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Months and months of un-drift week end. Crazzzyyy.... How can I live with that. I don't know, but this is the latest drift event coming next month. Absolutely a must-see auto fest with loads and loads of cars, babes, drift event, babes, auto show, babes, auto styling, and ... more babes.

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Event: Xtreme speed fest (Drift Challenge)
Venue: Bulit jalil
Date: 7-8th Dec 2007
Time: 9am to 6pm (friday),9am to 6pm (Saturday)
Spectators' Charges:
RM(tbc)

Entry Fees
- Per drifter: RM100 (experts & novice)

Event Format
Saturday
Practice & Drift Competition (Novice)
Sunday
Practice & Drift Competition (Experts)

Eligible Vehicles
A) Any 2 or 4 door coupe, sedan or sports car.
B) Must maintain original unibody or frame
C) Vehicles that do not meet the above criteria must be approved by the series.

Body Work:
A) Must be clean and presentable
B) Aftermarket body panels, front and rear fascias and wings are permitted; make and model must remain recognizable. The driver’s side door must maintain the O.E.M side impact protection.
C) All body work must be securely latched or fasten.
D) Windshield must be O.E.M or clear Lexan with a minimum thickness of
6mm and maintain the shape of the O.E.M windshield
E) Door, quarter and rear glass must be O.E.M or clear Lexan with a minimum thickness of 3mm and securely bolted in place
F) Unibody/chassis may be seam welded
G) All required Xtreme Speed Fest- Drift Challenge decals must be present in there specified location. Windshield Banner required for competition. Xtreme Speed Fest- Drift Challenge will provide the materials.

Engine/Transmission:
A) Engine and transmission modifications are free.
B) Engine and radiator catch tanks with a minimum capacity of one (1) quart each are required and securely fastened.
C) Engine, transmission and cooling system must free of leaks, fluid leaks will not be tolerated
D) All vehicles must be rear-wheel drive. Drive train may be modified, but must push power from the rear wheels.

Fuel System:
A) Is free, fuel lines and fittings must be high pressure type and routed in such a way that do not interfere with moving parts and be securely insulated and attached to the Unibody/chassis.
B) Fuel cells are recommended.

Electrical System:
A) Master electrical cut-off switch is recommended and should be mounted
outside the vehicle and clearly marked.
B) Battery must be securely mounted and the positive terminal insulated. Battery may be relocated, if in the cockpit it must in a sealed box bolted to the unibody/chassis with the battery securely fastened inside the box.
C) Headlights, tail lights and brake lights must be in working order.

Exhaust System:
A) Exhaust system is free
B) Must exit outside of the body work

Brake System:
A) Brake system must operate all 4 wheels
B) Brake calipers, lines, rotors, pedals must in good working order.
C) Dual master cylinders pedal assemblies are allowed.
D) Brake bias may be driver adjustable.

Interior:
A) All non essential items may be removed.
B) Gages are free; dash board must be O.E.M or O.E.M replacement.
C) Must be clean and professional in appearance.
D) Drivers seat, safety harness mounting.


MISC:
A)Personal safety equipment (helmet, suit, underwear, gloves, & shoes) should be checked
B)at the time the car is inspected and should also be checked again periodically through the
season.

experts prize
1st >RM3000
2nd>RM2000
3rd>RM1000
4th to 8th TBC


Registration

For registration and more info, please call john at 0176886635 or Rion at 0166858648

Yeah, the 2007 MotoGP title isn't for contest anymore. Ducati's main rider, Mr Stoner ..

Casey Stoner (born October 16, 1985) is a motorcycle racer and 2007 MotoGP World Champion originally from Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia.

was officially the King of MotoGP, an awesome ozzie rider since the great Mick Doohan. (But don't eva forget Wayne Gardner though) Whateva the huhaha about it, I'll try to make it a must for me to grab those grandstand package (student, if manage to..) to watch this year Sepang's Grand Prix. FYI, on the day itself.. I have to seat for my final exam for one of my MSc postgrad class. Arghhh.... Anyone have the extra cent to sponsor me a ticket for good?

