Formula Drift Malaysia 2009

Formula Drift Malaysia 2009, a set on Flickr.

Found some old photos in my HDD. It was 2009 formula drift held in MAEPS, Serdang.

Enjoy the photos.

Best drift - ass first~!

Best drift ever?

SuperGT Round 4, Sepang International Circuit

Last weekend was a wonderful and enjoyable weekend for me. I was hanging out in Sepang International Circuit (SIC) since Friday till Sunday. The SuperGT Race was a thrill especially when racing under hot and humid condition in Malaysia. SuperGT race generally divided into two main category - GT500 for 500 HP cars and GT300 for 300HP cars. SuperGT is different compared to Formula 1 in term of the car and rolling start. Production cars are used in SuperGT race. Which also mean, those car you can buy from manufacturer if you have loads of disposable cash to spare such as Nissan Skyline GTR 35, Toyota Soarer SC430, Honda NSX Type R, Ferrari F430, Porsche GT2 etc.

Nissan Skyline GTR dominate the race of GT500 by becoming champion and first runner up for the race where as Subaru Impreza dominate the race for GT300.

Many spectators attended this event, not for the cars but the hot sexy Japanese chicks instead. They average age between 18 - 25 years old. Most of them have their main job as dentist, nurses, engineer etc. They are soft spoken, active and some of them have killer eyes. Most of the guy killed by their eyes added with their cute and sexy act.


Not to my surprise, I took more than 2000 shots in these three days in RAW format. I have hard time trying to select a few best one to put it here.

We did a darn thing when we were there. On the race day, during the Pit Walkabout session, we somehow manage to sneak into the paddock without the knowledge of the security. We sacrifice the pit walk about session. We stays on top of the roof of the paddock until the pit walk session finish. Then we walk behind the paddock and find a few interesting subject to shoot beside the racequeen and the cars. We also manage to get ourself into the starting grid session where we really enjoy the race and the starting grid process.

Once the race started, we headed back to the GT Restaurant. The food was catered by Pan Pacific KLIA and bloody expensive. 1 can of carbonated water cost RM5 and 1 bottle of 500ml mineral water cost RM4. A SuperGT Burger cost RM25 (Not that big and takes half an hour to prepare!).

Again, we back to the track when the race ended. There were tears and joy in the driver face. Some are darn too happy to win the race, some of them fainted and sent to the hospital by ambulance.

Three of us hanging there till 7.30pm before we call it the end of days for SuperGT because this is the last SuperGT in Malaysia. There won't be any SuperGT next year.

We were tired, but experience and exciting day out in SIC.

Nissan Skyline GTR R35 Assembly Plant

This japanese supercar create craze around the world. Cost near to the price of Porsche GT3 and a chick magnet. Watch how this monster been manufactured. Amazing isn't it...

I gonna own this one day. Ride down the street of Seri Kembangan with the thundering exhaust sound of this monster... *Day dreaming*


Nissan GTR assembly plant



Nissan GTR engine assembly plant

Can't wait for Super GT 2008 in Sepang Internation Circuit... The new GTR...

The Xtreme Nights (TXN)

The Xtreme Nights (TXN) is the first modified car exhibition held in Malaysia. This event is organized by Motorsport Malaysia and supported by Ministry Of Youth Malaysia. It is held in LRT Square, Bukit Jalil National Stadium on 10th and 11th November 2006 - 5pm till midnight. Modified car are getting more and more popular among Malaysian especially Japanese and European cars.

