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Some biodata on Sean Khoo, the lead instructor :
Sean has attended many certification driving courses amongst which are :
– Race Driving School (Perth)
– Advance & Specialized Driving (Driver Education Centre of Australia)
– Police Driver Development -Trainers Courses (Australia)
– Police Pursuit Course (Urgent Duty Driving, Australia)
– Michigan State Police Instructors CertificationHe is currently the official instructor for Lotus Cars Club of Malaysia, Chief Instructor St John Ambulance Malaysia and Shell and BP/Castrol Approved Training provider.
Amongst the many events he has provided training are :
– Porsche Club Malaysia & Hong Kong
– TVR Malaysia
– VIP Drivers (Steward Ford F1)
– Singapore Motor Show- Stunt Team DriverIn addition to his duties as an instructor, he has also been the pace/safety car driver at many races :
– 2002-05 Japan GT-Pace Car Driver
– 2002 Malaysian Merdeka Endurance Race – Safety Car Driver
– 2002 Malaysian GP – Safety Car Driver
– 2003/05 Asian Festival Of Speed Porsche/BMW – Safety Car Driver
– 2002-03 Malaysian Super Series Safety Car Driver
– 2003 Malaysian Moto GP Safety car driverHe raced in a Lotus Elise at the 2003 Malaysian Merdeka Endurance race.
Rules & Regulations
Safety is paramount, therefore when on the course :
1. Helmet must be worn
2. Seatbelts must be fastened
3. No shorts and slippers/sandals (i.e. shoes and trousers)
4. No loose items in the vehicle
5. Observe signals from marshalls/timeskeepers/stewards
6. Only one vehicle on the course at any one time
7. Brake lights and handbrake must be functioning; tighten all wheel nuts
8. Make sure you don’t have any heart conditions or serious illnesses!
9. Please stop the vehicle IMMEDIATELY if you run over a cone and it gets stuck under your car.
10. No speeding other on the course. The organisers reserve the right to eject any unruly or obnoxious individual who is a safety hazard to others.Competition :
1. Timing of the runs shall be by handheld stopwatches.
2. The results are fair and final. No disputes or appeals will be entertained (harsher than FIA!)
3. Final placings will be determined by the aggregate of the 2 fastest times of the 3 runs.
4. A 5 second penalty will be incurred for hitting each cone & signboard
5. Only grooved street legal tyres are allowed (Sirim/DOT marked)Others :
1. The organisers reserve the right to place sponsors’ stickers on the vehicles (please wax your vehicle if you don’t want to leave gum on the paint)
2. Images/video taken during the event by appointed personnel remains the property of the organisers and the organisers reserve the right to use/distribute/publicise/assign these images/video.Classes :
Kampung : 1,600cc and below
Pekan : 1,601cc to 2,000cc
Bandar : 2,000cc to 2,500cc
Bandaraya : Above 2,501ccForced induction (turbo / supercharged) engines to calculate specific capacity by multipying a factor of 1.7
Guys, some sponsorships have been secured for this course so the fee is RM300 for the driving course (whole day), and RM50 if you want to take your car in for a whack in the afternoon (3 timed runs plus limited practice times).
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