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Super Sporting Class

With the exception of Brendon Lim who dropped from fourth position on the grid to eighth place and Brendan Paul Anthony who lost one place, all the drivers in the Super Sporting class maintained their track positions from start to finish in the 22-lap race.

Toyotsu Racing’s William Ho led from start to finish, with Telagamas Toyota’s Freddie Ang taking second place some 1.93 seconds behind, and Kenny Lee of Kegani Racing completing the top three a further two seconds adrift.

In the class of the elite professional racers, the race unfolded with all drivers posting super competitive times and remaining within the 1 minute 15 second to 1 minute 16 second bracket around the 1.65km street circuit.

RESULTS


Sporting Class

Teenager Hayden Haikal, 15 years old, made history in storming to his second race victory and his first ever win on a street circuit by finishing Race 2 ahead of Hiewa Racing Team’s Wong Chin Eeg and Panglima City Racing’s Kenneth Koh in third place.

Coincidentally, Kuala Terengganu was also the venue where Hayden made his debut in the Toyota Vios Challenge last season where he started his first ever saloon car race in ninth position and also finished ninth.

The start of the 22-lap race started rather dramatically with pole position man Shanmuganathan Arumugan being squeezed out of contention going into the first corner. Wong made an exceptional start from second on the grid to punch a hole in the traffic to slip into the lead, leaving enough space for Hayden and Kulim Topwheels driver Ken to move into second and third positions respectively. Koh however, overtook Foo for third position by the end of the first lap.

Wong held on to his lead for seven laps until making a slight mistake which allowed Hayden to take over the lead.

Koh meanwhile, was a man on a mission to score as many championship points possible as he claimed his second visit to the winners’ podium in two consecutive races over the weekend. His third place finish was a fitting end to the weekend which also included winning Race 1.

RESULTS

The typically quiet streets of Kuala Terengganu came alive for a weekend as the third season of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival Vios Challenge race series flagged off.

Festivities began on the night of Thursday, 4 Sept 2019; the 26 Toyota Vios racing cars were escorted on a 25km route starting from the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin stadium passing through the iconic Kuala Terengganu drawbridge before stopping at Pasamita to meet and greet hundreds of eager local fans.

Recognized as Malaysia’s premier street racing series, the event is held on a specially- constructed 1.65km street circuit and features exhilarating door-to-door action on the track with celebrity, amateur and professional racing drivers competing in three classes of saloon car racing in the one-make Toyota Vios Challenge.

Bringing Racing to the People

Season 3 of the exciting Toyota Vios Challenge series flags off to action-packed start in Kuala Terengganu.

STARTING GRID

 

PROMOTIONAL CLASS (Celebrities)

1

Ain Edruce

2

Diana Danielle

3

Janna Nick

4

Khai Bahar

5

Nabil Ahmad

6

Nabila Razali

7

Syafiq Kyle

8

Shawn Lee

9

Shukri Yahaya

10

Wany Hasrita

SPORTING CLASS

Amateur Racers

1

Wong Chin Eeg

Toyota Hiewa Auto Gallery

2

Kenneth Koh

Toyota Panglima City Motor

3

Ken Foo

Toyota Kulim Topwheels

4

Lim Chun Beng

Toyota Fokus Tetap

5

Tarmimi Tahang

Toyota Mutiara Motors

6

Mohd Ismail Idris

Toyota Super Evergreen

7

Clement Yeo

Toyota Distinctive Model

8

Ricky Tan

Toyota Saksama Otomobil 1

9

Eddie Tan

Toyota Saksama Otomobil 2

10

Shanmuganathan

11

Bradley Benedict

Dream Chaser

12

Jackson Tan

Revo Technik

13

Hayden Haikal

A Perfect Event

14

Haji Sutan

SMS Motorsport

15

Mirza Syahmi

Carroot Motorsport

SUPER SPORTING CLASS

1

Syafiq Ali

Toyota Mutiara Motors

2

Freddie Ang

Toyota Telagamas Motor

3

Mark Darwin

Toyota Laser Motor

4

Adam Khalid

Toyota Crestmax Auto

5

Tom Goh

Toyota SD Tama

6

Vincent Tan

Toyota SD Tama

7

William Ho

Toyota UMW Toyotsu

8

Kenny Lee

Kagani

9

Boy Wong

ST Wangan

10

Brendan Paul

A Perfect Event

11

Brendan Lim

Tedco Racing

12

Tengku Djan Ley

23 Motor

THE CAR

Following the introduction of the all-new Vios, TGR accordingly welcomes an updated race car for the new season. Receiving added safety features and minor performance upgrades, the all-new Vios race car promises greater rigidity, stability, and sharper response to its driver.

