Formula Drift Malaysia 2013

What's up guys. It's been a very long time since my last post on MC. A month plus. But I'm back with something you guys might enjoy. On 1st September, our beloved city of Kuala Lumpur became host to the Formula Drift series at Speed City KL. This year we got an all star line up including Ken Gush, Robbie Nishida, Daigo Saito, Fredric Aasbo and also our local favourites, Mervyn Nakamura, Ariff Johanis, Loyai, Zai 'Bullzai' Hamdan, Ah Han, and off course Tengku Djan Ley.

Mervyn Nakamura and Bullzai Hamdan

Dai Yoshihara as a judge

Ariff Johanis

Tengku Djan

Ken Gushi

Daigo Saito

Robbie Nishida

Fredric Aasbo

The weather wasn't a walk in a park for the drivers. It might be typical for the Malaysians, otherwise for the foreign drivers. But rain, shine or even monsoons, the show still went on. This makes the FD event in Malaysia unique due to the weather which challenges the driver and even out the playing field. All and all, drifting is a driver's sport where power isn't always everything.

 This year, the competition goes straight to the top 16. Unfortunately in qualifying, only two Malaysian drivers made the top 16 which is Tengku Djan and Ah Fai. The two biggest powerhouses of Malaysian drifting. Whereas 5 Thai drivers, Keak, Mai Chaiwat, C. Kerdpiam, Pan Thamtarana, and Saranon made it through. Other that made the top 16 are Daigo Saito, Tom Monkhouse, Slim Templeman, FredricAasbo, Rio SB, Ken Gushi, Masao Suenaga, Josh Boettcher, and Rob Whyte.

During the tandem battles, the conditions were semi wet. We saw some surprising results when Aasbo and Saito were knocked out at the top 16. Aasbo was knocked out by Rio SB whereas Saito was knocked out by Monkhouse. The finals was a battle with Tom Monkhouse against C. Kerdpiam. Even though these two didn't make it to the finals but the highlight battle of the event was Djan against Gushi since both drifters were equally capable and both were ripping the banners on the wall. Kudos for them. At the end of the day, the final podium was C Kerdpiam in first, Monkhouse in second and Gushi in third.

Well, that's all from be. Congratulations to winners. Until next time. Peace yo!

Dai Yoshihara striking a pose!

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Tengku Djan's X-1R x Speed City KL Nissan RPS13 700SX

What's up guys. It's been a very long time since the last post. We got a special invite to check out Tengku Djan's new and improved Formula Drift competition car. His Nissan RPS13 "700SX"

The last time we heard about this car was prior to Formula Drift Indonesia 2012 when he finished swapping his old SR20DET motor with a Chevrolet LS7 V8. For those who don't know, the LS7 is a well known American V8 usually found in the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and Camaro Z/28.

The LS7 has just received a new upgrade which is the Harrop Hurricane Individual Throttle Body intake. Aside from that, he also equipped the V8 with a custom Tonnka Exhaust system. Now the engine is currently outputting 600bhp and 700Nm of torque. That kind of power is not for the faint hearted.

 The suspension and chassis work remains similar to 2012. Djan currently uses DG-5 coilovers and Driftworks suspension arms. Alongside that, the car is also equipped with a competition spec welded roll cage. Djan also maintains his tire set up with Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 with 245/40R17 in the front and 265/35R18 in the rear.

 Prior to Formula Drift Malaysia 2013, Djan is currently doing some final tweaking on the car's set up. After finishing third in last year's FD Malaysia and second overall, he is hungry for a victory for sure this time around. Well that's all from me for now. Be sure to come down to Speed City KL on the 31st Aug to 1st Sept for Formula Drift Malaysia 2013 to support your favourite team and driver. Peace!

TUNING MENU

Driver: Tengku Djan Ley

Model: Nissan 180SX RPS13

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ENGINE:

 7.0L Chevrolet LS7 V8, 

HARROP Hurricane Individual Throttle Body Intake, 

Custom Tonnka Headers and Exhaust system.

DRIVETRAIN:

 5-Speed manual TKO Gearbox, 

Heavy Duty Monster Clutch, 

NISMO GT Pro LSD

SUSPENSION, CHASSIS AND BRAKES: 

DG-5 Coilovers, 

Nissan twin caliper rear brakes, 

Driftworks knuckles and suspesion arms, 

6 point competition spec welded roll cage.

WHEELS AND TIRES: 

Enkei GTC01, 

Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 245/40R17 (front) 265/35R18 (rear)

EXTERIOR: 

S15 front end swap, GP Sports D1 Bodykit, Bestkit fiber FRP bonnet and doors, 

Dstroyr Livery by Motorsport Playyground

INTERIOR: 

Bride Seats, Raemco Harness, Painless switch panel, 

Sparco steering wheel and fire extinguisher, 

Hydraulic e-brake, Sportcomp Tachometer.   

Tengku Djan Ley striking a pose for MC

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Garage Life: Streets is Watching.

What's up guys.

Recently I had a chance to chill with a buddy of mines, Simon at his garage. After our first meeting at an event at the PLUS Speedway in USJ, he told me about his garage and his crew, Garage Life. The reason why the name is Garage Life is due to the extensive hours they spend at the garage.

It was a Saturday night so Simon called up myself and all his buddies. Turns out at the time, they were working on their member's Nissan Silvia S14 Zenki. The crew mostly drives S-Chassis ranging from RPS13 180SX to S15. But there are also other Nissan cars like Cefiros and Skylines. Not to mention an Evo-swapped Wira.

These guys mostly drift-tune their cars. Simon even makes custom made lower arms for Silvias by the name of Madrush. Seems legit on what kind of motorsport discipline they practice since they even took a couple of their rides out sideways on the streets.

 After chilling for a couple of hours, the guys decided to head out to the mean streets of Puchong for a late night cruise. With the number of rides out on the highway, ya'll might think this was out in the Wangan route in Tokyo (or not). Well that's all from me. Until next time, yo!

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