Thursday 22 December 2011

12/22 Autoworld Blog

     
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Driving class for Ford owners
December 21, 2011 at 10:51 PM
 

Owners of the Ford Fiesta and Focus were treated to a weekend of fun learning as Ford brought its global Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) campaign to Malaysian shores for the first time on 17 – 18 December 2011. The programme, which was held at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS), attracted the participation of 84 drivers.

Syllabus of the DSFL programme focuses on four key areas, namely hazard recognition, vehicle handling, space management, and speed management delivered in a combination of classroom and practical training sessions.

In the classroom, participants were taught on general safety tips such as seating position, steering control, understeer, oversteer, and driving in various conditions. They were also briefed on Ford-specific safety features that are native to their respective cars.

Adjourning to the practical session, participants went on to practice correct braking techniques for vehicles with ABS, avoidance of obstacles, how the ESP functions, and the slalom course.

"Ford is proud to provide our global Driving Skills for Life program to drivers in Malaysia, and to try and help make a difference on the roads here by raising awareness of safe driving practices," said David Westerman, Regional Manager, Ford Export & Growth Operations.

"People are taking to the road in ever-greater numbers, often without the training to drive properly or the fundamental understanding of driving skills. Driver training, education and public awareness are imperative to making a difference," added Westerman.

KON

Pictures: Official SDAC release.

   
   
Tribe Toyota concludes 2011 with Amazing Trails
December 21, 2011 at 8:21 PM
 

Tribe Toyota, the official community of Toyota owners in Malaysia, recently held their flagship event Amazing Trails of the Thrillseekers 2011. Under the theme ‘Adrenaline’, owners in teams formed with friends and family competed for cash prizes in three different challenges.

A total of 26 teams scaled an indoor rock-climbing fall, raced go-karts, and styled themselves up at a bazaar. At the same time, all were actively engaged in social media trying to garner support from their friends on Facebook.

At the end, Team MySun took the title of Overall Champion by a margin of eight points, pocketing a cash prize of RM5,000. Additional cash prizes of RM2,000 were given to the winning teams of each Challenge. The winners were Team Colombiana for the rock-climbing challenge, Team Say Chye & Amigos for the go-kart challenge, and Team Forever Alone for the style challenge. Team Kitzilla won the special prize for being the Most Congenial team, accumulating the highest number of cheers from Facebook.

Picture: Official UMW Toyota Motor release.

   
     
 
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