(A special encouraging msg for Mr Valentino, beat Stoner at Sepang or donate your bike for the good sake of charity)


" I wan't those yummy package!!"

Are you the type of supercar freak who love the grumbling sound of 707hp (520kW) powerplant at a staggering 8,350rpm and maximum torque of 712Nm at 6,300rpm. Hmmm... awesome isn't it. All of those you can taste when you 'ownz' this top of the most wanted list (still in memory of Need for speed most wanted) Novitec's very own Ferrari F430 Tu Nero. Of course with super-additional performance stuff plus it’s very special modified gearbox, the F430 TuNero is claimed to reach a top speed of 348km/h and should complete the 0-100km/h dash in just 3.5 seconds. [source] Slurppp...

.... pair of race-grade superchargers with modified turbine blades and individual oil coolers, an enlarged induction tract with heat insulation as well as new water-cooled intercoolers that are twice the size of the units in the previous SuperSport F430.

via[MA] More Tu Nero pics there..

No. It won't cost you €20Mil. What I meant is the total raw profit the manufacturer will get out from those 20 unit of this freaking beauty jet-inspired supercar. Of course this machine is only for millionaires kinda toys. But, it is not wrong to dream of it (or blog) :) Rite?

Powered by a 650hp 6.5L V12 engine. Peak torque stands at 660Nm and drive is sent through the permanent Viscous Traction AWD system via Lamborghini’s e-gear transmission.

...not enough? Absolutely petrol guzzzzlleerrrr!!!



Hi Mr Veyron, you got call! Can't wait their head to head ultimate challenge. Me go for Reventon...

press releases and more pics at 'via'[motorA]

Watch out. This is not a picture of your son ordinary remote control car. Designed for the European market, this super sexy third-generation Subaru Impreza is the Thing! Following the ever-nemesis WRC contender, such as Ford Focus and the Citroen C4, this time.. it goes 'shorter'. As what has been unveil for the US market, the Europe version looks like to be 'softer'. (I like those JDM version very much) .

FHI debuts the third-generation Impreza for the European market. Developed around the concept of new and more refined designs for comfort, the Impreza will be fitted with either the 1.5-liter or the 2.0-liter engine, both of which feature Subaru Symmetrical AWD.
-source

"This machine can fly!!! - Impreza WRC Concept"

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Its finally unleashed! Big red V "Gemballa" wannabe Toyota MR-S KL style is terrorizing Malaysian street, especially at the Klang Valley region. The RM10k Part One mutation project touted to be the most anticipated MR-S tuning exercise in history. Major enhancement was the bodylook of the ever sexy 3rd generation of Toyota midship-runabout class.

Jump to owner site for complete 'mutation' ingredients and 'honest' comment. :)

Can't wait the next part dude!





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Gentlemen, start your engine and blow it offff... Impak Maksima, one of Malaysia own car-race-based (drift in particular) action movie will kick off 10 days from now. Not to be confused with another much awaited drift movie , 'Evolusi KL Drift'. Yeah baby, we have our own 'national' drift movie :). 2 of them. What a time to celebrate Malaysia's 50th anniversary.

Drift 'Till Lebam (bruised) !! Malaysia boleh!

Static movie clips (visit http://www.impakmaksimathemovie.com/ for more)

Impak Maksima an action movie revealing the life of Malaysian youngsters who are into motor sports as their passion. It covers the sequence of drift, drag, go-kart, pocket bike and mat rempit.

The story is about a college boy (Ayie) who likes to race illegally among his friend during the night. Ayie is very skillful and now he is really into drifting. Ayie two good friend (Loyai the college mates and Amran his mechanic) will always be with him in any event of the race. Ayie leaves with his brother (Johari) after their parent pas away. Johari is the one responsible to give good education to his brother.

