Events; SIC Open Trackday 24 May 2009 – Part 1

A VERY empty track after several accidents and red lights all around. Last weekend’s open track day did not go as smoothly as the other trackdays so far this year; a couple of accidents happened, a car caught on fire, a F430 had an oil spill which made other cars spin out and then some. What an exciting weekend! Here are some images we whipped up in a gallery for you guys; no major post-processing as usual =D

Oh hai there! The pit lane looked like this when we arrived at 2.30pm. Several accidents already took out a few minutes from the total session and this latest wait was the longest the participants had to wait. Do I see a stock Altis in the mix? Oh yes, I do!

Amongst the participants, which included this rather rare Renault Megane in the limited edition F1 colors…the Renaultsport 230 Renault F1 Team R26 (according to Wiki) has 230bhp and 310Nm @ 5500rpm and 3000rpm respectively. Definitely cool in a car that weighs 1.3 tons (kerb).

Audi TT tuning goodness…..

Fixing your car when it’s broken is a must when you’re gathering data for the upcoming 1000km and MME! Instead of bonnet pins, this team uses duct tape to hold the hood down –________-

A mean-looking EG could be even meaner if it was finished in a camo paint scheme!

A track-attack Mini Cooper which has been extensively modified. We don’t know what’s lurking under the one-piece front end, but it sure looks huge, considering that the front tires are at least 245mm wide…

Is there a better way to spend the weekend than with a bunch of like-minded petrolheads at the track?

This SEG’s rear end does filter the air as good as its sponsor. Talk about maximum weight reduction for a track car….

Helmet on rad.

The usual upgrades to the cockpit. Deep-dish steering is great for drifting too!

A startled driver takes a break while the accidents are cleared up.

Friends always comment on situations like these; no better than LDP during rush hour! XD

Near-stock 1.3 1.6 Persona! woot! (thanks to kamilnutcase)

This baby blue FD2 is nearing its Type-R conversion completion. A real K20A resides in that bay!

Our neighbors from down South took the opportunity to release some pent-up speed.

This Swift Sport has a really nice wheel fitment.

One of my fav Forester body styles. There weren’t that many Subies this time around, although they did defend their territory pretty well.

A C21 Saga with a butt that’s tertonggeng. Surprisingly it handled well on the track. My experiences with these snap-oversteer happy machines were rather scary.

Somebody was keeping really tight leads on their times…can you guess who?

Why, its none other than your drifting royalty himself! Tengku Djan was probably preparing for the MME.

This Fiat Bravo’s owner was rather paranoid of showing his plates off, but over here at MCSB, we’ll censor your plates for you, so chill!

The fastest privately-owned machine was there too! It’s still as fast as ever, taking sweeping turn 3 and turn 5 with the gripping power of AWD…

Our boy Wan getting ready to go out; he suffered bulging brake lines and soggy pedal feel, so instead of risking it all, he retired about an hour before the session ended.

Such a lovely deep purple does not belong on the track! I’ll only get chips and scratches from slicing the air at speeds of over 200km/h on the straights.

This M3 driver’s pain can be felt. Colliding with the tire barrier and leaving them tire marks all over your precious M3 is…ouch.

Tengku Djan preparing to leave the pits in his Satria Neo R3.

You guys would probably know the owner of this car better than I do.

Leon giving me that blur stare as he visualizes the corners of the track……yeaaa right….

I love the fitment and offset of the rims on this flying vag. Perfect is one word. Intimidating it is, too…..

The EK was about to overtake the Subie, no joke!

Is that Ivan Lau in his Silvia?

This Alfa Romeo 155 is pretty fast!

The familiar M3 CSL also made an appearance and buzzed this particular blogger after the toll plaza heading towards KL when the track session is over.

DORIYA!!!!!!!!!! This Cyber-Evo kitted, well, Evo was caught powersliding out of turn 2, with all four wheels slipping.

I find this image rather striking; both the car and the track has the Jalur Gemilang motif, not that I’m overtly nationalistic.

Leon out with his KE70 riding on old-school Longchamps rims.

A Sentra with an Evo 3 bumper….hmmmm. Too bad we do not have the SE-R variants here, that would rock!

This car had quite the crash at turn 4. Both airbags were deployed, but thankfully, no-one was seriously injured. We then moved on to another exciting part of the track at turn 5 where we could see how fast the cars were when they negotiated around the fast left-handed corner. Here are more shots from our perch!

This is a normal sight at events with 150+ participants; the slow entry into the pit lane was akin to one of the infamous highway congestions that we have.

The Corona was overtaking the SEG when this shot was taken!

A stock City on the track. The driver should be having some fun on his own!

The 155 gave this Lotus Elise a real good run for its money! It was attacking from the outer line and beautifully maintained its grip through the sweeper, matching the much more nimbler car in pace! Great driving there, mate!

That’s all for now, do check back sometime later this week for even more images! Your car might be in there!