2015 TIMETOATTACK FINAL ROUND – The Turbocharged Machines (2WD & AWD)! – Zerotohundred

If the Honda Civic Type R FD2 is the primary weapons for attackers in the naturally aspirated category, then the must-show faces in the turbocharged category will undeniably be the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions. Equipped with a turbo four-banger and all-wheel drive, the Evo is also the crowd’s favourite and it is too bad that we would have to bid farewell towards this magnificent machine as Mitsubishi has pulled the plug on the legendary Evo.

To show how popular the Evo is within the participants themselves, 7 out of the 8 Street Turbo AWD participants chose the Evo for their attack. The not-so-ugly duckling in the pack would be this Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R which we would love to see more of entering the category. Driven by Chin Wai Yet, he managed to clock a best time of 2:49.889.

The fastest Evo X of the lot was driven by Maverick Lim of 833 Motorsports, clocking a best timing of 2:46.693 to earn him a fifth place finish in the class.

Riding in an Evo VIII, Akzal Benyamin was able to clock a respectable 2:36.213. Despite experiencing some issues with his turbocharger, the timing was enough to earn him the third place finish.

Coming in second was Eric Chua with his Evo IX with a timing of 2:33.712…

…and taking the win for the Street Turbo AWD category was Eldred Goh, also in an Evo IX with a best timing of 2:32.007.

With a bit more variation in the Super Street Turbo AWD category, Phantus Racing had gone to great lengths in transforming their Proton Wira into an AWD turbocharged machine. The hard work had definitely paid off as Johanz Jassa had clocked a best timing 2:54.504 around the 5.543km circuit.

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI TME or Tommi Makinen Edition is one of the great models that reminded us of Mitsubishi’s glory days where they once won four WRC drivers championships. Sometimes also referred to as Evo 6.5, Shahrul’s 2:38.183 timing was in no doubt fast, but could only put him in fifth place in the class.

The sight of this matte red Evo IX has always brightened up TIMETOATTACK, and Amier Amzar Akbarudin took home fourth place with his timing of 2:35.592.

Being the sole Evo X in the class, Mohd Yusoff finished third in the class after clocking a best timing of 2:26.064.

Breaking the Evo streak, this ProArt Wing Hin Volkswagen Golf R managed to slip by and claim second position with a 2:24.914 timing done by William Ho.

Finally coming in first place was Filbert Tan in this carbon-clad Evo IX. Running on a set of Advan A050s, the win was his to claim with the incredible timing of 2:24.753.

Running away from the Evos, we were very interested in knowing this Proton Satria Neo R3 Lotus Racing’s timing around Sepang. Driven by Nik Irfan, he managed to clock a decent timing of 2:50.542.

Driven by Tung Fai Chun, this Toyota Celica finished eighth with a timing of 2:49.349…

…followed by another Toyota, an MR-2 driven by Saw En Chong with a timing of 2:46.215.

From the outside, this may just look like just another Satria. But this local favourite has actually received the turbocharged touch and with Jeremiah Ong in the driver seat, he was able to take home sixth with a timing of 2:42.435.

If you had the impression that this Rocket Bunny-kitted BRZ is just for show, you should have seen this Subaru taking the circuit. Receiving a boost of power from an HKS supercharger kit, Netto Jeremy Dietrich was able to tame this FR machine to clock a 2:37.091.

Definitely one of our favourite Cefiros out there, Liew Park Loong took home third place in his 1JZ-GTE powered Cefiro with a timing of 2:36.841.

Loong’s timing was in no doubt too close for comfort for Wan Mohd Zariff as he finished in second place with a 2:36.323 in his Nissan Silvia S13.

Just when we thought we have seen enough of Civic Type R FD2s in the naturally-aspirated category, another one suddenly pops up in the turbo 2WD class. And like how the FD2Rs were very fast naturally aspirated, this one is also not to be messed with as Syaifuddin took home the Street Turbo 2WD win with a blistering 2:35.944.

Down in the world of semi slicks, a couple of Toyota Starlets made an appearance in the Super Street Turbo 2WD, both running on Achilles 123S. Mohd Zairi managed to clock a best timing of 2:53.020…

…while Aril Hamka took home fourth place with a timing of 2:51.500.

Also taking part in the Super Street category, Liew Park Loong takes third place once again in his Sharpie-riddled Cefiro with a timing of 2:35.270.

Syaifuddin also had a go in the Super Street category but was unable to bring back another win. However his timing is not something that should be underestimated as the 2:33.134 is seriously fast and earned him the second spot in the class.

Taking home the win for the Super Street Turbo 2WD was Soo Hoo Kwon. Running in a carbonized Lotus Exige S built by Riyoz Racing and equipped with a set of Advan A050s, he was able to clock an impressive timing of 2:28.292.

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