Proton R3 aims to end 2014 on a high with S1K win

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Team Proton R3 will be looking to end 2014 on a high with a good result at the Sepang 1,000 km (S1K) Endurance Race this weekend. The factory-backed team finished second in the Malaysian Touring Car category in the 2014 Malaysian Super Series championship.

Proton R3 will once again run their Suprima S and Preve race cars. The sedan (No.12) will be driven by the pairing of Tengku Djan Ley and Syafiq Ali. The Suprima S (No.11) will be piloted by James Veerapen and newcomer Tengku Ezan Ley.

The latter previously drove for defending S1K champions Honda Malaysia Racing Team. As revealed earlier, HMRT will be fielding three cars this year – the new City and Jazz, plus last year’s second-gen Jazz.

This year’s S1K is the fifth edition of the annual endurance race. It will feature flat-out racing for 1,000 km around the 5.543 km Formula 1 circuit with pit-stops and driver changes adding to the drama. The race attracts competitors from Australia, Thailand and Indonesia.

We recently had a very memorable ride in the Suprima S race car – read our man’s musings here.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • madamai on Dec 05, 2014 at 5:43 pm

    Buat kereta nak jual dan dapat untung hasil bagi pada rakyat bukan main racing jaguh kampong , nak tunjuk pada rakyat cara pemanduan yg laju lagi aggresif. Proton tak betul.

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    • No one must know on Dec 05, 2014 at 6:18 pm

      Semua jenama kereta buat macam tu. Kalau Proton menang dapat la masuk pertandingan antarabangsa. Mana tau dapat no1. Kalau tak pon negara luar dapat tahu kehebatan Proton. Ini salah satu cara untuk memasarkan keretanya ke luar negara. Cheers :)

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      • Syiok Sendiri

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        • hanjing on Dec 06, 2014 at 9:25 am

          Bila proton je semua tak betul
          Bila japs, celup, conti semua betul

          Ptuih

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        • Albert Sam on Dec 06, 2014 at 12:17 pm

          Patutlah Toyota tak syiok, tak layak bertanding

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          • Sam Tow Truck on Dec 07, 2014 at 1:45 am

            Yes, Toyota tak syiok but why Lotus use Toyota engine, not Campro engine? Campro dari Proton tak layak masuk kereta Lotus? Haha

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    • olololooo on Dec 05, 2014 at 6:39 pm

      tu salah satu aktiviti division r3 proton. melalui racing la division r3 dpt buat RnD spec racing. ni cth otak sempit n kuno. cuba tgk company kereta lain seluruh dunia, mesti ade division RnD untuk racing. menda ni normal la. perodua xbuat sbb dorg mana ada division RnD racing. model pun duk celup dari jepun. poyo je lebih.

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      • Racing buat apa? Quality tak baik tidak dibaiki mahu compare dengan kereta lain seluruh dunia? Kereta lain ada quality baru masuk racing, bukan main jaguh kampung. RnD quality baru RnD racing

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        • kanasai on Dec 06, 2014 at 9:26 am

          OOO Audi VW DSG problem tp still masuk racing la bodo!

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          • WhatHappenedtoYou on Dec 08, 2014 at 11:04 am

            Nape tiba2 ckp Audi VW?
            Have you seen any VW or Audi break down while racing?

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          • Madness on Dec 08, 2014 at 5:04 pm

            Dude, VW had claimed that all the DSG issues have been resolved. Why cannot participate for the racing competition?

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          • TeddyInTheHouse on Dec 08, 2014 at 7:04 pm

            Eh Bro, Mane ade org gune orginal parts utk racing pny, die org mesti dah tukar parts tu la. mesti tukar parts yg lbh baik pny.. xmungkin proton gune cvt pg racing kan..

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          • IGotGut on Dec 08, 2014 at 7:15 pm

            DSG issue only affected those models which is using DQ200 gearbox. Nobody will choose those models for racing. If for racing, they will go for a VW R8 or Golf GTI.

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          • You are the only bodo one here

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        • Albert Sam on Dec 06, 2014 at 12:21 pm

          Jika macam tu, Proton ada quality dah, jadi boleh dapat masuk racing. sekarang tak nampak Toyota kat racing, maksudnya Toyota tak ada quality betul tak?

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          • Sam Tow Truck on Dec 07, 2014 at 1:51 am

            Proton masuk racing means ada quality? No, you wrong. It means they have jaguh kampung attitude. You tak nampak Toyota racing means the engine is in Lotus racing car, which can smoke all your R3 wannabes

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        • Baby Lampin on Dec 08, 2014 at 9:17 am

          Itu R3 makan kuih and design sticker kat brader accessories. R&D….surf porn lar dan pikat kak minah kat factory yang pandai buat.

