Eshan Peiris off to a great start at 2017 Rotax Max Asia C’ships in Malaysia
The 2017 karting season got off to a great start for young Eshan Pieris. He secured the second place in Round 1 of the 2017 Rotax Max Asia Championships held in Sepang, Malaysia, which promises a productive season ahead. Under very warm conditions, Eshan finished the Time Trials in fourth, just a mere tenth behind Indonesia’s Senna Noor and Prassetyo Hardja, who took the lead.
In both the pre-finals and final, Eshan came in second behind Prassetyo and ahead of Senna, who has been the reigning Asia Max Champion for the past two consecutive years. Eshan, who is just starting his second year at Monash University in Malaysia, drives for the RL Karting Team in Malaysia using the Birel Art chassis pow- ered by IAME X30 Engine.
“I should be grateful for my amazing team -- RL Karting -- led by Aaron Lim, as well as Raj Raj for ensuring a great chassis and engine all throughout the weekend. With the support and encouragement of the Monash University in Malaysia, and of course my parents I have been able to excel at the sport,” a highly contended Eshan stated.
He was glad for being able to remain in good shape in position with a great start to a hectic race calendar which includes five more Asia Championship races, another five races at the X30 Asian Championships as well as four European tours and maybe the World Final at the end of the year.