Paul Poon
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Paul Poon Tak-Chun (born 12.03.1971) is a racing driver from Hong Kong
, China
. He is the current Hong Kong Touring Car Championship
champion. He drives a Honda Civic
EP3 for China Dragon Racing.
Paul Poon is also the winner of the two previous editions of the CTM Cup (also known as Macau Cup) in 2006 and 2007, a race organized for the leading Asian touring car drivers.
In 2003, Paul Poon entered the international Macau Guia race for Super Production cars, using a car built by Mardi Gras Motorsport in the United Kingdom
, as the Hong Kong Touring Car Championship winner. He finished 7th, the highest finishing position for a Hong Kong driver in that race.
In 2004, Paul Poon entered the Macau Guia race again. He did not finish in either Race 1 or 2.
For 2005, Paul Poon hired a BMW 320i to take part in the World Touring Car Championship
finale in Macau, but he failed to qualify for the race.
In both 2006 and 2007, Paul went back to race in the Super Production class. He won the CTM Macau Cup with China Dragon Racing both times. In 2006 he won the race by just 0.003 second from arch rival Kenneth Look. In 2007 he just managed to fend off the charging Masaki Kano
's BMW 320i, winning by 0.198 second.
In 2008, Paul attempted to complete a hat-trick of CTM Macau Cup victories, after winning the Hong Kong Touring Car Championship again. But he failed to win.
Hong Kong
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, China
China
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. He is the current Hong Kong Touring Car Championship
Hong Kong Touring Car Championship
The Hong Kong Touring Car Championship was established by the Hong Kong Automobile Association in 2002. Currently, all the races are held at the Zhuhai International Circuit in Guangdong province, China , at the Guangdong International Circuit in the same province or during the Macau Grand Prix...
champion. He drives a Honda Civic
Honda Civic
The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...
EP3 for China Dragon Racing.
Paul Poon is also the winner of the two previous editions of the CTM Cup (also known as Macau Cup) in 2006 and 2007, a race organized for the leading Asian touring car drivers.
In 2003, Paul Poon entered the international Macau Guia race for Super Production cars, using a car built by Mardi Gras Motorsport in the United Kingdom
, as the Hong Kong Touring Car Championship winner. He finished 7th, the highest finishing position for a Hong Kong driver in that race.
In 2004, Paul Poon entered the Macau Guia race again. He did not finish in either Race 1 or 2.
For 2005, Paul Poon hired a BMW 320i to take part in the World Touring Car Championship
World Touring Car Championship
For the video game, known as World Touring Car Championship in Japan, see TOCA World Touring CarsThe FIA World Touring Car Championship is an international Touring Car championship sanctioned by the FIA.-History:...
finale in Macau, but he failed to qualify for the race.
Masaki Kano
is a Japanese auto racing driver.-Career:Kano competed in karting between 1991 and 1994. He then attended the Winfield Racing School in France in 1995.Kano finished ninth in the Japanese Super Taikyu Series in 2006...
's BMW 320i, winning by 0.198 second.
In 2008, Paul attempted to complete a hat-trick of CTM Macau Cup victories, after winning the Hong Kong Touring Car Championship again. But he failed to win.