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Driving For A Greater Good: Cars Clubs Come Together To Help Orphans

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What do car clubs do when they get together? Well, for a start members and friends of BMW Club Malaysia, Italia Auto, Mitsubishi Lancer Owners Club and Japan Sport Owners Club (JSOC) combined and pooled their resources for a good cause and raised RM 65,000 to purchase a brand new Kia Preggio for Good Samaritan [...]

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F1: Hamilton mouthes off.. and admits he’s black (with VIDEO)

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After the Monaco GP, Pussycat Doll Fan Boy, Hamilton mouthed off about his penalty, believing it’s a conspiracy. Wake up Lewis. If the Stewards keep hauling you up, something is wrong. And he went all Ali G as well. Watch the Video

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VIDEO: Hot Wheels goes Full Scale at INDY 500

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Most of us had Hot Wheel die cast cars when we were kids. Some Adults still collect them. Yeah this writer included. Well our favourite maker of our child hood four wheel fantasies has dedided to take things to a larger scale. As in life size jumps and all. Watch the Video top see how [...]

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AFOS: Plenty of Drama & Frustration at the GT Asia Series

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The final round of the GT Asia Series at the Asian Festival of Speed came to a thrilling end. Some heavy shunts, mistakes and a couple laps behind the safety car provided some drivers the lucky break they needed, but left others pondering what happened. It all started well with Tunku Hammam Sulong getting a [...]

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Shell FuelSave Crowns Selangor State Winner

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Shell Malaysia continued with its second leg of 2011 Regional Shell FuelSave Challenges by announcing Mr Lee Chee Koon as the Selangor state winner. The Public Relations Practitioner clocked in 26.6 kilometres on one liter of Shell FuelSave 95 along a route of 110 kilometres and won RM3,000 worth of prizes. He will now be [...]

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Dacia To Compete 850hp Nissan GTR Powered ‘Duster’ At The 2011 Pikes Peak Hillclimb

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A 850hp monster powered by a Nissan GTR V6 engine. That’s what Dacia is going to use to compete in this years Pikes Peak International Hillclimb! Built in collaboration with Renault Sport Technologies, the one-off racer was constructed by Tork Engineering. It will compete in the Unlimited class which has very lenient regulations and thus [...]

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ORDER NOW: Affordable Club-level SFI-certified Racing Suits for SNF

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Fire-resistant Racing Suits will be compulsory for SNF 2011 from Round 6 (9th Sept). Motorsports is not only for the rich. We have sourced the best pricing for Club-level fire-resistant Racing Suits for you, from known international and certified brands. These suits are approved for SNF 2012. However, these are available at these pricings for [...]

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Nissan Navara 4×4 King Cab Launched in Malaysia

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Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM) today announced the arrival of the Limited Edition Nissan Navara King Cab 4X4. This new body-style is a first for the Pick-up segment in Malaysia, catering to users who require both in-cabin and rear cargo storage. To facilitate its class-leading in-cabin storage capabilities, the Nissan Navara King Cab [...]

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Audi: Le Mans Better For Car Makers Than Formula 1

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With Formula 1 being the pinnacle of of world motorsport, it naturally has a huge following. All of us here at Ignition.my are fans too. But then there area also the sceptics who question the relevance of Formula 1 with statements like its a ego feeding sport with no clear relevance to road going cars. [...]

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SNF 2012 upgraded to Club Event but at Low Cost!

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It’s official: For next year, SNF 2012 will be upgraded to a sanctioned Club-level event! Now wait, don’t freak out. It takes real grassroots racers to bring you an affordable grassroots racing event. We’ve done all the work for you, and the costs hardly go up. Check it out: The Good Bits – We will [...]

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American & European Tire Brands More Popular Than Japanese Brands?

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Sales performance of the Malaysian passenger car tire industry emerged strongest in the fourth quarter as sales were given a significant boost by the flurry of year-end activities which took place in the country. GfK Malaysia, an international auditing company, conducted a retail audit of replacement car tires inKlang Valley and reported USD78 million worth [...]

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SNF: Tow Hooks compulsory

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When you go onto the track, there must always be an assumption, no matter how small, no matter how frickin awesome behind the wheel you think you are, that you will beach your ride in the gravel. Or it’ll break down. Or you’ll knock into an elephant crossing the track on a tricyle. Whatever the [...]

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Pennzoil GSR Racing Team Wins In Rally Queensland!

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Hats off to the Pennzoil GSR Racing team for successfully retaining the A6 class win in Rally Queensland for cars participating below the 1.6 cc category. The team also won in Johor Malaysia during Round 1 of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) in April. Tough it was a tough race for the team with [...]

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UMW Toyota Launches 11th Toyota Eco Youth Program

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UMW Toyota Motor today held a launching ceremony of the 11th Toyota Eco Youth (TEY) programme. This year’s programme will have a new challenge that takes the TEY beyond the school boundaries to involve the community surrounding the schools. The 11th TEY programme was officially launched by Tuan Hj. Muhamat Roli Bin Hj. Hassan, Director [...]

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