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Australian Andy McLiesh dominates FIM Asia Supermoto in the Philippines

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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016

11:14 AM

30,000 spectators watched on as Australian Andy McLiesh capitalised on his pole position to win both motos at Round 3 of the FIM Asia Supermoto Championship at Angeles City in the Philippines last weekend.

The Bayanihan Park Track had been laid out over a public recreational park and part of a taxi depot. The surfaces of the ‰ÛÏtarmac‰Û

Open International Class: (1) Andy McLiesh, (2) Muhd. Habibullah Mohd. Salleh a.k.a. Gabit, (3) yasishi Matsumoto, (4) Takashi Sasaki, (5) Mohd. Al-Amirul Ashshahid Mohd. Saleh a.k.a. Gaban. Credit: Tencent Weiyun

Moto 1 saw McLiesh grab the holeshot and spend the remainder of the race unchallenged. McLiesh once again hit the front in moto 2 but came under pressure from championship leader Gabit and Matsumoto. McLiesh made an uncharacteristic error by going too deep into Turn One, causing his inside footpeg to snag a sand bag and dragging it onto the middle of the track. Gabit and Matsumoto had to slow to avoid running into the hazard, allowing McLiesh to once again open up a gap. While Gabit and Matsumoto battled it out for the podium positions McLiesh once again headed to the finish line un-challenged and in so doing, notched up the perfect weekend with a pair of wins.

Andy McLiesh on his way to a pair of wins in the Pilippines.: Credit: Tencent Weiyun

‰ÛÏIt was really hot today, sitting a long time on the start line in leathers. It was really hard,‰Û

Andy McLiesh (217) awaits the start.: Credit: Tencent Weiyun

Main Photo: Andy McLiesh takes the win

OPEN INTERNATIONAL CLASS ‰ÛÒ ROUND 3 RESULTS
1 Andy McLiesh Australia - 50 Points
2 Muhd. Habibullah Mohd. Salleh (Gabit) Malaysia - 44 Points
3 Yasushi Matsumoto Japan - 36 Points
4 Takashi Sasaki Japan -36 Points
5 Mohd. Al-Amirul Ashshahid Mohd. Saleh (Gaban) Malaysia - 35 Points
6 Mohd. Khairi Zakaria Malaysia - 31 Points
7 Kenneth San Andres Philippines -26 Points
8 Eric Chia Singapore - 26 Points
9 Muhd. Hasroy Osman Singapore - 24 Points
10 Steve Alkyer USA - 21 Points

OPEN INTERNATIONAL CLASS ‰ÛÒ POINTS STANDING
1 Muhd. Habibullah Mohd. Salleh (Gabit) Malaysia - 121 Points
2 Andy McLiesh Australia - 107 Points
3 Mohd. Al-Amirul Ashshahid Mohd. Saleh (Gaban) Malaysia - 97 Points
4 Mohd. Khairi Zakaria Malaysia - 87 Points
5 Takashi Sasaki Japan - 65 Points
6 Richard Dibben New Zealand - 64 Points
7 Eric Chia Singapore - 53 Points
8 Luke George Australia - 50 Points
9 Muhd. Hasroy Osman Singapore - 50 Points
10 Michael Kirkness Australia - 42 Points
11 Lewis Cornish United Kingdom - 40 Points
12 Ivan Pedro Wuner Indonesia - 38 Points
13 Yasushi Matsumoto Japan - 36 Points
14 Danny Ham Australia - 33 Points
15 Boris Chambon France -32 Points