A1 Team Malaysia Mechanic Heads to the U.K.
A1 Team Malaysia is revving up for the new season with the new car “build” set to start next week. Malaysian mechanic, Shanker Ramachandran, will leave his idyllic island hideaway in Penang on Sunday and will travel to the UK to start preparing for the new season of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.
Sepang: Two from Two for Woodwon Advan Nissan
The SUPER GT International Series MALAYSIA race, Round 4 of the 2008 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, was run at the Sepang International Circuit (lap = 5.542 km) in Malaysia on June 22. In the GT500 class, the No. 24 WOODONE ADVAN Clarion GT-R driven by the pair of Joao Paulo Lima De Oliveira and Seiji Ara [...]
Asia SuperCar Challenge: AVILA Aims First Overall Victory
Having finished in the podium three times in the inaugural round last month, Macanese driver Rodolfo Avila is back to action in this weekend’s Asia Supercar Challenge (ASCC) rounds in Sepang, Malaysia.
After a storming championship start Avila wants to keep his momentum in the second event of the season. The #20 Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge [...]
Asia Supercar Challenge: Roldolfo Avila In Top Form
In a thrilling event at the ultra-modern Sepang circuit in Malaysia this weekend, Macanese car racing driver Rodolfo Avila celebrated three podium finishes in the first round of Asia Supercar Challenge 2008.
The first event on the 2008 ASCC calendar got off to a start on Thursday and Avila delivered a likely shine on the opening [...]
Victory for Moss as Malaysia’s Moh Takes Breaks Maiden
Formula BMW Junior Simon Moss (RSA/16/Mahara) strengthened his championship lead by taking victory in Round 3 at Sepang International Circuit, his second win in three races, while pole-sitter Malaysia’s Melvin Moh (19/Team Holzer PFX) held off ferocious attacks from a determined Ryuichi Nara (JPN/19/Team E-Rain) to record his first podium finish.
Hong Kong’s Ross Jamison (18/Meritus) [...]
Earl Bamber Reunited with the Meritus
Young New Zealand racing driver Earl Bamber has reunited with the Meritus team for a tilt at the Formula V6 Asia championship which begins this weekend in Malaysia.
Bamber, 17, drove the Malaysian-based team to victory in the 2006 Formula BMW Asia championship in his rookie year.
The Wanganui teen says this year’s V6 championship is crucial [...]
Swed Shines in Asian Formula Renault Opener
Swedish motorsport talent Felix Rosenqvist, 16 years old, sensationally claimed victories in both races when the 2008 Asian Formula Renault season began at the Shanghai International Circuit this weekend. The astonishing results were cemented further after Rosenqvist recorded fastest lap in Race 1 on Sunday, following it up with a lights-to-flag victory only a couple [...]
Kobayashi-San Flies To His First GP2 Asia Win!
Dams driver Kamui Kobayashi claimed a historical victory today in Sepang as the first Japanese driver to have ever won a GP2 race.
It was very hot on the Malaysian track Sunday morning as the GP2 Asia drivers placed their car on the reversed grid. Trident Racing Harald Schleghelmilch started on pole position, next to BCN [...]
Uwe Alzen Scores Second Reverse Grid Speedcar Win
Uwe Alzen scored his second Speedcar victory in the Sunday morning race at Sepang International Circuit, having already won the second ‘reverse grid’ event at Sentul, Indonesia. The German touring car veteran chased early leader David Terrien, and eventually found his way past.
The grid saw the top eight line up in reverse order, with Saturday’s [...]
Kimi Raikkonen Back on Top Step
Defending drivers’ world champion Kimi Raikkonen bounced back to form and back into the scrap for this year’s title when he won the Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday.
Starting second on the grid, the Finn assumed control of the race following the first set of pit stops and eventually took the checkered flag some [...]
