Malaysia is the first Asian
Country chosen to host this 27-years old premier Australia Biggest Automotive
Event, Summer Nationals or SummerNats. For motor heads, the hosting of the very
first SummerNats Malaysia 2014 is going to be the start of a huge annual pilgrimage
for custom and collectible car and motorcycle lovers.
SummerNats Malaysia will be
held at the Sepang International Circuit over four days from 29 August to 1
September 2014. The prestigious event was officially launched today by Yang
Berhormat Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Tan Sri Abdul Aziz, the Minister of
Tourism and Culture Malaysia together with Mr Russell Avis, General Manager of
SummerNats Australia, Mr J.P. Chin, Founder of JPM Motorsport and witnessed by
Ms. Susan Kahwati, Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner of the Australian
Trade Commission in Malaysia & Brunei and Datuk Razlan Razali, Chief
Executive Officer of Sepang International Circuit.
Summer Nationals or SummerNats,
has grown into a genuine Australian icon, an annual auto festival that was the
brainchild of renowned car enthusiast Chic Henry who kicked off the first event
of its kind in 1988. Evolving into what has become an annual pilgrimage for
motor heads down under, up to 1,500 of the toughest Australian elite street
machines descend on Exhibition Park in Canberra for a three-and-a-half day
showdown in front of close to 100,000 spectators fueled by the judging of top
street machines, the world’s best burnout battle, precision driving demos,
horsepower heroics, and much more.
There will be hundreds vehicles
on display which consists of American and European classic, sports and muscle
cars, some of which are collectibles from JPM Motorsport’s very own auto
musuem. This includes legendary classics
such as the AC Cobra, the Chevrolet Camaro SS, the Chevrolet Bel Air, the
Chevrolet Impala and the all American, the legendary Ford Mustang. Also on
display will be thousand custom made two wheelers and exotic super bikes.
One of the highlights of the
event will be the SummerNats Street
Machine Parade which will involve not only Muscle Cars, Classic Cars, Supercars and Sports Cars but also
include all genre of motorcycles from choppers and superbikes, to sports bike
and even interesting bikes like Vespa participating in a parade within and
outside of the Sepang International Circuit. For bikers, JPM Motorsport will be
organizing a Malaysia Riding Tour in which the final rendezvous point will be
at SummerNats Malaysia.
SummerNats Malaysia will also
have ample local flavor, acknowledging homegrown talent by crowning the Best
Local Custom Car and Motorcycle. The SummerNats Judging Pavilion will see cars
and bikes alike competing against each other in 12 categories, judged by a
panel of reputable judges from Australia and Malaysia through partners such as
Tom’s Stickers.
The event is also being
supported by the presence of a fleet of thoroughbred supercars from the Ferrari
Owner’s Club of Malaysia, Porsche Club Malaysia, and the Lamborghini Owner’s
Malaysia. JPM Motorsport will be out to
create another Malaysia Book of Records
entry with the Biggest Bicycle Gathering
on Merdeka Day. The target is to have 10,000 cyclists gathered and for
those who like, do some fun laps around the Sepang International Circuit.
SummerNats Malaysia will
include a motorshow with the aim of housing all reputable car and motorcycle
brands during the weekend. And for those who love or intend to customize their
cars, there will also be a special zone dedicated to aftermarket products and
accessories. Also being staged at SummerNats Malaysia is the UltraRacing Gymkhana for local car
enthusiasts.
It will be nothing short of
high speed action at SummerNats Malaysia which will also coincide with the
running of the annual Sepang 12-Hour Race or previously known as Merdeka Endurance Race. The race will feature many local and international race
teams, with world-class drivers piloting equally world class racing machines
dicing it out for 12 hours.
Tickets to SummerNats Malaysia
are priced at RM100 for four days, and are available online from the
JPM/SummerNats website or via appointed ticketing agents. For more information
about SummerNats Australia and to give visitors an idea of what is in store for
Malaysia, visit www.summernats.com.au
and www.summernats.com.my
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