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CONTENTS<br />
THE USUAL<br />
27 EDITOR’S NOTE: LET’S CHAT ONE-ON-ONE<br />
Short of locking it up in the ST Kinetics<br />
secret testing facility, there’s not much that<br />
can come between a car thief and his target.<br />
30 HOTNEWS: REGIONAL & LOCAL NEWS<br />
Scouring the industry and market for the<br />
latest bits and bites<br />
75 KEEGAN’S CHRONICLES:<br />
The Bard launches a diatribe on those<br />
involved in the word game.<br />
76 HOTGEAR: PERFORMANCE BOOSTING PRODUCTS<br />
The latest performance enhancement<br />
products designed <strong>to</strong> boost your car’s<br />
driving characteristics<br />
99 OLIVIA’S ONUS: TICKET TO RIDE<br />
The worrying and rising trend of underage<br />
drivers.<br />
100 HOTPARTS: AFTERMARKET BRAKES<br />
S<strong>to</strong>ck brakes are inadequate for your highly<br />
tuned rides, time <strong>to</strong> do away with them.<br />
128 HOTWARE: STYLING AND CAR ACCESSORIES<br />
The slickest styling-kits <strong>to</strong> the latest<br />
au<strong>to</strong>motive accessories, we got them all<br />
right here.<br />
142 HOTRIM: THE LATEST RIMS FROM THE BIGGEST<br />
NAMES<br />
We showcase the hottest rims <strong>to</strong> hit our<br />
market for your viewing pleasure.<br />
145 HOTVIEW: NUS MOTORING CLUB<br />
NUS Mo<strong>to</strong>ring Club - The First Word in<br />
Youth Mo<strong>to</strong>ring? Find out what Abdur<br />
Raheem Basith has <strong>to</strong> say.<br />
148 HOTCLUB: MITSUBISHI i CLUB<br />
We uncover the humble beginnings of the<br />
Mitsubishi i Club.<br />
150 HOTMOD: ALL ABOUT YOUR STOCK BRAKES<br />
Your ride has a souped-up high horsepower<br />
engine, but how about your brakes?<br />
152 HOTADVICE: SAFE DRIVING TIPS<br />
The behavior of tra� c miscreants for the<br />
past few months leads <strong>to</strong> a call for more<br />
road safety initiatives.<br />
80<br />
ON COVER<br />
HOTFEATURE: GARAGE R’s INTEGRA TYPE R MME DC-5<br />
Keep your eyes peeled as we take you up close and personal<br />
with Garage R’s Integra Type R.<br />
161 HOTREVIEW: S10 BLACKSTONE NANOBALL<br />
We � nd out more about Japan’s <strong>to</strong>p fuel saver<br />
and the very � rst Nano Technology-based fuel<br />
catalyst <strong>to</strong> be launched in Singapore.<br />
164 HOTINTERVIEW: MOTOR IMAGE RALLY’S PHILIP<br />
RODGERS<br />
We traveled <strong>to</strong> Indonesia <strong>to</strong> catch up with<br />
the man responsible in making APRC<br />
his<strong>to</strong>ry by leading his team <strong>to</strong> its second<br />
consecutive vic<strong>to</strong>ry.<br />
166 HOTSHOP: STEPUP MOTORS<br />
StepUp aims <strong>to</strong> win over cus<strong>to</strong>mers<br />
through their extensive range of import<br />
models and personalized cus<strong>to</strong>mer service<br />
approach.<br />
88
112<br />
THE EVENTS<br />
THE CARS<br />
48 HOTRACE: SINGAPORE SINGTEL F1 GRAND PRIX<br />
Relive the scintillating moments with visual<br />
highlights of Singapore’s inaugural Grand<br />
Prix race.<br />
58 HOTRACE: APRC 2008 – RALLY OF MAKASSAR<br />
Its 5:21pm. The 2008 APRC Parc Ferme at<br />
the Celebes Convention Centre, is shielding<br />
o� the afternoon heat and, for the drivers,<br />
Day 1 is over.<br />
