Malaysia PROTON R3 Rally Team yesterday was on the premises of the Perdana Leadership Foundation in a ceremony chaired by Proton adviser, Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, the President of PROTON Holdings Berhad, Dato 'Mohd. Nadzmi Mohd. Salleh and CEO, Dato 'Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir.
Malaysia PROTON R3 Rally Team will be out of the APRC champion Karamjit Singh and his co-driver Jagdev Singh and cosmopolitan team of engineers and technicians from Malaysia.
The best Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 will return for this competition. The car has recently launched new waves when he finished 4th In the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) in Russia, twice British Rally Champion Guy Wilk. Participation in the IRC PROTON marked the return of the rally scene.
Dato 'Mohd. Nadzmi said: "It was a good time, but we are now ready to return to the car rally scene. With the Satria Neo Super 2000, and with our partners Karamjit long, we are confident that we have instead of a challenge in these championships. “
"What is the new Proton Satria Neo S2000 is now, while he was still in the phase of development is exceptional, and we hope for further improvement during the year," he added.
Dato 'Syed Zainal Abidin said: "If a car manufacturer, our re-entry into the rally, the scene is important that we use for our ambitions in a car. Motorsport is an opportunity for us, our cars, performance, technology and opportunities. Even more important is the ability to learn and discover our capacity for vehicles under extreme conditions of motor sport that we are in a product development and improvement. "
He went on to say that "As we strengthen our presence in our export markets, our participation in the rally world will contribute to strengthening the international profile and help build confidence in our cars and the brand in general."
The team is participating in the APRC considers competing in three rallies this Saturday, 15th August 2009 in the Rally of Germany, in Baden-Wuerttemberg, followed by Indonesia and China Rally Rally in October and November are.
PROTON R3 Malaysia Rally Team’s Participation in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship 2009
15-16 August Malaysian Rally
03-04 October Rally Indonesia
14-15 November China Rally
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