A race is somewhat incomplete without race queens. I’m pretty sure our readers would be happy to see some pictures of the race queens that graced the Asian Festival of Speed event in Sepang International Circuit on the 30th – 31st May ‘09.

There weren’t a lot of race queens around but here are some of the ones that we at Autoworld managed to snap.

So here ya go….enjoy the pictures.

A Memorable Double Weekend for Mok

On form Mok Weng Sun made it a memorable weekend at the Sepang International Circuit as he sealed a double win in the GT3 Asia Round 2 which was part of the Asian Festival of Speed.

The Singaporean driving for Porsche Club Singapore Racing won Race 2 with a total time of 23:27.662s, 1.271s ahead of Team Machine’s Eddie Yau.

Coming in third was Malaysian Tunku Hammam Sulong who recorded a total time of 23:30.387s.

Mok showed his supremacy again by pulling out a lead even after the safety car came out to regroup the pack as SPS Racing’s Siu Tit Lung spun out.

“I did not change the setting of the car from Race 1’s win and in this round had a good start and had a good run throughout the race. However after the safety car was deployed I was ready for some competition from the back,” said Mok.

“I kept my head down and continued to push as hard as I could. Overall, I had a one pole position and two wins so it has definitely been a good weekend for me,” said Mok.

As for Yau the second place finish was the best he could manage as Mok was too fast to catch and Tunku Hammam kept pressing him.

“I had a really good start. I was close to Mok but Tunku Hammam kept the pressure up so I had to do whatever I could to stay second even after the safety car went in,” said the Hong Kong driver.

As for Tunku Hammam, the podium finish in Race 2 made his weekend worthwhile after a drive through penalty bogged down his hopes in Race 1.

“Today was definitely better than yesterday. After Turn 2 I was third and I pushed the car but not too much as I had to keep my tyres. After the safety car was deployed I tried hard to make it to second but I couldn’t and I also didn’t want to lose the third position.,” said Tunku Hammam.

“There have been a few mishaps this weekend but overall it was great and I’m looking forward to the rest of the season,” he added.

The full results and pictures from the race at the below gallery.

I’ve just checked in at the SIC media centre. Thus far, the Asian Touring Car Series Race 2 and the Formula BMW Pacific Race 3 have just concluded. I shall be posting the results on the forum shortly.

Now is the ‘Pit Walkabout & Track Activities’ session, and from where I am sitting, the pit area does seem crowded.

What’s going on?

The GT Queens are here!!

Stay tuned to our latest updates in Autoworld Forum here.

The Asian Festival of Speed in Sepang International Circuit today saw fellow Malaysian racers (Chin Tzer Jinn, Eric Yeo and Fahmo Ilyas) making their country proud by being on the podium of the Asian Touring Car Series and Formula BMW Asia Pacific. The podium finishes of the day as follows:-

GT3 Asia Challenge
1st – Mok Weng Sun of Porsche Club Singapore Racing
2nd – Sam Yau of  Team Machine
3rd – Siu Yuk Lung of Team SPS Racing

Asian Touring Car Series
1st – Chin Tzer Jinn
2nd – Eric Yeo
3rd – Cheung Chi Sing of Team IMSP – S&D

Formula V6 Asia
1st – Hamad Al Fardan of Dyna Ten Motorsports
2nd – Kevin Chen of Champ Motorsports
3rd – Ro Charlz of Dyna Ten Motorsports

Formula BMW Pacific – Race 1
1st – Axcil Jefferies of Eurasia Motorsport
2nd – Gary Thompson of E-Rain Racing
3rd Akhil Khushlani of E-Rain Racing

Formula BMW Pacific – Race 2
1st – Fahmo Ilyas of E-Rain Racing
2nd – Gary Thompson of E-Rain Racing
3rd – Rio Haryanto of Questnet Team Qi-Meritus

Full results for the Asian Touring Car Series, GT3 Asia Challenge, Formula V6 Asia and Formula BMW Pacific attached below.

The weather at Sepang International Circuit is at its usual level, i.e. scorching hot! Coupled with the unusually hot weather for the past few months, the ‘problem’ are compounded even further. Nevertheless, I braved the weather to bring you some snapshots of the race. Enjoy!

I have just reported in at the Sepang International Circuit’s media centre to see free practice sessions for the Asian Festival of Speed 2009 today.

Setting up shop at the SIC’s media centre.

As I type this, the Formula BMW cars are just concluding their free practice runs. The Asian Touring Cars are up next.

A Formula BMW car concludes its practice. Mental note – beware of half naked men appearing in picture frame next time.

Live updates will be posted on the forum on our dedicated Asian Festival of Speed 2009, Sepang International Circuit thread.

OK, gotta run, the Asian Touring Cars are out. Before I go, let me leave you with a couple of other shots I took thus far.

If practice already like that….

Photographers milking what little action they’re getting today.