Following an octane-fuelled pilot season, UMW Toyota’s one-make race series, the Vios Challenge Race, has been confirmed for a second season starting August 2018.
As usual, the race – part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival – features three class categories, beginning with the Sporting Class for semi-professionals, Super Sporting Class for professional racers, as well as the Promotional Class, featuring your favourite local celebrities.
The celeb line-up comprise of four returning personalities – Janna Nick, Diana Danielle, Syukri Yahaya and Season 1 winner Shawn Lee. The quartet will go against new talents Aiman Tino, Khai Bahar, Nabila Razali, Wany Hasrita, Akim Ahmad and Nabil Ahmad, all of whom will be given training at the Vios Academy prior to making their racing debut.
As per the previous season, the races will be held at different venues, with the first round taking place in Terengganu at Stadium Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin from August 2 to 4, 2018. The following stages are set to take place at MAEPS, Serdang (October 19-21, 2018), Batu Kawan Stadium in Penang (February 22-24, 2019) and finally at Sepang International Circuit (April 12-14, 2019).
The racing format will adhere to international FIA standards (Vios Challenge Race is sanctioned by FIA), where participants will use identical and specially-prepared Toyota Vios (in this case, a Vios 1.5J MT) that conform to regulations. Also, UMW Toyota will be involved in E-Sports, a field that currently has over 14 million gamers in Malaysia alone.
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Very bad event lo, your vios is not mean to be a performance car, this will mislead your buyer.
car companies use motorsports as a brand building exercise, to inject some excitement into the brand, to create something that toyota owners and toyota fans look forward to supporting. Usually, race cars are based on regular models that people buy and use, especially young buyers. the road car doesnt have to be a performance car to be converted into a race car. its a formula used by car manufacturers for a very very long time.
Diana Danielle got appeared in so many events and jobs. She must be earning so alot.
It shouldn’t be an issue, using a race prep car based on bread n butter model is norm. It is enjoyable to watch this kind of race similar to previous Satria Gti one make race and Saga race. The actual grassroot level of race.
Thats why so many vios trd wannabe driving like a maniac on the road when he thinks he is driving a sport sedan with horsepower similar to myvi lagu best
To umw Toyota. Ppl don’t want to watch. They want to participate, but without buying the actual car (es evident in your total sales for the past 3 years). Why not, in certain tracks like senang (maybe the north track) u let the public to participate a time attack in your vios. Same thing like what Jeremy clarkson did in top gear UK. Everybody gets the same car, same spec. Let them train for 2 laps then 2 rounds of time attack. Then list the top 40 drivers with the best times. I bet many of them are faster than you celebrities, some maybe faster than professional racers. I can’t prove anything here, try it.
srsly why artist?…come on toyota…there’s a lot of talented driver out there…why not give us chance to participate in this event?I watched season 1 its so boring except shawn and syukri that really gave their best in that race…artist already rich ma…give us chance la to take part on this event…I’m not hating the event but if you want to make it interesting challenging extreme u should make other people take part on it not just artist…
Those Professional Drivers like Tengku Djan and Keifli Othman are among the drivers in Vios Super Sporting Class.
no point to keep organise those race, u r just wasting the money n time only…why don’t put in on the quality of the car n cut down or bring down the current price, u will win everybody’s heart n the selling.
Toyota Customer: Hey Toyota
Toyota Malaysia Mgmt: What?
Toyota Customer: You know how to sell more cars better and make customers happy. How about selling performance pack with warranty that makes the car go faster and equipped with all latest techs in terms of safety and speed for a decent price. A little more caring and understanding from your SC and agents towards us will go a long way as well.
Toyota Malaysia Mgmt: Oh I get it, you mean like cheap knock off stickers and plastics on your car for premium prices?
Toyota Customer: No I mean..
Toyota Malaysia Mgmt: And promoting some unknown dangerous car races among overpaid unknown and unskill celebs?
Toyota Customer: No what I mean is..
Toyota Malaysia Mgmt:In vios covered in hideous looking stickers and gears that will definitely not help our customers? In live TV shows?
Toyota Customer: No what i said is…
Toyota Malaysia Mgmt: Thats a fantastic idea. Need not reduce cost or add value to our cars and customers sommore get famous at the same time for selling cheap stickers and plastic.
Toyota Customer: Oh God..
Toyota Japan: Nani atenu….
Aiman Tino behind the wheel? Seriously?? Why not put a number of high profile prisoners in the highly modified Vios equipped with weapons. Last person survive will win.
I would watch that…. imagine pak jamal in one .