Proton Wira Owners Club Malaysia

Greeting fellow Wira enthusiasts,

Welcome to W.O.C official forum website, where its a platform for Proton Wira lovers and proud owners to share their passion and enthusiasm in car modification, car talks, events discussion, general talks and etc. Our club has been established for 5 years now, with members across Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak as well as the Philippines. Register now in our forum to be part of the WOC family and do join us for our weekly official TT at Sunway Esso on every Fridays. Details could be found in our forum (www.wiraownersclub.com/forums).

Cheers,

Committee Management of WOC 

Wira Owners Club

WOC Anniversary 2009

Date: TBA

Itinerary

- gather at Sunway ESSO during the afternoon.
- once gathered, we will leave for Kuala Kubu Baru (KKB)
- once we’ve reached KKB, we will relax for a bit and do a photoshoot
- during the night, we will proceed with the BBQ session
- spend a night at Roy’s place
- in the morning, we will head out to Fraser’s Hills for the fun of it
- later on, we will head out to the Waterfalls near KKB for some relaxation and
also photoshoot.

It’s the ultimate firefighter

Nothing like getting to a place in the fastest time, especially if you happen to be in the firefighting business. Well, how about a Nissan GT-R then, as a firefighting vehicle?

That’s precisely what the Nürburgring boys have now – Nissan has presented a specially redesigned GT-R as a gift to the curcuit operator, Nürburgring GmbH, and the zippy machine will provide the fastest possible response to emergency calls at the Nordschleife circuit.

How’s this for quick, eh?

Equipped with a fire extinguishing system with water and foam on board attached to a hose pipe accessed via the sizeable boot, this GT-R is designed to get to the scene of a blaze in the quickest possible time. In standard road-car form, the GT-R is capable of lapping the famous Nordschleife in only 7min 26secs, and though this one has an extra 200kg of fire-fighting equipment on board, it can still lap the challenging circuit in less than 8mins.

The fire-fighting conversion was carried out by M&M Automotive, a Bonn-based specialist for car development and motor sports. The GT-R’s two standard backseats were taken out and replaced with a 50l water tank, which was secured with a roll cage.

This firebrand will put out fires.

There is a medium-pressure extinguisher system (20 bars) as well as a winding device for the hose. The only other differences between this GT-R and one straight from the factory is the additional radio communication system, the new Recaro sports seats and the roll bar. With a foam reach of around 18m and a 20m hose, the unit will be able to fight fire for around two minutes on one tank.

Proton has announced its return to the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), after an absence of five years, with the introduction of the Proton R3 Malaysia Rally Team.

The team was introduced today at the premises of the Perdana Leadership Foundation, in a ceremony officiated by Proton advisor, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.

And with this, it’s all set to go …

The Proton R3 Malaysia Rally Team will be made up of former APRC champion Karamjit Singh and his regular co-driver Jagdev Singh, and the Satria Neo Super 2000 will be fielded for this return to competitive racing.

The car recently created news waves when it finished 4th overall at the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) in Russia, driven by two-times British rally champion Guy Wilks.

The Satria Neo Super 2000. In white for the APRC.

Proton managing director Datuk Haji Syed Zainal Abidin explained that “as a car maker, our re-entry into the rally scene is significant, as we strive to push forward our aspirations to be a global car manufacturer.

“Motorsports is an avenue for us to showcase our cars, their performance, technology and capabilities. What’s more important is the opportunity to learn and discover our cars’ capabilities in the extreme conditions of motorsports, which we will be able to then translate into product development and improvement,” he said.

Taking a closer look at the S2000

“As we move on to strengthen our presence in our export markets, our participation in the global rally scene will help to enhance our brand visibility internationally and help build confidence towards our cars and the brand generally,” he added.

The team’s participation in the APRC will see it competing in three rallies, beginning with the Malaysian round this weekend in Johor, followed by Rally Indonesia on Oct 3-4 and China Rally on Nov 14-15.