CYBERJAYA, 10 OCTOBER 2019 – Tourism Malaysia today announced collaboration between organiser Retro Havoc and Reach Out Word Wide (ROWW) to host car show featuring DRIVE 4 PAUL – an international charity fundraising event - in Bandar Malaysia, Sungai Besi, this 12 October 2019.
Datuk Musa Yusof, Director General of Tourism Malaysia, together with celebrity Cody Walker and Dato’ Madani Sahari, CEO of Malaysia Automotive Robotic and IoT Institute (MARii), announced the news during a press conference.
DRIVE 4 PAUL takes off on Retro Havoc Malaysia’s platform, a celebrated car show which is on its sixth edition since 2014. This year, Retro Havoc invited ROWW and Cody Walker – the brother of the late Paul Walker, famously known in Fast & Furious sequels – to join force and organize DRIVE 4 PAUL charity fundraising, with tickets sales, registration fees, merchandise and F&B sales will all go to the fund. For info, ROWW is a U.S registered nonprofit foundation founded by film star Paul Walker, to respond internationally to natural disaster worldwide ranging from earthquake to hurricanes.
The charity event – a full one-day car and automotive show on the 12 October 2019 – will have luncheon and a special convoy ride to Sepang Circuit on the 13 October for registered participants, plus a trip to beautiful Langkawi.
On the background, the Retro Havoc auto show will gather more than 420 vintage and classic cars in one venue, with minimal entry charge of RM10.
International participants from ASEAN, as well as many car enthusiasts and restorers around the continents are expected to join in the funfair. Among cars displayed include some of Fast & Furious replicas of Skyline R34, Ford Escort MK1, Subaru V10 and many more.
“This is a good effort to welcome VM2020 which is just around the corner, and also to fill up our 2019 motorsports calendar. We will have Malaysian GP from 1 to 3 November 2019, and hottest newcomers FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) with the FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) from 14 to 15 December,” added Datuk Musa.
-Tourism Malaysia.
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