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Race report by HJ Quek
Singapore’s Urban Astro Buggy Championships staged is third event in the 2017 season this past weekend. This was concurrently a Singapore national series points scoring event.

In the 2WD Buggy Class, the battle for TQ between Esmail Apandi, Dennis Chiang and Kum Yew would come down to the 3rd qualifying round. Despite running in the earlier group, Esmail master the slightly wet conditions to secure overall TQ with a scintillating run in Q3.

In the finals, Esmail took A-Main Leg 1, but Dennis came back with a strong performance in Leg 2 to take the win and force a decisive Leg 3. In Leg 3, it was a close battle all the way, but Esmail eventually manage to maintain his advantage to seal the win. Dennis finished 2nd, while newcomer Andrew Tow placed 3rd.

4WD Buggy Class results:
1. Dennis Chiang - XRAY XB4
2. Kamen Koh
3. Dominic Quek - XRAY XB4
4. Jody Long - XRAY XB4

5. Fadzil
6. Marc Seow - XRAY XB4
7. Terence Low
8. Tony Neo

In the 4WD Buggy Class, there was another 3-way fight for TQ. Fadzil secured the top spot in Q1, while Dennis Chiang was the fastest in Q2. With track conditions improving in each round, the overall TQ would come down to the final qualifying run. Kamen Koh eventually secured TQ honours with his Q3 first place run, beating Dennis on a tie-break.

In A-Main Leg 1, Dennis made early an overtaking move to draw first blood, with newcomer Jody Long in 2nd, while TQ-man Kamen had to settle for 3rd. In Leg 2, Dennis once again jumped to an early lead, though he would be challenged by Dominic Quek. Dennis eventually took the win for the leg and overall, with Dominic in 2nd, while Kamen had to settle once again for 3rd. With Dennis sitting out Leg 3, there was an intense battle for the remaining podium spots. Kamen managed to convert his pole position start to a win, securing 2nd overall. Marc Seow was 2nd for the leg, while Fadzil took 3rd. Finishing 4th for the leg, Dominic secured 3rd overall on a tie-break from newcomer Jody Long.

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2WD Buggy Class results:
1. Esmail Apandi - XRAY XB2C
2. Dennis Chiang - XRAY XB2C

3. Andrew Tow
4. Kum Yew
5. Kamen Koh
6. Steven Ong
7. Fazly
8. Bobby Chan

In the 2WD Buggy Class, the battle for TQ between Esmail Apandi, Dennis Chiang and Kum Yew would come down to the 3rd qualifying round. Despite running in the earlier group, Esmail master the slightly wet conditions to secure overall TQ with a scintillating run in Q3.

In the finals, Esmail took A-Main Leg 1, but Dennis came back with a strong performance in Leg 2 to take the win and force a decisive Leg 3. In Leg 3, it was a close battle all the way, but Esmail eventually manage to maintain his advantage to seal the win. Dennis finished 2nd, while newcomer Andrew Tow placed 3rd.