Tengku Djan

Star Drift Challenge, 1st competition for 2008 and the only confirmed Malaysian drift series. Respect to the organizers for making it happen and keeping the scene alive.

As mentioned earlier, we were at “Elite Track” testing the DG-5 suspension in preparation for this round. The track is pretty tight, which is not ideal for testing. But it’s as good as it gets. Will definitely organize another “Kampung Gajah” track session after Seremban. Hopefully before Chinese New Year.

The Seremban event was held on a plot of land which used to be an old army camp. Tarmac area was limited which didn’t give much room for a favorable course layout. I was pretty disappointed to begin with, as i expected a larger drift area which would give us opportunity to sort out suspension settings. But once the “Tsuiso Battles” started on Sunday, it made the drifting interesting. The weather wasn’t great, it rained on both days. I was struggling with the speed difference. I was concentrating on maximum entry speed during practice runs. This made it very difficult for me to adjust to the speed of the other competitors. Made a few silly mistakes but i managed to sort myself out after Best 16.

It’s my first win in the Silvia. We’re very happy with the performance. We’ve made huge progress with this car. I’m starting to enjoy driving it now. I think we’re close to developing an awesome car and I might even use it for both Formula D Singapore & D1 World Championship later in the year.

Kudos to the organizers, Ngan & Drift.com.my for pulling it off and giving the people of Negri Sembilan a taste of what drifting is all about!

Last but not least, special thanks to the D1-10RC team for their support on Sunday. Great pics & vids guys!

Special thanks to Gengo Kitazawa, Chairman of DG-5 CO.,LTD & Katsuhiro Ueo, D1 Driver & owner of Garage Sift for supplying me a set a DG-5 suspension system for the Silvia.

We will be testing the new set-up this Thursday in preparation for Star Drift Challenge Seremban this weekend.

Dorifto Time!

We just got back from Kampung Gajah, Perak. Basically the team’s last test session before the start of 2008 season. We made some changes to the suspension setup on the Silvia which has improved lateral grip. Mid-corner speed is now as fast as the 86. Though I had to change my driving style to be able to maximize the potential of the Silvia. It’s quite different as it has power but also more weight. Overall, I’m very happy with the out come of our testing session. There’s still room for improvement definitely, but we have made a huge step in the right direction.

Perak Drift Challenge @ Dato’ Sagor Race Track was actually cancelled due to bad weather and possible flooding. But after talks with the organizers, I managed to persuade them to have an open track session for those interested. I guess the only risk was that it would rain and maybe have to learn to drift in speed boats. But, everything turned out well, and we had a mini competition among friends just to make the trip worth while. It gave me good opportunity to test the car in tandem battles.

Videos courtesy of “Wanbra”. An avid drifter and Malaysian drift supporter.

During Practice:

The Competition: