MSF committed to making motorsports accessible to masses

SEPANG - The organisation of the Malaysia Speed ​​Festival (MSF) 2023 is hoped will change the public's perception that motoring is an expensive sport.

With a registration fee as low as RM500, MSF director Adian Yein Khalid is committed to ensuring that the festival can be participated by all walks of life, especially motor sports enthusiasts.

"A lot of people think motorsports is expensive, some think they have to wear racing suits recognised by the FIA ​​(International Automobile Federation) costing RM3,000.

."Anyway, for MSF we studied and found out that there is a cheaper suit made in the United States that costs RM800 and can last five to 10 years. It's true that I can't give free (registration fees) because I need to cover the circuit rental cost, but I prefer to see how we can provide the whole package at an affordable price," he told reporters at the MSF 2023 launch ceremony here today.

A total of five race categories are offered namely Malaysian SuperMoto Championship, Malaysia Saga Cup Championship, MSF Touge Hill Climb Series, MSF SuperTurismo and MSF Superbikes in the festival which will be held from March 5 to Nov 5 at several locations, including the Sepang International Circuit.

Adian said the MSF only offers trophies as prizes and does not give cash as a reward to each winner because it is confident that participants compete in the races based on a deep interest in motor sports.

"They (participants) are racing for pride and we just use our social media platforms to make them as heroes,” he said.

In the meantime, he hopes that the government can help to promote the motor sports industry in the future.

He said the motor sports industry could contribute to the country's economy to the point of bringing huge profits as achieved by foreign countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

"I think for our riders, drivers and teams we need to assist them to get components or spare parts because mostly they get them from overseas, like tyres.

"If you look at the US, UK and Australia, their motorsports industry is worth billions of dollars but here no because we don’t manufacture even though were have local companies like Perodua and Proton. But they don’t manufacture after market motorsports parts and we just buy them from China, Thailand, Taiwan and US,” he said.

Those interested in participating in the MSF can refer to MSF's Instagram page @MSFRacing for more information regarding registration and so on. - BERNAMA