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RACE-powered rally Satria powers to 1st in class at MRC, Perlis!

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Seasoned race and rally driver Sutan Mustaffa Salihin, with co-driver Ahmad Nadzrie Shuhaimi powers to an impressive 1st in class finish at the recently concluded Round 2 of the Malaysian Rally Championships in Chuping, Perlis. The RACE-powered Satria was also 3rd in overall standings, behind multiple-time APRC champion and local hero Karamjit Singh, followed by the Rajoo brothers – Gunaseelan and Jayaselan.

The rally was held in Perlis in conjunction with the DYMM Tuanku Raja Perlis’ birthday celebrations. The MRC is organized and promoted by Wheel Sport Management Sdn Bhd and sanctioned by the FIA and Automobile Association Malaysia (AAM).

For full results and news, visit the official Malaysian Rally Championship website

MAM offers financial assistance to rookie rally drivers

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The Motorsports Association of Malaysia (MAM), whose primary objective is to support the development of motorsports in the country, is offering a cash incentive to new rally drivers that participate in the ongoing Malaysian Rally Championship (MRC).The MAM’s Competitors’ Incentive Programme for the MRC will see up to 10 new drivers benefiting from this initiative. MAM will offer RM 1,500 to each of the new drivers for each of the five remaining rounds this year.

The first rally drivers to benefit from this incentive campaign will be participating in this weekend’s MRC in Kangar, Perlis.

“We are assisting a maximum of 10 drivers per round this season but we are considering increasing the numbers in 2009,” said MAM’s Chief Executive, Mia Sharizman Ismail. “This year, each new driver will receive cash assistance amounting to RM7,500. In total, MAM will contribute RM75,000 for all five rounds under our rally incentive programme.”

Full article on MAM website.

For those interested to learn more about the MAM Competitors’ Incentive Programme, please contact MAM at 03-7622 8000 or visit www.mam.org.my.

AFOS 2008 – Stunning Eddie Lew Claimed His First ATCS Win

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Malaysian driver Eddie Lew took home his first win in Round 2 of the Asian Touring Car Series at Sepang International Circuit today. It was a good clean race in which 18 of the 25 starters completed the 10-lap outing.

<!–adsense#inline–>Lew beat the Thai favourite, Jack Lemvard, who suffered from a tyre valve tear after a scuffle at the start of the race. Lemvard had to pit to change his right rear tyre and rejoined the race at the tail end and slowly climbed back up the ranks to finish seventh.

For more AFOS results, visit AFOS.com

AFOS 2008 – Newcomer Lemvard Takes Pole

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Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW claimed pole position with Jack Lemvard during the first qualifying session of the Asian Touring Car Series while Eddie Lew leads the pack for the Malaysian drivers taking the front row alongside Lemvard. In Division 2, Macau driver Chan Man Fong claimed the fastest time to take the lead starting in sixth place.

View full report and results here

RACE First to Install HKS VAC Speed Cut for the GT-R R35/VR38DETT

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What’s a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 that produces 473 horsepower and 588Nm of torque doing running with a speed limiter?

The techie boys at RACE can now lay claim as the first tuner to install the HKS VAC (Velocity Advanced Computer) speed cut for the GT-R R35/VR38DETT. The HKS VAC eliminates the stock speed limiter which limits road driving to a pedestrian 180km/h.

The GT-R accelerates from zero to 100km/h in 3.5 seconds, finishes the quarter-mile in 11.7 seconds and reaches a top speed of 192 mph. Absolute power corrupts!

ATCS is Support Race for MSS in June

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Asia’s major racing series – the Asian Touring Car Series (ATCS) has been incorporated as a support race for the Malaysian Super Series in June and will not feature at the 2008 Super GT International Series Malaysia, which will be held at Sepang Circuit from June 20 to 22.

The ATCS, which would feature top Malaysian drivers like Eddie Lew, Eric Yeo, Tunku Hammam, Harry Chai and Sharjihan Ghouse, would run two races – rounds 4 and 5 – at the third round of the Malaysian Super Series scheduled from June 13 to 15.

More from Malaysia Super Series site

Speed cameras

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To all R3 speedsters and readers,

This is unconfirmed but treat this as general knowledge. Please note that the LDP highway speed limit will be monitored by the CCTV. The speed limit is 90 kmh and if you go above that at 91 kmh, the camera will auto record and pass to police. The few identified areas where the CCTV is monitoring are as follows:

  1. On the overhead pedestrian bridge in front of Kelana Jaya LRTstation,
  2. monitoring the straight stretch
  3. Somewhere near Western Digital (CCTV might be on Western Digital),
  4. monitoring the straight stretch in front of the Kelana Jaya Seafood
  5. On IKEA, Monitoring straight stretch in front of IKEA and 1 Utama
  6. On the double overhead bridge, monitoring the stretch between the
  7. Puchong toll and the Federal Highway turnoff.
  8. In the tunnel near SS2 (please note that the speed limit is 60kmh, not
  9. 90 kmh)

AFOS 2008 Free Tickets

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The region’s biggest motorsport event is back and is bigger than ever! The Asian Festival of Speed will this year involve no less than 100 race cars, competing in 6 highly charged race series in one power packed weekend.

AFOS comprises of the FIA-Sanctioned Formula V6 Asia Series, Asian Touring Car Series, Formula BMW Pacific, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, and this year the event will be joined by three new series, the Asian Touring Car Super 1500Max Challenge, the Formula Asia 2.0 and the Asia Supercar Challenge.

The races offer spectators a chance to witness a great blend of single-seater action, bumper to bumper tin-top racing and the toughest exotic car battles all in one venue. Spectators will also see the rising stars of Asian Motorsport tackle leading drivers and Teams from all around the globe.

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R3gister Kart Challenge

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To all R3 Owners and R3gister members,

The R3gister is keeping May busy for everyone. We’re organising a friendly first-ever R3gister Kart Challenge. Details below:

Date : 25th May 2008 (Sunday)
Time : 9.00am
Venue : Shah Alam Stadium
Rate Per Person : RM125.00 inclusive karting fee, drinks, top 3 prizes and momentos.

We need at least 30 pax to make this work and confirmations by this Friday (9th May 2008) is a must for the success of this event.

Sign up here:
R3gister ME!

Let’s burn rubber!

Satria Neo R3 – Driven and Reviewed! Part One

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This is certainly a long time coming. The review I mean. Not the car. Ok, well technically, to be accurate, the review of the car. And to be honest, this is probably the hardest review to date. Why? Because the Satria Neo R3 has a lot to live up to as the latest limited edition vehicle from R3, and also because I need to be impartial and brutally honest, being an owner of the Satria R3 – the car that is being ultimately ‘replaced’ by a newer, better-looking platform.
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