Friday was MB's inaugural trackday, marking the first of many events that will allow its customers to use Sepang as a safe environment to drive their cars to the max. I was fortunate enough to be invited to the event and it was thoroughly enjoyable. Besides the usual bunch of Evos, there was an R34 GTT Skyline, a Golf GTI, a Subaru WRX, a DC5 Type-R face-lifted Integra, and Eve's own DC5.
Even though I didn't drive my own car up, I had the opportunity to drive or hitch taxi-rides in others', including a pretty fast Evo 9 RS. Also sat in the DC5 Type-R and got a much better appreciation of what this car can do. Pleasantly surprised that it could exit T15 at around 90 kmh-1, although there's still a lack of raw power. Nicely balanced and drama-free.
Most interesting ride of the day was a relatively stock Evo 8 MR. It was really entertaining, requiring 100% concentration, and made me work the hardest. The rear was eager to step out under moderate braking, and power oversteer was a mere flex of the ankle away. Don't recall my car being anywhere near this twitchy. With so much feedback, this car should absolutely fly when driven at the limit. Awesome.
Overall everything went well and was incident-free. Definitely ranks as one of the best trackdays ever.
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