[Autosports Event] SummerNats Malaysia: The
largest congregation of classic, custom, hot rods, muscle and super cars and
motorcycles
- Malaysia
to host the first international show for Australia’s Biggest Auto Event
- A
four-day auto escapade with diverse proportions
Selangor, 24th April 2014 - Summer Nationals or SummerNats, which is Australia’s
biggest automotive event is coming to Malaysia soon! For motor heads, the hosting of the very first
SummerNats Malaysia is going to be the start of a huge annual pilgrimage for
custom and collectible car and motorcycle lovers.
Promoted by JPM Motorsport,
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.
Details
of SummerNats Malaysia:
Date:
29th
August 2014 – 1st September 2014
Venue:
Sepang International
Circuit
Ticket
Fees: RM100 for four
days
“This
is the first international debut for SummerNats and it’s going to be big!” said JPM Motorsport Founder, J.P.
Chin.
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. Today, 26 years later, SummerNats is
regarded as the biggest event in Australia. It was voted as Australia’s
Favorite Event in 2013 and in 2014, attracting a total of
103,437 spectators.
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.
SummerNats Malaysia is set to emulate this high octane
show in what will also be the SummerNats brand’s first ever foray outside of
Australia. However, SummerNats Malaysia will also diversify its attraction to
welcome the world of custom motorcycles and superbikes, in addition to taking
on a more family-oriented weekend for spectators.
“Having an event, not only for the
enthusiast, but one which caters to the entire family is something we strongly
believe in. We’ve proven this to become a successful formula for three years
running when we previously acquired the rights to host the Malaysian round of
the Super GT Championship,”
said Chin whose company not only promotes motor-racing events but has also
successfully organized a concerts in Malaysia which involved International
K-pop artistes.
“This marks a new milestone for JPM
Motorsport. We see this exciting event, as another step towards realizing our
vision and mission which is: to make motorsports accessible to
enthusiasts by creating opportunities and proper platforms, and to build an
active and dynamic motorsports lifestyle community through various events, and
ultimately, and by doing so, becoming a leader through active participation and
unique conceptualization of all motorsport related activities.”
As a leading promoter of international and world
class events, JPM Motorsport believes Malaysia is an ideal hub for SummerNats
given the increasing levels of appreciation and the growing number of
enthusiasts as well as serious collectors of classic, custom, hot rods, muscle
and super cars.
Envisioned
not only to become Malaysia’s largest automotive event but a regional
attraction for the ASEAN automotive market, SummerNats Malaysia will also serve
as a large commercial and marketing platform for car manufacturers, exhibitors
of automotive products and accessories to display and promote their products to
the general public.
Hundreds
of vehicles will be available 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.
The first edition of SummerNats
Malaysia will feature 8 of the competition winning cars from Australia being
put on display for Malaysian car enthusiasts.
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.
SummerNats Malaysia will also feature the best Burnouts involving both cars and motorcycles. Track time will also be provided for super car and sports car owners. 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.
Auto enthusiasts and spectators can
also look forward to what is being planned as the biggest car and motorcycle
gathering, in an attempt to set an all-new milestone under the Malaysian Book
of Records. 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.
In addition, SummerNats Malaysia will
also feature an infotainment zone. This is a new innovation where the objective
is to educate the public everything about automotive, from safety related
issues to fun stuff. Activities will include talks by reputable hosts, product
demonstrations and crowd engaging competitions.
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.
In
line with making SummerNats Malaysia a truly family event, JPM Motorsport has
also lined up activities for ladies and children which includes a
bazaar, food festival and special kids zone.
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
Published
by WLJack. (Based on press release issued
on behalf of JPM Motorsports by MediaBond Sdn Bhd. )
