FXOpen Drift Series 2011 - Round 3
Event: FXOpen Drift Series 2011 - Round 3
Date: 26th - 27th Mar 2011
Location: Speedcity KL, Turf Club
After a long wait, FXOpen Drift Series finally underway it final round in Speedcity KL in Turf Club Kuala Lumpur. I will be covering this event for Drivingmotion.com again after manage to secure a media pass from the organizer. FXOpen Drift Series offer rm100,000 for it winner and it is the highest prized money offer in a drifting event in Malaysia. So expect all driver to go all out to gun for the final winner spot.
Tengku Djan Ley again be the favorite to win this round but he will facing tough challenge from other drifter such as Seh Ming Hui (Ah Fai), Ivan Lau and Tan Tat Wei.
There also special appearance by Russian Drift Champ Evgeny Satukov in Federal S14
and Drift Alliance founder Tony Angelo driving a S14 borrow from one of the participant Bullzai Hamdan.
The track layout is very technical and challenging. Many drifters find it hard to tame especially the first corner. High speed and guarded by solid concrete wall and the wall scratch mark prove that it is the hardest corner of the track. A series of tight hair pin and lollipop corner finish up the track layout.
The weather was hot and dry prefect for some drifting action. The action was started as early as the practice run. Rocker Loh from Team Overboast totalled his Nissan S13 on his practice lap but was lucky enough to continue in the event with a replacement car in it own teammate's Nissan 180sx. But it was a day where lady luck did not shine on him. He over speed into the famed first corner and crash into the wall and flip over car on it roof.
The action didn't stop there, as many drifter had some accident in that famed first corner. The most spectacular accident among all was from USA Drift Alliance founder Tony Angelo crash into the concrete wall which causes his car flew in mid air and flip over the car roof. He escape the accident unharmed.
That the end of the S14. Wonder how would Bullzai felt when his S14 totaled.
This is how it look like after the crash.
He somehow manage to find a replacement car for the final race day.
There was a moment of scare for Ace Suspension Ah Boy when his NA SR20 powered AE86 hood pop up before the first corner.
With 21 cars available for the final tsuiso day, qualifying for top 16 is needed in stead of top 32. Top qualifier spot was the crowd favourite Tengku Djan Ley and followed by the on fire Ah Fai from Exotic Tuner.
Tengku Djan Ley
Ah Fai
The rest of qualifier were:-
Hanizam Hamzah
Johan Norman
Tan Tat Wei
Azrina Jane
Ariff Johanis
Fazreen Ismail
Mervyn Nakamura
Hashiguti Anderson
Koh Kok Ho aka Ah Boy
Ivan Lau
Tony Angelo
Evgeny Satukov
Rhenadi Arinton
Michael Gan
One of the highlight of the top 16 was the tsuiso battle between Hashiguti Anderson and Fazreen Ismail. Both are evenly match until Fazreen understeer existing the first corner and crashed into the concrete wall which resulted the car hanging halfway up the concrete barrier.
Fazreen was unharmed after the accident.
Meanwhile, in Tengku Djan match up with Micheal Gan, there are some questionable judging decision by the judges which call for OMT three time before awarding the victory to Djan.
In another top 16 match which involve Tony Angelo and Ariff Johanis. It is a tight match between both drivers and judges had to announce OMT to decide the winner. But in OMT, Tony Angelo went in to close to Ariff Johanis and nudge him from the back which giving Ariff the win.
In the end, it was Tengku Djan Ley up against the on fire Ah Fai. Ah Fai put up consistent and amazing drifting thought out the competition. With rm100,000 to be won, both will definitely put up a good show.
On the first run, Djan show why he is the best in the region with a strong consistent run and Ah Fai was overshadow at the back. On the chase run, thing look on Djan's favour as he keep a close gap to Ah Fai until he miss shift and straighten his car on the exit of the island corner.
With that Ah Fai was the winner of FXOpen Drift Series Round 3. Hashiguti Anderson completed the podium position with a third place finish.
