I am busy celebrating the Idil Fitri right now so there will not be many posts from me for the moment. Anyway, this is just to inform you folks that there will be something called the KL Supercar Drag Race at Dataran Merdeka that should be on from mid-July to December 2016. The first is scheduled for this coming 15th to the 17th of July.
Expect lots of supercars contesting against one another. If you are supercar or sports car enthusiast, then the events scheduled would be an eye opener for you. According to the organisers, there would be lots of Porsche, Ferrari, Nissan GT-R super cars competing against each other.
The programme is scheduled for the following:
i. 15 th to 17 th July 2016 - Series 1
ii. 16 th to 18 th September 2016 - Series 2
iii. 4 th to 6 th November 2016 - Series 3
iv. 2 nd to 4 th December 2016 - Series 4
Each 3 day programme is an opportunity to personally see for one self an array of everyone’s supercar
dream cars drag race along a 201 meters stretch.
Read the press release below and/or visit their website www.klsupercardragrace.com or their Facebook, Instagram and
YouTube by typing: KL Supercar Drag Race.
PRESS RELEASE
For the first time ever the KL Supercar Drag Race will be held at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala
Lumpur. This prestigious activity will be promoted as an annual event starting with 4 regularly
scheduled programs from now until December this year. Dataran Merdeka will act as the primary location.
i. 15 th to 17 th July 2016 - Series 1
ii. 16 th to 18 th September 2016 - Series 2
iii. 4 th to 6 th November 2016 - Series 3
iv. 2 nd to 4 th December 2016 - Series 4
The 3 days is an opportunity to personally see for one self an array of everyone’s supercar
dream cars drag race along a 201 meters stretch.
The Ministry of Tourism & Culture through Tourism Malaysia has also agreed to collaborate with
and support this initiative. Deemed as a "Sports Tourism", it could attract tourists from within
and outside the country to Kuala Lumpur.
The KL Supercar Drag Race is not only targeting the participation of 400 supercar owners (for
each series of the race, with a grand total of 1,600 supercar owners) from across the country, of
all backgrounds, races and religions; it also aims to unite the predominantly young supercar
owners who are successful in business with successful professionals under one program to
reflect harmony and unity among Malaysia’s diverse community.
Interestingly, this program also attracted participation from neighboring countries such as
The program, organized by HELP (the UMNO Youth Bureau of Urban Affairs and Housing)
included a ‘Mat Moto’ Gathering-SBS Drag Battle as an initiative in acknowledging the interests
and tastes of the urban youth in the country particularly supercar owners and fans who in the
At the same time, this sport exposes and educates young people on motor racing which would
attract a lot of interest among that generation.
Publicity Director , KL Supercar Drag Race
Tel: 013-3337888 Email: pr.derrickchia@gmail.com , klsupercardragrace@gmail.com
Some 10,000 visitors from all racial and age backgrounds are expected at the event to witness
the powerful engines of the Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, GTR, Maserati, Rolls Royce, Mercedes
Benz, Jaguar, Audi, Aston Martin, Bentley and many more.
With the organization, this event can also expect to become one of the many tourist attraction
of Kuala Lumpur since motorsport has a high following which could indirectly put Kuala Lumpur
as a tourism attraction at par with tourist destinations of other developed countries.
The program also exposes visitors to specific business, entrepreneurship and training
opportunities in the field of automotive or motoring.
Any Supercar Clubs or individuals interested in participating or getting more information on this
program can visit their website www.klsupercardragrace.com or their Facebook, Instagram and
YouTube by typing: KL Supercar Drag Race.
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