A finale to remember for Motorist and the Shane Ang Racing team at the final round of the 2026 PT Maxnitron Racing Series

It was a weekend of strong highs and bitter lows for Motorist and the Shane Ang Racing team at the final weekend of the 2026 PT Maxnitron Racing Series.

The grand finale of the 2026 PT Maxnitron Racing Series (PTRS) saw the racing community descend upon the seaside town of Songkhla in Southern Thailand for a week of high-octane activity at the Songkhla Grand Prix.

In Siam Group N, Motorist’s resident racer, Aiden Chong, had a minor crash in the first practice session, which caused him to miss out on some precious seat time while the car was being repaired. 

He eventually got up to speed and started ninth overall for Race 6, with the top 10 in Group N separated by just one second in qualifying. With the field so incredibly close, the fighting was fierce, and it was all he could do to stay out of trouble, maintain position, and cross the line in eighth overall and fourth in class. 

Aiden's rear bumper was a casualty of war in the fearsome battle that is the Songkhla Grand Prix.

Race 7, however, was fast and furious. Aiden was embroiled in multiple battles throughout the whole race, losing his rear bumper and wing mirror in the process. He would eventually finish the race in ninth overall and fourth in class. The two class podiums gave him enough points to clinch the 2026 Team Championship and finish third in the 2026 AM Class Championship, a decent result for his debut season in the category. 

In the Siam Eco class, all three SAR drivers had rough weekends. A crash in practice for Ron Tay resulted in a beaten-up car and a fractured finger. Though he still managed to push through to finish Race 6 in 11th place, his injury ruled him out of racing in Race 7.

The #12 Toyota Yaris of Ron Tay looking a little worse for wear after a heavy crash in practice.

Ken Hooi also had a crash in the practice session, though he fought through the field to finish sixth overall and fourth in class in Race 6, landing him a well-deserved podium. However, he would tangle heavily with a competitor on the opening lap of Race 7, totalling his car and ending his race on the spot.

Gladys, in her #19 Honda Brio, also had quite the nose job after another car had an incident in front of her and left her nowhere to go.

Gladys Lam was incident-free in practice, but unfortunately the same could not be said for her races. In both races of the weekend, she was an innocent bystander and got caught up in other people’s incidents, resulting in a 12th-place finish in Race 6 and a DNF in Race 7. 

The bad luck continued with Kenneth Ho in Siam GT, where a brake failure in qualifying sent his racecar flying over the barriers at Turn 1 at nearly 200km/h, a scary incident at the circuit’s heaviest braking zone. 

Thankfully, though his car was unrepairable, Kenneth escaped the incident uninjured. His points lead meant that despite not racing at all over the weekend, Kenneth still held on to second place in both the Siam GTRC Overall and AM Championships.

Shane celebrating after taking the overall victory in the Siam GT category in his "Super Evo".

As a silver lining to a very dark cloud, team owner Shane Ang had a much better weekend. In Siam Group A, he took his Honda CR-Z to a commanding victory in Race 6, his first of the season in the category after being plagued by mechanical issues throughout the year. He nearly repeated the feat in Race 7, even setting the all-time lap record along the way, but a gearbox issue on the penultimate lap saw him end his race prematurely.

In the Siam GT category, though, Shane had a much better experience. Both he and his custom-built “Super Evo” racecar performed flawlessly, and he stormed to victory in both Race 6 and 7, cementing enough points to clinch second in the Siam GTMC Championship.

The SAR meet-and-greet drew a large crowd, a common sight at the Songkhla Grand Prix.

In true Songkhla Grand Prix fashion, the racing fans were out in force, with over 200,000 members of the public in attendance over the weekend. The SAR squad held a meet-and-greet with fans and drew a brilliant turnout, with all the drivers signing autographs and taking photos for over an hour. 

As the 2026 season has now drawn to a close, the team now looks towards preparing for next season, with all the drivers eager to prove their mettle once more against some of the toughest competition in the region. 

See you on the grid in 2027!

[All images courtesy of Bing Han Visuals.]

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