ANEPIC,MEMORABLEO DRIVE

THERE have been heat waves these past few weeks with temperature soaring close to 40 ∞Celsius. But that did not stop enthusiastic Porsche Club Malaysia (PCM) members from participating in the annual Drive of the Year (DOTY) 2019.

For the 2019 edition, the members decided not to cross the borders up north or down south and the result was an epic full tour of the peninsula.

The lineup comprised hot Porsche models from the Boxster, Cayman, 911, Macan and Cayenne.

These included a few brand-new 911 (991) GT2 RSs, 911 (991 mk1 and mk2) GT3s and GT3 RSs, 911 (991) Turbo S, 911 (997) GT3 RS, Boxster Spyder, Cayman GT4 and a 911 (964) wearing Gulf-inspired RSR bodykit.

Sime Darby Auto Performance (SDAP) decided to support this year’s edition and invited a group of journalists along. We were assigned to a Porsche Panamera 4 Sport Turismo and a Porsche Cayenne.

The convoy started the journey with a flag-off at the Porsche Centre Sungai Besi. From there on, we headed south to Johor Baru, with a visit to the renown RWB (Rauh-Welt Begriff) Museum before ending the day.

Day 2 started with a group of Porsche cars from Johor and the Porsche Club Singapore (PCS) joining the convoy.

The members took a group photo before proceeding on a more than 500km drive to Tanjung Jara, Terengganu, which was also the longest leg for the trip.

The next day, we made our way to the interior of the peninsular via the Jeli-Gerik highway and spent a night in Royal Belum.

On Day 4, the convoy drove further north; passing through a few towns in Kedah, then to Kuala Perlis before turning south to Penang.

The convoy drove back to Kuala Lumpur after spending two nights in Penang. Truth be told, the agenda for the trip was literally “drive, drive, ‘makan’, and drive again”.

There were endless B-roads, coastal roads and twisty hill roads. These kind of roads are perfect to test the acceleration and cornering capabilities of the Porsche cars while embracing the beauty of nature.