Sepang International Circuit was filled with festivities on Saturday night as mod-heads and modded-to-scorch-the-tarmac-on-a-straight rides competed head to head during Drag Battle Round 3. Over a thousand spectators watched the action on the track.
Tire screeching, engine revving, if only there were hot Japanese chicks wearing only bikinis flagging off ‘em cars, but that’s wishful thinking.
Among the draggers involved in the race was ST Wangan-ST Powered, a familiar face on the circuit. The team competed in Category A (4WD Turbo), the same category where Tan Chun Lin had dominated Round 2 …

The Sepang International Circuit will once again be roaring with the sound of revving machines as Round 3 of the Drag Battle commences this Saturday night, on July 24.
With cars ranging from the not-so-innocent Kancil to the latest Nissan GTR, the Drag Battle promises a night of spectacular performances from the machines as the drivers push their cars to the limit, all in the aim of being the fastest drag racer at the circuit.

Sepang Drag Battle attracts the top Malaysian drivers and prominent workshop operators as far as Johor Bahru, …

The renowned Karamjit Singh managed to secure another title win during the Malaysian Rally Round 2 which was held at Bandar Sri Jempol yesterday yet again.
With the rapid eye-coordination and quick wit of  his co-driver Douglas Pickering, they steered their GSR Pennzoil Racing Team’s Mitsubishi Lancer across the rugged terrains and came away unscathed to win the 155.4km race in a total time of 2hrs 07mins 30 secs.
They had secured the win during the opening round on Saturday and the day after, they were quick off the mark, capitalising on …

Last year we celebrated the 10th year anniversary of the Merdeka Millennium Endurance 12-hour Race, since its birth in 2000. As most would still remember, back in the late 90s, Proton used to organize a 300km race at Batu Tiga Circuit. The race was hosted to celebrate Malaysia’s Independence Day (31st August).
When the Sepang International Circuit was built, the race shifted to the newly built track with the winner being presented with a brand spanking new Proton road car, but the race was stopped in 1999 due to controversial circumstances …

The GT3 Asia Round 5 is expected to be intense with the return of Mok Weng Sun who claimed pole position for the race tomorrow. The Team Clearwater Racing driver set his best time of 2:08.242, less than 0.5 seconds ahead of Sri Lankan Dilantaha Malagamuwa.
The Dilango Racing Sri Lanka driver has changed machines once again, this weekend finally using his Lamborghini LP-560 to replace his Porsche 997 GT3.
Filling up row two will be two SPS Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo with Siu Yuk Lung in third and Kevin Tse in fourth.

Hong …

It was a fierce battle for pole between Eurico De Jesus of Five Auto Racing Team, Son Veng Racing Team’s Leong Ian Veng and privateers Ho Wai Kun and Mak Ka Lok during the qualifying session for the Asian Touring Car Series.
The session, held today at the Sepang International Circuit saw Ho Wai Kun taking pole with 2:24.653. Ho in his BMW 320 beat out second placed qualifier, Eurico De Jesus, by three full seconds. De Jesus will line up alongside Ho tomorrow and ahead of current Championship leader, Mak …

Malaysian Super Series (MSS) two-time champion Dilantha Malagamuwa needed little time to understand his Lamborghini LP560 as he blazed through qualifying in Round 2 of the Malaysian GT Series at Sepang Circuit today to take pole position for tomorrow’s race.

The new LP560, which only arrived at the circuit directly from Germany this morning, clocked 2 minutes 9.588 seconds around the 5.543-kilometer and the Sri Lankan driver were all smiles at the paddock as he expressed delight in the performance of his prized possession.

“I am very happy with the performance and …

Alfa Romeo has been on our soil for quite some time now. Our grandfathers and fathers used to drive these or at least amazed of what it can do way before the existence of Proton and ended those glory days of reasonably priced imported cars to our country. Our cops used to have these Italians as their chase and patrol cars and hence the reputation of it being THE CAR to have. It handles well and can take on any of ‘em twisties and zoom away on the highways and …

“Kereta kalau bawak takpayah laju-laju, tapi kene maintain cepat. Laju tak cepat tak gune, buat accident je.” – Oreedo
(“There’s no need to drive fast, as the risks for accidents are higher. Drive quickly instead.” – Oreedo)
True to his words, Oreedo was one of the lead cars that took us Touge-ing last Sunday. A few days before that, I asked Oreedo whether there was a Touge on the weekend, and he said he’ll get back to me a.s.a.p.
He got back to me on Friday saying that the Touge session is confirmed …

Traffic Crew was busy looking busy at our booth during the recent Super AutoMix autoshow that was held in Bukit Jalil on the first weekend of this month. We’re not going to elaborate more on the booth, but we’ll talk about the autoshow instead.
The event was held at the parking area beside National Sports Complex, Bukit Jalil on July 2nd, 3rd and 4th. The weekend show claimed earlier that the show will boast over fifty cars, with international judges, drift track, drifters doing their showing-off sideway style, street dancers, and …

