Proton has revealed that its MEM (Mellors Elliot Motorsport)-built Satria Neo racer, called the Satria Neo Super 2000, will be participating in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The news was released as the rally car was showcased at the Rally Show festival, which took place on the 6th and 7th of June.
Both MEM and Proton have also confirmed the driver line-up, that includes two-times British rally champion Guy Wilks and Phil Pugh as Wilks’ co-driver. The Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 is motivated by a 278HP 2.0 liter Renault powerplant, that is derived from the 1.8 liter Renault unit found in the production Proton Waja 1.8X.
Proton’s Managing Director, Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir, mentioned that, “We are very excited to have Guy Wilks driving for Proton in the IRC. After his stunning performance in the recent Pirelli Rally, we are positive about our capabilities to put up a strong challenge. MEM has done a great job with the Proton Satria Neo S2000 and we will continue to improve as the year progresses.”
The Intercontinental Rally Challenge, IRC for short has seven remaining races for the current season, including the Belgium Ypres Rally, Rally Russia, Rali Vingo Madeira, Czech Republic, Spain, Rally Sanremo and lastly Scotland. All are Asphalt rallies except Russia and Scotland.
“This is fantastic news and a fantastic opportunity. Proton and MEM are highly ambitious but also very realistic as newcomers. We need to make progress in every round and be ready to fight for the championship in 2010,” said Guy Wilks. Continue reading to view more images.
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