Tengku Djan

My trip to Bangkok was full of dramas right from the beginning. I was worried about custom clearance at the border, then Shan fell sick and had to be admitted to Bangkok International Hospital and on competition day, I spun out during qualifying!

Nevertheless, i battled it out to finish in 4th place. I crashed into Thailand’s Drift King in the Best 16 round. He spun out going into the 2nd corner and i had no where to go. My steering rack was bent due to the impact, so i was offered to drive the Bridgestone Class B Silvia and continued battling.

I would like to congratulate both my team members, Tan Tat Wei & Ivan Lau for finishing 1st & 3rd respectively. Both of you did a superb job. It was a night no short of action and dramas. Even Tat Wei had a small moment when he was tapped by the Toyo S15.

The Singaporeans couldn’t make it to Bangkok & Team Goodyear Racing Malaysia, represented by Ser Ming Hui was eliminated in the Best 16 round.

To the organizers, thanks for the great support given to Team Malaysia. It was a day to remember. Looking forward to competing in more Thai events this year.

Big thank you to all our sponsors, especially Bridgestone Tires Malaysia & Active.

All photos from www.tunespeed.com

In preparation for the Bangkok drift event, I decided that the 86 needed more HP. The drift cars in Thailand are powerful. For example, Team Toyo Thailand. Both cars have about 420 wheel hp with HKS sequential gearboxes installed.

Our 86 had 178.2 wheel HP which translates to 213.8 flywheel HP. Toby from GT Auto recommended we go for 200 wheel HP.

Dyno results below. What I like most is the big torque between 5000 - 6000rpm.

Big smoke from the 14″ RE01R’s

Picture from www.tunespeed.com

The only thing I don’t like about it is when the engine starts to flood while you’re off the gas. You have to bleep the throttle to clear the excess fuel before it starts to free rev again. This makes it difficult to drive during tandem battles.

Received this picture from Rafiq. He’s 14 years old and a big fan of the automotive industry. According to his uncle he’s always asking questions about cars & engines

Thanks Rafiq, I like it very much.