Doriyaaaaaaa! goes the KE70, and a befitting end to this CNY trackday special; the last of the images are available for viewing here; check back soon for other trackday specials and motoring events!

This may soon be a wallpaper, if there are any requests!

Its running stablemate is seen here, looking deceptively stock! XD

There has to be a GTi at any trackday; they’re meant for this!

Nothing like a little Levin to level the playing field!

The famous Meg’s track car. What can we say? Immaculate detailing!

BNR34 on the way!

Needs harder shocks on the track, but on the road, I’ll take this one just fine =D

Sporting Promote bumpers and a snazzy paintjob, this Putra looks the part of a nicely modded street ride.

Okay, where’s the GTR35?

Understeering action from this FD2R here!

Now here’s an NA track monster!

It was definitely loud, if not fast!

I see a 5Zigen Border Max on this Corona!

1st Gen Honda Civic FTW! 2nd-Gen Honda Civic FTW! (thanks to greenbandit)

A combination of old and new; I particularly love this shot!

Battered, but not down yet!

Ariff Johanis in his race-ready drift Panda.

Another drifter in the midst!

A C21 being outrun by a V9 scooby; I used to have one of these, miss the lift-off oversteer and the torque…….

Sssssssuuuupraaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…Guess the motor?

Another shot of the lovely Nissan Skyline GT-T BNR34 VSpec II. I just had to.

Old Alfa, New Alfa. Its definitely a 147 in the background, but not being a sucker for old cars, can anyone identify the petite beaut?

The GT3 RS (996) being chased by a bone-stock FD2, a Gen.2 MME and a 350Z. What a sight! Of course, it left them all in its dust after this shot!

This shows the capacity of the SIC on that weekend; NO VACANCY!

No, its not a Kelisa-wannabe; its a REAL Curore! With L7 iirc. Too bad it wallowed in the corners like a drunken hippo. Come on dude! Make this K-car owner proud! XD

This M3 CSL is definitely fast; and looks the part too, save for the ORANGE rims!

Mitsu’s Evo 7 wagon really made us crack up everytime it passes by. Its too family-friendly to be taken seriously! Then again, apart from the legendary Volvo 850 T5 wagon, we have never seen such a long thing go ballistic!

More generation-gap pictures here. A high-performance family outing. Awwwww.

Whoops, a spinout.

Its not everyday when you see a Lotus Elise playing with some ‘traffic’……….

……..especially when ‘traffic’ consists of these cars!

Boxxers don’t sound like boxxers nowadays.

Especially when there’s these two around!

Portrait mode doesn’t look so good, right?

Whoops, engine trouble there!

This particular Elise had a classic case of MR oversteer.

Bad in Black – A Scooby takes on the inner line at Turn 3.

1st Gen Civic, Track-Spec!

Limited-edition madness! Two S204’s attacking the second corner, using the same line, its Déjà Vu.

This *could* be Tan Tai Wei in disguise!

Cheaka along the grandstands!

Cheaka, revisited. Hey, sounds like a movie title =P

Berlambaknyer Satria! (That’s a whole lot of Knights!)

Bodyroll is the enemeh of all Kenaris.

But then again, I’m proud that a birdie has flown around the track, perhaps one day this year, I shall do that too……..so long for now, check out Subaru Club Malaysia’s track day commentary coming soon!

We’re still in the CNY mood, shamefully, but we’ve lined up something special over the coming week for all of you craving for an update; two track days, one invitational and a host of other images of cool cars in action. Last weekend was a blast, especially if you were at the Sepang International Circuit and not stuck in the ‘Balik Rumah’ jams There were more than 70 cars at one time, either in the pits or on the track itself, leading to some spectacular corner entries where six or seven cars at one time would attempt to pass each other at the corners!

What What yo! That particular workshop was represented by three cars that day, all of ‘em sideways monkeys.

A Kelisa turbo (possibly a K3VET) and two other monsters doing minor adjustments before the start of the session.

“Oh hai, Integra”, says the 400whp monster.

