Archive for Motorsports

Remember the PWRS that I blogged about last year? If you had RM2,200 to spare, you could have burned rubber around the tracks the proper way in a one day exclusive event guided by professional Porsche trained and certified trainers. It’s all over now, and here are the videos from that exciting day for those who missed it.

The 2007 Porsche World Road Show was divided into a few segments, and groups were rotated between the segments throughout the day event. You have the braking test, handling test, off road experience, road tour, slalom as well as demo laps on the track. All latest Porsche models except for the fearsome 911 GT3 were available to drive, but the GT3 did make an appearance later, as you can see in the videos.

Videos are all after the jump!

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For fans of the new 2006 Honda Civic, you will be able to see race-prepared versions of them in action at the 12-hour Merdeka Millenium Endurance race (MME) 2006 at Sepang International Circuit held on August 27, 2006.

Team Honda Racing, which won the Class A Champion title for 3 years consecutively will be the first team in the world to use the new 8th generation 2006 Honda Civic as race cars. The stock Honda Civic chassis is taken off the assembly line, and is strenghtened using techniques like double spot welding. Then the car is painted white, any race Honda that is not predominantly white would just be wrong. The car is then hand built by the Honda Malaysia Racing Team.

[UPDATED: More photos after the jump!]

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Other than giving us the Proton Satria R3, Race Rally Research has been doing alot for the local grassroots motorsports community with their Street Shoot Out series and other activities. 9 amateur racing drivers went through the R3 Merdeka Millenium Endurance Driver Selection Program on the 20th July 2006, held in conjunction with R3’s first Merdeka Millenium Endurance 2006 test session. Race Rally Research ran in a tricked out Campro 1.6 engine in a race-prepared Proton GEN.2 for this first test session. The engine develops 210bhp, amazing!

Race Rally Research considers it part of their responsibility as prominent figure in the national motorsports scene to develop the motor racing fraternity further. Programs such as this realises the potential of our young hidden talents.

The 9 drivers comprise of 5 overall class champions from R3’s 2006 SSO series, and a wildcard selected from the same series. The other 3 are Proton test drivers and engineers. The 4 best drivers of the program will be selected to be MME06 race drivers, while the remaining 5 will be absorbed into the team as technical and race support crew members. These drivers are Hammond Lai, Ian Khong, Ivan Khong, Zaid Idris, Ho Wai Kok, Vernon Chan, Syammim Noori and Mike Yap.

R3 will also be providing a 25% discount on selected performance and competition parts and accessories for MME participants who present their official MME Entrance Fee receipt. For more information on the MME06 promotion offer, contact R3 Customer service at 03-51911055 extension 2919.

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Companies are taking blogs seriously as a communication medium. GM has it’s Fast Lane blog. If you love Formula 1 and especially if you are a fan of the Renault F1 team, do check out Renault’s F1 Team weblog.

It has information on the team’s progress as well as stuff like chat interviews with key team members, complete with photos in a nice weblog format. BTW, congrats to Renault for taking the top two spots on the podium. I suppose the Lion Dance the night before helped bring luck. Some of you might know what I mean.

Am still recuperating from an awesome Renault F1 Pit Party. Anyone went?

The A1 Grand Prix PROTON Pro Celebrity Race went on without a hitch on the last day of the A1 Grand Prix of Nations. We saw an exciting battle between 11 cars driven by local and international celebrities. There was supposed to be 12 cars, but the man behind A1 Sheikh Maktoum had to pull out due to important business obligations.

Click here to read the rest of A1GP PROTON Pro Celebrity Race Results

The A1 Grand Prix of Nations Feature Race results are out – with Team Malaysia driver Alex Yoong managing to get 5th place position after an exciting race.

Click here to read the rest of 2005 A1 Grand Prix Sepang Feature Race Results

The A1 Grand Prix’s Sepang leg is over, with Malaysia taking 8th place after starting on the grid at 7th place. Results are after the jump.

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The qualifying session of the A1GP PROTON Pro Celebrity Race was completed without a hitch today. All 12 cars have qualified, and times were consistently faster compared to the practice session yesterday.

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Due to a restructuring exercise, Malaysia Airport Holdings, the current owner of the Sepang F1 circuit is trying to sell off the circuit. The Ministry of Finance agreed in 2003 to buy the circuit for USD 103.6 million (RM 391 million) but apparently the sale is being held up by Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One Management.

Apparently there are some legalities with a country owning a circuit being used in the Formula One series, as Malaysia as a sovereign country cannot be taken to court in case anything happens. A solution is still being worked out.

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A special celebrity Champion’s Drive will be held at next week’s A1 Grand prix at the Sepang circuit. Malaysia’s A1 Team and Proton has organised a 10 lap race, which involves celebrities racing in Proton’s Satria R3 cars.

Some of the celebrities participating are former F1 champion Emmerson Fittipaldi, ex-F1 driver Jan Lammers, Alex Yoong’s sister Pippa Yoong and Malaysia’s rally king Karamjit Singh.

The Malaysian leg of the A1 Grand Prix will be held from 18-20 November 2005. Tickets are priced from RM30 to RM200.