SYAFIQ IS INAUGURAL CHAMPION OF ASIAN TOURING CAR 1500 MAX SERIES

PATTAYA: It was a bitter sweet day for Team Proton Axle driver Syafiq Ali, who won the Asian Touring Car 1500 Max Series drivers’ crown at the Bira Circuit near here today.

The youngster, who was trailing teammate Fadzil Alang going into today’s final two races, finished second in Round 11 to clinch the overall title but his joy at winning the title was soured when Faidzil was involved in an accident which saw his car roll over three times.

Faidzil made a good start but was then punted into a series of barrel rolls when Thailand’s C. Pisanu tried to block him. Thankfully for the Malaysian driver, he escaped with hardly any injuries. He, however, could not continue racing and this handed the championship to Syafiq.

Faidzil said “I was coming alongside Pisanu when he turned suddenly into me. There was nothing I could do and it cost me the championship.” Read more

Asian Festival Of Speed Still On in Thailand

Although the situation may seem to be tense in the heart of Bangkok with demonstrations in front of the Government office and the subsequent declaration of state of emergency, the Asian Festival Of Speed will still go on at Bira Circuit in Pattaya as scheduled this weekend.

The event is set to host three Series, the Asian Touring Car Series (ATCS), the ATCS 1500Max Challenge (1500Max) and the guest series, Formula Asia 2.0, alongside a few Thai based club races that are participating as supporting events.

The AFOS Bira will also be the season ender for the ATCS and the 1500Max with the Championship trophies being handed out to the overall winners for both Series.   Read more

Team Proton Axle: SHOWDOWN IN CHINA TO DECIDE INAUGURAL CHAMPION

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4 2008): After 10 intense rounds, veteran driver Faidzil Alang and his protégé Syafiq Ali have two races to decide the inaugural winner of the Asian Touring Car 1500 Max Series.

The showdown between the two Team Proton Axle drivers will take place at Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, China, this weekend with just eight points separating them at the top of the standings. Faidzil leads with 115 points after an exciting match-up in Thailand last month gave him the edge. Read more

Petronas Syntium Team Grabs 1&2 Podium in 24 Hours Tokachi

After completing 637 laps, 1,440 minutes, 28 pit stops and more than 3,000 kilometers on the mileage dial, the PETRONAS Syntium Team have come away from the gruelling 24hours of Tokachi endurance race with a historic 1-2 finish, a first for the team. Read more

47 Confirmed and MORE Joining 2008 MME Race

With the race exactly a month away, the 2008 Merdeka Millennium Endurance race (MME) has already secured a total of 47 entries and race promoters, Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is confident of a registration of more than 100 entries this year. Read more

Thai Drivers Heading for Home Race

Local Touring car ace, Jack Lemvard and Formula car racing hero Robert ‘Chawakij’ Boughey are both looking forward to heading to Thailand for their home race during the Asian Festival Of Speed at the Bira Circuit in Pattaya next month. Lemvard, currently leads the Asian Touring Car Series leaderboard while Boughey has only competed in one round of the Formula Asia 2.0 so far. Read more

Battles Galore as Championship Still Wide Open at the Halfway Mark

It is halfway through the season and all five championships in the Asian Festival Of Speed have been blown wide open coming into the Indonesian leg of the season. It is still anyone’s game at this point and the current Title leaders will not be able to sit easy in Sentul this weekend. Drivers and teams will be heading to the town of Bogor in West Java to compete in an action packed weekend at the Sentul International Circuit from 19-20 July 2008. Read more

Ebrahim Claims His Second Formula V6 Asia Win of the Season

Armaan Ebrahim claimed his second win of the season in another close race during the Formula V6 Asia Round 4 at Sepang International Circuit today. The weather changed midway through the race with a slight drizzle that came down to make the conditions hard to manage by the drivers, leaving streaks of slippery track surface around some parts of the circuit. Read more

Asian GT Challenge Dropped from Sepang SuperGT 2008

The Asian GT Challenge, which features top class supercar actions, has been forced to be dropped from the 2008 Super GT International Series Malaysia race schedule due to time constraint. Read more

The Formula V6 Asia Battle Continues at the Super GT in Sepang

This weekend marks the return of the Formula V6 Asia 2008 Season to the Sepang International Circuit after a month long break. The drivers are eager to continue with the battle that began in May to become the next Formula V6 Asia Champion. This time they will compete in front of the Super GT crowd on the 21-22 June 2008. Read more

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