Friday 30 August 2013

NISMO RACING TEAM



Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd (Nismo), is proud to announce its participation in this weekend’s Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race 2013 [MMER 2013] which will be held at the Sepang International Circuit from the 30th August till 1st September 2013. This is the first time that Nismo, partnering with ETCM, will be taking part in the annual endurance event which has been run since 2000. The MMER is one of the premier local Malaysian events with strong international recognition. A total of 12 teams from Japan, Italy, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong as well as Malaysia will be competing under the GT3 category. Through the Nismo Global Driver Exchange programme which was launched in July, Katsumasa Chiyo (Japan) from the stable of Nismo Super GT drivers will team up together with two selected drivers from the GT Academy; Wolfgang Reip (Belgium) and Mark Shulzhitskiy (Russia) to compete as part of the new Nismo Athlete Global Team in the Sepang 12-hours Race [MMER 2013].

Wolfgang (Belgium) and Mark (Russia) are both selected from the GT Academy, which is a programme from Nissan and Sony Computer Entertainment that uses the Gran Turismo virtual racing game to identify talented gamers and develop them into real racers. During the race, they will mount their challenge in a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 which  is Nismo’s new race car developed in line with FIA GT3 regulations. Nismo’s participation in the MMER is to further enhance its brand awareness and reinforce its motorsports technologies in Malaysia.

The car’s VR38DETT V6 Twin Turbocharged motor unleashes a maximum 405 kw (550ps) of horsepower and maximum torque of 637Nm (65.0kgfm). Standard equipment includes a six speed sequential manual gearbox, semi-automatic paddle shift and adjustable steering wheel. As mandated by FIA GT3 rules, the car is rear-wheel-drive. The 2013 year model pushes engine output performance to new limits based on a thorough re-setting of camshaft timing, with considerable reinforcement of the moving parts to guarantee durability. Several modifications were made to enhance aerodynamics: canards which were added to the front as well as larger louvers to the front fender. The positioning of the rear wing was optimized. These changes have increased down force and enhanced overall aerodynamic efficiency, achieving greater balance between the front and rear end forces. The suspension setting was re-worked to accommodate both a greatly refined brake force distribution and the improvements to aerodynamics. Optimization of the gear ratios has consolidated the engine output improvements, making the car one of the most competitive in the field.


“The Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 is developed by Nismo, the only Japanese-produced GT3 spec machine. We think it’s capable of competing at the same level as the powerful cars from its European and American counterparts,” said Mr. Toshikazu Tanaka, the Corporate Vice President of Nismo.


For more information visit www.nismo.com.my.
Image & Words: http://sepang12hour.com/

Tuesday 27 August 2013

Road Legal PITSTERPRO Bike in Malaysia


MOMOS in collaboration with Pitsterpro Motors (M) Sdn Bhd. Releases Malaysia’s first locally-assembles supermoto into the Malaysian market. Momos marks the return to the Malaysian motorcycle industry by introducing world renowned performance bike that is well suited and homologated for road use.

After doing a massive research, development and testing along with Pitsterpro Motors, they release LXM125R, the entry-level supermoto and LX450, the first of its class locally assembled supermoto.
The over-riding principle of Pitsterpro in Malaysia is a “performance motorcycle built for road use”. Both are available in road legal version, only in Malaysia. Those 2 bikes were delivered with the best balance between performance, safety, practicality and cost.

Tested in the race track and everyday road riding application, Pisterpro Motors surpasses the demand of daily bike users. Being truly tested by experienced motorcyclists, both LXM125R and LX450 have received stamps of approveal from these riders.

After-sales service is planned well to cater customers’ query and feedback to develop strong business advantage. Dealers and users no need to be worried regarding maintenance and parts as Pitsterpro and Momos promised an excellent care of it.

The collaboration between Momos and Pisterpro is to create more locally developed supermotos to meet increased demand of the Malaysian market in term of price, cutting edge technology and quality services.  


Pisterpro also intend to conduct special event for youth riding programs and extreme sports events in this year calendar to increase brand awareness, safety and riding skills. The American brand will have more and more aftermarket products such as Yoshimura and others.

LXM125R















LX450
















Saturday 24 August 2013

Auto Saloon Night


Still in the mood of Eid-ul-fitr, this weekend not desolate with auto show..Even still many open house everywhere here, I managed to attend the Auto Saloon Night, but I came in early before the real shows begin at night.



The event not too havoc at the early, however it goes rousing progressively. Lot of cars swanking around with their loud speakers, hot models with their sexy pose and peoples get busy with their cameras.

During the events, the organizer said there were 27 of booth booked, 400 cars competing in 13 categories and several denomination for motorcycles.






















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