Dari Formula Future ke Piala Monsun

Terengganu menang tiga pingat emas dan mengungguli kejohanan Formula Future

Terengganu win three gold medals to dominate Formula Future

PETALING JAYA: Terengganu proved to be the dominant force in the Formula Future national championships, winning three of five gold medals at stake at Taman Botani in Putrajaya.


















In the two-day championships that concluded yesterday, Terengganu came out tops in the Class 1, 2 and 4 competitions. Pahang won in Class 3 while the Federal Territories bagged the gold medal in Class 5.

Formula Future is a platform to groom those between the ages of eight and 18-years-old to become speedboat racers in the Formula 3000, Formula 2 and the premier F1 powerboat championships.

The gold medals for Terengganu came from brothers Akef Hilmie (Class 1) and Muhd Zhafree Ammar Mohd Zamry (Class 2) with Nik Daniel Afiffudin winning in Class 4.
Pahang’s Muhd Hanif Ramli of Pahang bagged the gold medal in Class 3 while the FT’s Muhd Faqih Noor Hamzah claimed the Class 5 title.

The gold medallists will get to compete in the world championships in Merseyside, England, from Aug 13-15.

The managing director of H2O Sports Sdn Bhd, Datuk Jalil A. Yahya, a key figure in promoting the sport in the country, said that the five winners would be joined by all the five second-place finishers of the national championships in a 10-member team.

“Centralised training begins next week in Putrajaya to prepare for the challenges to regain the overall title in the world championships,” he said.

Malaysia were champions in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008 and were the runners-up in 2006. Malaysia opted out of last year championships due to H1N1 pandemic.

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Begitulah kehebatan anak-anak Terengganu sebagaimana dilaporkan oleh The Star pada 26 Julai 2010.

Sesungguhnya pelaburan kerajaan negeri dalam sukan air telah membuahkan hasil.Prasarana sukan layar dan bot yang dibina sempena penganjuran Kejohanan Piala Monsun tidak sia-sia. Tentunya anak-anak muda inilah bakal calon yang akan menggalas cabaran Terengganu pada Piala Monsun dan Formula Powerboat pada masa depan. Semoga terus berjaya.