Malaysian Rally X

It was a wild and wet weekend.Happened on 13th July.Hushpuppy,OO3,Siao and Jay Kang participated in the Rally X event.

Zoggee and 003 drove the Starlet in the drift event,The rest compete in the street car class 3.
Fasso shared the FordTX3 with Siao . Hushpuppy shared the oldskool Datsun 160j with Jaykang.

Here's the write up by Malaysian Association of Malaysia on the event.

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Sepang, 13th July - Held at the off-road track of the Sepang International Circuit, this Motorsport Association of Malaysia ("MAM") backed event attracted 37 entries ranging from rookie to seasoned rally drivers in a variety of vehicles which included street, drift and rally cars to 4x4 vehicles and self-engineered dirt buggies. Having a total of 31 categories and classes to choose from, they came from as far away as Penang just to have a go at competitive rally driving in an event catered for grassroots level enthusiasts. Popular in America and England, this Rally X series made its debut in Malaysia under a programme led by the MAM to encourage motorsports participation via budget friendly events from a very young age.

Having to endure road conditions ranging from hot and dusty in the morning to wet and muddy in the afternoon, competitors went about the business of entertaining spectators with driving skills which are unique to rallying. Led by Malaysian rally celebrities Gunaseelan Rajoo and James Russell, the two of them, driving 4wd turbo rally cars, swapped fastest times in the five run test and ended up tied for first place in their category. In a show of sportsmanship, both drivers agreed to a tie-breaker run which saw James beat Guna by a margin of only one second.

The only female entrant was in the form of Gina Finanza who impressed many with her forceful driving style. At the end of the day, Gina was crowned as the champion of two categories. The youngest driver in the field, 14-year old Matthew Palmer also emerged triumphant in his category. Driving a dirt-buggy engineered and built by his father, a former team member of a World Rally Championship team, Matthew made Malaysian rallying history by being the youngest ever driver to compete in a Malaysian rally event.

Alfatah Saironi put his brand new Toyota Hilux 4x4 pick-up truck through its paces to win his category while everyone cheered on the only Mini Cooper which was entered by performance car mechanic Lee How Seng. Lee, driving in his first ever rally, finished 1st in his category earning him the nickname of Malaysia's 'Mr. Bean' for his choice of car. Drift driver Kenny Hwang swung the tail of his drift prepared Toyota Starlet around the course in spectacular fashion to win his category.

The most promising driver award went to rookie Sean Siew who drove an unmodified Toyota Corolla SEG. Owing to the high number categories and classes, almost everybody went home with a trophy and big smiles on their faces as a bonus.

Round 2 of the MAM Rally X eries is scheduled to be held at the same venue on August 24th. Rally enthusiasts wanting to know more about the event such as participation details can contact the organizer, Wheelspin Event Management at 012-212 3260 or MAM at 03- 7622 8000.

Team BC Machine would like to take the opportunity to thanks MAM and Jagjeet( rally veteran) of WheelSpin Forum dedicated for rally enthuthiast. The BC Machine guys really learned a lot since the events.They never stop talking about the fun they had.

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