Returning champion for the Sepang 1000KM (S1K) endurance race, Honda Malaysia Racing Team (HMRT) recently unveiled its two new race machines, the new Honda Jazz and the City for the upcoming Sepang 1000km Race in December, this year.
HMRT has taken a step further to test their Challenging Spirit with the introduction of these new race machines after completing the race last year in 1st spot and 9th place respectively using two 2nd Generation Jazz last year. The new Jazz will be known as Car 26 and the City as Car 27.
Honda Jazz and Honda City has a good platform of well-designed and balanced chassis which allows the team to build the race machines for better cornering and adaptability. A special ball joint to adjust the roll center and bump steer of the machine was designed by the team for better maneuverability. Besides that, the team has also removed the internal body parts of the car in order to make both the race machines lighter. Both the City and Jazz now weigh just 1030kg.
According to HMRT Team Director, Mr. Akkbar Danial, “The team has gained a lot of experience and technical know-how in the previous two races building the Jazz for the S1K race. I am confident that with our strong passion to challenge our limits, the team would be able to turn both the new Jazz and City into exceptional race machines come December.”
HMRT consists of 42 fully independent and local Honda associates who also hold full-time positions in Honda Malaysia. Each member of the team is highly committed towards the success in motorsports and strives to overcome any obstacle with the Challenging Spirit.
HMRT this year will see the line-up of returning drivers, Eddie Lew, Aaron Lim and Farriz Fauzy. All three drivers have a collective experience of over 10 years in racing and 2 years racing together for S1K. The fourth driver for HMRT will be announced soon.
A spin-off event from the hugely successful Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race (MMER) , S1K pits production cars below 1900cc and has already attracted international entries from as far as Australia and Japan.The race was moved from June to December in 2011 and will continue to run as the finale of races at the Sepang International Circuit.