Tire pressures are of utmost importance before one goes out; remember to measure while them tires are still cold!

A stock 530i! What a brave driver, this man is! Accidents, however, were minor on that day. Most of the disruptions came from inexperienced drivers spinning out at turns 7 and 14, according to one trackside marshal.

There were many Zs last weekend; here’s just a couple of them

Dressed in shocking yellow, this Starlet was already on the track when we arrived.

An immaculate SW20 was in the pit lane next to where we set up shop.

A track-attack Altezza, complete with rollcage and the comforts of a racecar took its time on the track.

Nopes, this pristine GS400 did not go out on track, even if its a supercruising luxury car like the 530i.

Another shot of the GTR in the lead-on picture, ganas!!

Nice stance on the Kelisa, its rather fast for a K-car as well.

Doing minor checks on a track car is a must if you want to get everything right and have a bucket load of fun!

Can you spot some of the oddballs in this image?

Two GTis cutting the queue at the start of the session.

Rarely seen on the street, this AWD, fire-breathing people’s car is able to outrun the FD2R any time of the day!

This track-only CRX has the loudest fartcannon in Malaysia, in a very nice way!

Aggressively bodykitted Putra on the prowl.

400 horses on tap. Sleek body with no wing. URAS bodykit (?). Nice.

CTR with side decals ala GT3? Do Want.

From the UDM owner’s club, an E36!

From the depths of the pits, a monster Porsche arises. No, its not something from Rauh Welt though.

Another Starlet Turbo awaiting to be unleashed!

A close-up of the 997 Turbo. He did not get the optional ceramic brake upgrade though.

Its companion, a Carrera 4S is stock enough to be driven back to where it came from in comfort!

Avantech’s track car, complete with skull-and-crossbones on the front bumper XD

Brothers in arms – these Hondas have some form of track pedigree in them.

Oi, concentrate on your driving la, brother! LOL

Pit side, after a couple of runs – most of the cars regularly came in to cool off their brakes and engines.

Panda color scheme + RS Watanabe wheels = epic classic!

We thought the shot looks nice

This SL500 was parked behind the pit lanes. What a silent statement of power. Notice the badge?

Something was wrong with this car’s lower arm or knuckle; it was left on its wheel for the remainder of the session.

A31 headlights on a Wira. I somehow prefer the stock look instead!

A controversial engine; 4AGE silvertop with ITBs or SP4H with ITBs? From this angle, they look the same! Props to the crew who did the conversion though, the stock engine mounts were used. That’s all for now folks, check out the site later, we’re going to turn 1 and 2 for some action shots!

I love the S2000 lines, I simply do

It seems that the Internet is back up, and here are the rest of the images we’ve promised you. So, after a short tour of the pits, the single seater cars were then returning to them to allow the open track day participants onto the SIC. Some of the more gung-ho participants were led out of the track bya few Subarus, one of which immediately spun out of the track after the second corner and crashed out. Unfortunately, we were not there to witness it, but that caused several red lights to appear and cause this pileup;

A traffic jam in SIC? Who knew?

This was the atmosphere at the pits right after that 10 minute holdup. To the owner of the Subaru who crashed out, no tire is godlike in the wet, so relax, dood! That said, the Mini Challenge racer was extremely fast during the session; Djan was overtaking almost everyone in the corners! Check out some images of the Sapura Auto-backed car in action.

Its first run along the straight at full whack

Check out the aero kit on the Mini. Its minimalist, but does it job really good - the car was stuck to the wet tarmac as if it has glue as its tires

A cockpit full of seriousness. I get ticklish when I see the retro dials combined with its race meters and removeable steering. IIRC the mini sports a fullbucket FIA spec Cobra driver's seat and a halon system as well!

Mini gets thrown into the last hairpin at high speed on Michelin wet tires. Minimal camber at maximum grip - a surprisingly great combinaton in the wet

Back to the action on the track. Right after the Scooby crash, two participants bumped into each other while braking for the first corner. While this is part and parcel of motorsports which is unavoidable, drivers (especially first-timers) should take it cooly on their first few laps.

