Asia Supercar Challenge at MME

Twenty one of the most luxurious supercars ever seen will be lining up on the grid at the Sepang International Circuit on the 28^th and 29 August 2008. The Asia Supercar Challenge is returning to the circuit as part of the Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race weekend, giving spectators a chance to witness one of the most expensive GT grids seen in Asia.

The return of the Series to Sepang will see more drivers competing in Rounds 6 and 7 as a support event. Team Porsche Club Singapore with two Porsche Carrera Cup Asia drivers, Mok Weng Sun and David Lai, will compete with Porsche 997 Cup S and 997 GT3 Cup. The 997 Cup S is one of the two units available in SE Asia, whilst the other car is owned by Tunku Hamman Sulong, who competed in Rounds 1-3 in ASCC earlier this year, wining two rounds that weekend.

Another driver signed on to drive during the event is Nick Thomas, an experienced race driver, with many years driving in Porsche race cars. Thomas knows the Sepang circuit well and will compete in a 996 GT3 3.9L in Class A, and will be a dark horse not to be ignored.

Joining the ranks of drivers to watch is Michael Lai, a long time member of the Supercar Club HK, who will be competing in a Porsche 996 GT3 Cup.

Rounds 6 & 7 of the Asia SuperCar Challenge are the final rounds of this year’s championship, and the top three drivers Rodolfo Avila (Team Mastercar), Sam Yau (Team Sarasin SPS) and Siu Yuk Lung (Team SPS) are all looking to claim the coveted Championship win.

The MME race is one of the premier motorsport events in Malaysia and SE Asia. Over 100 cars will enter the event with a maximum of 77 race cars allowed to start in four different categories. The endurance race will begin at 11:00 on Saturday, ending at 23:00 using the Rolling Start format.

This year, many Hong Kong drivers have signed on to compete in the 12-hour endurance event, including several ASCC drivers. The LKM Racing Team will be there with their Porsche 996 GT3 Cup, with the Siu brothers, Siu Tit Lung and Siu Yuk Lung, being joined by Japanese driving sensation and former Porsche Carrera Cup Asia driver Keita Sawa.

Hong Kong Racing Team will also be represented there with a pair of New Aston Martin N24’s being managed by veteran race engineer Barry Forth. The first car will be driven by Philip Ma, Samson Chan and Steven Chian while the second car will be helmed by Frank Yu, Michael Choi and Domenico Schiattarella.

Team Porsche Club Singapore with Mok Weng Sun in a brand new Porsche 997 RSR with Australian and Hong Kong Top drivers as his teammates, will also be a strong contender for the event.

Prepared by Asia Supercar Challenge