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Monthly Giveaways! December 2010

Win for yourself and three friends a full-day slot car track pass courtesy of Hobby East! All you have to do is tag yourself to the product image on our Facebook page!

For the Hexis Aston No. 9 it was a dominant weekend on the magnificent Potrero de los Funes. Having won the Qualifying Race, they eclipsed the field by over 15 seconds at the flag, scoring more team points in one weekend than any of the previous nine of the FIA GT1 World Championship.

Motorsports

2010 FIA GT1 Round 10 - San Luis

IN FIA GT, GT1, San Luis

Double Joy for Aston Martin and Hexis!

Since its launch in 1953, the annual iF product design award has been one of the world’s most important prizes for excellence in design. The award has its origins in the product show “Die gute Industrieform” (Good Industrial Design) initiated by the Hanover trade show and is now one of the world’s largest design competitions. For the iF product design award 2011, the organizers received 2,756 submissions from 43 countries for products registered in 16 categories. Kia Sportage and Kia Optima won in the category “Transportation Design.”

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iF Design awards go to Kia Sportage and Optima

IN Kia, Sportage, Optima

Latest additions to Kia’s line-up recognized for their design quality, workmanship, innovation, eco-friendliness, ergonomics and safety.

The BBSG Car Delivery Day is an annual tradition that encourages and allows
members of the public to experience first-hand, the joy and happiness they bring
to the less fortunate in society through their personal involvement in the BBSG
project. Food items that are collected and packed into food hampers by Boys’
Brigade members are loaded into private vehicles. These volunteers then help to
deliver the food hampers to the individual homes of beneficiaries registered with the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) under the
Public Assistance (PA) Scheme and ComCare Transition (CCT) Scheme.

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Volunteers Race Off To Spread Festive Cheer

IN Boys Brigade, BBSG, Car Delivery

The Boys’ Brigade Share-a-Gift 2010 kick-started deliveries to 28,439 beneficiaries with BBSG Car Delivery Day.

With regards to distributorship, the company holds exclusive rights to performance parts such as Japan's ATS brake systems, HEL performance brake and clutch hose kits, Alutec and e'Spec Racing amongst others. And more recently, the company has also clinched distributing rights to brands like Forge Motorsport, BSH, NM Engineering and Agency Power. All of these mean one thing, consumers are spoilt for choice when they visit MotoRex Performance's treasure trove of performance parts and accessories for their car be it a JDM or a continental model.

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MotoRex Performance @ Paya Ubi

IN MotoRex Performance, HEL, ATS, NM Engineering, Agency Power

MotoRex Performance Pte Ltd moves into their spanking new garage/showroom at Paya Ubi Industrial, right in the heart of the automotive tuning enclave!

The two-door soft-top roadster sits two, and was in production from May 1991 to February 1996. I have to say that it is not particularly handsome for a cabriolet, but if you do realise where I’m coming from, the Keis were meant to be cute and friendly. Four bright color variants are available in white, yellow, red and silver. The limited edition Version F and Version C comes in metallic green and blue, respectively. Mechanical upgrades like ABS and LSD were optional features on the Version Z.

Classics

On The Beat | Honda Beat

IN Honda, Beat, Kei, 660, Convertible

I went online hoping to rediscover one of the fascinating Kei cars in the 90s. My search returned with a Marian Rivera on a two-wheeler arousing my fantasies of topless riding. Well, not really...

Each Audi RS model represents the pinnacle of its model line - the Audi RS3 Sportback, developed by quattro GmbH, now brings this dynamic philosophy to the compact category. It rockets from a dead stop to 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds. Top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h. The guttural roaring and growling, backed by the signature rhythm of the five-cylinder firing order make up the classic Audi soundtrack. A sound flap in the exhaust branch intensifies the sound even further. The flap is controlled via the standard Sport button, which also varies the engine response.

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Audi launches RS3 Sportback

Blazing performance, compact size. Audi has added a new model to its dynamic RS series: the Audi RS3 Sportback.

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AutoVox Appointed Rotora Distributor

Performance brake systems manufacturer Rotora has appointed AutoVox as the brand manager and sole distributor for South East Asia, Hong Kong and China.

It was Tomas Enge who held the lead from pole position as the 22 car grid thundered along the main straight into the first corner. Everyone made it around the Senna S with Peter Dumbreck in the No. 23 Sumo Power Nissan GT-R holding onto the rear of the leading Aston Martin, while Clivio Piccione in the No. 10 Hexis Aston Martin was being pressurised by the No. 2 Vitaphone Maserati of Enrique Bernoldi, with the Brazilian sweeping into third place on lap 2. Starting from the back of the grid, the No. 5 Matech Ford of Richard Westbrook was on the move early on, moving up four places in the first three laps and a further three places by lap 9 in his attempt to get ahead of the No. 1 Vitaphone Maserati of Andrea Bertolini. Bertolini was holding a points scoring position in ninth place, which became 10th when he was passed by the Triple H Team Hegersport Maserati of Daniel Serra.

