Malaysia’s premier drag racing event – Sepang Drag Battle opens its new season this Saturday (February 20) at Sepang Circuit; offering five championship rounds and six categories of competitions including a special category for street legal cars of up to 2000cc.

Celebrating its sixth year this season, the event, which is the only drag race event sanctioned by Malaysia’s motorsports governing body, Automobile Association of Malaysia (AAM),  is also opened also opened to turbo-charged street legal 2000cc machines; but they will be competing within themselves in a separate class named Category FX.

“The street legal cars was our most popular entries last year and we expect similar response, if not, even bigger response this year,” said event manager Eddy Rashdan Pir Mohamad.

“Again, our key emphasis is on safety. For Sepang Drag Battle, we put safety as the upmost importance and the AAM stewards will verify to that. Only by strict safety measures, we can make motorsports enjoyable for all – for the competitors as well as the spectators,” added Eddy, who is SIC Head of Finance.

Hugely popular among drag racing fans, Sepang Drag Battle attracts the top Malaysian drivers and prominent workshop operators as far as Johor Bahru, Kelantan and Perlis as they compete for the title Malaysian Drag King as they pushed their machines to the maximum for a 405-meter sprint along the Sepang Circuit straight.

Apart from the two categories for road legal cars, the other categories are Class A for cars without any limit on engine capacity, Class B for two-wheeled drive cars with no limit on engine capacity; Class C for cars up to 2000cc and Class D for the compact cars.

Entry fee per round is RM200 per car and competitors can register on event day or by calling SIC Race Management Manager Mashithah Hashim at 03-87782221 (fax 03-87782338) and via e-mail at mashithah.hashim@sepangcircuit.com.my.

Entrance for spectators is RM10 for seats at the Main Grandstand and RM50 at the paddock, where fans can have a closer look at the mean machines participating in the event.

Sepang Drag Battle 2010 - Season Calendar

Round 1              20 February 2010

Round 2              8 May 2010  

Round 3              24 July 2010

Round 4              30 October 2010

Round 5              20 November 2010  

*all races to be held at Sepang Circuit

• Standing 1
• Standing 2