AFOS 2008 – Newcomer Lemvard Takes Pole

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.

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ATCS is Support Race for MSS in June

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.

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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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Official R3gister T-shirt

The official R3gister tee is here! This is the first batch of R3gister tees ever released for public consumption (22 have been given out to Shell Station Convoy participants). More designs will follow in the near future.

Sizes available: M and L
Material: 100% Cotton
Colour: Black

Price: RM25 only

Where to buy
R3gister tees are available at RACE Performance Center (RPC)
The new RPC workshop is located at No 3, Jalan Warden U1/76, Taman Perindustrian Batu Tiga, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Call Zainal (012-3987098) or Danial (012-2167408) of RACE for details and info.

Wear it with pride!

R3 Gen.2 MME Owners List (Updated)

Gen.2 MME

XM44-MME-0005 – muhdfadzlee
XM44-MME-0016 – cHairilL
XM44-MME-0021 – Unlimit3rd
XM44-MME-0026 – hlm
XM44-MME-0034 – ryleon
XM44-MME-0035 – Achedz
XM44-MME-0041 – JenalMME
XM44-MME-0051 – cheeft
XM44-MME-0052 – ConquerorX
XM44-MME-0069 – Gen2MME (AjoyR3)
XM44-MME-0079 – wanmme

Grass Racing Autosports Autocross Championships 2008

Petaling Jaya, 11th April 2008 – Grass Racing Autosports is back again with an all new autocross Championships for avid autocrossers this year. Grass Racing Autosports or more commonly known as GRA is now surging ahead with the partnerships from Red Line Synthetic Oils, Meguair’s Detailing Products, Vanli Genuine Parts and Motorsports Association Of Malaysia (MAM).

GRA being only 2 years old has managed to be one of the only survivors for grassroots motorsports in the discipline of autocrossing. Grassroots motorsports has never been big in this country but GRA has managed to bring it to a higher level with the help of its previous and current partners. Autocrossing is the cheapest form of motorsports for cars. Mainly held in large carparks, it allows aspiring race or rally drivers to pit their skills in a race course laid out by pylons.
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