Naza World Platinum Cars Promotion

Well well well…. Naza World is running another promotion until the 11th of December! Loads of high quality imported cars on display and this time around, it’s the Platinum Cars Promotion! With featured models @ Naza World Platinum Cars Promotion like the Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti Veyron (yes, it is up for sale!), Ferrari (via @NazaItalia), Jaguar, Lamborghini, Lotus, McLaren, Porsche, Rolls Royce and …. well, the list of beautiful car brands can go on and on.. you get the drift. Right?

Follow the likes of @Naza_World & the man behind Naza World @smfaisal10 for more details, heck, if you are a reader of my site, you should also be following me too right? (more…)

A Day At Ferrari 458 Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Asia Pacific Series 2011 Round 4

Recently, the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli had it’s 4th round of the Asia Pacific Series in Malaysia with our very own Erwin Azizi driving a Naza Italia 458 Challenge Car. Thanks to the nice people at Naza World, I got a chance to spend a day at the Sepang F1 Circuit to watch the race from up-close. Literally just chilling around the Paddock and strolling about around the circuit looking for the best vantage points to capture some images.

There was also a nice cooling area in the VIP room above the Paddock but I preferred to go under the sun, finding the best place to take photos. Call me crazy (some of those that was there did…) but I prefer to be at the track because of the cars instead of being there for the race queens. That’s me I suppose, willing to travel the distance just to watch motorsports whether it’s a local grass-root event or a major competition. Eventually though, I did end up in that nice cold VIP area as I got hungry and there’s a nice row of simulators for me to sit in and knock the virtual cars about. Here’s some of the photos from the day. (more…)

Ferrari FF Launched in Malaysia

The highly anticipated Ferrari FF among the fans is finally in Malaysia and I got a chance to have first hand feel of it at Naza Italia at the Media Launch. The unique and versatile Ferrari is the brand’s first four-seater, four-wheel drive car and has aroused great interests since its international launch.

I must admit that the first time I saw images of it months ago, my first impression was Why did Ferrari do that? But the styling slowly grew on me and when I get the chance to look at it up close, I must say that this “GT Wagon” (can’t help myself calling it a wagon since the rear of the car reminds me of one) by Ferrari is beautiful. The rear might look odd to a lot of people as we are so used to seeing a sleek looking beauty while the FF looks like a shapely Station Wagon. (more…)

Anatomy of a 2011 F1 Steering Wheel

Over the years, not only do we see changes happening in the engine bay and on the bodywork of the F1 car. There’s also changes that we can see on the steering wheel as well to reflect on the respective new components that is added onto the car. One of the new changes to the Steering wheel compared the previous season is the addition of the KERS and the DRS both of which would play a big part in helping the cars win races.

Each of these steering wheels weighs in at 1.3kg, it cost an estimated RM125,000 a piece. A typical Malaysia driver driving a Proton Wira installs a sports steering that only cost RM125 a piece and this usually comes with a Boss Kit! The interesting thing about all these steering wheels is, each one is designed specifically for each driver, with the buttons and dials positioning custom made to each driver. So even though Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso drives the same car, the steering wheels for both drivers are different. (more…)

Photos from the 2011 Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix

Here’s some photos shot at the Friday Free Practice where Mark Webber lead the way as practice continued in Malaysia on Friday afternoon. With a best effort of 1:36.876, the Red Bull driver headed McLaren pairing Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton as Germans Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher completed the top five in dry conditions.

Felipe Massa could only muster a 6th place for Ferrari with a time of 01:38:089 while Fernando Alonso could only finish the day at 9th. Team Lotus’ Jarno Trulli finished at 20th and Heikki Kovalainen ended at the bottom after only managed to lap the circuit 4 times due to his car’s Differential problem. A lot of photos and video after the Jump for the Friday’s Free Practice. (more…)