HPC – High Performance Challenge is BACK!

Slated for 30 November 2008, the HPC Track Experience is back with a vengeance. Sign up now to avoid disappointment as seats are filling up fast. The event, for the first time, will only have 1 session which is in the morning and will cover the entire SIC track and not the usual half track.

Register here

For details about Groups, visit this page.

Press Release: SYAFIQ IS INAUGURAL CHAMPION OF ASIAN TOURING CAR 1500 MAX SERIES

PATTAYA: It was a bitter sweet day for Team Proton Axle driver Syafiq Ali, who won the Asian Touring Car 1500 Max Series drivers’ crown at the Bira Circuit near here today. The youngster, who was trailing teammate Fadzil Alang going into today’s final two races, finished second in Round 11 to clinch the overall title but his joy at winning the title was soured when Faidzil was involved in an accident which saw his car roll over three times. Continue reading

Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race 2008 Results

Some tentative, unofficial race results.

Final top 10 position:

1) Team Porsche Club Singapore -308 laps

2) Kencana – Hong Leong – 305 laps

3) Danville Motorsports (Class O) – 292 laps

4) Petronas Syntium Team – 288 laps

5) VRD Motorsport – 287 laps

6) ARC Bratislava – 286 laps

7) Mal Rose / Peter Leemhuis – 283 laps
8) Pineapple Motorsport – 280 laps

9) J’S Racing Labs – 279 laps

10) Danville Motorsports (Class A) - 279 laps

Congratulations especially to Team Proton R3 who won Class B with the Satria Neo. Awesome guys, well done! The R3gister is proud of Tengku Djan and the Proton R3 team!

Seventy Four Entries To-Date For 2008 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race

Two days before the official closing date, event organizer Sepang International Circuit (SIC) has received a total of 74 entries for the Petronas Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance race (MME) including a full grid of 20 cars for Class A for production cars above 1900cc.

Last year, SIC had a record entry of 103 cars, which was later reduced to 77 for the actual race as according to the maximum number of cars permitted by the FIA circuit license for a rolling start.

For the full article, visit Sepang International Circuits

SIC Track Time!

Wow, July-August is without a doubt indulgence time for track enthusiasts! Here’s the full schedule:

Monday, 14 July, 2008

1800 – 2200

Monday, 21 July, 2008
1800 – 2200

Tuesday, 29 July, 2008
1800 – 2200

Saturday, 09 August, 2008
1800 – 2200

Sunday, 10 August, 2008
1300 – 1600
1600 – 1900

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RACE-Powered Rally Team 1st In Class Again!

The RACE-powered Satria achieved 1st in Class again. With driver Sutan Mustaffa Salihin and co-driver Ahmad Nadzrie, the team achieved 4th overall in the championship standing for the 3rd Round in Kuantan, Pahang despite a broken damper in SS#2. Congratulations!!!

Current overall standing 1st : Karamjit Singh (Mitsubishi Lancer), 2nd: Lim Leong Onn (Perodua Viva), 3rd: Gunaseelan Rajoo (Mitsubishi Lancer) and 4th: Sutan Mustaffa Salihin (Proton Satria)

Satria R3 For Sale

I love this car but it’s really time to move on. Looking for an owner who appreciates a limited edition vehicle (with 150 units only in Malaysia, it IS definitely a rarity!), loves driving and enjoys motorsports as well as wants to be part of a very active R3 community – The R3gister. The lovely, sexy Brigette Liberty Yu, is not part of the package. All stickers have since been removed and the car given a brand new Incognito Black paintjob. Details below:

LEV#007 Satria R3 for sale
December 2004
85,000kms mileage
Shell Helix Ultra 10W-50 Full-syn
Road tax till Feb 2009
Stage 1 spec – 145bhp

New timing belt, bearings
New engine mountings
New R3 suspension set
New paint + R3 livery
R3 license plate

Mods
R3 Stage 2 performance cams
R3 Gear knob
R3 Steering spacer
R3 Stage 3 4-1 performance header
Pipercross performance drop-in filter + cold air intake
R3 Stage 2 suspension bushes
Powerzone LSD kit

Protected by tracking + recovery system – Captor (worth RM1,950) and Radiostar (worth RM700)

RM58K only. Private sale. View to appreciate.

Drop me a line at vernon.chan[a]gmail.com for serious enquiries.

Fuel price hike affecting your Mojo?

RM2.70/litre (or for those of us who run on V-Power – that’s a whopping RM3.15/litre!) for petrol? For an oil-producing country, we’re 2 times more expensive than UAE, which goes for RM1.19/litre. What’s the world coming to? What’s Malaysia coming to?

Look at the chart below:

This is crazy. What’s your take on the hike? Vote!