The wet and foggy conditions at the Fuji International Speedway last Sunday did little to dampen the spirits of the PETRONAS Syntium Team’s outing at Round 4 of the 2010 Super Taikyu Endurance Series. For the team’s No. 1 BMW Z4M Coupe, it was an outing worth celebrating as the trio of Nobuteru Taniguchi, Masataka Yanagida and rookie Imran Zaharias Shaharom claimed their fourth win of the season.
Despite mechanical problems during qualifying that relegated the No. 28 BMW Z4M Coupe down the starting order to 37th position, Malaysian Fariqe Hairuman made a memorable weekend for the team …

The Driven automotive television program turned into reality on 11th April 2010 and it begin to feed the masses who were hungry for local motoring content on their television screens. The show quickly gained popularity among hardcore and passionate  motoring enthusiasts and the general public alike, thanks to a content platform that outlines informative segments presented in an entertaining fashion.

Thus far Driven has aired up to eleven exciting episode, each containing auto reviews that range from more affordable vehicles to the ones that only a select few can put their …

Tunku Hammam Sulong had the perfect weekend claiming his second win at the GT3 Asia Round 4 during the Autobacs Super GT 2010 Series. The Malaysian driver, in his Arrows Racing Lamborghini, fended off the fight from the fast improving Craft Racing Ginetta G50′s to move to the top of the points table heading into the next race.
Frank Yu and Samson Chan had the better start and took Hammam heading into turn 1 but Hammam managed to find a way past Chan after the first few turns and began his …

It was an action packed morning race with four drivers each taking a turn at the lead and battles going on up and down the grid throughout Round 4 of the GT4 Asia Cup. Daniel Bilski capped a perfect weekend when he claimed his second win, over the two days, ahead of the Dynaten Concord Motorsport duo Mark Williamson and Ryan Marsden in second and Track Torque Racing’s Matthew Perry in third.
The Team Road and Track driver had a hard day at work today chasing, pushing and being pressured throughout …

What a mind-boggling-slappy-kenunggi-tuik day in Sepang International Circuit. We do believe that some of the drivers are running high on at least two or three different substances, probably spiked by the crew members. Something or a lot of a few and many more things (huh?) must’ve caused their adrenaline to be pumping harder than usual. The race can simply be defined as intense, with a tad more action compared to previous SuperGT races held in SIC.
One of the most outstanding performances must’ve been from Team Tom’s Petronas with Andre Lotterer …

It was a brilliant pole to flag victory for Australian driver Daniel Bilski, when he claimed his second win of the GT4 Asia Cup 2010 season. The Team Road and Track driver maintained his lead in his first rolling start from pole position and immediately pulled away from the rest of the pack.
Bilski did not look to what was happening behind him and just kept his head down maintaining his speed and by lap 4 had opened up a 10 second gap from the second driver.
“It was my first rolling start in pole …

Tunku Hammam Sulong took home a stunning pole to flag win today for Round 3 of the GT3 Asia during the Autobacs Super GT 2010 Series at Sepang International Circuit.
The Arrows racing driver was pressured by Frank Yu, Kevin Tse and Samson Chan into turn one on the opening lap but managed to maintain his position. By the third turn, as the trio behind him were fighting for second, he began to push his Lamborghini LP560 to steadily open up a gap that he maintained to the chequered flag.

“The track was a little bit …

It was an extremely early morning for us and we only get the chance to sleep at somewhere around 4 in the morning, I really couldn’t tell anymore whether it was 4 or something else, but it was still dark outside. Imagine waking up from less than two hours of sleep, with everyone’s faces looked like they needed a really tight slap. It was a living hell. All of us was ran over flat as we had a full day at Sepang International Circuit the day before  to welcome the …

Thunder Asia Racing Team is hoping to make a mark in the SuperGT International Series, to be held at the Sepang International Circuit this Sunday. With a brand new car incorporating the latest technology in racing car design, and experienced championship winners as drivers, the Malaysian-based team looks to finish in the top eight of SuperGT drivers battling in the Sunday race.  The team had missed the first SuperGT race held in Suzuka ealier this year because the car was not ready, but made it in time for the second …

Fresh off a strong start at the first three rounds of the 2010 Super GT Series, the LEXUS TEAM PETRONAS TOM’S drivers Juichi Wakisaka and Andre Lotterer took time out today to take part in a special programme organised by PETRONAS. The drivers joined a group of children aged 8 – 12 in a special *GALERI PETRONAS’ Art Escape School Holiday workshop* at PETRONAS’ art gallery. The ”Stenciled Printmaking” workshop saw both drivers work with the children in a special segment to create print artwork on canvas using stencils of motorsport motifs.

The drivers were later taken for a …