I would like to add that it is quite worrying to read that this car was built last minute with little or no testing. You don't need experience to tell you that this is not how you prepare for racing. It's common sense. It's crazy. They do have ex F1 people involved in the team so ignorance is no excuse.

This car should have been built months ago with the month before Macau spent track testing. Of course all this requires money but thats not an excuse either. All race teams will tell you they have money problems. The good ones manage their limited resources well, and make good managerial decisions. This applies regardless whether you're racing F1, V8 Supercars, or karting.

Perhaps they found themselves in a difficult position where they were running out of time but they were already committed so they had to push ahead instead of aborting Macau. Who knows. Are they not planning for a proper season of GT racing next year? or just a one off for Macau?

Working 3days 3 nights nonstop is a good sign of passion and dedication. Good workers. BUT it is a sign of poor management. Who are the technical directors and managers??? If they are planning to race a full campaign season later hopefully this is not how they intend to operate. They will kill themselves, and eventually sponsors, if they have any.

If they're planning a proper season, why jeopardize the effort with poor preparation for Macau? If this is a one-off Macau race, what is the objective? is it just to have fun? A one-off won't do much in terms of reputation for Bufori.

Malaysia is NOT short of skilled mechanics and craftsmen but we seem to be short of forward thinking team managers. All thinking at the level of 'club racing' style of garage operation. Walk down the grid at MME and you can see 95% of teams (100% of local teams) operating that way despite some running fancy expensive GT cars and team uniform.

It is excusable to operate that way for a new, privateer team but when the team is linked to a car manufacturer, it looks bad on the manufacturer. I think Bufori is a good brand and I hate to see a company like theirs lowering their standards. I get the impression that Bufori sets very high standards for their road cars.

Whatever it is I wish this team all the best for Macau and I hope they get to start and finish the race. But if they are serious about racing to build their brand, they need to be a lot more organized.

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For those who indicated some concerns regarding the professionalism of the build and comparing it to more "professional teams" – lets remember that those teams have been going a lot longer, have much larger budgets, custom built facilities (at a huge cost) and are in reality starting with a factory built car.

You would be very surprised at some of the people involved in this project and their backgrounds – some big player teams would love to have their skills and experience on their side.

Yes time is a big player in this but I am in awe of the guts and determination show by BMS in taking on this project and to put their cars up against the big boys – lesser companies would not even think about it. Again congratulations to all at Axle and BMS – we in Australia wish you all the very best.

To those who do not like the look of the car – get a life – it's brilliant!

Does any one know of a site that will be streaming the races at all – we will not be seeing the races on any broadcasts and I would love to watch what I can.

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Yes, racing is about passion and advanced technology, not about wasting money.

Aesthetics takes a secondry role over function in a racing car and it is a bonus if it looks good.

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I like MoTec stuffs. They're pretty. And if you hook up enough sensors in, they'll give you a lot. Those pedal sets are awesome too. The chassis looks like its been machined from a single billet of Aluminium. All bespoke and nice. But just looking at the location of the engine, you'd know that there was serious engineering done here. By getting it as close as possible in the middle, you get decent balance. This is really mid engined stuff. My bet is that the dash is all gonna be Carbon Fibre. But the last thing you want on the track are those wheels.

If people say its ugly, they've probably never seen a Gillet Vertigo.

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Why should people say that this is just a waste of money?

If you watch F1 and see big teams splash their money, they say passion.

If small teams they say wasting money.

Racing is about passion, defies logic and beyond most people's comprehension.

It's about spirit, dedication and pure commitment to racing.

I hope the car finishes the race. God speed Bufori!!

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Malaysians should b proud to have a team that puts the countries pride b4 there own.Has anyone actually given credit to our Malaysian for the hard work that goes in building something that amazing.I am not Malaysain but wish everyone who is are proud of their nation and what they can achieve when they put their mind to it.WELL DONE BOYS. Let the world see what 1MALAYSIA can do.my prays r with u all as u deserve a thank you from all

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SORRY

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typical malaysian, wanna poop only dig hole. Clearly shows that is not even close for a race…

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stuff all u who dont like the grill

it was not finished that is y it look bad
yes there was 2 cars

the car is low but the paint makes it look higher than it is
bufori has been in malaysia 4 about 16 year but we r getting no healp from the gouverment

and i am proud to say that i am proud of my dad 4 buliding this car and 4 all of the people who built the cars because they did not sleep or see there family 4 about 3 days and some 4 even longer

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My point is that this was initiated so last minute. Did they even have time to do a proper shakedown test at Sepang or did they just finished building the car at the factory then shipped it straight to Macau for the race this weekend?

Building is just the the first challenge. When it hits the track many, many things can go wrong and it ALWAYS does, guaranteed. Thats why teams do shake down tests. Testing also allows them to understand the car to undertsand the performance. Macau is an unforgiving track. Alex is very familiar with it but the car is not.

It's a bit strange because this project does not reflect the ethos of the Bufori company. They never liked to run on hype. They pride themselves in high craftmanship and attention to detail which is similar to the philosophies of a professional race team. I wonder if they are really comfortable with how Axle Motorsports is running their car. Bufori has a lot to lose in terms of reputation

For PR this project is cool and sounds good for Malaysians but from the perspective of a racing team, it looks highly unprofessional in its technical planning and operation. Shiny new branded racing parts do not make a professional team. Looking at their preparation it looks like a highly risky project and if they finish it would be down to luck.

C'mon Alex Yoong, you've seen how F1 teams and international GT teams operate. This is unbecoming of a man of your level of your experience!

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