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Chin Tzer Jinn stole the limelight in the Asian Touring Car Series Round 2 at the Asian Festival of Speed as he sealed a double win at the Sepang International Circuit in style. The Malaysian who won Race 1 yesterday, took Race 2 honours as well after winning it despite starting from the back of the pack. Chin was quick out of the blocks, but got entangled with Hong Kong’s Gary Sham forcing the safety car to be deployed just one lap into the race.

For the next two laps behind the safety car, the nine remaining cars lined up for a restart with Chin forced to be at the back. “I had a pretty good start to get to fourth but after the incident I thought my race was over. Nevertheless, I got back into the pack and it was hard work for me from then on.” “And with some luck I was fortunate to take every car one at a time as they were having personal battles and I could concentrate on my race,” said Chin who eventually passed all the cars and crossed the chequered flag in 26:59.833s to win the race.

Chin’s pace was even to much for championship leader Cheung Chi Sing who eventually finished the race in second spot despite having mechanical problems. “Yes, it was disappointing to finish second as I was leading most of the race but I had a gearbox problem during the race and so I could have finished lower,” said the Hong Kong driver. “However, the weekend was a positive one for me and the team and the most importantly we have the car in good condition for the next race,” added Cheung.

Third place Man Ting Yu also had a disappointing race as he had led for a time. Man however dropped two spots in Lap 4 sighting some technical problems as the cause. He however made up for his poor showing by trailing Adrian Henry D’ Silva and eventually snatched the final podium spot in Lap 8. “I took the lead at the start but fell three places due to some misjudgments but I kept with third place Adrian and made the most of the first gap I saw to finish third.”















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G-Power has released the all new upgrade for the M3 Coupe Tornado. The most significant change concerns the addition of tailor-made 'light' supercharger from ASA with a moderate 0,3 bar boost. Along with a new intercooler and a performance exhaust system, the 4.0-liter V8's output increases from 420HP and 400Nm to 500HP and 480Nm (354-lbs/ft). G-Power says that the supercharged M3 Coupe with the 6-speed manual gearbox can accelerate from standstill to 200km/h (124mph) in just 13.5 seconds compared to the standard M3's time of 15.8 seconds. Customers can opt for the removal of the electronic speed limiter, in which case the M3 Coupe Tornado can reach a top speed in excess of 320km/h or +199mph..

The M3 Coupe Tornado also comes with a height-adjustable coil-over suspension with nine selectable settings each for bound and rebound while the car rides on Michelin Pilot Sport tires -255/30 ZR20 in front, 295/25 ZR20 in the rear- mounted on lightweight 20-inch Silverstone alloy wheels. The kit is complemented by a new four-pipe muffler made from stainless steel or optionally, from titanium which is 14,5kg or 32-lbs lighter than the factory part.

However, the M3 Coupe Tornado does not feature any exterior upgrades other than the rims. For the interior, G-Power has upgrade the interior with the interior with carbon-fiber trim, a new speedometer with the G-Power logo, an aluminum pedal set and optionally, a special leather treatment.