Folks, if you like to soak in some motorsport atmosphere you can head over to Technology Park Malaysia in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumper and witness the inaugural Vios Challenge season finale this weekend. The first ever overall champion of the Vios Challenge will be crowned. The one make challenge series is being held as part of the Toyota GAZOO Racing (TGR) Racing Festival it will conclude a race series where 40 identically-built Toyota Vios racing cars competing in three classes race against each other.
What the Vios Challenge has done is actually make motorsport a little more accessible to Malaysian fans by having a more affordable competition to race in and also the from the loads of people who have come to the events. According to the organisers, the most popular category of the race weekend is the Promotional Class where top local celebrities like as Fattah Amin, Shukri Yahaya, Diana Danielle, Janna Nick, Geraldine Gan,
Danny Koo, Venice Min and Shawn Lee compete against each other.
"The great vibes they share, (the) one-make racing remains a positive platform for us to continue developing and appealing as a wholesome and exciting family activity,” said President of UMW Toyota Motor Mr. Ravindran K.
The TGR Racing Festival will have lots of activities other than the Vios Challenge races. There will be a
Toyota car showroom where all the latest Toyota vehicles including the all-new C-HR will be displayed.The latest Hilux L-Edition and updated Sienta V will also be displayed together with the Innova X and Avanza X among others. There will be sales consultants who will also gladly assist visitors on their queries as well as to guide interested parties to the test drive area to try out the vehicles.
The Toyota Hilux or Fortuner will have an obstacle course set up in the test drive section for those interested in a little more 4x4 off-road type experience. Toyota’s Topmark will also be there to conduct an instant valuation of visitors’cars should they be interested to trade-in on the spot.
There will also be an exhibition by Japanese World Champion drifters Masato Kawabata and Hideyuki Fujino who have a show where they will exhibit their precision car control in a pair of Toyota 86 drift cars courtesy of sponsors Toyo Tires.
The Toyota GAZOO Racing (TGR) Racing Festival is no different as there will be 18 food and drink vendors with a wide variety of offerings ranging from mee racun to lontong goreng, coconut shakes, kebabs and takoyaki selected from among the top food trucks and stalls in the city.
Aside from the vehicle activities, the track will be open for an hour on both Saturday and Sunday mornings for the Fun Run and Fun Ride respectively. These sessions have been organized to allow approximately 700 registered participants to experience running and cycling on the race track as part of Toyota’s effort to promote a healthy lifestyle.
And for those that are there just because they are following their friends or partners who love motorspots but they themselves are not fans, they can enjoy the food as well as other broadcast or TV related fun. Fans of the hit TV series My Coffee Prince should not miss the Toyota GAZOO Racing (TGR) Racing Festival this weekend as Syafiq Ahmad and Faez Azemi will be joining the show’s leading characters Fattah Amin, Janna Nick and Diana Danielle to meet and interact with the fans on stage.
Kids too will be treated to the appearance of Didi and Friends mascots including Pak Atan. Be sure to bring the family along for the weekend.
Acting hopefuls should also come and participate in the open auditions that will be conducted at the Astro booth. With talent and a bit of luck, visitors might be picked to be featured in upcoming Astro TV dramas.
Entrance to the Toyota GAZOO Racing (TGR) Racing Festival season finale is free with activities beginning from 9am and stretching till 6.30pm daily. For more information like the location of the event and everything about the Vios Challenge, visit the homepage Toyota GAZOO Racing Malaysia, follow the Insta page or like the Facebook page.
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