This is the recent Borneo Drag Race event held at the ex Shell Lutong air strip which many had been anticipating about. I was supposed to post this up a week ago but due to my heavy workload over the week and with my colleague on holiday til next month, i had to concentrate more on other stuff.
This recent event , held on the 17th of September has been the the talk of the town since few months back. It's organised to invite car enthusiast ( especially drag-race fanatics ) to join in and test their vehicles to the limit with each winning contestant racking up a meager amount of 3k in Ringgit Malaysia if you are wondering how much.
I arrived around 6.30AM , yes , that's how early i went as there would be plentiful of parking spaces available. There's a stall located inside it's premises promoting some sort of capsule which is designed specially for a vehicles performance. It was dubbed the K. FUEL SAVER. I tried it once and honestly speaking, it's good. It does reduce the usage of fuel and i noticed a smoother ride after using it.
This is Helen Yeo and according to my knowledge, she's my dad's colleague. She was there as a promoter for this "special" capsules. I was dragged to the side by her while talking to my friend and forced to fill in details which my mum told me i shouldn't if it involves a stranger to stranger conversation. Anyway, since she is someone whom my dad knows, i guess it should be okay. Heh.
I even met a familiar face there. Ah Fang had shaved of his long Marilyn Manson-liked hairstyle for the better.
There were many food stalls lining up the side and also at the front of the entrance to the air strip. I got myself 2 packets of Fried Mee Hoon just in case i needed it.
So, it's been 4 years on and everytime it's the same routine to survey around ,looking for new rides. There were many contestants ( around 100 + ) for this event and every year, some jacka$ would come up with questions like " Why don't you join this event? " . " Sell off your car for the public? Why don't you? " I frequently retorted.
Divided into 3 categories from A , B to C. Each category comes in a difference in C.C and as i would love to reiterate, the idea is to beat the best time. :)
Group A are for turbocharged cars, B for the NA's ( Naturally Aspirated ) and C for the lower in horsepowers. LOL. Correct me if i am wrong.
There were cars which were heavily modded....
..to an extent they don't look like one. My friends figured hard and came to the conclusion that this is actually a Proton Saga modified to resemble a golf CART ( ? ). I have to give this guy here props for his imagination.
The Honda EG6's parking alongside each other.
One of my friend gyrating along DJ Lee's canto fengtao technos before the race.
The contestants were ordered to line up before the race before entering the race track.
A makeshift canopy located beside the track for all V.I.Ps to linger around and just frankly speaking, i do feel sorry for them as everytime a car does a burnout, the spectators there will have the opportunity to breathe in much more fumes in a day then they would prolly in a year.HA HA HA.
We found our spot somewhere in the middle of where all the action starts. It doesn't look comfy at all with all these fresh tweaks and branches covering up on ya but that's the best i could do as i am no V.I.P.
The view from where we were sitting at. We can consider ourself.. unlucky as by the time we were camping by the river bank, the rays were shining brightly on top of us.
Some took another bigger step forward by using a parachute.
Some chose a safer way by impesonating a monkey. This are real stunts from the public ya know. I really have to give them the credentials. The act of climbing up the tree and sitting on the branches was more exhilirating than the drag race itself from my perspective.
Anyway my friend put up an impressive show for the public. I am proud of his "uneccesary" drifting act at the end of the race.
This yellowish Nissan Skyline was a disappointment to say the least. It got smoked by a rather less-spectacular modded vehicle. Now, what's the big deal about having GTRs eh?
The contestants were putting up a real fight towards the end of the day as everyone were believing that they should be bringing back the title home. FYI, Miri had won it several times in a row , so it's not surprising to see that some had their engine blown due to the heavy load they were inflicting onto their engine.
After the race, the contestants were instructed to form a line for the judges to determine which vehicle was decorated the best. It's an opportunity for the public to get upclose not only to the car, but also towards the drivers from the respective teams.
This years drag event was won by a bruneian company dubbed Mitsubishi Motorsports. It was a really tiring event nonetheless an exciting one. Theres a few movies and shots which i took of the drag race for your viewing pleasure.
Few worthy shots of the day:
Turbocharged Mitsus and Wira doing their thang.
Pushing your vehicle over the limit is no no clever move. An example of a blown up engine.
Ah Di's signature greeting to the crowds.
Ah Di smoking some car behind.
The race where everybody were on their feet. Skylines are just skylines.
A very neat and chio looking RX7.One of my favourites.
A blue Skyline.
This menacingly looking R34 certainly beats the rest for looks.
Another weird looking vehicle.
A Subaru WRX. I would love to have this in my garage in the near future.
This ride here bag home the gold medal for this year's drag race event. I got sunburnt at the end of the day. I am listing down a list of items to bring come next year. Exp: Foldable chairs; 100 plus, food, chocolate bars.
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Weeeee!!!!! Cars!
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