Rally Hokkaido
19th November 2020, 06:17
Last night, our region lost possibly its most widely known rally mechanic. A Malaysian of Indian decent, AJ was a regular feature of Asia-Pacific Service Parks for over two decades as well as many racetrack pit garages. He also worked at European WRC rounds and at Cross-Country events in Africa, Australian & Europe/Asia. Since starting his career with Ralliart Malaysia he worked with many leading teams and drivers such as Katsu Taguchi, Yoshio Fujimoto, Karamjit Singh and Subhan Aksa to name a few. He always brought a light-hearted, but can-do attitude to any team he joined. I was privileged to work (and play!) with him at events in several countries. Away from rallies and races we shared some great times, mostly in Thailand, where he lived for the last five years. I have lost a friend.