Race.Rally.Research.

All the hype of R3 is not there anymore. Gone are the days where people will drool over an R3 (or challenge them on the road when they see them..). So realising the drop in interest (in the public's eyes) R3 came out from hiding (well, partially) with the Satria Neo event @ 1U over last weekend.

The highlight of the event is the RM20million (so says the Proton ppl there) Satria Neo S2000, which is basically highly modded Satria Neo which can be entered into rally races. Pics and details of the car here~

Because that is not a normal on-the-road car, I was more interested in this:

The Satria Neo R3, the only R3 production car. More pics:


Rear view..



The side skirt

The part where the R3 touches are!

The rear spoiler.

The trademark front bumper.

Details of the car.

So, if anyone interested in getting one, you guyz can call R3 @ 012-2131691 or Gary @ 016-216 6515 (a very nice R3 guy) for just RM71K.

As for me, since I don't own and nor am I going to own the Neo R3 and since there's no Gen2 R3..I may just have to settle for;
Chrome oil cap?

Warmers for for brake oil maybe?

Or for power steering fluid?

R3 aluminium engine cover?

R3 badge (front + back)?

Last but not least rims! *drool*

Or just a sticker?

Just so I can stick to my plan of turning my lovely Gen2 CPS to ultimately become;

Hehehe..5 year project in the making~ :D

Oh ya, since I was bored..guess where I got this shot:


p/s: Anyone interested in contributing any parts as above, pls do not hesitate to contact me~ Thank you.. :D

There's always a first time~

OMG~ Look see, look see..



The first visible body "art" on Gen2.. -.-"

The scare of my life~

Today while on the way to office, I had the scare of my life. It was raining a little, just a light drizzle in the morning. As usual, in KL, when the heavens open people start to loose the ability to drive properly. Heard of many accidents happened at almost every road on the radio, and was stuck in jam for an hour.

Slowly creeping along, it seems like just another boring drive to work. The usual stop and go traffic all the way from Puchong to Petaling Jaya. The squeezing of like 20 lanes into 4 after the Sunway toll is terrible today. But nothing could prepare me for what is to happen a little later on. Everything is like as usual, like the daily drive from Puchong to Petaling Jaya. Nothing out of the ordinary except for the heavier than normal traffic.

So, when it all cleared up after Amcorp Mall, the drive was pleasurable. Not as stressful looking at the meter showing only 7.0L/100KM instead of 8.4L/100KM when stuck in traffic. So, everything still is normal until when I enter Jalan 13/6 from Jalan Semangat. There are a couple of lorries, which is still as usual in front of Dutch Lady. So, cruising at a slow 40~50KM/H all the way towards Jalan Universiti is when it happened!

Many factories are on my left and right including a Universiti, and it's a quarter to 10am, so there's bound to be people crossing the roads. It's all fine up until the bend near Honda. This girl, which I suspect is a student at the Universiti (from the way she dressed and the sling bag she's carrying) suddenly walked in front of my car! I jammed my brakes while honking and stopped a couple of meters before her. Lucky I was on fuel economy mode (and also I wasn't late for work).

Bet most of you would have blamed me, like the police would but get this, the girl actually totally ignored the fact that I was even there. She was holding an umbrella while crossing while looking for the other direction's traffic. The worst thing is, she just stood there expecting me to stop! (suddenly felt that what u see on TV is true where people just stand there letting a vehicle knock down). It's scary I tell u!

My advice to the girl, if she ever gets to read this, is to be careful when crossing the road. It's general knowledge for people to look right, look left then look right again before crossing and not to only look left! It's even scarier come to think of it that I could have ended a young innocent girl's life. And all because there's no pedestrian crossings along that road! So, conclusion, drive carefully. Always be alert of the surroundings and drive safe. You not only save yourself, you may also save those that use the road recklessly.