Sepang set for biggest show

Already, 50 shipping containers arrived yesterday in preparation for the weekend. The size of the grid makes this the biggest single international race series hosted by the Sepang Circuit. According to SIC Chief Operations Officer Kumarasamy Chellappan, plans for the weekend have been made for weeks and the organisers remain confident of a successful race under any weather condition. "The delivery team have been doing this for years and with some special arrangements it only takes a couple of hours for the containers holding the cars, parts and tools for the Super GT racing teams, to get from the point of arrival in Port Klang to the track," said Kumarasamy. "On our part, we just ensure everything is in place for the event to run smoothly, whatever the weather condition." In total, 33 teams, including local-based ThunderAsia Racing which will be making its debut in the GT300 class, will be contesting the 54-lap race on Sunday. There will also be supporting races from Formula V6 Asia, GT3 Asia and Aston Martin Cup Asia. In between races, fans will also be treated with off track entertainment with appearances of the GT-A official race queens Sana and Nana, along with race queens representing teams. There will also be drift demos and GT look-a-like cars on display. Parents can bring their children for the Kids Pit Walk programme on Saturday after the second qualifying session. This free Pit Walkabout offer is limited to the first 1,000 children along with their parents. Tickets for the Main Grandstand is RM100 each. SIC is also offering a special family package at RM250 for four Main Grandstand tickets. Admission is free for children under seven years. Passes for Sunday's Pit Walkabout and Circuit Safari are sold at RM100 each, while parking charges for bikes are RM2, cars RM5 and buses RM20.PROGRAMME SATURDAY -- 8am: SuperGT scrutineering & pit walkabout; 10am: SuperGT Official Practice 1; 11.45am: Formula V6 Asia -- Race 1 (12 Laps); 12.35pm: Aston Martin Cup Race 1 (10 Laps); 1.30pm: Pit Walkabout; 2.15pm: SuperGT -- Qualifying 1; 3.15pm: GT3 Asia Race 1 (10 Laps); 4.20pm: SuperGT -- Qualifying 2: Superlap qualifying session (8 cars in each class); 6pm: Kids' Pit Walkabout. SUNDAY -- 10.45am: SuperGT -- Warm Up; 11.15am: Circuit Safari; 11.55am: Aston Martin Cup Race 2 (10 Laps); 12.40pm: Pit Walkabout; 1.30pm: Formula V6 Asia Race 2 (12 Laps); 2.20pm: GT3 Asia Race 2 (10 Laps); 3.05pm: SuperGT -- start procedure; 4pm: SuperGT Malaysian Round race (54 laps).

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