JOINIf you’ve followed KartletiX for a while, you probably remember Kenny. His improvement of 2 seconds in 48h broke the internet last year. And now there’s a new chapter: Kenny is the 2026 Asia Trophy champion, and he’s qualified for his first-ever Rotax Grand Finals.
Only last year, he won his first national race – his first breakthrough. Now in 2026, he will fight among the world’s best.
Remember where he started?
Kenny started karting in his 30s and spent years struggling near the back of his local races in Malaysia. When we first worked together in Taiwan in 2025, he found nearly two seconds in two days, took his first pole position and fought back through the field to cross the finish line first.
A nosecone penalty cost him the victory, but the progress was clear. He returned to Malaysia and took his first club race win. Later that season came an Asia Trophy podium and a pole against much more experienced international drivers.
What he learned in Taiwan kept working when he went home.
2026 brought a bigger step
This year, Kenny kept building on that foundation. He added wins back home in Malaysia, and went on to win the Asia Trophy championship.
That title earned him his first ticket to the 2026 Rotax Grand Finals in Portimão. In the short time since his breakthrough in 2025, Kenny had gone from finding his feet at the front to securing a championship and a place on the world stage.
At the final round in Taiwan, we also worked together trackside again for the first time in 2026. Kenny came to Lihpao to learn. The same willingness to work on his driving that helped him make that original step forward.
Just 2 weeks after, he took his first victory at LYL, his home track, on a foreign chassis testing for Grand Finals.
Next stop: Portimão
That’s why I wanted to come back to his story. The first weekend was a breakthrough, but what Kenny did with it over the following two seasons matters just as much. He kept learning, put the work in and carried those skills into different tracks and tougher competition.
Remember Kenny? He’s going to his first Rotax Grand Finals. A lot has changed in a very short time. From backmarker to International Championships and RMCGF ticket in just 2 seasons.
