Brothers proud to represent Malaysia in sim racing
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia Esports Federation (MESF) have chosen siblings Naquib Azlan and Nabil Azlan to compete in the IUEM eRacing GP by RaceRoom, which is part of the South-East Asia eSports Championships (SEA EC).
This will be the first time sim racing will be held at the SEA EC.
Naquib and Nabil dominated the national qualifiers on Jan 3 by taking the top two spots.
Naquib, the older brother, is a two-time eRacing GP Gold Class champion while Nabil finished third in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Velocity Esports Championship last year.
“I’m super proud and honoured to represent Malaysia alongside Nabil. It’s a great opportunity for us to show what we can do against some of the region’s best,” said Naquib.
The top two drivers from seven Asean countries will compete in the final on Sunday. Former Formula One driver and founder of eRacing GP, Alex Yoong said: “I’m really excited. It’s the first time we have eRacing in the SEA EC so it’s going to be interesting with all the countries from around the region sending their best drivers.”
Competitors from each country will race in the Z-Challenger Audi RS3 in their nation’s colours over three rounds on the day of competition.
The winners will receive prize money from a pool of US$10,000 (RM42,000) while fans will be able to catch the finals live on Astro’s eGG network from 11.45am on Sunday.
