Malaysian champion motorcycle drag racer Hattem Rashdi, racing for ESR Motor, lost a 12-hour fight for his life after crashing in drag race in Pekan, Pahang. The incident occured during the Time Trial segment of the Malaysia Drag Bike National ET Record Championship 2023, reports Harian Metro.
22-year old Hattem, who comes from Alor Janggus, Kedah, faced technical difficulties with his motorcycle before the crash according to ESR Motor Team Principal Adib Affandi Mohamad. Hattem was first brought to Pekan Hospital for treatment before being transferred to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital in Kuantan.
Hattem was pronounced dead at 2.30 p.m. on September 4 and his remains will be brought to Alor Janggus, Kedah, for burial. Last year, drag car racer Muhamad Hafez Jamal Jamaludin died in a fatal incident at Terengganu Motor Circuit after his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX crashed during a Battle of The Kings (BOTK) 2022 race.
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Dah ajal. God will take anyone’s live no matter when and where. Condolences to the family. Al-Faithah.
inb4 comments of rempit from idiots, this is an officially sanctioned race ya. Drag race is also a race.
Not sanctioned race
YOLO
Engaging high risk activity begets life insurance automatically null and void
There are life insurance for those who do high risk activities. How else do you think Schumi’s family can still keep him alive with the best care money can buy?
LOL for comparing non-FIA sanction kapchai drag racer to F1 driver. Should go get proper consultation from insurance agent KeK
Technical issues with his motorbike(?) Errr… What kind of concept is it to attached bicycle’s wheels to a motorcycle engine?? Ebike loh, safer!
Apparently you’re clueless about drag racing racecraft. In the US they even attach those “bicycle” wheels to a 10,000hp race car. Top Fuel Dragster, go figure
thank you for bringing this up. the ‘bicycle’ wheels are the front wheels. look at the wheels which give traction…
Traction? By definition it’s front wheels ;-)
“In the US they even attach those “bicycle” wheels to a 10,000hp race car.”
-In the US, they promote LGBT to the kids, so what ? US have, so it should be “great & smart”?
US is the past… Everybody knows they are liars and wars makers for the Jews.
Brother, ko merepek ape syaiton.
agaknya dia dah kena penyakit kekurangan kematangan
Condolences to the family.
Fashion leather jacket, fashion jeans, sneakers, and half gloves? Should it be that a proper drag race track should have proper rules and regulations? The helmet he uses also looks like unbranded, could be uncertified.
I believe stricter rules should be applied to avoid this kind of unfortunate death to happen again. Crashing then getting injured is inevitable, but atleast wear proper protection, that way you would have better chance of surviving. I’m a rider too.
Are we judging his racing attire based on the above photo? Don’t assume.
The point is proper attire or other safety measures should be there. I add, if they already hv current safety measures, then the governing body and organiser should relook and innovate a new or additional measures to improve survival in this kind of incident.
Remember it is Senna’s death that brings about wheels hv additional attachment to prevent free flying wheels during crash.. so incident like this may enlight us to innovate and improve safety measures. May his soul rest in peace
This is why gov should proceed with automatic upgrade b2 to b-full, small motorcycle to achieve speed, they will lighten the bikes by using smaller rims/tyre, shaved chassis.this will make it unstable and that skeleton chassis means once crash, will crumple the riders like aluminum cans.Usually big bike drags will use bigger tyres to make it more stable, with abs and traction control to assist.Thats why bigger bikes is safer
Go big or go heaven – domino tomato
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX? Is this even legal to use such name?
Stay in school.