THE SEARCH FOR MALAYSIA’S
NEXT RALLY CHAMPION
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left - YM Tunku Datuk Mudzaffar (AAM), Madzrib Ibrahim
(Deputy DG KBS), Tengku Shaharin (WSM), Mohd Azhari (KBS) |
Kuala Lumpur, 14th May, 2008
– The search for the next Malaysian Rally Champion is
on! Wheel Sport Management (WSM), Malaysia’s leading
motor rally promoter and organizer of the Malaysian Rally
Championship (MRC) is launching a reality television programme
to find the next rally star team - driver and co-driver.
To be aired in five episodes
on Astro Ria throughout 2008, ‘Malaysia’s Next
Rally Champion, 5,4,3,2,1… from Zero to Hero’
is the brainchild of the WSM management team.
“We have seen a growing
interest in motor rallying in Malaysia over the past few years,
especially among the younger generation. So we see a need
to develop rallying in Malaysia at the grass-roots level.
We want to create a new pool of young drivers and co-drivers
in order to sustain the sport. We hope, by investing in this
programme we can raise the awareness of rallying and the MRC
and bring in more young talented drivers and co-drivers who
will remain committed to this exciting sport,” said
Raja Mazli, Managing Director of WSM.
‘Malaysia’s Next
Rally Champion’ will see the participants develop their
driving and navigation skills and technical knowledge to a
level at which they would feel comfortable and confident to
compete in the Malaysian Rally Championship 2009.
“The syllabus will include
a section on sponsorship and marketing yourself as a rally
team. However, once WSM has given these young men and women
the basic knowledge of rallying, we hope that the Ministry
of Youth and Sports as well as the private sector will continue
to invest in their futures as rally drivers and co-drivers,”
added Raja Mazli.
WSM aims to attract a maximum
of 15 teams (driver and co-driver) to the programme who will
undergo a series of theory and practical training workshops
and will drive in three Super Special Stages at the same locations
as the last three rounds of the MRC.
Unlike other reality TV shows
there is no elimination process. Instead, each team will compete
for points and the team with the most points at the end of
Round 6 of the MRC 2008 will emerge victorious. The winners
will be announced in December 2008.
The grand prize will be a rally-prepared
car in which the winners will compete in the 2009 MRC.
The judges for the programme
will be Raja Mazli, and WSM Director and Founder, Tengku Shaharin
Abu Bakar Almarhum Tengku Suleiman. The chief instructor will
be Ahmad Razman Bin Mustafa, a senior instructor with the
Automobile Association of Malaysia (AAM).
Special guests from the industry,
including veteran and current MRC drivers and co-drivers will
also lend their support to the programme sharing their experiences
and giving advice to the young hopefuls.
Selection of participants for
‘Malaysia’s Next Rally Champion’ will take
place at the Sports Arena, Jalan Usahawan, Cyberjaya on Saturday
and Sunday 17th & 18th May. Registration for both days
is from 10am to 5pm. Interested participants should register
as a team (one driver and one co-driver per team).
“Rallying is a disciplined sport. It is a lot of fun
but commitment is required,” said Raja Mazli. We are
searching for participants who are serious about making the
most of this opportunity. They must have a passion for cars
and driving.”
Potential rally stars can download
entry forms from the MRC website: www.malaysianrally.com
or call Encik Kurnia (WSM) 019 644 8020 or Encik Zubir (Total
Sports Asia) 019 325 5449 or email to info@malaysianrally.com
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