Battle To The Last
6th Decemver 2007

6th December, Kangar, Perlis - The Champion has already been decided but the battle still continues in the FELDA-AAM Malaysian Rally Championship 2007 (FAMRC 07). This weekend, fans at the fifth and final Round of the FAMRC to be held in Kangar, Perlis will see four friends turn rivals as they fight to finish on top of their respective Groups.

The four are Jamaluddin Tukimin and Nik Ammar Mohamed who are up against each other fighting for the Group P9 crown, and Ahmad Shafie Jalil and Sutan Mustaffa Salihin who both want to emerge overall winner in Group P10.

Jamaluddin is currently leading Group P9 on 49 points with Nik Ammar trailing behind him by just one point. Ahmad Shafie and Sutan are neck and neck on 30 points each, so the ultimate goal is to finish both legs of the rally in the best time possible. Adding to the pressure, Sutan has his new sponsor, E-Dymium Network Sdn Bhd, to impress.

Sutan said, “I would love to win my Group so I plan to drive to the maximum. If I can beat Takeshi Azuma and Lim Leong Onn I could also finish second overall in the Championship.”

Group P9 title chaser, Jamaluddin, is facing a tough battle this weekend as he did not finish (DNF) Round Four in Kuantan, Pahang last month due to mechanical problems. He said he is fully prepared this time around and promises to give a tough fight.

Meanwhile, the Perodua M5 Racing Team which has already won the Team Category is looking forward to a more rewarding Round 5. In the previous round only one of three Perodua’s finished.

Perodua M5 Racing Team manager Gary Chua, said his team has identified the problem that was bugging the new Perodua Viva driven by Lim Leong Onn.

“We found out that the cooling system did not get enough air to flow through the radiator. We have rectified the problem and hope the Viva will perform better this weekend in Perlis,” he said.

Gary added that he is happy that the two co-drivers, Bernard Chin and Suresh Parkash Sharma are back with the team. Both were absent in Round 4 because of work commitments. Bernard is Kan Chee Hong’s co-driver while Suresh is co-driver to P. Nanthakumar.

As for the FAMRC 07 Champion, Karamjit Singh who is leading the championship with 48 points, his outing this weekend is to show his support to the event organizer, Wheel Sport Management Sdn Bhd as well as to fulfill his commitment to his sponsors. The Flying Sikh was crowned Champion in Round 4 in Kuantan last month and he is leading Group P12.

Fans can catch the rally action at FELDA Chuping, Perlis this Saturday and Sunday. More than 27 cars will compete. The competitors will be covering a total of more than 155.67km in Super Stages (SS). Special Stage One (SS3), Weigh Bridge 1, is the longest stage at 19.71km while the shortest is SS4 Kolam Tengah at only 8.40km. Both Leg One and Two comprise four Special Stages.

Participants will be officially flagged-off at 12 noon on Saturday 8th December and the prizes will be awarded to the various champions on Sunday 9th December. Both ceremonies will take place at Kayangan Square, Kangar. The FELDA AAM Malaysian Rally Championship 2007 is sponsored by FELDA, and sanctioned by FIA and AAM.

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