MANILA, Philippines — Jacob Ang bested an elite field and captured the overall crowns in the Formula 125 Sr. Open and the X30 SR classes of the Asian Karting Open Championship at the Kartodrome de Coloane Circuit in Macau recently.
Ang compiled 142 points after four legs held in Macau (June 10-11), the Philippines (Aug. 26-27), Thailand (Nov. 2-4) and Macau (Dec. 9-10) to run away with the Formula 125 class title over John Dizon (69 points) and Haopeng Zhang of China (67 points).
The San Miguel Corp. and Eagle Cement-backed ace also dominated the X30 SR class with an overall 137-point total after four legs, beating compatriots Mikey Jordan (70 points) and John Dizon (68 points).
Other overall winners were Eduardo Coseteng (Formula 125 Jr. Open and X30 Jr), Zach David (Minirok), and Leung Pui Chiu (Formula 125 Veteran Open).
In the Macau leg, Ang placed second runner-up behind champion Eshan Pieris and Royce Yu in the X30 class and finished first runner-up behind Royce Yu in the Formula 125 Sr Open.