Last weekend the Teamwork Suncity duo of Paul Poon and Samson Fung each claimed a second position in both rounds of the Macau Touring Car Series, while Alex Fung finished in a fine fourth and fifth position. The result means that each driver earned valuable qualification points for November’s Macau Grand Prix.
This year, due to a big technical regulation change in the 1.6T category, Teamwork freely admits it has yet to find the ultimate setup for RCZ, but the drivers and engineers fully utilised each session to assess all possibilities, making significant gains throughout the weekend.
Paul Poon enjoyed a strong showing, overtaking a number of rivals before engaging in an intense battle with #23 Mini Cooper. Poon eventually passed the Mini in the second half of the race to take the chequered flag in second position. Following the race Poon explained that he was starting to get to grips with the new setup and that he was confident that further gains could be made.
Alex Fung meanwhile crossed the finish line fourth. “Under the new regulations, we can see our competitors all getting faster and the battles are now more intense,” he said. “I understand the MTCS is a qualification race series for the Macau GP, but we still want to give it our all we have and seen how much we are off in comparison to some others, so we can come up with solutions. It has been an acceptable weekend for myself claiming a fifth and fourth, but more important is the data collection.”
The Suncity RCZ piloted by Paul Poon, Samson Fung, and Alex Fung combined two successful Macau Grand Prix in 2015 and 2016, which Poon won twice in a row and became a six-time winner. Samson Fung was second in 2015, and Alex Fung was third in his 2016 debut. Once again, the team is setting its sight on repeating the success in the 2017 Macau GP 1.6T class.
Next round of MTCS will be held on 24-25 June at Zhuhai. Another programme that Teamwork compete in is TCR China, which has been delayed to kick-off on 5-6 August at the Shanghai International Circuit. Teamwork will enter three VW Golf TCRs.