PETALING JAYA: Australian Carrera Cup driver David Wall is all charged up to win the Merdeka Millennium Endurance (MME) race on Saturday after achieving a splendid result in a 12-hour race back home early this year.

Wall, who will compete in the Open Class of the MME with fellow Australians Barton Mower and Damien Fleck in a Porsche 996-RSR, said: “I had the car on pole and came home fifth outright and took home the victory in my class.”

The 25-year-old driver from Sydney competed in the 12-hour race in Sepang in 2005 with Des Wall and Peter Hill in a Mazda RX-7 but did not achieve the desired results despite earning a seventh fastest qualifying result.

A leading driver in Australia, Wall, who was the Carrera Cup 2006 Rookie of the Year and third overall in the Australian GT Championship last year, aim to do better this time, setting a target of a top-10 overall finish.

“I am really excited about racing in the MME race. To have the opportunity to compete in such a prestigious international event will be a great learning opportunity. Racing against some of the best endurance drivers in Asia will push us to give our best,” said Wall.

The Open Class has 21 entries and 20 will qualify for the race along with 20 from Class A (production cars above 1900cc), 19 from Class B (cars between 1601cc and 1900cc) and 18 from Class C (below 1600cc).

Qualifying will be held tomorrow. The race proper will be flagged off at 11.45am on Saturday.

• Winner
• Top 10