MAMBA RACING SHOCK Wins Runner-up in 2024 AXCR

On August 17, local time, the 2024 FIA Asia Cross-country Rally ended in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Olan SORNSIRIRAT/Somkiat NOYCHAT, the driver of the MAMBA RACING SHOCK, won the sixth place and the runner-up of the T2 group.

This race started from Surat Thani, a southern port city in Thailand, on August 11, and went north through Hua Hin, and finally ended in Kanchanaburi. The event set up six special stages, with a total mileage of 2,076 kilometers, of which the special stage mileage was 941.19 kilometers. A total of 67 cars participated in this competition, including teams and drivers from Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and other countries, as well as Taiwan, China. The competition has three groups: two-wheeled motorcycle group (19), three-wheeled motorcycle group (2) and car group (46).

The three groups of the MAMBA RACING SHOCK Team participating in this competition are No. 109 Veerachai THORANGKOON/Wuttichai THRITARA, No. 124 Olan SORNSIRIRAT/Somkiat NOYCHAT and No. 138 Perk LERTWANGPONG/Yutthaporn SITTIPANICH. Among them, No. 109 and No. 138 compete in the T1 group, and No. 124 participates in the T2 group. All three groups are Thai drivers, and the cars are all Isuzu D-MAX pickups.

After six stages of competition, Olan SORNSIRIRAT, with the protection of the MAMBA RACING SHOCK high-performance shock absorber, finally ranked sixth in the field with a total score of 15 hours, 35 minutes and 34 seconds, and won the runner-up in the T2 group. It is worth mentioning that the top five drivers, including Toyota, Isuzu and Mitsubishi, are all sponsored by manufacturers.

"The team encountered some problems such as gearbox and brakes in this competition, which lost some time, but the entire maintenance team did an excellent job. In terms of shock absorbers, during this competition, we have been communicating with the Mamba Chinese team and accumulated some valuable data and experience, which I believe will play a key role in our future competitions. Thank you MAMBA RACING SHOCK for the strong support to me and the team in this year's rally," said Olan.

Driver No. 109, also the "gun" of the team, Veerachhai, won the 21st place in the whole field. He said that as a team with a limited budget, it is very gratifying that Olan can achieve the second-best overall score after the manufacturer team players this year and win the runner-up in the T2 group. Importantly, the team strengthened communication with MAMBA RACING SHOCK during this race, and the entire team was always filled with smiles and happiness.

Driver No. 138 Perk finished the race in 40th place. As a corporate executive engaged in the development and sales of tire raw materials, Perk expressed his hope that in the future, through large-scale events such as the Asian Cross-Country Rally, more sports, economic and trade cooperation between China and Thailand can be explored.

MAMBA RACING SHOCK brand representative MR. Li Zhiguo said that first of all, congratulations to Olan for winning the runner-up in the T2 group in this competition. This title cooperation with the team and the provision of the latest generation 3.0 version of high-performance shock absorbers have achieved very good results. This time, by leading Chinese personnel to the competition site in person, we have learned very valuable experience, and through the feedback of the drivers, we have collected a lot of useful information, especially in the adjustment settings.

During the interval of this competition, Li Zhiguo led the Chinese team to Bangkok, Surat Thani, Songkhla, Ranong, Andaman and other places in Thailand to conduct market research on car modification and retail sectors. Li Zhiguo believes that event marketing has always been the direction that the MAMBA RACING SHOCK has been committed to for a long time. This trip to Thailand not only allowed the team and drivers to recognize the performance of the Mamba shock absorber through the competition, but also expanded overseas related channels and continued to advance the customized development of prototype vehicle modification products, especially in the Southeast Asian market, where Chinese independent brands including Tank, BAIC, BYD, etc. have invested heavily in recent years.