Formula BMW and F3000 Testing

Held at Sepang F1 Race Track, a Formula BMW and a F3000 undergo some testing. Team Pacific Racing and Team Meritus were on site running their testing programs. With an invitation from the principal of Team Pacific Racing, Team KooKaburra gets some first hand play time!

Pacific Racing Formula BMW

My-Kart Mega Mad Endurance 08

Team Kookaburra fielded a team for the My-Kart Mega Mad Endurance race held in Shah Alam go kart track. The race comprises of 6 hours non stop with 1 tyre change and technical stop including various refueling stops. The race even attracted the likes of A1 Malaysia driver, Aaron Lim!

We, Team KooKaburra comprised of 7 drivers, all avid karters and racers to gain top honors in this race event. The race was eventful with some major sluggish race kart provided by the organizers compared to the other teams. However, we completed the event at 8th place giving a tough fight to the other teams.

Here are some pictures from the event.

Team KooKaburra Racing racers. L-R : Alvin, Jason, Kenny, Stephen, Julian and Ben. In the kart, Eric.


Eric leads the team at the start of the race.

Race Driver Interview - Kenny Hwang

Special one on one interview with race driver of Team KooKaburra Racing, Kenny Hwang @ Zoggee.

Q : What car do you drive now? What's your first car?Zoggee : Currently driving an Old School BMW E30, first car was 62' Volkswagen Beetle.

Q : How did you first got into racing? How did it all started for you?
Zoggee : Started as hobbies.... participated in Proton Street Shootout 1 and 2, My Kart 2005 Mad Endurance race with fellow BMW Club members, MAM Rally X Rd.1 2008, various track sessions, MME 08 and recently, My-Kart Mad Endurance Race with veterans drivers like Jason Loo, Alvin Joseph, Stephen Kok, "The Master Eric Yoong" and Ben Tan of Top Gear Magazine Malaysia (MME 6 hours).

Q : Tell us about your MME 2008 experience. Was it worth it?

KooKaburra Events in Pictures

Team KooKaburra also participated in various other events around town! Nothing is spared! You'll see it in all kinds of motorsports races, runs, events etc.

One the most regular events are the High Performance Challenge (HPC) track days. Many of the team members of KooKabura are track and racing instructors of the HPC. More info on HPC can be found at http://www.hpcmotorsports.com/

Some of the pictures from past events :
HPC Events Pictures
Litar Dato Sagor
Kampung Gajah Track Day
Other Motorsports Events

MME 08 Team Kookaburra Photos

Some pictures of Team Kookaburra Racing during the MME 2008.

Photo credits to the photographers - Louise Fon, Fabian Yee and Wei Li.

The racers and the team!

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2008

The Merdeka Millennium Endurance (MME) Race is a highlight event held yearly at the Sepang International Circuit. The race started in year 2000 by Dato Mokhzani Mahatir who is the Chairman of the Sepang Formula 1 Circuit to develope the rising fame of Malaysian Motorsports. The MME is also known as Asia's biggest race attracting lots of international race drivers as well.

Team KooKaburra made its Malaysian racing debut in the famed MME in August 2008. Lots of hard work and sweat were put into the team with many months of preperation. And all goes together to setup for a great MME race debut!

RallyX at Sepang 13 July 08

Even MAM's Rally X series you'll see Kookaburra! On 13th July 2008, Kenny brings his Toyota Starlet for a race, dirt style in Sepang rally course! This is Kenny's first outing on Rally X and he did well.

Note: Rally X is organized by MAM, Motorsports Association Malaysia. More info about Rally X can be found here : http://www.mam.org.my/rallyx/index.php

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race

The Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race, also known as MME, is a 12-Hours endurance race event held annually since it2000 at the Sepang International Circuit on late August as part of the Merdeka festivities in Malaysia.

KooKaburra Starlet

The KooKaburra Starlet - the infamous yellow Toyota Starlet!! Raced in many events and appeared in many track days, it's finally featured on the web. Albeit from the looks, it's one powerful machine and does magical wonders!

"It's NA and the detail mods are kind of a secret" says Kenny. The car is able to drift like the best of them under Kenny's hands.

The KooKaburra Starlet during a recent event