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Editor's FYI: Singaporean Melvin Choo wins both finale races 11 and 12 of GT3 Asia Challenge in Autopolis, Japan

Singapore, October 18, 2009 - Singapore's own race car driver, Melvin Choo, from Thunder Asia Racing, performed very well against the fierce competition and the Tunku Hammam Sulong, at the GT3 Asia Challenge race at the Autopolis International Circuit, Japan. Melvin drove the Mosler MT900R GT3, and won both Race 11 (with a time of 23'32.374) and Race 12 (with a time of 23'51.212), edging out Tunku Hammam on the podium.

There were a total of 20 cars at the finale races of the GT3 Asia Challenge, with 6 Lamborghinis, 5 Ferraris, 7 Porsches, and 1 Mosler MT900R GT3, with Japanese, Canadians, Malaysians, Singaporeans, and Hong Kong participants.

This is a glorious win for a Singapore race driver in a fiercely contested race in an international circuit.


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Melvin Choo wins Race 11 on podium Image
Melvin Choo with champagne on podium Image
Melvin Choo in his Mosler MT900R GT3 Image


About Melvin Choo Kwok Ming
Melvin Choo (car number: 69) is the first Singaporean race driver to achieve a remarkable feat of chalking up 30 race participations in 2008, with a total of 7 victories, 8 podium finishes and 5 pole positions in three different cars, Aston Martin, BMW and Porsche, representing accomplishment through expertise. Becoming the Class B winner in the JPM Integra Championship in Malaysia, jumpstart his racing career in Asia in 2006. In 2007, Melvin took part in some of the most prominent races in Asia; FIA Asia Touring Car Series (FIA ATCS), where he finished second in Division 2 and third overall, FIA Asian Touring Car Cup, where he finished second overall and awarded the fastest front wheel driver and JPM Integra Championships, where he was third overall. 2008 is Melvin's breakthrough year where he successfully raced in four renowned high profile events in motorsports; FIA World Touring Car Championships (WTCC), FIA Asia Touring Car Series (ATCS), Aston Martin Asia Cup (AMAC), and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. It is also the year he placed Singapore on the international map of car racing as the first and only South-East Asian to race at the FIA WTCC well known for its stringent qualifying process, and by achieving the rare task of scoring points in his debut FIA WTCC race in Okayama, Japan. More recently, Melvin began his Super GT participation, with the factory-backed Mosler MT900R GT3 car.

About Thunder Asia Racing
Thunder Asia Racing is an experienced racing team with a portfolio of more than 10 years of major race participation and more than 72 racing vehicles built to date. The team has participated in 4 of the highest profile race events in Asia, with 3 of the most prolific racing cars in the world (BMW, Aston Martin, and Porsche). The teams' cumulative experience totals more than 100 years between them, and has 32 race wins of 52 races throughout the 10 years of competition. The team has past involvements with factory teams for Honda, Proton, and Lotus, and currently with Mosler Automotive.




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