Perpaduan e-Racing 2026 Recap: GT7 at Kompleks Sukan Likas
14 June 2026 · 5 min read · by AKG Esports
Perpaduan e-Racing 2026 was a free Gran Turismo 7 time attack challenge run by AKG Esports (Aneekey Gaming) at Sambutan Minggu Perpaduan 2026, Kompleks Sukan Likas, Kota Kinabalu, from 11 to 14 June 2026. Over four days, visitors raced for a RM9,000 prize pool, tried PS VR2 and played Mobile Legends at our esports booth. Tarmizi set the winning lap of 1:11.069.
This is our recap of the event, built from what we posted live on Instagram and Facebook during the week.
What happened at Perpaduan e-Racing 2026?
Minggu Perpaduan is a national-level unity week. In 2026 the celebration was held at Kompleks Sukan Likas in Kota Kinabalu, with cultural houses, food and activities from Malaysia's many communities in one place.
AKG Esports ran the esports booth for all four days. The main draw was the Perpaduan e-Racing Time Attack Challenge on Gran Turismo 7. The rules were simple:
- Sit in a sim racing rig.
- Set your fastest lap.
- Watch your name climb the leaderboard.
Everything at the booth was free. Entry was free, the activities were free, and the PS VR2 experience was free.
How did the time attack work?
The challenge ran in two halves, each with its own leaderboard and its own winner.
- The first two days. One leaderboard, open to everyone. The fastest lap at the end of Day 2 won.
- The last two days. On the morning of Day 3, the board was reset to zero. That gave every visitor a fresh chance, including people who had not yet raced.
Splitting a four-day event this way matters. On a single long board, a fast lap on Day 1 can scare off newcomers for the rest of the week. A reset brings the crowd back.
Who won Perpaduan e-Racing 2026?
Here is how the leaderboard moved, as posted on our pages during the event.
First two days
- Day 1: Jumin Sadin set the early time to beat, 1:13.985.
- Day 2: Ah Peng 87 went faster with 1:12.702.
- Winner, first two days: Jazz Roll, with 1:12.601.
Last two days
- Day 3: Tarmizi set the fastest lap of the day and went top of the new board.
- Winner, last two days: Tarmizi, with 1:11.069.
Tarmizi's 1:11.069 was the fastest winning time of the whole event. Congratulations to both champions, and thank you to every driver who took a seat.
What else could visitors do at the booth?
Sim racing was not the only thing on the table.
- PS VR2 station. We added a brand new PS VR2 station on Day 2, so visitors could step into virtual reality for free.
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Visitors also battled it out in MLBB at the booth.
- Gran Turismo 7 Time Attack. The main event, with a live leaderboard.
On the last day, our team took some time to walk the whole venue. There was far more to see than we expected: cultural houses, great food and the best of Malaysia's different cultures in one place. We had a blast.
Why does sim racing work at a public celebration?
A unity week brings in every kind of visitor: families, students, officers, uncles and aunties. Most of them do not play games every day. A sim racing rig still works for all of them, for three reasons.
- Anyone understands it. A steering wheel and a lap timer need no explanation.
- The leaderboard creates a story. A name at the top is a target. People come back to defend their spot, and friends gather to watch.
- It is fair. A first-timer and a regular racer use the same car on the same track. Only the clock decides.
Free entry helps too. When there is no cost to try, the queue forms on its own.
What does it take to run an event like this?
For an organiser, a four-day public booth like this needs:
- Sim racing rigs and screens, set up and tested before doors open.
- A trained crew to run the queue, help first-timers and record lap times.
- A leaderboard that people can see from the walkway.
- Clear rules on how winners are decided and how prizes are collected.
- Extra attractions, such as PS VR2 or MLBB, so the booth stays busy between races.
AKG Esports handles all of this as one package. Our esports event setup service covers the equipment, crew and live leaderboard. Our time attack pages let players register with a QR code and follow live lap times on their phone.
Where can I play sim racing in Kota Kinabalu?
AKG Esports brings Gran Turismo 7 sim rigs to public events across Kota Kinabalu and Sabah. After Perpaduan e-Racing, we were back at Kompleks Sukan Likas for Festival Komuniti HAVOC 2026, and later ran the Sabah GT Championship 2026 at SICC.
If you want to train between events, the Sim Racing Academy offers coaching from RM250 per session with Melvin Chung, former Team Malaysia sim racing representative and SUKMA 2024 esports coach.
Bring this to your event
Planning a unity week, a youth programme, a school carnival or a company family day in Sabah? We can bring the same setup to you.
- Sim racing setup with crew: from RM1,000 per day for 1 rig, RM1,900 for 2 rigs, RM2,700 for 3 rigs.
- Gaming rentals (sim rigs, PS5, PSVR2): from RM500 per set per day, with delivery, setup and support. See rentals.
- Tournaments for MLBB, eFootball, PUBG Mobile, Tekken 8 and GT7: see tournaments.
- Full event production with casters, emcees and live streaming: custom quote. See all services.
You can browse our past work on the events page. For government and GLC teams, our Bahasa Melayu guide on penganjur acara esport di Kota Kinabalu covers acara esport for jabatan kerajaan in more detail.
Ready to plan? Contact AKG Esports or WhatsApp +60 11-3204 4931.
About AKG Esports
AKG Esports, also known as Aneekey Gaming, is an esports event organiser in Sabah, based in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. We run esports and sim racing events across Sabah, from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan, Tawau and Keningau: tournaments, sim racing activations, gaming rentals and HRDC-claimable team building, with 100+ events delivered. Untuk acara esport dan e-sukan di Sabah, lihat halaman Bahasa Melayu kami.
Sources
This recap is based on our own posts from the event:
- Day 1 of Minggu Perpaduan eSports Week (Facebook)
- Day 1 leaderboard (Facebook)
- Day 2 sneak peek with the new PS VR2 station (Instagram)
- Day 2 leaderboard update (Instagram)
- Day 3 leaderboard reset (Instagram)
- Day 3 fastest lap (Instagram)
- Final results (Instagram)
- Last day thank you reel (Instagram)