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MAM with the joint organiser SMS Motorsport & Driving is organising the MAM Autokhana Series 2009. There will be four rounds at the different venue and mostly catered to Northern Region motorsports enthusiast.

In short, Gymkhana can be called a "technical autocross". Just like in a typical "Auto-X" drivers try to race around a series of cones as fast as they can in the shortest amount of time.

However, in Gymkhana, the emphasis is on driver skill and car control. Skill and style are just as important - if not more so - than overall time. Gymkhana courses are set up to challenge all aspects of a driver and vehicle, not just speed. Some Gymkhanas will call for drivers to back up and "park" in a spot before they can run out and perform figure-eights around a series of cones.

Other Gymkhanas will have very few cones or course markings - part of the challenge is remembering which cone to go to, when to go there, and what one should do upon arriving at said cone.

Autokhana / car gymkhana is a driving skills and safety contest set on a enclosed obstacle-laden (pylon - traffic cone) track where the participants take turns in traversing the course at the quickest time possible. The sport is an offshoot of the popular automobile gymkhana (slalom).

Autokhana / Automobile gymkhana, for being more economical and less dangerous does not lack in challenge and excitement and is expected to become more popular in Asia and the Malaysia in the next few years. For more information please view http://sites.google.com/site/gymkhanaclubsite/

All the Classes from AK-1 to AK-6 will be a Championship category :

o Class AK-1 : Up to and including 1300cc

o Class AK-2 : Over 1300cc up to and including 1600cc

o Class AK-3 : Over 1600cc up to and including 2000cc

o Class AK-4 : Over 2000cc / Open

o Class AK-5 : For Supercar / Modified & Luxury Car (to be determined by the Organiser. The decision is final)

 o Class AK-6 : For Classic / Retro Car – car below year of 1985 (to be determined by the Organiser. The decision is final)

Sub-Category / Special Award

o Best ‘Motorshow’ Award – for the most attractive car (color, modifications, decals etc) during every round (TBA by sponsored).

o Best ‘Dare To Fly’ Driver – for the most outstanding spirit / trying during every round.

o Best ‘RWD’ Driver – for the highest position rear wheel driver / car during every round.

o Best ‘FWD’ Driver – for the highest position front wheel driver / car during every round.

o Best ‘Novice’ Driver – for the highest position of Novice driver during every round (to be determined by the Organiser. The decision is final).

o Best Expert ‘Killer’ – for the highest position of Expert driver during every round (to be determined by the Organiser. The decision is final).

o Most ‘Confused’ Driver – for the most confused & hit the most pylons during every round.

o FTD Driver – for the fastest time recorded during every round.

Calendar:

Round 1 : 1 & 2 May 2010 (Sepang Circuit-MSS Premium Rd 1)

Round 2 : 26 & 27 June 2010 (Kangar, Perlis)

Round 3 : 25 & 26 Sept 2010 (Ipoh, Perak)

Round 4 : 27 & 28 Nov 2010 (Sepang Circuit-MSS Premium Rd 5)