One thing that really worries Johari is his brother activities. He just couldn’t stop it as the brother will go rebellious against him. Johari then got the idea to channel his brother to the right path by introducing him to R3 Motor sport division who at the moment is scouting new drivers. Since that moment Ayie night activities start to slow down and coincidently also Ayie is to busy chasing after the college freshie named Eva Lyana.

One day Amran the mechanic involved in an illegal racing that cost him to lose a sum of RM5,000.00. Amran is so panic and decided to run away. Ayie came to know and try to help, but it is too late where the bad guy (Ray) located Amran earlier. Amran took off with his can and been chase by the Ray. Ayie who happen to be there took off also with his car and start to chase Amran to ask him to stop and confronted Ray.

Amran lost control of the car and meet with an accident. He died. Ayie try to help but it is already too late. The police came and Ayie was jailed for reckless driving.

Johari really upset with his brother. After knowing the real story, he decided to help his brother out. Johari then called by the police to assist them to capture Ray. He was told that Ray is one of the biggest drug dealers in KL. Johari agreed as long they will not connect his brother to the incident.

Will Johari plan works. The answer will be at your cinema on 23rd Ogos 2007
- http://www.impakmaksimathemovie.com/

"BUSTED!!"


"Evolusi KL Drift ending scene.. Can we have it here?"

Newborn? Reborn? Bonbon? Or just another 'plan-to-fail' exercise? (Really hope not). This so called brand spanking new Gen2 Sedan was revealed (soft launch) on 21st July 2007, with it's aim of course to make more money.. :). To be revealed, every inch of it in the middle of next month (15th August). For MYR500, you can place your order to own Proton's latest baby. BTW, what do you think about the most appropriate name for this newbies? Let's churn it out guys..


"Is it going to be like this?"

Comparison chart : GEN2, Waja , New GEN2 Sedan

	New Sedan	GEN2	Waja
Overall Length	4477mm	4310mm	4465mm
Overall Width	1725mm	1725mm	1740mm
Overall Height	1438mm	1435mm	1420mm
Fuel Capacity	50 L	50 L	60 L
Luggage Volume	430 L	415 L	415 L
Weight	1180 - 1210kg	1175 - 1195kg	1175 - 1205kg*

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Awesome job guys. Keep the brain 'farting', always. :) Surely those dudes at MMC feel a lil bit kinda pressure right now.

Free step-by-step conversion guidelines :-

1. Bring an Evo to your favourite bodyshop,
2. It doesn't matter if it's an Evo 8 or Evo 9 (7 also can)
3. Print out the latest Evo X development pictures,
4. Let the boys at the bodyshop do their magic.
5. Supervise
6. And hopefully you'll end up with a good conversion example

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Car No 15, finishing respectable 8th overall in the recently concluded 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans), the greatest sports car endurance race ever. In 24 hour time, 3 drivers assisted with a number of Team Crew will try to overcome every little obstacle and what not to make sure their machine achieved the infamous checquered flag(the earliest).



Piloted by Malaysia very own Alex Yoong ,ST.MÜCKE (DEU) and J.CHAROUZ (CZE), Team Charouz Racing System with its monsta, LOLA JUDD B07 - 17 show they are capable of doing something. Given the ample 'ammunition' , i'm pretty sure that they will serve a strong fight against the mighty AUDI R10 and the Peugeot 908.

You can do it guys!



Go! Go! Go!





Quick grides Lola B07/10 Judd :-
Engine- Judd GV5.5 72º V 10
Engine Location- Mid , longitudinally mounted
Displacement- 5.496 liter / 335.4 cu in
Valvetrain - 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed- Fuel injection
Aspiration - Naturally Aspirated
Gearbox - Lola paddle-operated 6 speed Sequential
Drive- Rear wheel drive

Performance figures
Power - 640 bhp / 477 KW @ 7000 rpm
Torque - 657 Nm / 485 ft lbs
BHP/Liter - 116 bhp / liter
Power to weight ratio - 0.69 bhp / kg
Top Speed - N/A
0-60 mph Acceleration - N/A




