Shah Alam 8^th June – Grass Racing Autosports also known as GRA ran their second round of their autocross championships in Shah Alam. This year’s championship is sponsored by Red Line Synthetic Oils, Meguiar’s Detailing Products, Vanli Genuine Parts and Gophers Personal Navigation System, will be the long staying partners of GRA.  The GRA Autocross races are supported and sanctioned by MAM, the local governing body for motorsports in Malaysia . Ian Khong ambassador to GRA made the course very tricky this time, making it the hardest and most technical course for any autocross ever ran in Malaysia.

The Grass Class drivers started out in the morning with a slightly damp track. Class A up 1300cc had Wong Kang Yoon in a Proton Iswara winning the race convincingly. Charlene Khoo the fastest lady of the day and also from Team Meguiar’s Jalan Templer managed a 2^nd position despite driving an automatic Kelisa. Following in 3^rd place was Azlan B. Munajat, in a similar Kelisa entering for the first time. The first incident of the day went to Kevin Kok in a Perodua Kancil that went airborne over two drains and landed on the pavement.

Charlene Khoo, fastest lady of the day & also Team Meguiar’s Jalan Templer (2nd in Grass Class A)

In Class B up to 1600cc, Garick Goh took 1^st place with his Proton Satria with Julian Foo coming in 2^nd in a similar Proton Satria. Charlie Ling in a Toyota Levin AE86 took 3^rd position. In the Automatic Class up to 1600cc Class AA, William Lim once again proved that he is the fastest taking 1^st place. 2^nd and 3^rd place went to the pairs of Tuah Damak and Adam Marcos both brothers sharing a Honda Civic EG8.  For Class AB Automatic cars up to 2500cc, Chee Tun Poey emerged victorious thanks to his closest competitor Victor Lim in a Ford Lynx RS suffering curb damage on his tires, forcing him to retire with only one run claiming 2^nd spot.

2nd & 3rd in Auto-grass Class AA went to the brothers, Tuah Damak & Adam Marcos sharing the same car.

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Victor Lim took 2nd place in Auto-grass AB

In Class OC 1601cc-1800cc, Jason Foo from Team Red Line clinched 1^st position piloting a Proton Satria Mivec. Soo Seng Kuan in a Honda Civic EG and Daymen Lai in a Honda CRX managed a 2^nd and 3^rd respectively. In Class OC Novice driver, Daymen Lai took his first ever win with Adrian Tan and Mitch Chong following in 2^nd and 3^rd. For Class OD 2000cc and beyond, Ivan Khong won in convincing fashion taking 1^st in a Subaru WRX with Andy Kow in 2^nd place with the same identical car. Marcus Chye took 3^rd place, with his Lotus.

In Pro-grass OD, Ivan Khong won  1st in a Subaru WRX.

Andy Kow clock in the Fastest Time of the Day & 2nd in Pro-grass OD.

Vanli Ambassadors 

- Jia-shin & Elaine Hoh.

Mr. CK Lim from Vanli Genuine Parts said, ‘ GRA is a really good platform for new drivers, and the response has been good after Round 1. We hope to provide more drivers a resource for them to get parts and we have even setup a special service just to cater for the community as well’.

Mr. Selva from Gophers Personal Navigation System said, ‘ We are really proud to be a part of the GRA family. We are looking forward in working with GRA for synergies and our GPS will certainly help in the area of travelling for them’.

Gohers Ambassador 

- Wilma Eva Wee.

Mr. Johan Wong from Meguiar’s said, ‘ GRA is now becoming a regular name amongst car enthusiast and has brought us along for the ride. Our Team has done well in the race, along with our dealer in Jalan Templer that is sponsoring Charlene Khoo’s car. We are looking forward to Round 3, and aim to take home more trophies’.

Mr. Howard Goh of Red Line said, ‘ Team Red Line is now upstaging some faster cars in Open Class. I think it is not about how fast a car is but how well it is prepped and what our products can do for it. We will look forward to Round 3 where the race is going to a new location’.