Auto Showdown participants. All 3 of them?
As promised, we dropped by the Full Throttle Autoshow which was held in Melaka last weekend (technically its still on till 12am today) and immediately ecnountered terrible traffic out of KL via the Sungai Besi toll all the way to after Nilai Memorial Park. The same heavy crawl was encountered at the Ayer Keroh exit as well, no thanks to so-called Datok Shah Rukh Khan who held a concert somewhere in the city. Anyways, since MITC is located in Ayer Keroh itself, somewhere near Zoo Melaka, the journey there was smooth.
After arriving to find that the show was cordoned off using tarpaulin (which means its a paid show), and finding ample parking spaces in the small carpark opposite the area, and at the hotel, we proceeded to the gates to splash out RM15 per entry. It seemed that the parking lot itself was a huge clue to the event’s attractiveness. Other than the sounds of squealing tires and loud music from the PA system, there was nothing that made this edition of Full Auto to stand out, at least when we were there at four to six PM on Saturday.
This beaut was parked just at the entrance
A familiar machine with its Work rims
1st-gen Honda Civic still strutting its stuff
This is what we call a bad airbrush job...dude, get a refund!
Built FORD Tough - a Mk.II Escort, a rally legend in its day
The stuff of nightmares, and I'm not being sarcastic there
Another old-school Escort. This time with a new leash on life thanks to a 4AGE and a huge-ass oil cooler. Sacrilegious.
SAVOC represent! Quite the potential show-going car.
There were a couple of booths here and there, mainly by sponsors such as Falken, Marlboro and other local aftermarket tuning companies, but there were hardly any competitors for the Auto Showdown, no girls to look at and no sign of the breakdancers. Even if its four in the afternoon, give us some entertainment! Anyhow, I headed to the drifting arena and the pits, checking out the tire marks those sideways people had laid down.
Cool bodykit on this A31, but we didn't see it running....
Saving the bumper for another day, eh?
Japan GT-style S15...with wait, unpainted fibre on the rear diffuser? Edit; it appears to be a 180SX. Thanks Gab!
Falken Tires!
The best-looking girls there....seriously!
Lok Sifu!! He scored 99.5 points during a practice run....cool!
Oh boy, is Ariff's car for sale?
Jane's mean 180SX (with S15 conversion)
Eventually, I stopped at the drift podium to catch up with Ariff and Jane as well as Wanbra. Crazy commentating as usual from Wanbra as drifters lit up the track even when it started to rain. Afterall, a wet track equals more excitement and more tire-savings! It seemed that spectators at the show were only interested in the drfting action, leaving most of the booths empty when we got there. Cool moves from all the participants during the practice runs will definitely ensure a great outing today. If it’s possible, we’ll try updating you with the winner’s list soon.
Is this a Toyota........Carina??
UNDAAAAAAARSTEERRRRRR!
KE-70 and 4AGE power!
And all the way from Under 5ive in USJ!
Whoops, too bad the marshalls had to run to refit the tire wall...
Another 'incident' near the rear clipping point
Holler for the local boy! This dude’s from Melaka! Massive, sharp downpipe sound from this high horsepower machine!
Lok Sifu in action
Yet another accident near the rear clipping point. The guys were really pushing it!
Snazzy graphics, the Yokohama Advan paint scheme is timeless
Square headlights on the KE70, another local drifter
Another familiar drifter, without the use of handbrakes this time!
*ahem sponsorship placement ahem*
Check out the bodyroll!!!
When I left for Melaka town for some satay celup and Jonker Street, I noticed something wierd -
look closely.....
RM15 entry = rotor-based stands
When we returned, the drifters were still doing their thing! Although the track was rather dimly-lit, these guys were still going at it like true pros. Here are some shots on night drifting!!
Guess the car? 
Some came all-prepared
Oi! stealing secrets ka?
There was also a blast-off event with audio systems totaling 1MW in power! These looked better at night, with their bling and UFO-ness 
Kecik-nyer the monitor
What's that statuette in the middle
Red and Blue, Ebony and Ivory!
The Marlboro girls with the Marlboro truck
CHAINS n DBa!!!!
So that’s all the time we had at the Full Throttle Autoshow in Melaka. While it wasn’t an entirely fruitful trip, relying on the drift event alone makes for a very…….unjustified RM15 entry. Hopefully other autoshows charging entrance fees would learn from this mistake.
Edit = Yeah, I know I promised you guys a post on Sunday night, but due to ISP problems (Izzi, not Streamyx), it appears to be delayed. Apologies to the 70 people who were paitiently waiting for this to come up on Sunday night.
December 9, 2008 at 2:43 am
That’s actually an intercooler on the yellow Escort, it seems to be strutting a 4A-GZE(supercharged) instead of a 4A-GE. Oil coolers usually don’t come this huge
Also, the car you labeled as a Carina is actually a Corona from the TT140 series
Hope this helps
December 9, 2008 at 10:17 am
can’t see no shit from the pictars LOL. were you there? :p
December 9, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Nah… I wasn’t there, in fact, I had left Melaka for a couple of years now, residing in Puchong full time at the moment.
December 23, 2008 at 1:51 am
Dude, seriously that’s not an oil cooler on that engine. If it was, it would be “oil heater” as the engine would be heating up the oil instead of cooling in. Any smartass would know that oil cooler would be place towards the front bumper for cooler air intake.
Nways, its an intercooler in that Ford Escort. The engine appears to be 4AGZE Supercharged.
Looks like the owner of this webby is “slow bai” as well… LOL
December 23, 2008 at 10:00 am
as mentioned by grexer, its a 4AGE-ZE engine. You’re slow too *whistles*