Team Proton R3 has scored a 1-2 finish at the recently concluded, final leg of the 2014 Malaysian Super Series – taking top honours in the Malaysian Touring Car class. In first place is the No.12 Suprima S R3 followed behind by the No.11 Prevé R3 race cars.
The final round of the series was held at the Sepang International Circuit on November 2, which saw the team claim its best result of the year. Throughout the entire duration of the race, two well-executed pit stops plus flawless coordination of the team ensured the victory.
Piloting the No.12 Suprima S R3 car were James Veerapen and Tengku Ezan, who managed to record a total race time of one hour, a minute and thirty-five seconds – with a fastest lap time of two minutes and thirty-seven seconds. The No.11 Prevé R3, driven by Syafiq Ali, clocked a total race time of one hour, one minute and fifty-seven seconds.
From left to right: Syafiq Ali, Tengku Ali, James Veerapen, Mark Darwin and Fitra Eri
Rounding off the final step on the podium was the No.19 Satria Neo of Team Sakura of Tedco Racing – driven by Mark Darwin and Fitra Eri. The team emerged as the champions of 2014 with the No.19 Satria Neo, marking the fourth consecutive time a Proton Satria Neo has won the overall championship.
Besides being there at the unveiling of the Suprima S R3 Malaysian Super Series Touring Car early this year, we had the opportunity to ride in the mean machine at Sepang, and even featured it in this year’s Driven Web Series, with racing legend Karamjit Singh at the helm, no less.
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Did they use Super Negative Camber? Nothing can beat that
yup.. looks like even the civic , jazz and city and altis cant beat the ….
SUPAR NAGATIVE CHAMBAARU!! OVERTAAAKU!!
Good effort by Proton promoting local sports.
Thumbs up
Proton made car proven better than imported cars.
It just prove that Proton only can make good racecar but not good production car.
And the resale value of the imported race cars is higher.
Bodoh unlimited..
Wow, I saw a new Honda city and Jazz!
Yup, pour money into the racing effort but not into refining the consumer product. Please fix the issues that Proton cars continue to have before I decide to buy them. Buyers do not buy the racing models but the ones in the showroom.
biasa lah….syoik sendiri
You are absolutely correct,Mr.The Driver.
Proton is diverting attention from its financial misery,actually.
Proton is issuing a sukuk bond of Rm2Billion,for obvious reasons.BLEEDING LOTUS and falling Proton car sales.(forget Iriz,it is just filling up the numbers where the other product range are failing.)
A Billion Ringgit bond is a worthless piece of paper if there is no financial/gomen backing.
With losses close to Rm 120 juta each quarter,tell me isn’t the writing on the wall?
Do not always think EVERLSTING PERLINDUNGAN works.It has created a monster surging downwards into a bottomless pit.
Meh….R3….jaguh kampung ler.
Preve and Suprima S have started a generation of good Proton already. Good build quality, good engine, good chassis and suspension setup. Congrats to proton for maintaining 4 independent suspension on these cars, where Japs and Koreans in the same segment now mostly use torsion beam at the rear.
But why the price is so expensive? OTR price for Suprima S Premium metallic is RM80k. In Australia which these cars are imported, and where everything is so expensive, the price also is RM80k?! Are you serious?!
do you know that our local cars are also taxed? the cost of building the car is the same, different tax structure will determine the selling price~
Selasa, 04/11/2014.
548 days since PRU13. Still no reduction in car price.
KR1M – Kencing Rakyat 1Malaysia
Dont worry, when the time comes…….gula-gula for the rakyat will come again….
(repeat every PRU)
Dont worry, when the time comes…….gula-gula for the rakyat will come again….biasalah nak2 dekat PRU14 baru lah ada reduction in car price.
(repeat every PRU)
Congratulations Proton. Get yourself a suprima S. Its a really good car.
Beat that crappy Japanese and Korean cars., easily.
Try racing with civic type r, lancer evo, impreza wrx, skyline gtr and see. I think even Suzuki swift sport can smoke u.
Y didn’t mention Aventador? Y didn’t mention Ferrari? Y didn’t mention all the supercars?
sigh.. kids nowadays
aaaa….i think there is a civic WAAAAAYYYYYYY at the back.
o.k then what? sales improving?