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S$3m motor sports extravaganza to be held later this month at Changi
By Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 19 December 2008 2306 hrs

 
 
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SINGAPORE: Singapore's inaugural formula one race may be over but motor sports fever is still in high gear. A S$3 million extravaganza called "Carrerista Jamboree" is set to pump up the adrenalin from December 27 to 31 at the Changi Exhibition Centre.

Drifting has become part of the global motor-sport culture and it will be featured prominently at the jamboree.

Another highlight will be Japanese drifter Nobuteru Taniguchi, who will be here to do demonstrations. A highly popular figure in the drifting world, he holds various fastest lap records in Japan.

It will be a first for Singapore when the quarter-mile drag race kicks off. This is where cars speed down a 402-metre straight.

Koh Aik Leong, organiser of the Carrerista Jamboree and managing director of MPT Motor Trading, said: "The quarter-mile drag is very famous in the USA and Australia. And our local racers dream to have such an event in Singapore, but we don't have such a location. So this event is the one they've been waiting for."

The event will also feature a six-hour Go-Kart endurance race.

Organisers said they hope to increase the buzz on motor sports here. - CNA/vm

 


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