Motorsports

2010 FIA GT1 Round 9 - Interlagos

IN FIA GT, GT1, Interlagos

Brazilians cheer home win for Bernoldi and Negrao!

Happenings

Volvo Air Motion

IN Volvo, Air Motion

Imagine a vehicle lighter than a F1 race car. Experiencing the adrenaline rush of carving through the canyons with up to three friends and not using a drop of gasoline...

In the frontal collision at a speed of up to 64 km/h, which forms part of the Euro NCAP crash test, the passenger cell of the MINI Countryman proved to be extremely stable. Irrespective of the size and sitting position of the passengers, only a slight risk of injury was detected. The MINI Countryman earned the maximum number of points for occupant protection in a side-on collision, while the testers also rated the risk of injury to the cervical vertebrae in a rear-end collision as low. The crash test results were just as positive when it came to the use of seat systems for three year old and 18 month old children. Both in the frontal and the side-on collision, a stable position and minimal head movements at the moment of impact were registered in each case.

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Five Stars For The MINI Countryman

IN MINI, Countryman, Cooper, S

The new MINI crossover earns top rating in Euro NCAP crash test.

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AutoIncSports Pte Ltd @ ONE Commonwealth

IN Super cars, Exotics, Zymol,

Previously located at 179 River Valley Road, AutoIncSports Pte Ltd has recently moved to their spanking new showroom at 1 Commonwealth Lane.

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Lamborghini Track Day in Shanghai - Gallardo Superleggera LP 570-4

IN Lamborghini, Shanghai, Gallardo, 550-2, Track, Event, Superleggera

Displayed in all its glory at the Lamborghini Track Day in Shanghai was this green Gallardo Superleggera LP 570-4. We can't tell you how it drives, but here are some yummy photos!

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Lamborghini Track Day in Shanghai with the Gallardo LP 550-2

IN Lamborghini, Shanghai, Gallardo, 550-2, Track, Event

A 550 bhp Lamborghini driven by only its rear wheels, and a very wet track. We play matador and try to tame the bull in the Gallardo LP 550-2!

The new Audi A1 completed the Audi hat-trick in this year’s “Auto Trophy” poll,
and scored a second notable success immediately afterwards: the “Golden Steering Wheel”. In the “Auto Trophy” it attracted 28.7 percent of the votes in the “Small cars” category.

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Three Auto Trophy Wins For Audi

IN Audi, A1, A5 Sportback, R8 Spyder

Success for Audi as the A1, Audi R8 Spyder and Audi A5 Sportback clinch three Auto Trophy awards.

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HSV 'I Just Want One' Driving Event

IN HSV, Harvest Automobiles, Muscle cars, GTS, Maloo, Drive, Event

We spent the day with a pair of Australian V8 muscle cars and even got a ride in a 600bhp T2 race car! Welcome to the world of Holden Special Vehicles (HSV).

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Pure Muscle! HSV Lands In Singapore!

IN HSV, Muscle, Singapore, Holden, Harvest Automobile, V8

You've seen them in all their aggressive glory in photos. You've read about their enormous torque and sonorous V8 soundtrack. Well they're finally here, and man, do they rock!

This December, Hobby East will be launching their Slot Racing Club Membership. For a fixed sum, members will receive unlimited track usage and membership fee credited back with the purchase of a new slot car. Per day entry rates for those who want to try are also available with included car and controller. See blog link below for more details. On Saturday, 18 December 2010, Hobby East in conjunction with Hobby Bounties will host the first leg of an inter-club slot car race competition. Find out more on their blog at www.hobbyeast.blogspot.com

The Pit

Slot Car Racing At Hobby East

IN Hobby East, Slot Car, Ninco

Racing on a circuit is every motor sports enthusiast’s dream. And even if you are unable to do that, you can now replicate your dream albeit scaled down in the form of slot car racing.

Motorsports

CitroÃ«n DS3 WRC

CitroÃ«n has unleashed an all-new contender for the 2011 World Rally Championship - the CitroÃ«n DS3 WRC, the hotly anticipated replacement for the multi-championship winning C4 WRC.

Visually, the AC Schnitzer side skirt elements with chromed design elements (available as an option) link the front and rear parts of the vehicle.

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AC Schnitzer 5 Series (F10)

Aachen-based tuning specialist AC Schnitzer gives the new dynamic BMW 5 Series extra wings with its extensive range of special accessories.