Double motorsports fun this weekend in Sepang

A chance to catch the A1GP in Sepang, during the lull you can watch rallly cars tear around the palm oil estates nearby

It has been a while since the oil palms of Sepang is shaken by the rumble of speeding rally cars and it has been some time since Klang Valley rally fans have had a round they can call home.

All is forgiven, this year Wheel Sport Management Sdn Bhd, organiser of the Malaysian Rally Championship decided it is time to come back to Sepang and they chose the same weekend as the A1GP. I think that is a smart move as both events can support each other in terms of drawing spectator interest.

I will be getting down and dirty on the Rally SS and I think you guys should too because WSM has chosen routes that run a long many of the main roads in the area so spectators will get to see a large part of the competitive driving.

It will be a a great round because the SS are short, averaging only 5km. This. together with the long straights and tricky corners will ensure a fast pace of rally with the potential for a lot of spills.

The championship maybe in Karamjit’s hand but there is still a lot of excitement in the class fights and  team Pennzoil’s nemesis, Perodua M5 is still chasing after class honours so expect to see their little cars zipping around in full force this weekend.

It is quite startling to see the abuse drivers put these small cars through and Perodua is a popular car for entry level rallying in Malaysia.

Veteran navigaotr, Bernard Chin says that the Sepang SS are all new so no one has driven on them before, this makes for an interesting weekend as everyone tries to quickly learn the intircacies of the route adn spot all the hazards during the recce today.

Chin’s driver is Kan Chee Hong and together they will pilot a Perodua Myvi 4WD Turbo.

Chin reckons the Perodua team has a good chance of raking in class points and wins this weekend as long as they don’t push too hard.

“From our intel, we know that the SS are rough adn quite fast so if we push too hard, it wil probably cause a breakdown so we ahve to keep our head and focus on the class honours then it will be OK. If we start going gung ho for overall win, then things may go wrong,” he added.

Well, I’m of to the recce, hope to see you guys over the weekend