MALAYSIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP & CARNVIAL IN TOWN FOR RAJA’S BIRTHDAY

DYMM Tuanku Raja Perlis to Flag-off Round Two of Rally
Meet the Rally Drivers and be entertained by Akademi Fantasia Stars

19th May 2008, Kangar: Round Two of the 2008 Malaysian Rally Championship (MRC) will be held in Kangar in conjunction with the DYMM Raja of Perlis’ month-long birthday celebrations.

The rally will bring with it a two-day action-packed family fun carnival to be held at Dataran Dato’ Sheikh Ahmad on the weekend of 24th & 25th May.

The Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail will open the carnival on Saturday morning and will also flag-off the MRC competitors at noon as they get set to roar through the PPB Group Berhad’s plantations driving against the clock for Championship points and the Round Two trophy.

The public can meet the drivers and co-drivers including 2007 Champions Karamjit Singh and Jagdev Singh before and after the race. The prize-giving ceremony will be at 5pm on Sunday 25th May at the carnival area and the winners will be presented with their prize money and trophies by the Menteri Besar for Perlis, Dato’ Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu.

As a special treat for the public, organizers of the Rally, Wheel Sport Management (WSM), are bringing stars from Astro’s Akademi Fantasia to entertain the public at 3pm on each day of the rally carnival.

In fact, the whole weekend is set to be packed with fun, family activities including Autokhana and futsal competitions and a classic car and motorbike show. Kids will delight in the colouring and hula hoop competitions and parents can take home great prizes by entering the karaoke competition and quizzes.

The Autokhana, organized by Kelab Motor Sukan Perlis is open to anyone with a Malaysian driver’s license. The contestants will test their driving skills negotiating a designated route in as short a time as possible. Time penalties will be given for any blunders or wrong maneuvers. The top five drivers will take home great prizes.

If Autokhana is not your style, there is big prize money up for grabs in the caged futsal competition. Teams of four can sign up to win RM1000, RM500 and RM300 cash for first, second and third prize respectively.

The entry fee is RM10 per person (RM40 per team) and age-group categories are U/16 boys, U/18 boys, Open Men’s, Open Women’s. Entry forms can be downloaded from www.malaysianrally.com or call Zubir on 019 3255 449 for more information.

Another treat for the public is the chance to meet the participants of the new reality TV show “Malaysia’s Next Rally Champion, 5,4,3,2,1…Zero to Hero” which was launched in Kuala Lumpur last week.

15 teams of driver and co-driver were chosen to compete to become Malaysia’s next rally champions.

The Perlis Round of the MRC gives them their first taste of rallying and the reality show participants will compete in a special round of the Autokhana to earn points for their team. They will also spend time in theory training sessions learning the rules of rallying and the role of the driver and co-driver.

The show will only go to air in October on Astro Ria, but from now until then the participants will take part in theory and practical sessions aimed at improving their driving and navigation skills, technical knowledge and knowledge of rallying.

The show was started by WSM to build up a pool of young rally drivers with the intent of keeping the extreme sport of rallying alive in Malaysia.

So pack your family into the car and make your way to Dataran Dato’ Sheikh Ahmad next weekend for lots of fun and entertainment and great Rally action!

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