Rally driver William Mei drove his 3-litre Isuzu D-Max to a stunning victory in Round Three of the AAM Malaysian 4X4 Rally Championship race in Negeri Sembilan recently.

Mei made it a repeat of his Round Two victory when he came in from behind to clicnh the win in the final leg of the two-day event.

Mei now leads the championship with 38 points while his closest rival Francis Ho trails with 30 points with just one round to go in November.

"It was a tough opening day with an extremely tricky route made worse by the wet and slippery conditions. But conditions were better on Sunday and we managed to do the job," said an elated Mei.

Held in the oil palm estates near Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, the rally saw 11 competitors start in Negeri Sembilan before heading to the opening 53km stage.

"The D-Max performed flawlessly. Oh the second day, we built up a good lead going into the final stage," said Mei.

"It wasa brilliant drive by Mei," said Isuzu Malaysia assistant manager of product planning Wan Zaqi Zacary, adding that the D-Max entered this time was a new unit and did not undergo any modifications safe forthe approved improvements made in the interest of safety.

"The D-Max performed very well against the modified T2 category machines. That says alot about the Super Commonrail Isuzu engine," said Wan Zaqi.

The conclusion of the championship this year is scheduled for November 1 and 2 and will be held in oil palm estates near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang.

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