OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO
RALLY REALITY TV SHOW
Cyberjaya, 19th May, 2008 –
The search for the next Malaysian Rally Champion proved very
popular over the weekend with 37 teams registering to be a
part of the reality TV show which was launched last week.
Men and women, aged between
18 and 30 competed against each other in a driving skills
test, navigation test and had to change a tyre against the
clock in order to score as many points as possible in the
hope that they would make the cut.
One keen participant flew in
from Sarawak. Another team drove down from Ipoh. But the team
that made the most impact on the judges had quickly dropped
by for the selection session on-route to a family member’s
funeral. The 37 also included 3 all-female teams, 1 husband
and wife teams and 2 teams of brothers.
Unfortunately, only 15 teams
(drivers and co-drivers) could be selected so there were some
disappointed faces as the hopefuls left the Cyberjaya Club
House Sunday afternoon. In addition to the 15 teams there
will be a guest all-female team from Sponsor Cyberview Sdn
Bhd.
The reality TV programme “Malaysia’s
Next Rally Champion, 5,4,3,2,1…Zero to Hero” is
organized by Wheel Sport Management (WSM), Malaysia’s
leading motor rally promoter and organizer of the Malaysian
Rally Championship (MRC). The aim of the programme is to build
a pool of young rally drivers with the intent of keeping the
extreme sport of rallying alive in Malaysia.
At the end of the show a winning
team will walk away with a rally-prepared car and will line
up at the start of the Malaysian Rally Championship 2009.
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