AE86 kisses......................

........Satria Neo

After this small hiccup, everyone was called back to the track as officials had to clear up the Scooby’s accident and there was quite a wait until the wreck was cleared off. In the meanwhile, we spotted a few interesting cars lining up in the lane…..

EVO! Not Wiralution!

Sorry, I had to increase the saturation on this S2000. Its just too lovely!!!!!

Wow, is that a C200 wih AMG stuff?

We like to call this the white knight, too bad it's under a new facelift program

Can somebody please tell this JZA80 driver that KLIA is just nearby? This Supra has virtually NO exhaust rumble, while its wastegate shrill echoed across the grandstands.....

Meguiar's show car?

This is not a wolf in a sheepskin. Its a Genuine Vios E-Spec!!!

A wolf true and true, down to its matte black paintjob

Anybody home??? All the cars seem to have come out and play....

While the cars were out on running on their warm-up lap, we saw a few interesting scenes in the pit….

Everybody rushing to the retainer wall once they heard cars revving up the back straight

Awwwww missing daddy already?

Many photographers were on track that day, including us!

So, the cars passed the last hairpin with a few AWD and RWD vehicles sliding about on the wet tarmac, as they zoomed past us, here are the shots we got.

Mighty fine CRX

Ini barulah abang dan adik!!

Go T.Djan Go! He was slightly slow on the straights, but was untouchable in the corners....

A fast AE111 Levin

This Neo was paranoid for hitting someone

Another Honda VTEC-ing down the straight

When I was looking at the thumbnail and thinking of a witty description, I thought this was another Vios with some extreme bodykit. Sorry!

A stock-looking Satria buzzing down with regular street tires!

Who said the AD07 does not perform that well in the wet?

Insane speed. Period.

Whoohoooo Evo 8!

Lotus' Elise also made an appearance. This particular one spun out in front of several cars at the hairpin!

Airtrek Turbos were understeering all over the track, this white one also made an offroad excursion onto the grass later.

The mysterious R32 making its rounds.

White scooby has almost the same appeal as a white Evo

Another fast AWD tearing down the track

Hypertune's Julian Pang in a Redline - sponsored Wira

After these few shots, we headed to the turn 1 and 2 complex, catching some nice shots when drivers slowed down and bunched together in the middle of the turn….

Check out what's in the background

The ZTH Smart Roadster buzzing around the track in its 700cc turbocharged engine....

An E46 Special Edition beemer on the track!

Oi! Concentrate on your driving lah!

Civic EK making sure that its double wishbones work

Another Neo dude not concentrating on his driving....tsk tsk

UNDARSTEEEERRRRR!!! It happens on properly balanced cars if the driver's input isn't smooth and proper into a corner.

Its profile is to die for though. Its on sale now, if you know where to find it

Godzilla at rest still looks like....Godzilla!!!!

F20C power, 9000rpm redline magic at the tap of the throttle!!

So after a short rest, we headed out to the other end of the track, near the complex of banking turns and uphill switchbacks. It was quite surprising that nobody spun out that many times as the AE86 coupe, although the wet conditions wasn’t favorable to many participants.

Wheeeee look at that Scooby go! Check out the puff of smoke coming out at the rear end!

Godzilla during one of his rounds - the GTR35 seems to be taking track abuse VERY well, even if the owner wasn't pushing it to the limits

Passing a paricipant on the left, the AE111 meets the Broquet Putra

The scary AE86 coupe....powered by Swiss Cakes!!

Promote-kitted Wira coming back to the pits

DC2 in the open spaces of the track

Somehow I love the offbeat color of the Scooby - and its small wing. Cute!

The S203 chasing after a genuine M5

GTi leading this rag-tag pack!

Another AE86 decides its time to show the FF and AWD people how its done round the hairpin!

1.6l vs 1.6l, but definitely, one's faster in this corner.

Whooooosh goes this Supra's downpipe! Check out those curves!

