UPCOMING EVENT : Jebat ACE Drift Challenge Round 1

Brought to you by: ACE Suspension
Sponsors: ACE Suspension & Perbadanan Stadium Melaka
Event Supported by: Feinto-D
Venue: Stadium Hang Jebat, Melaka
Date: 2 & 3 January 2010
Time: 0900 - 2300(Saturday), 0800 - 1800(Sunday)
Spectator fee: Will find out soon
Drifter fee: RM200 (2 days), RM150 (1 day)
Judge: Keh Chuan Siew (Ah Keat)
MC: Wonderbro

Itenary

Saturday
0900 Register/ Scrutineering
0900 Practice
1200 Break
1330 Drift Demo
1400 Practice
2300 End of Day

-Ahad
0800 Practice
1000 First Driver Briefing
1030 Qualifying Round
1230 Break
1330 Second Driver Briefing and Best 16 Announcement
1400 Best 16 Photograph Session

TSUISO BATTLE
1430 Best 16
1530 Best 8
1600 Best 4 & finals
1700 Prize Giving Ceremony
1800 The End

Prizes :-
1st: RM2000 (bodykit AE 86 or 180sx) Sponsored by KIM SENG
2nd: RM1000
3rd: RM500

**THE JUDGE DECISION IS FINAL**

Rules and Regulation
-The competition is open to REAR WHEEL DRIVE vehicles only
-Every competition vehicle has to go through scrutineering before the competition begins

-Helmet, proper shoes and long pants are compulsory throughout the competition times
-Drifters are encouraged to wear racing suit and racing gloves.
-Seatbelt/harness has to be on throughout the competition.
-Driver side window has to be up when the vehicle is in the track.
-No loose items are allowed in the car during the competition.
-Vehicles that are taking part in the competition should be in a good condition.

-Drifters are encouraged to use roll cage.
-Brake lights are compulsory and in working condition
-Semi Slick/ Full Slick tyres are not allowed in the competition

-Drifters have to follow all the marshall's instructions.

-The event organizers have all the rights to disqualify a drifter if he/she does not comply to any of the rules above.

The competition format or itenary are subject to change if necessary.

for further queries:
0163644333 (Kelvin)
0173274327 (Wonderbro)

**Hotel booking last call at 22-01-2010 / Hotel Rental: RM125
Any hotel booking need to pay deposits. For booking please contact 0163644333 (ACE Kelvin)**

***tyre fitting machine is provided during the event : RM10 per tyre.***

CAR FEATURE : Matt Power's S14 Zenki

Two words : absolutely stunning.

The car together with its owner simply wins the most charisma award and this is why we love motorsports. A friend of mine defines motorsports as - do first, think later. As cool as it is, the silvia has proven itself, a zenki. Not like any other. Sometimes we are just bored of looking at bling bling Koukis. Thats when Matt comes into play.

Why am i not surprised if this bad boy looks even better, sideways.

see what i mean? charisma.

KA24det sits comfortably in a very DIY concept engine bay. 5zigen FN01R-C 17 x 10j in the front and Work VS-XX in 17 x 11j at the rear. This is a classic case of one man's food is another man's poison. If this gem is landed into someone else's hands, it might be out with a clean kouki look and lose all its character.

Tsuiso battle scars and green tape over shinny paint and funky decals. Which would you rather?

Floor scrapper king in action Formula D 2009. What a beauty.

CAR FEATURE : John Giggles' 350z

This is what i call a ONE-NIL car. Why ONE-NIL? If this menacing Z ever land next to your ride at a traffic light, the score is 1-0. in this case i don't have to go on further about who's the winner in this case. As sleek as it looks, it carries the 90% of all the stock features from the factory and all that is there is a new set of wheels and tints. After looking at his car, every other 350 appeals to me as it is begging to be this slammed. Its one hellaflush.

Everything about the suspension is wrong. The awful setup consist of a 5 gallon air tank and a 4800cc compressor by Universal Air Suspension. To me, its deserves proper shocks but it wont be this low. Its gonna be just low, or what john had did to this car, Flo-rida's Low.

About them kickass wheels, john definitely done it right, a set of unbelievable Weds Kranze. Vishunu with SBC finish. 19" x 10j with 225/35/19 in front and 19" x 11j with 245/35/19 at the rear. Being the only exterior feature of this car, this rims indeed came with the X-factor.

Catch you driftneyland looneys soon.

More Angle?

All these while, drifters are very concerned about how much angle their wheels could turn. The more the merrier. It all started with the all time favorite steering rack end spacers, which i call LORD OF THE RING. It started of as many drifters' precious. Once the best innovation in drifting, now 'junk'.

Lord of the ring (LOTR)

As soon as drifting was removed from the mountain passes to Formula One tracks, everyone had their own pair of LOTRs and drifters are requesting for more angle. LOTR gives you steering angle from 30+˚ till 40+˚. In D1GP today, the japanese heroes are doing 50+ degrees.

max angle?

I remember my first day of design class during my university days, the lecturer gave us each a blank paper and we were told to sketch a design of our own television. Everyone drew the rectangular box, and the lecturer said, 'think out of the box.' why wasn't my television round? just because all the movies are filmed in a rectangular constraint? that simply fixed our television design since the day it was invented.

then and again, the japanese had think out of the box, and gave us this. the hyper knuckle kit.

