Alfa Romeo Owners Club Klang Valley (AROCKV) Malaysia recently organized a gathering of nearly 100 people to mark the 20th anniversary celebration of the Alfa Romeo 155 model. Some 55 Alfa Romeos of various vintages turned up, from the venerable Alfetta to the newer 159 models. The gathering came into fruition after an initiative by French-based Alfa enthusiast website BerlinaSportivo.com inviting AROCKV to contribute a video of how the 155's 20th anniversary was celebrated in Malaysia. On 5-6 May 2012, the abovementioned gathering convoyed from the Sime Darby Auto Connexion showroom at Jalan Ipoh to Fraser's Hill.

The Nissan Test Drive & Win contest has picked its third winner, Normizah binti Omar, a Johor-based entrepreneur who had bought a Nissan Navara from Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM) last year. Bringing the campaign to its conclusion, ETCM has handed over the keys of a brand new Nissan Teana 200 XE to Normizah worth RM141k. She now joins Dr Aida Adlina binti Anuar of Seremban and Tengku Norul Karlina binti Tengku Yunus of Kuala Lumpur as winners of the campaign. Dr Aida and Tengku Norul Karlina had won a Grand Livina and Sylphy respectively. The ‘Test Drive & Win’ campaign was first introduced in April 2011. The first two rounds were concluded in last July and November respectively. The third round was opened to those who have bought or test driven any Nissan vehicles from 1 December 2011 until 31 March 2012. “The campaign was incredibly successful and we have gained so much support from our loyal fans over the time. The number of contest entry has increased tremendously especially in the third draw. But of course, our supporters have played a vital role in ETCM’s growth. We feel really honoured and will definitely bring more excitements to benefit everyone in near future. Thank you once again.” said Dato’ Dr Ang Bon Beng, Executive Director of ETCM, during the prize presentation ceremony.

Drift kakis without plans this weekend will probably want to take time off and head to Speed City KL, where Formula Drift Malaysia 2012 will be taking place on 19 to 20 May. More than 30 drifters will be taking part in the event.

The Shell Helix Global Promotion roadshow series will conclude this month with events over two consecutive weekends in the Klang Valley. The Shell Helix ‘Get Your Heart Racing’ roadshow will be held from 10.00 am till 9.00 pm daily at The Curve’s Fashion Walk from 17 till 20 May and at Mid Valley Megamall’s South Court from 25 till 29 May 2012. Activities for the public include the Shell Kinect Challenge featuring the 'Fruit Ninja' interactive video game, which is open to all without the need for any purchases to qualify. The highest-scoring participants will prizes such a Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect as first prize, Sony PSP Go as second prize, and a Steelseries PC gaming headphone as third prize. Aside from the challenge, visitors to the roadshows can also try out the Shell Ferrari F1 simulator and other fun games to win Shell Helix premiums and cash vouchers.

Product Overview The GO series is the higher of two model ranges of portable GPS navigators by TomTom. It comes with complete maps of seven Asian countries, namely Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Macau, and Hong Kong. The higher-specced GO 2050 World boasts maps of 66 countries, but its recommended retail price of RM1,249 is a good RM250 more than our test unit's RM999. Weighing 260g, the GO 2050 unit measures 143mm wide, 88mm tall, and 19mm thick. Its touch screen measures five inches. Like all portable GPS units, the GO 2050 comes with a windscreen suction mount, but TomTom's Easy Click magnetic mount is considerably more compact and better packaged than anything else in the market.