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Pic 1: Three BNR34s together
I was sort of touring around in Sabah the whole of last week doing some work. When I was in Kota Kinabalu, it was great as I get to meet up with fellow Skyline owners once again. It's nice to meet up with Jeffrey, Darence, Eric, Syed, Johnny and Shah. You guys have really cool rides.It's also amazing to see 2 units of the BNR34 V-Spec II Nur parked next to each other given that there aren't that many of the Nur around; let alone 2 units together in KK. We've had a great time chatting about anything and everything and also enjoyed drooling at the cars. Ahem ...... the spins around the main road to listen to exhaust notes was exhilarating as well :PThank you guys and your hospitality is truly amazing. Thanks again. Oh, next time must snap more pictures of Darence's ride; ultra rare NISMO S-Tune BNR34. Some engine bay shot would be stupendous!Here's some of the pictures of the day. Enjoy.....
Pic 2: Some of the guys....Azlan, EJ, Syed, Jeffrey, Darence and Johnny
Pic 3: Eric's white V-Spec II Nur and Jeffrey's blue V-Spec
Pic 4: Darence's NISMO S-Tune GT-R. Saw the yummy Endless 6 pots??
Pic 5: Johnny's ER34
Pic 6: Shah's V-Spec II Nur
Pic 7: Single turbo-ed Nur
Pic 8: Syed's MX-5 Miata
Pic 9: Yes it's a forced induction Miata!
Pic 10: Jeffrey's V-Spec flanked by Eric and Shah's V-Spec II Nur
Pic 11: 4 round stove taillights aplenty that night. :P
Pic 1: Start of Super GT Rd. 4
The Super GT round 4 in Sepang International Circuit was won by HASEMI TOMICA EBBRO GT-R driven by Ronnie Quintarelli and Hironobu Yasuda for their first victory of the season.The HASEMI TOMICA EBBRO GT-R’s starting driver, Quintarelli, kept that lead to lap 30 before turning the wheel over to teammate Yasuda at the routine pit stop. Once Yasuda took over, he was never threatened for the lead, due in part to a furious battle for 2nd position raging behind him. Eventually, he ran on to victory with a big lead over the field.In the GT300 class, the I.M JIHAN CO. LTD APPLE Shiden driven by Hiroki Katoh and Hiroki Yoshimoto staged an furious charge from the very back of the pack to win a stunning victory. It’s indeed an amazing feat to start at the tail end to become the podium winner!Overall, I felt that the Super GT this year is not what like it used to be. There were little marketing and promotions done and the crowd peaked at only 30,000 people on raceday. This is a far cry from what it used to be. And if not for the free entries for those JDM owners who displayed their cars, school kids, corporate passes, free tickets, etc......the crowd would be even lesser.
I've been to every single Super GT round in Malaysia since it started in the year 2000 (minus year 2003 when the event was canceled due to SARS outbreak). I dare say that the enthusiasm has somewhat dwindled compared to when it first came here.
Did you say Race Queens? Yes of course they were there. Race Queens are afterall part of the race, and plays an important role to uplift atmosphere. But I do think the quality uhm...dropped year after year. :PI will post more pics of cars and race queens later. Need time to choose and edit my 5,400 pics. Plus now also on the road due to work. :(
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