The Broquet-sponsored Putra....was having a bad day with traction..

A classic Evo-Scooby battle taking place on the track. Who won? The Evo by the end of the straight....

The two monsters prowling the track were called in for playing naughty....NOT!

An S15 from across the Straits also took part in the track day

They were just too happy to see a fat dude in a pink shirt and a skinny dude with slippers on

Another impromptu battle in progress

Two EKs and a GTi attacking a corner

I guess these are the money shots A three-way battle for second spot behind the DC2!!!

Track EK on the run!

The inner soul of this AE86 is a Bimmer E46....

Another look at the V10-powered M5!

Tecque spotted again!!!

The session ended around 5pm, almost four hours from its start. 45 minutes before it ended, a major accident happened to the White Knight as it brakes locked up during the entry into turn 4, making it steer into one of the Armco barriers.

Kids, beware!

Damage was localized to the front of car, with no damage to the chassis. Its oil cooler piping was damaged and so was the radiator, leaking engine oil and coolant when it stopped. While devastated, the owner is safe and the car is now undergoing treatment. Now, who stole his rear number plate? See you all next time at another track day!

Before the open session started, Team Meritus from the Formula BMW series was caught testing...

As mentioned in the previous blog post, we gained access to the track for more images during the last open track day on Hari Raya Haji. The rain did not dampen most sprits, although some FF drivers were anxious to let it rip on the track, only to find out that it was temporary closed due to the rain!!

More shots from the day here, we captured almost 500 images, but selected the best 100 or so. Don’t be disappointed if you didn’t see your car! It was probably going too fast!

Team orders!!! Get back in right now!

Setting up a car requires input from the driver

I went for a short pitwalk to see who’s here and the search turned up some interesting results; an almost 50/50 split between Hondas and AWDs (consisting of Scoobys and Evos and a sole GTR 35)!  Proton was also represented by a cadre of Satria Neos from NeoClub, a couple of GTis and Wiras, and then there’s this =

Girl or guy?

………….and another one

Buttcracks anonymous

Dudes, if you’re planning to do some bending, wear a belt! LOL

Most of the participants were setting up their cars due to the rainy weather, mostly with swapping semi-slicks for rain tires or adjusting tire pressure. There were others who were looking gloomily at the skies. Sorry guys, your R888s, A048s and AD07s will do you little good in the heavy drizzle we were experiencing. Even the Formula BMW people were having traction problems, with some of them spinning out.

Setting the tire pressures for the track is an important task

Why are they crowding around this car?

No wonder, many enthusiasts were taking videos of their runs as well...

A pristine condition S204

One of the many Type-Rs at the track

One of the many tourists that day

Nice bodykit accents on this Satria Neo

Sapura Auto's Mini Challenge track car - driven by none other than Tengku Djan himself! Its really fast, even in the wet!!

Classic - an R32 Skyline

The man himself

This placid DS2 Integra is one of the faster Hondas on the circuit

Nice FD2 bodykit

Due to some internet connectivity issues I’m experiencing from BOTH TMNet and Izzi, the second half  of the report will be posted shortly!

Is this a Formula 2000 racer? Sorry for the blur picture, was trying my hand at a new telephoto

mycarslowbai’s first outing to the SIC was quite the success, with nice shots gathered from the day’s events (too bad we did not capture many crashes – there were at least seven today from the bottom of my mind). A rainy day did not hamper the field of track enthusiasts, with a huge chunk of them consisting of Evos and Scoobys both local and Singaporean. Honda also enjoyed a good outing today with a CRX, a few EGs, EKs and FD2Rs while the rest of the field had Mini Coopers, Satria Neos, Satrias, Putras and the occasional Lotus Elise. Not to be outdone, a couple of luxury cars were spotted too! For more images, check out our full post, coming to you really soon

THIS HELMET ROXXOR!!!!!!!

Errr...the ERP gantry isn't this way dood.....

Not a Sunday driver.... :/

Tec Tec hehehehe

Stay tuned for more pics – ETA 1800 9th Dec 2008!