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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">BTCC</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">19/02/2002</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Team PETRONAS Syntium Proton</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Looks Towards First Test </FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/shakedown_official_lowres.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">Team PSP is looking toward the first BTCC official test on 14 March at<BR> Silverstone.<BR> <BR> David Wong, Team Principal, Team PETRONAS Syntium Proton said: “The first<BR> official test day is a big milestone for us, and the first time our new<BR> PETRONAS-backed works Proton Impian BTCC challenger will be seen in public.<BR> So far, progress has been good - the shakedown with Car 1 was on schedule<BR> and successful and we’ve spent a useful session with our Malaysian and<BR> British chassis engineers evaluating the suspension characteristics on a<BR> four-post rig. We’ve learned a lot and are now looking forward to some<BR> serious track time.<BR> <BR> The first time we take to the track with the other BTCC challengers will be<BR> a special day for Malaysian motorsport - and another step in our development<BR> as a serious competitor at the highest level.”</FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>