Nice pictures from the event

Just wanted to add some pictures in here as there were some really nice shots. There were many photographers around and they did an awesome job shooting fast cars and drifts.

Drift For Charity

The event was for a good cause, Yoong and Joe Han ( Drift House Boss ) and myself did many thrill rides for the kids from the orphanage. There were about 50 kids and they were really excited and scare as well to get the chance to sit in the cars.

Sat was a good day and had TV3 and NTV7 . Tv3 coverage came out during the prime time news at 8.30 pm and NTV7 was on Sun afternoon. Yoong will probably post up the coverage once it is edited. It was good of the TV crew to come and support the event as well as the people who came to support the event throughout the day with a constant flow of traffic of thrill rides for charity. It was only, the cars needed to cool down as well as running out of tyres that we had to do the thrill ride in batches.

Sun was hot and we all got a nice tan from cooking under the sun even the photographers. But they are all great guys and nice pic came out too.

I did a Human Cone Donut with Zamil as well. His video is out in youtube and I got the higher resolution from him too.

The one that got away

Finally got the shot that gave heart attacks to so many.

It was the best 8 tsuiso at Star Drift round 2 against my own team mate and thus trying to smoke it up for the run. End up had to much angle and was going to spin. Thus
decided to take the escape route to avoid getting hit.

Gave a few heart attacks to the photographers. All was good and in control as I had already pre determoined their position and saw two of them, Fishee and Josh and then Mizu....and avoided them as well as MrN.But they did not know that. Trusting boys and they are not clipping point..I know...:)


Man I love the angle though, would have been good smoking run if I did not angle it too much....oh well on to the next round to try again.

Picture by Fishee..many thanks

Star Drift Round 2 - Hard Work

Well the event came and gone and it felt like a few more days would have been fun. It was a tiring event as I was driving so much and fun with playing with the lines and playing with the in cab Kung fu doing everything in one go with much excitement going on as oppose to the norm.

Sat was pretty hot day. It was smoky though and fun to drift as well as the speeds were fast and once again, there is a fast transition was included. Although the Sat was not as packed as tyres were worn pretty fast with the speed and hot day combine thus conserving tyres to ensure we end up with enough to run the competition on Sunday was going to be important if it turned out just as hot.



Yoong, unfortunately have a blown turbo after going out for about 3 laps. Luckily a new turbo was available at Drift House AKA Joe Han AKA Donut Dweeb. Thus Yoong did the deed of driving back to KL to get it and returned to Melaka. He and Joe Han were hard at work replacing the turbo in a couple of hard labour in the scorching heat. Lucky we hard the canopy as well.

I, on the other hand was really enjoying the track layout. The car perform well without any hick up even with the oil temp hitting 120 degrees most of the time. Time to think of what engine oil that can hold up to sustain high temp and not self destruct the engine after prolong use. Maybe need to plan for oil changes next time to just make sure the engine is always fresh.

Sunday, was eventful, Wanting to just make sure I get into Top16 qualifying. No longer can play around and do my normal show driving as I know I am going to get shot if I do it again. First run was ok as I felt like I was not fast enough as it felt like I almost lost the tail but it did not. So it was good. Second run was good and clean thus give it all it got for third run which was up to the clipping point. Did not managed to hit it though. but din plan to do it as I did wan to wash off too much speed just to hit the clipping point. Keep it clean and get into Top 16 was my plan. turn out well as I qualified 6th placing

Yoong, did even better, he qualified in 3rd position. Although, he is in a standard car with a standard Rb20, which no one seems believes. Guess he can push it to the max and get it to go well and the ability of the Dunlop Direzza Dz 101 to grip and smoke it up, really give a great chance to perform well.



This time round we were practising with 245/45/17 and ran 255/45/17 for the competition. Great opportunity for us to test different sizes and what it will do and also run different tyre pressures to test grip levels and drift angle we can hold. Found out even if we run till the tyres were almost slicks, we were still able to get good grip to run till the tyres were on nylon before we had to change. Did not feel it over heated either which was great too to run more laps. If only the oil could cold down faster or not heat up as much. do wonder what engine oil to try to get the job done.

It did seemed an interesting Tandem battle. Seems the tyre brand were almost competition each other. Even Team Dunlop drivers, Yoong and myself had to meet each other in Top 8 if we win our TOP 16 battles which we did.



Since Yoong was 3rd qualifier it was only natural he needed the win to ensure he stay in the top running for the championship as well as trying to secure a podium finish. I tried experimenting with following as close as possible but ended up straighting up as I got too close and did not want to come near hitting my own team mate's car. Second run decided to make as much smoke since I would have not won the first run obviously. But ended got on the throttle to early due to my enthusiasm. Had a glance and saw Yoong pretty close so I decided to just head straight thru the tyres to give him more room. Gave him a shocked though. And not to mention the three photographers too who were wondering where I am going. Saw the facing expression of total surprise which were priceless. And no, I was not close to hitting them just enough to scare them. Sorry guys had to tell the story. Still can't help to see your faces.