62 HOTRACE: ASTON MARTIN ASIA CUP<br />
(ROUND 7) - SINGAPORE<br />
AMAC kick started a his<strong>to</strong>ric day in<br />
mo<strong>to</strong>rsport when it <strong>to</strong>ok <strong>to</strong> the track as the<br />
opening support race for the 2008 Singtel<br />
Formula One Singapore Grand Prix.<br />
68 HOTRACE: PORSCHE SC GLOBAL CARRERA CUP ASIA<br />
(ROUND 9) – SINGAPORE<br />
Team Jebsen’s Darryl O’Young extends<br />
his lead in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia<br />
championship standings.<br />
120<br />
HOTRIDE: GARAGE R NISSAN GTR<br />
This modified Nissan GTR brings a<br />
whole new meaning <strong>to</strong> Japanese<br />
supercars.<br />
88 HOTIMPORT: G-FORCE RACING FACTORY VITZ<br />
G-Force Racing started o� in 1998 with<br />
its primary focus in Nissans, then slowly<br />
branched out <strong>to</strong> other car makes.<br />
104 HOTDRIVE: F1 MERCEDES-BENZ SL 63 AMG<br />
SAFETY CAR<br />
The beast sat in its lair, a behemoth that<br />
was waiting <strong>to</strong> be unleashed on <strong>to</strong> the<br />
disorganized � ock...<br />
112 HOTRIDE: KENNTONA’S BMW 335i<br />
If you had <strong>to</strong> confer a particular style or trait<br />
<strong>to</strong> BMW, would aggression be your choice?<br />
130 HOTSTYLE: ROVERMANIA’S KIA PICANTO<br />
If you have ever been assigned an airplane<br />
window seat at cruising altitude, then relive<br />
that similar feeling stepping in<strong>to</strong> this Kia<br />
Pican<strong>to</strong>.<br />
140 HOTPEEK: RINSPEED SQUBA<br />
We check out the world’s � rst real<br />
submersible car.<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
MANAGING EDITOR<br />
Mattew Lim<br />
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CHIEF EDITOR<br />
Terence Tan<br />
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WRITER<br />
Keegan Gan<br />
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Olivia Cheong<br />
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Gene Khor<br />
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MICA (P): 100/04/2008<br />
KKDN: PPS1667/10/2008(02005)<br />
ISSN: 0219-6239<br />
PPS: 1667/10/2008(020005)<br />
Offi cial <strong>Magazine</strong> for:<br />
Traction Circle Club<br />
MODEL<br />
Jessie Peh<br />
MAKE UP ARTIST<br />
Iris Lau<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
Peter Lee<br />
CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Dave Tang, Nicholli Ee, Mike Myers, Abdur Raheem Basith & NUS Mo<strong>to</strong>ring<br />
Club, Mitsubishi i Club, Team Pro MS, Foo Huiqi<br />
SPECIAL THANKS<br />
Binter & Co Pte Ltd, Bridges<strong>to</strong>ne Asia Paci� c, Citrus Models Management,<br />
Cycle & Carriage Mitsubishi, Daimler Southeast Asia, Eric McLeod & SONAX<br />
GmbH & Co. KG, Garage R, John Pangilinan/The ID Agency, Kah Mo<strong>to</strong>rs,<br />
Mo<strong>to</strong>rsport Asia & Porsche Carrera Cup Asia), Philip Rodgers & Mo<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Image Rally Team, RC Faderoga & Chris<strong>to</strong>pher Jue, RH-PR & Mr. Ian Geekie<br />
(As<strong>to</strong>n Martin Asia Cup), Rinspeed, Singapore GP Pte Ltd, Swisshotel the<br />
Stamford, Volvo Cars Europe & Team Green Racing<br />
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