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Currently 12th on the Super GT chart with only 7 points from 3 rounds, Takeshi Tsuchiya and Manabu Orido are expected to burst it all at this weekend Sepang Malaysia Super GT Round 4. Best of luck guys!

quick gmbrides :-

* CAR No,25
* GT500
* SC430(UZZ40)
* 4585mm×1925mm
* 1,100kg
* 2620mm
* Front/Rear：1550mm/1530mm

* 3UZ-FE
* V8
* 4,480cc
* 29.6mm×2
* 480ps/7,200rpm
* 52kg-m/5,600rpm




"What a pixel"

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No. They are no war involving guns, pistols, atomic bombs and whatsoever, but there is definitely a man and monsta-machine war is going to "happen" this 22nd - 24th June at Sepang Circuit, Malaysia. Yeah, baby. It's the famous babelicious Super GT Round 4 Malaysia. With 16 entrant in GT500 class and 23 in GT300, phew.... we are talking about lots of lots of heavily tuned 350Z, NSX, Gallardo R-G3, Murcielago R-G1, F360 .... and more. All armed and delicious... :), dangerous should be more appropriate. Leave the delicious part to those half-naked gt queens , specially 'flew' from Japan. (Some of the girls are already in Malaysia, promoting the event).

Lets get hawt!! (Ticket Here)

In Manglish (Malaysian English) , 'taikyu' can also sweetly translated as 'your shit'. No kidding man. Ask people who friends of yours or whateva relationship it is. Perhaps its way too much exaggerated but... no hard feeling huh. This kinda race is awesome. Salute to all of mankind behind it.

For this year Japan's most grueling endurance race series, Petronas will be represented by Malaysian own Farique Hairuman and Nippon Samurai racer - Masataka Yanagida. Show your guts dudes!! (Now laying at 5th place overal in ST-class 1 and already collecting 18 points from 2 maiden races, thats huge!)

Spearheading the PETRONAS SYNTIUM TEAM’s challenge in the highly regarded Japanese endurance series is 23-year old Malaysian driver Mohamad Farique Hairuman, runner-up in the 2006 Asian Touring Car Championship. Farique will be partnered by experienced Japanese Formula Nippon driver Masataka Yanagida. The 27-year old driver from Tokyo will draw from his vast competitive experience in a number of championships, including the infamous Japan Gran Tourismo, or GT series, Formula Nippon and the All-Japan F3 championship. Both drivers will be competing in the championship with the BMW Z4 M Coupe, which was also unveiled at the exhibition.

specifications :

Engine Management System: BMW Motorsport ECU406 with two powerful microprocessors, Ethernet Interface and four CAN busses
Cylinder selective optimized Injection and Ignition
Pit-Speed-Limiter
Quick-Shift; Engine Log Book
Electronic Throttle Control
VANOS Control
ABS
Energy Management:
Distribution and Control of the electric energy through the BMW Motorsport POWER400 Control Unit
Networking of all Sensors and Actuators through a CAN Bus
Electric loom: Weight optimised
Ignition coils: Six high performance pencil-type ignition coils with integrated ignition driver
Sparkplugs: NGK high performance Sparkplugs
Instruments: Free programmable LCD Display with integrated shift lights
Steering-wheel: multiple function Steering-wheel with Quick-Release mechanism & display control
Length 4415mm
Width 1880mm
Wheelbase 2493mm
Front & Rear Overhang 865mm/774mm
Rear wing width 1504mm
Front & Rear Ground Clearance 80mm / 90mm
Front & Rear Tyres Michelin 27/65-18, 28/71-18
Front Brake Grey cast iron disc
diameter 380mm / 6 pot fixed calliper
Rear Brake Grey cast iron disc
Diameter 320mm / 4 pot fixed calliper
Driveline Sequential 6-speed gearbox, sintered clutch
Engine Layout Six cylinder in-line
Cylinder Capacity 3246 cc
Bore x Stroke 87 x 91 mm
Compression Ratio 12,5:1
Max Power 396 PS at 8200rpm (approximate)
Max Torque 400 Nm at approximately 5750 rpm (approximate)
Max Revolutions per minute 8400 rpm
Cylinder Block One-piece construction
Crankshaft Forged steel partPiston Forged slipper skirt piston
Con-rod Steel
Cylinder Head Aluminium, four valves per cylinder
Valve Train Two chain driver overhead camshafts with variable valve timing
Intake system Six single throttle valves
Carbon fibre airbox with resonance induction optimised inlet pipes
Exhaust system Multiple pipe manifold with silencer and catalytic converter

