Malaysian Rally: Proton to Exert Dominance on Home Ground

Proton to Exert Dominance on Home Ground

PROTON’s newly-charged Satria Neo S2000s aims for a dominating performance at the Malaysian Rally which starts tomorrow (Friday, 1 April 2011). Drivers Alister McRae and Chris Atkinson will be at the helm of PROTON’s two-car assault which is also the opening round of the 2011 Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC). Day 1 of the rally begins with a short 2.5km sprint on a Special SS for spectators at the Angsana Shopping Complex in Tampoi, Johor Baru. Visit http://protonmotorsports.wordpress.com for more awesome racing news!
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145bhp Proton Satria Neo R3 Lotus Racing Launched!

Proton revealed a green-tinted surprise at Pavilion KL yesterday – a super special version of their Neo CPS – the Proton Satria Neo R3 Lotus Racing. Weighing in at a scant 1150kg, this baby is packed with yummy equipment and go-fast performance bits. Titanium headers, full exhaust system and other engine tweaks contributes to a delicious 145bhp @ 6,000rpm, 168NM of torque @ 5,000rpm from its 1.6litre S4PH CAMPRO CPS lump, a substantial 25bhp and 18NM up from a stock CPS. 0-100 km/h is done in 9.2 seconds and top speed is 205 km/h.
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R3gister & RACE Get Together 2008

 
There will be an event at RACE next Saturday (29th November 2008) for the R3gister members. The writeup and event agenda is posted in RACE’s facebook at http://www.facebook.com/wall.php?id=34316929909#/group.php?gid=48528400125. Please check under “Events”

However, place is limited and I need those who plan to attend to RSVP with Harun @ 0123280919 and at RACE’s Facebook. This is because we are planning to have some light refreshments and we need to plan.

Thanks all in advance for your support!

The RACE team

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!

AFOS 2008 Free Tickets

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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