“Tweet tweet, tweet tweet”, goes the stock alarm of the black stallion some of us know as the Satria R3. Then the Captor. I open the unfamiliar door and wiggle my way into those snuggly red-black Recaro SR4 semi-bucket seats. Adjusting it slightly for optimum reach and leg positioning, I grip excitedly on the MOMO [...]
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Satria R3 – 850kms and counting
It’s been exactly a week and 850kms have passed. I have 150kms before the much-anticipated 1,000kms mark. I can’t wait for the first service to get all the metal gunk out from the engine block with a fresh supply of engine oil. Fuel consumption seemed to have improved a tad since the first refuelling. Numbers [...]
Satria R3 – Links
For curious and interested enthusiasts, here are some links for the Satria R3. Zerotohundred.com Forums -> NEW SATRIA R3 Topic Team Matrix Motorsport R3 mods R3-Satria (GTi) Race Rally Research
Addicted to Drive
My apologies for the silence. Been too busy driving. Would love to have said “too busy driving fast”, but that would be lying. Not that I’m not tempted. Since getting my car precisely 3 days ago, I’ve done 400kms. I’m attempting to run-in the car as quickly as I can. Getting a little impatient running [...]
The Limited Edition M24 Satria R3 : First Impressions
It’s here. Finally. After more than a month’s wait. Was it worth the wait? Here it is guys. Collected my car with much butterflies in the stomach and excitement a 3-year old would demonstrate when given an ice-cream. Really cannot explain how a car can have such an effect on the full grown men. But [...]
Breaking a Virgin : Part Deux
Referring to the previous post “Breaking A Virgin : Gentle or Hard + Fast?”, I am posting some comments by fellow ‘experienced’ reader Eric, which I think readers will find useful in the process of deflowering a virgin and ensuring smooth, well-oiled performance throughout. Here goes nothing: ERIC says Thanks for the URL. Me along [...]
The Street Shootout is back!
The popular drift and time attack challenge organised by Proton is making a comeback at Sepang on the 4th-5th December 2004. Held in conjuction with the Proton Track Carnival Sepang 2004, the 4th SSO in the series will be the last for the year. The Time Attack challenge will see the Pre-Viagra class (below 1300cc) [...]
Satria R3 – Booked! (but not without hassle!)
I’ve never been this excited or nervous about a car. Seriously wierd. It was much anticipated. In fact, I grew so impatient I was logging on to the ProtonEdar site at 2.00pm. Kiasu! Bookings for the race-bred Satria R3 began at 3.00pm sharp today. When the official R3 booking page came up at 3.00pm, I [...]
Satria R3 : Made by Enthusiasts For Enthusiasts
The announcement and release of the Satria R3 by Proton Motorsports has aroused plenty of interest amongst the local autoscene, judging by postings in popular forums such as Zerotohundred, Team Matrix Motorsports and Race Rally Research. Generally speaking, there has been a lot of positive feedback, although some skeptics remain, well, skeptical. The ever popular [...]
Racer-boys Take Notice : Proton Satria R3 Launched
Proton Motorsports soft-launched the much-anticipated Limited Edition Proton Satria R3 over the weekend at Pasir Gudang, Johor. The Satria R3 is set to be in the market on October 17 at 3 selected Proton Edar offices in the Northern, Southern and Central regions of the country. This exclusive road-legal track car will only see 150 [...]
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