MEM’s Proton Satria Neo S2000 and Guy Wilks are out of the Pirelli International Rally due to a fire.The Team did a fantastic job with the Proton S2000 by leading all 7 SS. Read the detail news from guywilks.com
CAR DESTROYED, GUY AND PHIL UNHURT
GUY and co-driver Phil Pugh escaped unhurt when their car was destroyed by fire on today’s Pirelli International Rally.
Double British champion Guy was managing a comfortable 26-second lead on his Super 2000 debut when things went horribly wrong on stage eight – Trinket 2.
Six other crews stopped to try and help put out the blaze but the Proton was burnt out.
Guy and Phil had led from the start in the stunning Proton Satria Neo, run by Mellors Elliott Motorsport.
They were fastest on Friday’s two night stages to hold an 18.7-second lead over Mark Higgins going into today’s final leg.
The pair were quickest again on stages three and four and had increased their lead to 25 seconds by the midday service.
Guy told guywilks.com: “We are absolutely distraught. The Proton is mega to drive and has so much potential. Everything was going to plan. We were managing things from the front, determined to reward Proton and MEM with victory . . . then disaster.
“I must thank everyone who tried to help put out the fire. That’s the true spirit of rallying. Yes, we are rivals on the stages but we all share the same passion and no one likes to see a rally car destroyed.”
Irishman Keith Cronin (Mitsubishi Evo 9) overhauled Higgins’ Subaru on the final stage to win the Pirelli by just two seconds.
Guy is backed by The Sun newspaper, Varta Consumer Batteries, Remington, Mobil 1, Travelodge and Evolution Power Tools.
Below are the pictures of the car on fire
This happened due to impact that pushed the bumper onto the exhaust when the Proton Satria Neo S2000 clipped a tree which resulted in the bumper heating up and catching fire.
Six other crews stopped to help put out the blaze.
Ohh sayangnya…saya memang kagum dgn Satria Neo ni..Memang betul2 menaikkan nama Malaysia. Bangga menjadi rakyat Malaysia.
satria neo nie mmg cantik…teringin plak nk bli 1 leps tgk neo serba putih tu…
Memg cantik..lagi2 klu org muda..lagi la minat sgt..
tu la..klau kengkawan len tgk, mesti meleleh air liur..hehehe…
Betul2… hehehe.. power gakla satria neo nh baru 1st competiition da lead semua 7 sektor kat rally tu..tp sygnye t’bakar..
tu lah…. baru tahu kete malaysia leh pegi….. buat yang suka sgt pakai kete luar tu pakai la kete luar….
jangan terkejut bila satu hari nanti kene potong selamba je ngan proton….
tula…asik nk kutuk keta mesia…proton meme hebak……
Dari segi engine performance ngan gear box memang tip top Proton ni, cuma yang merosakkan imej proton ialah vendor kepada beberapa accesories dalaman dan luaran yang tidak jujur kearah menjaga nama baik kereta nasional. asyik pikir untung lebih ajer sedangkan kualiti barangan low, contohnya power window jemm, dashbord bunyi2, spring coil lembik dan beberapa hal lagilah. Kepada pengguna proton sendiri taulah..
septtnye proton kene main peranan jgk..xleh la nk caye kt vendor
sepenuhnye..vendor mmg la nk cr untung lbh..biase la manusia..klau dh dpt byk, nk byk lg..
tu lumrah alam…qc proton kene check dlu brg sblm psang..mgkin leh wat random test dlu ker…
bkn ape..tuk proton jgk…
Masalah nye ke@jam (eh ganas nik eko ni) sykt vendor tu semua suku sakat kroni depa gak, komisen atas komisen last2 pengguna yg tension…
tu bkn sekadar nik name jer tuh..hehe…
tu la yg ssh tu klau main kroni² tu..nk ckp slh,
klau x ckp pun slh..
wei korang , open minded la sikit..
kete dah terbakar..
nak buat camana?
accept the fact that its burned.
and they imported the sat neo . and the VENDORS are of course themselves rite?
lets say u buy a sony bravia lcd, and do u want vendors from china?
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try bce smule..t’bakar sebb t’langgar pokok.. “This happened due to impact that pushed the bumper onto the exhaust when the Proton Satria Neo S2000 clipped a tree which resulted in the bumper heating up and catching fire.”
neo s2000 ni mmg mengharumkan nama keta proton. bravo2.
Lepas tengok Satria Neo S2000 nih..teringin aku nak beli Satria Neo, tapi bkn spec sekarang la..kena tunggu PROTON bikin 1 mcm S2000..injin mau power, 4wd dan lain-lain accessories berjenama..amacam Dato Haji Syed Zainal..ada berani???
syabas2 malaysia boleeh………………………..
ini la yg buat aku makin syg kt keta2 mlaysia………
salam kepada semua pemilik2 kereta kebangsaan……………….