BA V8 Supercar Competing in Malaysia

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Was wandering in down town Kuala Lumpur when I came across some hot looking cars. One being a Class Three Le Mans racer and the other draped in Black...completely covered...one thing caught my eye though. It had a Bonnet Bulge and a big spoiler. I also spotted a guy in a racing team shirt. We got talking and he tells me its BA V8 Super Car from the Fujitsu Championship in Australia. Well that just got me all excited. Also met some of the guys who are in the Pit Team. Aussies from Melbourne and Perth, at least one of them has worked with SBR.
It's racing tomorrow in the Malaysian 12 Hour Enduro...

Fugazi Racing Team To Be Driven By Burning Patriotism At MME
Fugazi Racing Team To Be Driven By Burning Patriotism At MME

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Inspired by patriotism, the all-Malaysian Fugazi Racing team hopes to race against the odds to overcome their more illustrious opponents during the 12-hour Petronas Malaysian Merdeka Endurance (MME) Race in Sepang on Saturday.

Fugazi Team manager Hafiz Marzuki said he was aware rival teams had invested heavily on top-class drivers and powerful racing machines for the 12-hour endurance race and the odds would be stacked against his team to win.

"Yes, I fully agree the odds are against us, but we have full confidence in ourselves and in our homegrown talents," said Hafiz who announced that former Porsche Carrera Cup Asia driver Rizal Ashram Ramli with partners Wira Dani Daim and Tseu Chee Kee would spearhead his team's challenge.

He said the team had initially considered inviting foreign drivers to boost their chances for the eighth edition of MME, but eventually opted for local drivers whom he believed are capable of upsetting the form books.

"Though there were enquiries from international drivers, we decided to use local expertise. Maybe, we were just being emotional to see a homegrown team winning in conjunction with the country's 50th independence anniversary celebrations," he said in a statement.

Hafiz said the drivers had enough experience to match their rivals.

While Rizal Ashram is a proven international class racer with experience in competing at the German F3 Championship (2002), British F3 Championship (2003) and the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (2005), Wira Dani and Chee Kee raced in the Malaysian Super Series and the now-defunct Proton Car National Championship.

"This is endurance racing and we believe we have the machine that is capable of winning," he said, referring to their newly-acquired Australian V8 Championship race car, a five-litre Ford Falcon V8, rebuilt with endurance specifications for the race.

During practise on Sunday, the mean black Ford Falcon machine, which can accelerate up to 300kph, caught the attention of other drivers and teams with its thunderous roar and blazing speed, especially over the two long straights at the Sepang Circuit.

"Everybody loves the V8 machine and everybody agreed that we use the car for this year's MME race," Hafiz said, adding that the other factor driving the team would be the burning patriotism and nationalistic fire in each of the members.

"Winning will be our present for Malaysian racing fans," said Hafiz, who, however, acknowledged that the Petronas Syntium team with legendary driver Hans Joachim Stuck, Johannes Stuck and Fariqe Hairuman behind the wheels would definitely start as favourites with their awesome BMW Z4M Coupe.

A total of 98 cars had registered for this year's race at the 5.5403km Sepang Circuit.

-- BERNAMA