August Open Track Day

25.08.2008
(in this photo: Muzamil, Cassim, Hichame, Rahim, Fahrein).



24.08.2008
(in this photo: Muzamil, Cassim, Hichame, Rezza, Kamaruzaman, Geeva).

20.08.2008
(in this photo: Muzamil, Hichame, Rezza, Geeva, Razi, Fahrein, Azra, Jaja).

Open Track Day - July 15th

(in this photo: Muzamil, Cassim, Hichame, Geeva, Razi, Shazreen).

Open Track Day - July 14th

(in this photo: Muzamil, Cassim, Hichame, Rezza, Harun, Razi, Sarip, Rizwani & wife, Shazreen).

Photo blogging on the recent Go Kart outing

Date: Sunday, 5th May 2008
Time: 5pm
Venue: Shah Alam Go-Kart circuit

Driving for a good cause

Brothers, Hisham and Harun Ghaffur, were seen at the Supercars for Charity held at Sepang International Circuit recently. The event was held in aid of Malaysians who were affected by the recent floods in the country.

Upon arrival, they were treated to a sea of supercars owned by Malaysians. Visitors had the chance to sample rides on these exotic cars for as low as RM 300 such as on the Ferarri 355. More adventurous visitors can pay RM 500 for faster cars and RM 1000 for even faster cars such as the Lamborghini Murceilago!

If being driven wasn’t their thing, like the two brothers weren’t, RM 1000 got them seats on Sepang International Drive and Race Academy (SIDRA) Porsche Cayman S! This option enabled them to do a Slalom Time Attack run, in which both of them finished 2^nd and 3^rd fastest, earning F1 tickets for their efforts.

They then were given 3 laps around the track with the Porsche’s, Hisham being accompanied by Jeff Wong and Harun by Tommy Lee.

“It was great, getting to drive on the track with automatic transmission and with air-conditioning on!” were Hisham’s remarks.

Some shots taken at the event:

Our Exceptionally Brave & Talented Lass!

Redbull, with racing team partner AMN Motorsports, launched a first of its kind Female Driver Search campaign on 20th June 2007 to seek young female drivers and to create a platform for these young talents to live their dreams to compete in the national circuit.

The drivers were selected from over 600 hopefuls and were narrowed down to 12 drivers who went through their development and selection programme and finally the best 4 were selected to compete in the 2008 MME.

Those selected were to be trained by the Red Bull X1R Racing Team professional drivers – celebrity DeannaYusoff, Hiroko Nakamura, Philippa Yoong and Nurul Alis Aidil Akhbar also known as Kiki.

The 12 trainees came from all walks of life ranging from former drifters to an engineer who is none other than our very own, Evelyne Wan Mokhtar. However, after going through the tough trainings and battling yoga - in which she said was the hardest, Evelyne was not one of the lucky four to make it into the Red Bull X1R team.

In spite of this, she pulled off an impressive feat during training including clocking the 2^nd best time in the first control test (and no cones were hit – this is amazing, you will know what I mean if you know her in person ;)), 2^nd fastest overall and resulted in her team to emerge 2^nd in the Go Kart challenge and finally, again the 2^nd fastest in the straight shoot out test during the programme.

We are so proud of you, Evie!

Team Manager

Mohd Rizal Abdul Rashid

Age: 32

Status: Married to Iliana Yussof (the Kazzen blog creator) and a father to the future Team Manager of Kazzen, Harris.

Profession: Systems Engineer

Experience:

Sepang 1000km Race 2010

Sepang 1000km Race 2009

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2007

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2004

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2003

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2002

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2001

Drivers

Mohamad Cassim Mohd Hanef

Age: 35

Status: Married to Shazreen Shah (Secretary II of Kazzen Motorsports Club) and father to future little Kazzen member, Hazim.

Profession: Manager, International Trade Services

Racing Experience:

Sepang 1000km Race 2010
Sepang International Circuit
Class 2
Car: Toyota Levin AE111 BZR
Qualified 21st over 56 Overall (2:43.025 sec)
Finished 6^th in Class / 8^th Overall (177 laps)

Sepang 1000km Race 2009
Sepang International Circuit
Class 2
Car: Toyota Levin AE111 BZR
Qualified 8th over 24 in Class 2 (2:45sec)
DNF

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2007
Sepang International Circuit
Class C
Car: Toyota Corolla SEG 1.6
Qualified xxth over xx in Class C (x:xxsec)
DNF

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2004
Sepang International Circuit
Class C
Car: Toyota Corolla SEG 1.6
Qualified xxth over xx in Class C (x:xxsec)
Finished 15^th in Class / 49^th Overall (30 laps)

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2003
Sepang International Circuit
Class C
Car: Toyota Corolla SEG 1.6
Qualified 16th over 24 in Class C (2:44sec)
Finished 3^rd in Class / 19^th Overall (241 laps)

