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On a bright Saturday morning, the racy buzz of twin-turbocharged V8s of McLarens heralded the third edition of the annual McLaren Owner’s Community Malaysia (MOCM) track day. For the 24 members and their partners who participated in this, the day started early at the Petron station, where they received a full tank of Petron Blaze 100, Malaysia’s first 100 octane premium-grade gasoline. With Blaze 100, the performance benefits include heightened engine cleaning and engine responsiveness, as well as corrosion protection; it is also enviro-clean as it meets Euro 4M specifications on sulphur and benzene.
Following the refuel, the McLarens made a dash to the Sepang International Circuit for breakfast and then a briefing by MOCM’s very own Mark Chew, a seasoned track competitor. Following the customary parade around the circuit, participants were redlining their vehicles in a hotly contested field for the best lap time, with prizes by various official partners of the McLaren Formula 1 Team up for grabs.
A special appearance by track superstar and professional drifter Leona Chin in the McLaren Senna—a limited production track-focused road car—also added plenty of automotive frisson to the day. Chin would go on to offer many of the participants and their partners white-knuckled taxi rides around the track. Across the day, participants also enjoyed a pick-me-up in the form of fresh coffee courtesy of Swiss coffee machine maker Jura, serving up fine high-pressure-brewed coffee, espressos, cappuccinos, and lattes.
In the final reckoning, the winners were announced with incredibly close times. Winning the second half of the time challenge was Lim Boon Wai, who walked away with a half-scale replica of Lando Norris’ racing helmet for team McLaren Racing, courtesy of TC Acoustic, while the winner for the top portion of the draw was Calvin Tan, who went home with the Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e headphones in a ruby red colourway valued at RM2,399. Other prizes included a host of hotel stays across key Hilton properties across Malaysia, including Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, and DoubleTree by Hilton in Johor Bahru.
There was time yet for all of the participants to enjoy a walk through the Malaysia Auto & Lifestyle Festival (MALF) setup, which also attracted a number of Malaysian speed legends, from Zen Low and Karamjit Singh to Tengku Djan Ley and Akash Nandy. Later that day, the MALF also achieved a feat worthy of the Malaysian Book of Records—having the largest sports and classic cars gathering on the Sepang International Circuit with a grand total of 1,000.
Credits:
Videographers: Seaw SK, Daniel Ooi, Cheah Ping Khoe
FPV: Firdaus Zulfaa
Video Editor: Chloe Tan
Photographers: Ken Lim, Liew Kok Yew, Danny Oh
