the test !

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