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Date: 26th - 27th Mar 2011
Location: Speedcity KL, Turf Club
After a long wait, FXOpen Drift Series finally underway it final round in Speedcity KL in Turf Club Kuala Lumpur. I will be covering this event for Drivingmotion.com again after manage to secure a media pass from the organizer. FXOpen Drift Series offer rm100,000 for it winner and it is the highest prized money offer in a drifting event in Malaysia. So expect all driver to go all out to gun for the final winner spot.
Tengku Djan Ley again be the favorite to win this round but he will facing tough challenge from other drifter such as Seh Ming Hui (Ah Fai), Ivan Lau and Tan Tat Wei.
There also special appearance by Russian Drift Champ Evgeny Satukov in Federal S14
and Drift Alliance founder Tony Angelo driving a S14 borrow from one of the participant Bullzai Hamdan.
The track layout is very technical and challenging. Many drifters find it hard to tame especially the first corner. High speed and guarded by solid concrete wall and the wall scratch mark prove that it is the hardest corner of the track. A series of tight hair pin and lollipop corner finish up the track layout.
The weather was hot and dry prefect for some drifting action. The action was started as early as the practice run. Rocker Loh from Team Overboast totalled his Nissan S13 on his practice lap but was lucky enough to continue in the event with a replacement car in it own teammate's Nissan 180sx. But it was a day where lady luck did not shine on him. He over speed into the famed first corner and crash into the wall and flip over car on it roof.
The action didn't stop there, as many drifter had some accident in that famed first corner. The most spectacular accident among all was from USA Drift Alliance founder Tony Angelo crash into the concrete wall which causes his car flew in mid air and flip over the car roof. He escape the accident unharmed.
That the end of the S14. Wonder how would Bullzai felt when his S14 totaled.
This is how it look like after the crash.
He somehow manage to find a replacement car for the final race day.
There was a moment of scare for Ace Suspension Ah Boy when his NA SR20 powered AE86 hood pop up before the first corner.
With 21 cars available for the final tsuiso day, qualifying for top 16 is needed in stead of top 32. Top qualifier spot was the crowd favourite Tengku Djan Ley and followed by the on fire Ah Fai from Exotic Tuner.
Tengku Djan Ley
Ah Fai
The rest of qualifier were:-
Hanizam Hamzah
Johan Norman
Tan Tat Wei
Azrina Jane
Ariff Johanis
Fazreen Ismail
Mervyn Nakamura
Hashiguti Anderson
Koh Kok Ho aka Ah Boy
Ivan Lau
Tony Angelo
Evgeny Satukov
Rhenadi Arinton
Michael Gan
One of the highlight of the top 16 was the tsuiso battle between Hashiguti Anderson and Fazreen Ismail. Both are evenly match until Fazreen understeer existing the first corner and crashed into the concrete wall which resulted the car hanging halfway up the concrete barrier.
Fazreen was unharmed after the accident.
Meanwhile, in Tengku Djan match up with Micheal Gan, there are some questionable judging decision by the judges which call for OMT three time before awarding the victory to Djan.
In another top 16 match which involve Tony Angelo and Ariff Johanis. It is a tight match between both drivers and judges had to announce OMT to decide the winner. But in OMT, Tony Angelo went in to close to Ariff Johanis and nudge him from the back which giving Ariff the win.
In the end, it was Tengku Djan Ley up against the on fire Ah Fai. Ah Fai put up consistent and amazing drifting thought out the competition. With rm100,000 to be won, both will definitely put up a good show.
On the first run, Djan show why he is the best in the region with a strong consistent run and Ah Fai was overshadow at the back. On the chase run, thing look on Djan's favour as he keep a close gap to Ah Fai until he miss shift and straighten his car on the exit of the island corner.
With that Ah Fai was the winner of FXOpen Drift Series Round 3. Hashiguti Anderson completed the podium position with a third place finish.
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