Red Bull rookies all set for Sepang 1000km race

These Red Bull Rookies will compete in the upcoming Sepang 1000km race, a spin off endurance race from the popular Merdeka Millenium Race (MME) series, slated to kick off its 2010 edition soon.

Red Bull Malaysia along with its partner Asia Advanced Driving Academy (AADA) have hand-picked these aspiring rookies to compete in the current season's domestic motorsports series, namely the SIC 1000km and the MME. The chosen ones for this year's Red Bull Rookies were Carmen Lim and Lee Hui Jing with two other drivers from Brunei to be announced at a later date. Mentored by current Red Bull Malaysia racing driver Puteri Ayu Jasmin and trained by AADA's chief trainer Kenvin Low, these rookies are bound to blaze the track once the full traning program has been completed by June.

Carmen and Hui Jing were among the six finalists selected from the 2009 Red Bull Female Driver Search. Last year's Red Bull Female Driver Search saw 2,500 entries for the program in a series of nationwide roadshows held at various major cities. In the end, Carmen and Hui Jing made the cut and immediately underwent a tough training session which included a Smart Women driving course and the challenging advanced driving boot camp.

Both drivers have not had any track experience and are vying to give it their best in the upcoming track experience and training, and ultimately the 1000km race.

Carmen said, "Firstly, I would like to thank Red Bull for this great opportunity. it has always been a passion of mine to get into a racecar, and the experience as one of the Red Bull Rookies has provided me the best possible start to a racing career."

Hui Jing commented, "I can't wait to drive the DC2 on track and get as much
experience as possible before the 1000km race. I will do my level best to support
the team and my team mates throughout the season."

From now until final tests slated for 3 - 5 June, the rookies will have their hands full with intensive track experience and training. The girls will pilot the Honda Integra DC2 codenamed "Diego" racecar complete with a dynamic and fiery Red Bull livery.

This year, Red Bull Malaysia has also decided to expand its campaign to Brunei in search of the two would-be rookies to join forces with the trio of Malaysian female drivers to complete the line-up for the 2010 Red Bull Rookies team.

Competent Bruneians who are selected will undergo a practical test followed by more gruelling selection processes, including driving course and advanced driving course boot-camp. After the boot camp, the final two will be elected to race with the Malaysian trio for the 1000km race.

* Article taken from www.motorsportchannel.com