After two races were cancelled due to rain, Racecraft Infinity On-Road Challenge 2011 Race 4 finally resumed with two classes competing: Modified & 17.5T Boosted. The new layout made the track very technical with almost 3 seconds added to the lap times. Still, some parts of the track needed to be touched up, so a temporary protection barrier was put in place to get the event going!
In the Modified class, Nicholas Lee and P.Y.Tang set the early pace by posting 16.974sec and 17.061sec lap times respectively. Qualifying was unpredictable as starting position was picked randomly, making passing traffic very difficult due to the technical layout. TQ went to Nicholas Lee with P.Y.Tang and EC Wee lining up 2nd and 3rd on the grid.
Top 10 Qualifying Standings (A-Main Modified class)
1. Nicholas Lee 2. P.Y.Tang - XRAY T3'11
3. EC Wee - XRAY T3'11
4. Chee Lip Keong
5. Hasron 6. Colin Tong - XRAY T3
7. Kevin Wong 8. HJ Quek - XRAY T3
9. William AJ
10. Leonard Sim
Top 10 Qualifying Standings (A-Main Modified class)
1. Nicholas Lee 2. P.Y.Tang - XRAY T3'11
3. EC Wee - XRAY T3'11
4. Chee Lip Keong
5. Hasron 6. Colin Tong - XRAY T3
7. Kevin Wong 8. HJ Quek - XRAY T3
9. William AJ
10. Leonard Sim
As expected, the finals for the Modified class would be a tight race for Nicholas Lee and P.Y.Tang. Final A1 started off cleanly with P.Y.Tang looking with a faster pace and following closely behind Nicholas Lee. Unfortunately, P.Y.Tang traction rolled in the infield allowing EC Wee to pass. While Nicholas Lee ran away for the win, it was a tough battle for 2nd place with EC Wee closing up every line. P.Y.Tang then made a very late braking move at the end of straight, overtaking 2nd. Final A2 was unlucky for Nicholas Lee as he spun out in corner 3 causing accidents and seeing him retired from an ejected battery pack. P.Y.Tang cruised to the win with EC Wee in 2nd and Hasron with a consistent run in 3rd.
Final A3 was neck-and-neck to the end for the top 2 who were still battling for 1st overall. This final saw 3 different drivers leading, with Chee Lip Keong leading when P.Y.Tang and Nicholas Lee made early mistakes. P.Y.Tang caught up in 2nd place trying to overtake but two contacts with Chee Lip Keong created a chance for Nicholas Lee to pass and take the lead. With less than a minute to go, Nicholas Lee and P.Y.Tang were neck-and-neck up to the 6th minute; unable to pass, P.Y.Tang had to settle for 2nd only 0.144sec behind.
Top 10 Final Standings (A-Main Modified Class)
1. Nicholas Lee 2. P.Y.Tang - XRAY T3'11
3. Chee Lip Keong 4. EC Wee - XRAY T3'11
5. Hasron 6. Colin Tong - XRAY T3
7. Kevin Wong
8. William AJ
9. Leonard Sim 10. HJ Quek - XRAY T3