Engine & Transmission

• 1.5-liter, 16-valve, DOHC with VVT-i

• 5-speed manual transmission

• TRD clutch

• TRD Limited Slip Differential (LSD)

Interior

• OMP bucket seat

• OMP safety harness

• OMP steering wheel

• TRD roll cage

• On board camera

• Fire extinguisher system

• Semi-Auto kill switch

• Motec Tachometer

Chassis

• TRD fully adjustable suspension

• TRD stabilizer bar

• Endless brake pads

• Steel braided brake hoses

• Enkei alloy rims (15 x 7.0J)

• Toyo tyres (195/50R15)

Exterior

• TRD exhaust system

• OMP tow hook

• OMP bonnet pins

Aerodynamics

• TRD front bumper lip

• TRD rear bumper apron

• TRD side skirts

• TRD boot spoiler

WHAT THE DRIVERS SAY

Biggest change in the car is the limited slip differential (LSD). The car now feels much more alive.

– Mark Darwin

It is a lot more responsive. From the practice session I managed to make small changes here and there and I could actually feel the difference.

– Tengku Djan

There are a lot of improvements in the car, the car is very different, and it is a lot easier to handle.

– Kenneth Koh

Definitely the biggest strength in the new car is in the more rigid chassis and the suspension.

– William Ho

This season is going to be about the driver’s ability to set-up the car well. It’s amazing how the car reacts better with just minor changes.

– Kenny Lee

We definitely have better grip from the tyres this season. There is also more bite from the car’s limited slip differential (LSD).

– Syafiq Ali

THE ACTION - DAY 1

Promotional Class

After spending a year in the more competitive Sporting Class, Shawn and Shukri underlined a strong comeback into the Promotional category by winning Race 1 and finishing second respectively in the 20-lap race.

Despite setting the fastest time in qualifying, actor Shukri failed to make the most of his pole position after losing track position to Shawn into the first corner.

In third place was actress and also defending Promotional class champion Diana Danielle who was gifted a podium finish despite being some 37 seconds behind when Nabil Ahmad clipped the concrete barrier and retired.

RESULTS


Sporting Class

Panglima City Racing Team’s Kenneth Koh took the chequered flag ahead of Team Distinctive Model’s Clement Yeo and Kulim Topwheels’ Ken Foo who finished second and third respectively.

All three drivers made a text book start of the 22-lap race, from first, second and third positions on the grid respectively with only 3 seconds separating them.

The race however, was red-flagged three laps to the finish with Team Fokus Tetap’s Lim Chun Beng becoming Season 3’s first casualty of the street circuit’s reinforced concrete barrier. A brush with the barrier damaged his front right fender which resulted in the tyre delaminating sending his car out of control into the concrete wall.

RESULTS


Super Sporting Class

The elites in the Super Sporting class drove a close but clean race from start to finish with Laser Motor Racing’s Mark Darwin winning the 22-lap race just half a second ahead of 23 Motors’ Tengku Djan Ley. In third place was Tedco Racing’s Brendan Lim.

For Tengku Djan, the visit to podium underlines a great start to the season having won Season 1 and taking a break from Season 2.

RESULTS

THE ACTION - DAY 2

Promotional Class

Rain in the late afternoon meanwhile, made it an uneventful race for the Promotional Class with the start of the race being delayed for 30 minutes before resuming behind the safety car.

The wet conditions however, turned out to be in favour of singer Wany Hasrita who stormed into the first ever race win. In second place was fellow singer Nabila Razali, also making her first appearance on the winners’ podium, followed by actor Shukri Yahaya in third position.

Victory was also extremely sweet for Nabila who demonstrated a more calm and composed drive to finish in second place and claim her first visit to the winners’ podium.

RESULTS

1

Shawn Lee

4

Khai Bahar

2

Shukri Yahaya

3

Diana Danielle

5

Nabila Razali

4

Hayden Haikal

S&D Motorsports

3

Ken Foo

Kulim Topwheels

5

Wong Chin Eeg

Hiewa Racing Team

1

Kenneth Koh

Panglima City Racing

2

Clement Yeo

Distinctive Model

1

Mark Darwin

Laser Motor Racing

4

Kenny Lee

Kegani Racing

2

Tengku Djan Ley

23 Motors

3

Brendan Lim

Tedco Racing

5

Freddie Ang

Telagamas Toyota

1

Wany Hasrita

4

Shawn Lee

2

Nabila Razali

3

Shukri Yahaya

5

Diana Danielle

1

Hayden Haikal

S&D Motorsports

4

Dato’ Ken Foo

Kulim Topwheels

2

Wong Chin Eeg

Hiewa Racing Team

3

Kenneth Koh

Panglima City Racing

5

Sutan Mustaffa

SMS Motorsports

1

William Ho

Toyotsu Racing

4

Tengku Djan Ley

23 Motors

2

Freddie Ang

Telagamas Toyota

3

Kenny Lee

Kegani Racing

5

Boy Wong

ST Wangan