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2002
Sepang International Circuit
Class C
Car: Toyota Corolla SEG 1.6
Qualified xxth over xx in Class C (x:xxsec)
Finished 3^rd in Class / 15th Overall (233 laps)

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2001
Sepang International Circuit
Class C
Car: Toyota Corolla SEG 1.6
Qualified xxth over xx in Class C (x:xxsec)
Finished 8^th in Class / xxth Overall (xx laps)

M

Muzamil Mohamad

Age: 36 (Oldest member of Kazzen)

Status: Married to Azra Abd Rashid (Secretary I of Kazzen Motorsports Club and kid sister to Team Manager, Rizal - who also maintains the Kazzen blog.. ;))

Profession: Aviator

Racing Experience:

Sepang 1000km Race 2010
Sepang International Circuit
Class 2
Car: Toyota Levin AE111 BZR
Qualified 21st over 56 Overall (2:43.025 sec)
Finished 6^th in Class / 8^th Overall (177 laps)



Sepang 1000km Race Challenge 2009
Sepang International Circuit
Class 2
Car: Toyota Levin AE111 BZR
Qualified 8th over 24 in Class 2 (2:45sec)
DNF


Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2007
Sepang International Circuit
Class C
Car: Toyota Corolla SEG 1.6
Qualified xxth over xx in Class C (x:xxsec)
DNF

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2003
Sepang International Circuit
Class C
Car: Toyota Corolla SEG 1.6
Qualified 16th over 24 in Class C (2:44sec)
Finished 3^rd in Class / 19^th Overall (241 laps)

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2002
Sepang International Circuit
Class C
Car: Toyota Corolla SEG 1.6
Qualified xxth over xx in Class C (x:xxsec)
Finished 3^rd in Class / 15th Overall (233 laps)

Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2001
Sepang International Circuit
Class C
Car: Toyota Corolla SEG 1.6
Qualified xxth over xx in Class C (x:xxsec)
Finished 8^th in Class / xxth Overall (xx laps)

Hichame Abd Ghaffur

Age: 31

Status: Single & Available (any interested future Kazzen member may apply)

Profession: Electrical Engineer

Racing Experience:

Sepang 1000km Race 2010
Sepang International Circuit
Class 2
Car: Toyota Levin AE111 BZR
Qualified 21st over 56 Overall (2:43.025 sec)
Finished 6^th in Class / 8^th Overall (177 laps)



Sepang 1000km Race Challenge 2009
Sepang International Circuit
Class 2
Car: Toyota Levin AE111 BZR
Qualified 17th over 24 in Class 2 (2:45sec)
DNF


Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race 2007
Sepang International Circuit
Class C
Car: Toyota Corolla SEG 1.6
Qualified xxth over xx in Class C (x:xxsec)
DNF

Autocross Kansas 2001-2002
Wichita Kansas
Car: Toyota Celica GT4

MME 2007 - Kazzen & its unfortunate mishap

Team KAZZEN Motorsports was established. Hisham Ghaffur (who prefers his name spelled HICHAME) joined the team as our third driver. The team once more received a sponsorship from Air Asia Berhad among others. However, after months of hard work it was not to be as history repeated itself - they went through another painful race with a mechanical failure. Although they qualified for the race, the engine cooling system broke down and caught fire while Cassim was driving, forcing them to retire in the very first lap.

L-R: Muzamil, Cassim, Hichame & Rizal

Final Discussion

The guys



... and the ladies

MME 2004 - Unsuccessful year

The driver line-up for MME 2004 was Cassim Hanef, Azlan and Kenny. Muzamil’s absence to partake in the competition was due to poor health. According to the Team Manager, the last minute preparation had lead them to suffer from mechanical problems wherein they experience overflowing engine oil throughout the race. Nonetheless, despite the crisis the team still finished the race at 15^th place (Class C).

MME 2003 - Another Victory and Air Asia

The third appearance was made in 2003 where the team had received a major sponsorship from Asia’s leading and largest low cost carrier, Air Asia Berhad. A roadshow was held by Air Asia at the Sungei Wang Plaza to introduce the team to the public prior to the race wherein it was joined by a few local artists namely Ning Baizura, Fadzley, Hazami, Deja Moss, Ani Mayuni, Syikin and Datin Sheril Aida and hosted by Azhar Sulaiman dan Red 104.9 radio DJ, KC Ismail.

Driving the same humble car again, the 1.6 Toyota Corolla SEG (now painted red) and with the help from an extended number of crews, the team once again emerged 3rd in its Class but this time, the cousins completed the race with driver Khaidi Kamaruddin’s involvement replacing the initial driver, Adian Yein Khalid. The team was left behind by 1.04 seconds due to the problem they had with the broken exhaust mounting at the final hour of the 12-hour race.

Drivers and their winnings

Climbing the podium for the second time

Lining up

Assiduous crew

Sharing the joy

With some of the artistes at the roadshow