PAYCE BACKED VOLVO V8 SUPERCAR THRILLS MALAYSIAN MOTORSPORT FANS
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
August 8-9 sees the appearance of Australian V8 Supercars in Malaysia's capital city of Kuala Lumpur.
Intended to showcase Australian motorsport to ASEAN audiences ahead of a planned championship round next year, the appearance of the V8 Supercars was the culmination of a partnership arrangement between the organisers of the KL City Grand Prix and V8 Supercars.
The Wilson Security Racing GRM (Volvo Polestar Racing) team in the Volvo S60, was among the five teams representing the range of manufacturers involved in the V8 Supercars Championship.
All the cars carried the usual branding of their supporting sponsors, including PAYCE on the #33 Volvo, giving the sponsors exposure locally and to an ASEAN audience numbering potentially, in the millions.
Scott McLaughlin, back on the track – can't wait to come back
Because it was a demonstration event, the racing over the weekend wasn't quite as serious as back home, but all drivers found it difficult to restrain their competitive spirit and pushed their cars each time they hit the track, noted PAYCE racing team number one driver Scott McLaughlin.
Scott McLaughlin said: "it was awesome. It could be a signature event on the V8 Supercars calendar and I can't wait to come back."
Brian Boyd – spectacular new City Grand Prix street circuit
PAYCE Managing Director, Brian Boyd said he was delighted to see Scott's Volvo carrying the PAYCE branding among the cars selected to represent the category in Kuala Lumpur.
"Scott and the rest of the GRM team are great ambassadors for Australia and the sport and it was a wonderful opportunity to showcase the spectacle of our series to a wider Asian-Pacific audience," he said.
"Asia is an important market for many of the sponsors involved in V8 Supercars and the exposure over the weekend of racing was of great value.
"Congratulations to the organisers for creating a spectacular street circuit and to everyone involved in making the weekend such a huge winner for the V8 Supercars category and Australian motorsport."
Attention : All Malayasian and Asia Pacific motor racing fans... The Cars are entering the Track ...
The local Malaysian motor racing fans and huge TV audiences across the Asia Pacific region were thrilled by the thundering sound as engines revved, with many fans filling the pedestrian walkways to catch a glimpse of the screaming cars as they gathered preparing to race through the Malaysian streetscape.
Large crowds clung to fences, cameras raised hoping to capture images of the v8 Supercars as they sped their way through the streets under full flight.
"This is Australian V8 Supercar racing at its finest," noted Mr Brian Boyd, with the PAYCE supported blue Volvo Polestar S60 steered by Scott McLaughlin taking to the brand new street racing circuit in Kuala Lumpur for a series of demonstration runs along with four other V8 Supercars as part of the inaugural KL City Grand Prix meeting.
The Kuala Lumpur circuit steams in tropical downpour
The 3.2 kilometre Kuala Lumpur circuit passes through the city's most famous streets and past iconic landmarks, including the Petronas Towers, the tallest twin buildings in the world.
The V8 Supercars were first cars to try the new track and their initial practice session following some anxious delays waiting for the city traffic to be diverted and the final safety barriers to be placed in position. The first couple of practice sessions and qualifying for the first 'race' on Saturday were run under extreme wet conditions following a tropical downpour. Saturday and Sunday's weather was kinder and the drivers thrilled the fans with three demonstration races in dry conditions.
Following the signing of a four-year heads of agreement, the V8 Supercars will stage a championship round each year on the streets of the Malaysian capital until 2019.
All five cars finished the meeting intact, and all the motor racing teams declared the visit to be a great success and were very appreciative of the local support and interest in the cars.
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