Tengku Djan and his team does Lotus and Race Rally Research proud, winning the Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race with 279 laps in the overall results and class O in R3′s Lotus Exige 300RR. The team beat overall 1st runner ups and last year’s champion team who competed with a Honda Civic 2.0 i-VTEC. It was close, with a difference of only 1 lap.
(L-R) Kazumi, Phillipa, Deanna
X-1R RedBull Racing’s all-female team consisting of Kazumi Mikami, Deanna Yusoff and Phillipa Yoong also managed to finish within the top sixth places in Class B where they raced with a Proton Satria GTi.
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Results from Autoworld
OVERALL RESULTS (TOP SIX FINISHERS)
12 hours – Sepang Circuit (5.543km)OVERALL WINNERS
1. Tony Ricciardello/Genji Hashimoto/Tengku Djan Ley (Lotus Exige 300RR) 279 lapsCLASS O
1. Tony Ricciardello/Genji Hashimoto/Tengku Djan Ley (Lotus Exige 300RR) 279 laps
2. Nicholas Thomas/Clive Bates/Joe Sevack (Porsche 996) 269
3. Firhat Mokhzani/Eric Yeo/TJ Chin (Nissan Skyline R34) 265
4. Patrick Ng/Khoo Beng Swee/Khoo Kay Hong(Lotus 340R) 260
5. Tseu Chan Kee/Faizal Zelman Malik/Wira Dani Daim 253
6. Fahrizaz Hassan/Erwan Azizi/Azizi Yom Ahmad (Mitsubishi Evo 7) 239CLASS A
1. Hiroki Katoh/Eddie Lew/Farriz Fauzy (Honda Civic 2.0) 278 laps
2. Rueben Wong/Ng Eng Tiong/Jeff Wright (Honda Integra DC5) 266
3. Desmond Soh/Apathorn Karnasuta/Piti Bhirombhakdi (Mitsubishi Evo 9) 266
4. Ryo Michigami/Kunimitsu Takahashi/Tommy Lee (Honda Civic) 253
5. Shirjahan Ghouse/Freddie Chen/Jacky Ng (Honda DC5) 251
6. Jeffrey Wong/JP Chin/TP Chin (Porsche GT3) 251CLASS B
1. Mark Eddy/Grant Johnson/Francois Jouy (Proton Putra) 250
2. Mal Rose/Peter Leemhuis/Richard Gartner (Proton Putra) 250
3. Shamsul Bahareen/Lim Hock San/Chin Hwa Lip (Satria GTI) 250
4. Khair Nur Ariff/Chung Kum Chew/Nizam Yazet (Satria GTI) 249
5. Choo Yong Choon/Lau Seng Kiat/Azwan Ahmat (Satria GTI) 244
6. Kazumi Mikami/Deanna Yusoff/Phillipa Yoong (Satria GTI) 244CLASS C
1. Chong Fu Seong/Ee Shedden Joon Joon/Harry Chai (Honda Civic) 248
2. Loo Shok Sian/Wong Tziak Joe/Tan Kok Lam (Honda Civic) 242
3. Lee Soon Sing/Tan Kah Kin/Khoo Chee Yen (Mitsubishi Mirage) 236
4. Thomas Ong/Ee Peck Keong/Ee Peck Kim (Proton Satria) 235
5. Kenny Lee/Tai Choo Wei/Jimmy Ng (Honda Civic) 232
6. Philip Tang/Ong Yeo Han/Gun Kim Seong (Honda Civic) 228
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Yeah! Tengku Djan great jobs!!
Honda Civic 2.0 – 278 laps
Lotus Exige 300RR – 279 laps
citycar VS sportcar, yet difference only 1 lap….shocking, considering both are professional teams with professional strategies/driving
Either the Exige is slacking or the Civic is roaring
Hello brudder… 1 lap is 3.5km maaa… if in highway you will never see the car in that range…
EDDIE 'S TEAM WELL DONE!! LOTUS GOT LUCK ONLY!!
wai, FYI, the Civic isn't a 'stock' car per se. It's a factory works car, tune and modded by Honda Japan.
Those who think it's a stock car are being really naive.
how much can you do up a honda civic? pound for pound, the exige has much higher potential
ohh, the exige is probably modified also, like u said, nobody runs a stock car in the MME
Good effort by HMRT in any case. 2nd placing overall, is really nothing to be ashamed about. Well done!
It's good to see Lotus up there though
How much funding needed to run a team like in MME? What about requirements and qualification needed?
1 lap of sepang is about 5.5km
to run a team for mme.. depends on what type of car you enter. but to enter normal satria race car, you're still looking at around RM20,000 at the least to run the entire race including entry fee, parts, tyres, crew..etc.
even if you have the money but fail to qualify, you cannot start the race.
you will need 3 licensed drivers, race crew/support, car, money helps also
btw, the honda "city car" can do a full lap of sepang circuit in about 2mins 26seconds. thats quicker than what the Racing evo9, subaru STI, and even quicker than the porsche GT3s.
Hahaha……………spoon engine woh………
anyway…bro, winner is win… if a sec in front also win… now in m'sia who got big pocket pretty sure can winnn..Lotus is GT car.. who did'nt know? HMRT also not a 'stock' engine bro… last year Lambo the fastest car clock 2.06sec per lap, also cannot finish…. think about it………….
I'm glad that Deanna Yusoff's team won the race ,Congratulations!Red Bull team has the the best female members and the best car ,what else!!!!Give my regards to all the girls.GIRL POWER!!
I'm a fan of Deanna and all the way from Sri Lanka.
CHEERS TO THE RED BULL TEAM
Nevanka
HI Dear
NISAAN MAXIMA PARTS
I,m fro Sri Lanka and i feel really good that i'm able to get news about Deanna Yusoff,i feel that i'm part of it when i read the articles.