Formula D Pro Am 2009 Singapore

In a small country in the Far East and somewhere south of the Peninsular Malaysia; Formula D found its place for the Formula D Pro Am 2009. Singapore is well known for its size and capability and thanks to Binter, a veteran player in the tire industry, Formula D made its second appearance in Singapore.

To my disappointment, there is no sight of any team from the states or from the land of the rising sun. Majority of the driver are made up of drivers from Malaysia, with a handful from Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

I love the crowd with some samba entertainment from the organiser, but I was a little too bore with the drift performance by participants. None of the Singaporeans qualify including Singapore Star drifter, Ivan Lim who spun off both the qualifying rounds.

Most of the veteran driver from Malaysia namely DJan, Nazrul Afifi, Lim Zee King, Ariff, Tan Tat Wei, Ivan Low made it through with ease. However, unfortunate for Lim Kim Wan who did not qualify even though his drift was one of the best in and with the only one Mazda RX7 FD packed with 650 horses under the hood. Reason untold and I do believe he is one of the scapegoat who are made to sacrifice to allow some to climb up. Politics in sports and that sucks!

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