The GP sports hyper knuckle does not need any introduction. What it does?

Wonders.

It has a whopping one thousand USD price tag and many have claimed to have broken it. It was even found to be discontinued in certain places, but just as we start to forget about the hyper knuckle hype, GP sports sponsored Masato Kawabata showed us the drift you can never forget, the video that you can replay for a whole month and yet not get bored of it. I still did not get what happened there and people will still be talking about it until someone else does it again. its as though physics did not play a role since he flipped the ebrake.

SPEECHLESS.

If you are free in the weekends, do drop by the saturday night drift event and catch a piece of action yourself. I will be back with more updates about the malaysian super knuckle.

Driftneylanders please stay tuned for more sideways action.

Ferrari Enzo

Ferrari is working hard to meet the requirements set up by the European government for the new CO2 laws that will begin in 2012 by downsizing the carbon footprints by almost 40%.Ferrari is even looking to downsize the new Enzo.

Awhile back there were rumors that Ferrari was looking into a twin-turbo V8 to replace the Enzo’s 6.0L V12 powerplant. Now the Ferrari technical director Robert Fedeli told AutoWeek in an interview that Ferrari is developing both a V8 and a V12 to cover its exotic options.

The Italian automaker states that it is not interested in advancing the power wars, and that driving dynamics will take precedence over brute force. IfFerrari manages to keep the weight to 2,200 lbs. using technology hinted at with the FXX Mille Chile concept, then even the vaunted Veyron could have more competition than it can handle. They just need to make sure that drivers know exactly how to drive the new lightweight cars. If not than 2012 will be the year of crashes more so than this year.

Ferrari F430 Challenge

One of the highlights at the Ferrari stand at the 61st Frankfurt Motor Show will be the world preview of the F430 Challenge, the 8-cylinder berlinetta-derived competition car that will be taking part in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli from the 2006 season.

Ferrari has reaffirmed the strong link between its GT and sporting divisions with the new F430 Challenge which is specifically designed to meet the expectations of its sportier clients. The F430 Challenge retains the same general look and 490 hp engine as the road-going version. However, it also incorporates a large number of significant track-oriented modifications and a host of new features not seen in the car currently used in the series, the 360 Challenge, which it joins on the track next season and completely replaces in 2007.

An intensive series of development tests held at Fiorano and other prestigious circuits have honed the F430 Challenge's talents too. In fact, it offers a stunning series of features sure to meet with the approval of its drivers. As ever, the transfer from Formula 1 is significant, particularly with regard to the braking system which uses carbon-ceramic material (CCM) - a first for a Ferrari sports competition car.

The electronic gearbox is also F1-derived and works in exactly the same way as the one used aboard the Grand Prix car. Thanks to a sinterised two-plate clutch and specific software, it also offers the same gear-changing times as the road-going F430 (150 ms) in the much more extreme track conditions. Fifth and sixth gear ratios have also been modified with respect to the road-going version as has the final drive ration order to make the very most of the engine on all the circuits where the F430 Challenge will race.

Ferrari California

The first official photographs have been published of the Ferrari California, the latest addition to the new generation of Ferraris launched in 2004 with the 612 Scaglietti and added to more recently with the 430 Scuderia.

The Ferrari California joins the Prancing Horse's 8-cylinder family which has always been defined by power and performance. It also flanks the flagship 612 Scaglietti in the prestige sporty Grand Tourer segment.

The new Ferrari California will satisfy even the most demanding of owners in term of its superb vehicle dynamics and driving pleasure. The new model will be available exclusively as a convertible with a folding hard top. Both chassis and bodywork are aluminium, in line with the rest of the current range. The California will be powered by a new V8 engine mounted for the first time in the marque's history in the mid-front position.

In line with Ferrari tradition, the new model also features several innovations. Apart from its folding hard top, these include the original 2+ concept which guarantees exceptional versatility of use in the rear of the car. The California's 4,300 cc V8 engine features direct fuel injection and a "flat" crankshaft. It generates 460 CV at 7,500 rpm with a torque curve that enhances vehicle dynamics and provides maximum driving pleasure which is typical for Ferrari.

As per the traditional Ferrari transaxle layout, the engine, which allows the Ferrari California to sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 4.0 seconds, will be coupled to a 7-speed dual clutch transmission that boosts the car's performance while enhancing the driving pleasure, improves ride comfort and reduces fuel consumption and emissions (c.310 g/km CO2). The comfort is further enhanced by a new multilink rear suspension system. The Ferrari California is also equipped with the exclusive F1-Trac traction control system which made its debut on the 599 GTB Fiorano and has been further honed to suit the typical driving conditions expected for this new GT. Brembo brakes featuring carbon-ceramic material disks as standard guarantee superbly efficient braking.

In addition to sporting the marque's classic styling cues, the cabin has also been beautifully trimmed using quality materials by Ferrari's own skilled artisans. New accessories and equipment, such as the seats, steering wheel, instrument panel and infotainment system, together with optimised aerodynamics ensure that this is a highly ergonomic and enjoyable car to drive regardless of whether the top is up or down.