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    • BLT_Club on Dec 05, 2014 at 8:59 pm

      Don’t see anything wrong with racing on the track.

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    • Masalahnya Proton cuma jaguh racing tpi tak jaguh buat kereta yg tinggi kualiti dan diharapkan!!

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      • bangang on Dec 06, 2014 at 9:27 am

        Bodo civic altis sylhoy semua keta jepun bodo dah kena smoke senang2 dengan preve turbo!

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        • Org bising tentang kualiti pembuatan bukannya betapalkajunya bodo!!

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          • bangang on Dec 06, 2014 at 8:09 pm

            Mana bising? Ko sorang je bising tak tentu pasal kat sini!

            Bodo bapak kau tak pernah ajar membaca ke?

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      • Albert Sam on Dec 06, 2014 at 12:21 pm

        Jadi awak nak harap kualiti yang macam mana?

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        • samelorrstpd on Dec 06, 2014 at 8:12 pm

          Kualiti nak save minyak macam fuel cell / hybrid, laju macam veyron, boleh bawak 100 orang penumpang, seat lembut sampai tenggelam.

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  • No one must know on Dec 05, 2014 at 6:12 pm

    Selamat berjaya Proton. Made Malaysian proud. Cheers :)

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  • Ibrahim on Dec 05, 2014 at 6:19 pm

    Don’t you know what is advertising?

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  • almighty tokong lim guan eng on Dec 05, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    Race race then die like mat rempit. Typical handout mentality company. Race with lembu better than protong. Jagoh kampong only. Where got balls to race ferrari, mclaren?

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    • No ne must know on Dec 05, 2014 at 7:02 pm

      Are this troll comment? I know we have the freedom to comment but pls dont associate any politic here. And what is ‘protong’? Please type the right word so people know you not an idiot. Cheers :)

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      • “Protong” = “Proton”, ini pun mahu explain?

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        • Ini pun you mahu explain..

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          • myviflyer on Dec 06, 2014 at 9:31 am

            Then go and race your tin milo myvi vios with ferrari lambo mclaren

            Hahahhahahhahahha

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    • No one must know on Dec 05, 2014 at 7:06 pm

      I know we have the freedom to say anything in comment but please dont associate any politic here. And what is ‘protong’. Please type it right so people know you not an idiot. Cheers :)

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      • No one must know on Dec 05, 2014 at 7:24 pm

        Abaikan comment ni. Comment yang awal tu ingatkan tak masuk. Maaf sebab spam comment. Cheers :)

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      • Where did he say anything about politics? Is lembu considered politics?

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        • youcoward on Dec 06, 2014 at 9:32 am

          Yes because another name of lembu is YOU

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          • Congrats! You just show that you are so bodo that you can’t answer a simple question but had to resort to name calling. Typical proton supporters

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    • Albert Sam on Dec 06, 2014 at 12:23 pm

      Toyota boleh race dengan Ferrari @ Mclaren tak?

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  • Just Passing By on Dec 05, 2014 at 7:35 pm

    Out of topic but can I ask about the caterham in one of the pictures. Can we buy a caterham in Malaysia? Can we get it on road?

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  • Go Go Proton!!!Go and beat the Honda team!!Proton is the best!!Ivtec sucks!

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  • Observer on Dec 06, 2014 at 3:15 am

    Buy proton lah. Best in Malaysia and some(supporters) say the world!

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    • Albert Sam on Dec 06, 2014 at 12:25 pm

      semua orang sokong Proton tak pernah cakap best in world. hanya u otak ada masalah fikir macam tu

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      • Observer on Dec 07, 2014 at 1:37 am

        What? Proton not best in the world? I thought they are. They are only best in kampung? Pity

        or

        Your otak ada masalah fikir macam tu?

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  • Aaron on Dec 06, 2014 at 5:32 am

    Not a fan of Proton at all, but they have a better advantage of winning this competition with turbochargers and good cams. Honda would have a better advantage if only they would to race on tighter tracks (eg, in Melaka).

    But let’s watch and see from the perspective of reliability. This will be an interesting race.

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    • kzm (Member) on Dec 07, 2014 at 3:05 pm

      if not mistaken turbocharger engine cannot enter race…r3 team use NA campro iafm engine..there article in paultan bout SS r3 touring car back in February.

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    • dude… its 1.6NA. no way can use forced induction in this race

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  • PreveOwner on Dec 07, 2014 at 11:09 pm

    Congratz Team Proton R3 !

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  • Baby Lampin on Dec 08, 2014 at 9:15 am

    Winning prize…1 year supply of kotex…ooops i mean 1 year free supply of Adult Pampers designed and tested by Proton.

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  • car fan on Dec 19, 2014 at 10:03 am

    whatever stupid comment… congratz on R3 team,
    Next year HMRT will get back those trophies.

    :)

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