After a long and fast 2 day my manifold gave up and is now leaking like a snake hissing on full throttle. Need to get it repaired soon. At least it hold up for the great two days. And both cars needs new number plates again.

Yoong progress to Top 4 but lost his battle. I think his 1st gear stuck in place and was stuck for a few second before he could engaged into 2nd gear.

Due to Djan losing his battle he was relegated to 3rd position, which now puts Yoong in 4th placing. I was like damn all the planning gone to waste. Oh well that how it goes with motor sports I guess , the smallest mistake changes a lot.

Yoong now is 4th place in the championship which he is still in the running for top placing still.

The nest round is planned to be in Bukit Jalil now to coincide with Merdeka celebrations.

The Date is set on 28-31 August. Yes you are reading it right. Star Drift is going to be four days long this time. First ever. Time to prepare early to get the car ready again.

Hope to see everybody there again and watch the action. Crossing my finger the bump can be avoided this time round. I really hate those bump and jumps. And does not help to know Yoong's corner is always there with open arms.

Photos to come of course by Yoong soon.

Photo's taken by Schoolgirl/Siew Kin aka MrN wife as usual. Our official photographer and videographer.

Kompleks Sukan Negara Drift Session 22nd June

We decided to participate in this drift session as a practise for Star Drift Challenge Round 2 a week after.

The layout of the drift course resembles the D1 preview round in 2006. Despite my mishap in this layout back in 2006, I decided to push it a little this time. The course is still as bumpy as before, with drainage holes in the middle of the course.



Entry is 3rd gear into a middle speed 2nd gear corner, and full throttle all the way until the finishing line. To my awe, the rear tyres of the Dunlop 32 finished in less than 10 laps! I have to readjust the camber on the rear and dropped the tyre pressure. Adjustment value is limited though as the rear upper arms are stock.

Was about to went out for practice again but then the sky opened.



Tandem drift contest started 4pm in the afternoon. Each team were given 2 sets of runs where team mates need to switch position in each set. The key is to be as synchronised as possible while drifting through the course.

Due to different engine configurations of the Dunlop 13 and Dunlop 32, we spent most of our time matching speed in the first corner during practice. Everything was going fine until the judging runs, where the Dunlop 13 seems to be having problem with front end grip, and understeered in the first corner.

Having too little time to troubleshoot, we had to complete the runs, with a not so satisfying result.

I have a suspicion that the ride height in the Dunlop 13 is incorrect, which contributes to the handling problems it had. Will have to do some minor adjustments before Star Drift Challenge Round 2.

The Pre-Dunlop Era

Some old pics... these were how the Dunlop 32 and Dunlop 13 looked like...



And then... this was before the sticker job...

Drift Demo in Bukit Jalil @ Hari Belia Negara

A drift session were being held in conjunction with Hari Belia Negara on the 15 May. We decided to take the Dunlop drift cars for a spin in the mean time having some tandem practise. Despite the event being fall on a Thursday, the crowd is unbelievable. It's a hot day and the smokes coming out from the Direzzas are massive!

Star Drift Challenge Round 1

Star Drift Challenge remains the best competition in the country, featuring a high speed and technical course with the best drifters around participating, testing the cars' performance and drivers' skill to the limit.

The tyres that were selected for this round are Direzza DZ101 225/45/17 front and 255/40/17 rear. It's the first time we're running 255 rears so we're still testing out various pressure to see how the tyres perform, especially on the tricky 'bank' on the A'Famosa course. A slight drizzle came down on Saturday practise so we're managed to try it out on the wet surface as well.


Due to the high speed drift course, the tyres didn't last very long. On the R32, it can do about 15 laps before the tyres ran out of grip. The 255s are even more smoky and grip is superb (although I think I could use more grip...), I can nail the throttle on full even during transition.

I made some mistake during the qualifying round but was manage to secure a 9th position out of 39 drifters in the Ace group to qualify for best 16. Managed to get to best 8 but lost to Tat Wei in his TE71. Final position for the day is 6th.

Looks like it's time to lighten the car.

Star Drift Challenge Road Show @ Prima Saujana

Star Drift Challenge Road Show was held in conjunction with Carnival Prima Saujana 2008 and KW Autoshow in Dataran Prima Saujana Kajang. After 2 weeks of preparing the car, we're finally be able to make our first appearance as planned, showcasing both the S13 and the R32. The Dunlop 'chequered' decals are courtesy of Tom's Stickers.

We were given 225/45/17 Direzza DZ101 for testing. First impression is that the tyres are very smoky! We're also trying different tyre pressure to see how the grip and wear is. Despite running very high tyre pressure for the ultimate smoking effect, the tyres don't chunk, which is very impressive.