The local car modification culture are mostly from Japan and U.S. The movie Fast and Furious and drifting motorsport generate lots of interest among the youth and teens.
Original car are just not enough for those car enthusiast. The car need to be pimped or 'zhng' in Hokkien so that it looks 'Whoah' or "Ooooh". Note I mentioned 'Car enthusiast' and not 'ah beng, ah lian or mat rempit modified car'. There is a contrast difference between a true car enthusiast and 'ah beng or ah lian / mat rempit enthusiast'

The 3 major difference you can spot if it is a car enthusiast or ah beng's modified car:
1. Ah Beng's modified car - the exhaust louder the better but no power. In car enthusiast modified car, there's no loud sound in the exhaust, you can only heard 'swooooosh' - the car is fast and silence.
2. Ah beng's modified car got lotsa crappy sticker - FAKE GReddy, Apexi, D1 GP, SARD, bla...bla...bla... and so on. On the spot you know it is fake cause they just simply stick it to attract Ah lian. Where as for car enthusiast, they normally don't apply so much sticker on their car cause they don't get a single cent by putting those sticker on and it spoil the beauty of their car.
3. Ah beng's modified car are not engineered car because they only know how to install a damn big GT Wings spoiler on their car even thou the car is only an 800cc SLK (Super Little Kancil) - according to them 'yau yeng' ma (in Cantonese) As long as it is big enough but they don't know the purpose of the spoiler. A car enthusiast will want their car to be fully engineered.

I think I better stop here else I will sound like an Ah Beng. Here are some photo to share - the reason why guys like to go to car exhibition: best of both world - got sexy chicks and nice cars to see!

Wee Hour after Merdeka Race..

It is 0025H, Monday now. Ever wonder why I still awake and write this? I am going to message my colleague tomorrow early morning to inform him that I am taking a half day emergency leave.
Yesterday (Sunday) is a tiring day for me. It's been quite long I never sleep so long - more than 10 hours. I came back from Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race (MME) around 2.30am in the morning. It was exciting but tiring.
On Saturday, after getting those essential Nikon lens for shooting MME, I quickly departed from my house and pick another friend up at Putra Permai. After picking him up, we headed towards Taman Desa to get our 'Pit Crew' pass for MME. We were representing Maximus Racing (Toyota SEG 4AGE) Team.
Our initial plan was to go straight to Sepang International Circuit (SIC). After asking them, three of us still have not eaten anything. Our stomach are empty. So we decided to stop over at McDonalds before entering Sg. Besi PLUS Tol. I had a large Spicy Beef Foldover meal and it is enough to last till tonight race.
We arrived at the Paddock Entry, SIC at 6.00pm. The parking was quite expensive, it cost us RM10 for the parking. Forget about it, just pay and get my car parked at the designated idea. It takes me some time to get my self prepared - my camera, my water bottle, my tripod and last but not least my shoe.
When we walked into the pit lane, the atmosphere were busy and the pit crew were busy preparing their race machine for the 12 hour endurance race. We manage to get the schedule for the event and got to know that the endurance race only start at 12.05am midnight. There are more than 5 hours to spend at the pit before the race start. I nicely took out my beloved camera and try some shot on Team Honda Civic MME. The pit is unusually busy and filled with the noise of engine revving. I tried to compose and get some shot on the atmosphere of the pit lane where all the team busy preparing their race machine.

As promised, here are some of the photo taken during Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race 2006 at Sepang International Circuit. The endurance race got heated up when it rain in the middle of night and the competition became tougher.

Thailand Team Mistubishi Evolution 9 preparing their race machine at the pit.

Team Menara KL Proton Satria R3.

Team lotus elise

Team work...

Honda Integra DC5 out from the pit for final practice run...

Last but not least.. hot and sexy ladies on the starting grid...

Shooting Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race

Got a phone call from my friend today, they have an extra MEDIA PASS for tomorrow's Merdeka Millenium Race (MME). MME is a 12 hours endurance race held anually in conjunction with Malaysia independence day celebration in Sepang International Circuit. I was so excited. Even though it is a local event, at least I got authority to roam freely on the pit and try to get some good shot. This is the benefit of MEDIA PASS compared to normal ticket. The best of all, it is FREE!.

Talking about taking motorsports photo, here are some of the photo taken during Super GT 2006 in Sepang International Circuit.

Scenic view of Sepang International Circuit