Cooling system Water / Air cooler
Flywheel Steel
Fuel system Inlet-Pipe injection
One injector per cylinder
5 bar injection pressure
Fuel 5 star lead-free petrol
ROZ min=98
Fuel tank volume 100 / 120 litres
Minimum weight 1,250kg
1200 kg in Nürburgring Specification



2007 Super Taikyu Endurance Series
Race Calendar*

Round	Venue / Circuit	Race Distance / Format	Date
1	Sendai Hi-land Raceway (Japan)	To Be Advised	22nd April 2007
2	Suzuka Circuit (Japan)	500km	13th May 2007
3*	Tokachi Speedway (Japan)	24hrs Race	15th July 2007
4	Fuji Speedway (Japan)	4hrs Race	5th August 2007
5	Okayama International Circuit (Japan)	500km	2nd September 2007
6	Sportsland Sugo (Japan)	To Be Advised	28th October 2007
7	Twin Ring Motegi (Japan)	500km	11th November 2007
	*Subject to the final announcement by race organisers.

It's baaaack. Enough said, Be "refuelled"!!

From the organizer-

Dear Enthusiast,

May 2007 brings around an annual event called Auto Fiesta, this time named v.3 (version 3). As always we plan to outdo ourselves again as was the case with v.1 and v.2.

Considering we will be attracting the likes of you reading this message, we would like to take into account your views and thoughts about our show and any idea's you may want to contribute. This is an event for enthusiast, by enthusiast, therefore we strive to meet everyone's expectations and would like to organize a show where everyone will feel like its their own.

So give us your thoughts, give us your ideas, we will try to implement them in any way possible.

Cheers,
Vice President
Metropolitan Motorsports Enthusiast Club

"The Beast"

Yeahh! KL will have its own drift movie. Go sideways guys/gals!! Awesome start to challenge the more matured drift scenes. Tokyo, we'll catch you. :)


"The Babes.. Slurpppp"

- Evolusi: KL Drift is a RM2-million production
- It will be directed by 23-year old Syamsul Yusof, son of Datuk Yusof Haslam.
- Shooting will begin 7th May 2007.
- Shooting will take place on the streets of Kuala Lumpur and Bukit Tinggi.
- Nazrul Afizi(D1GP Malaysia main contender) and drivers from DCM (Zee, Terence and Yoong) will be the stunt drivers for the movie, with Ivan Lau as the camera car driver.
- The main cars for the movie will be a R34, a R33, a wide-bodied Sil1580, Terence's S13, and a RX7 FD.

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To stand a 6,200km long of journey, we need a not-so-ordinary people movers or I just say phenomenal vehicle to complete. Thats why this beast is born. To conquer the hidden secrets of Siberia.

Using most slightly the same features of Cayeene S, but modified intensely to make sure it won't fail in hte middle of the mission. 385bhp (283kW) 4.8L naturally aspirated V8, Don't you think it is enough?

"The journey will kick off in Moscow on the 2nd of August, crossing numerous public roads, gravel tracks, icy rivers and the Gobi desert, before finishing up at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia on the 17th."

Good luck guys!

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Coming this september, Europe will have a new family in their minicar family. Set to be unveiled at Frankfurt Auto Show later this year, and expected to go on sale by mid 2008.

"...will be able to seat two passengers up front with space available for a small child behind the driver’s seat."

Concept no more, production we go!


Wish it will look like this.

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