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PROTON IMPIAN @ WAJA The Impian is the Malaysian marque's first entry in the BTCC and, 2 Team PSP cars on the track in 2002 & 2003 . A powerful car in the hands of real professionals.
Specifications: Body: Steel construction. Four door. Computer optimised roll cage for high torsional rigidity - in-house design, manufactured by Custom Cages. Engine: 16v, 4 cylinder in line, transverse installation. Prepared by Mountune  Capacity: 1996cc capacity (derived from 1.8 litre production engine) Oil cooling: Oil to air heat exchanger Lubrication: Wet sump. Petronas Syntium fully synthetic lubricant Suspension:  Front: Racing design McPherson struts with lightweight lower wishbones and anit roll bar. Ohlins damper units & Eibach coil springs  Rear: Lightweight multilink system with anti roll bar & coil springs. Ohlins damper units & Eibach coil springs Dimensions:  Length: 4473mm  Width: 1821 mm  Height: 1356.5mm  Weight: Min weight inc. driver - 1150 kg  Wheel base: 2600 mm  Track width: 1576mm   Transmission: Clutch: Carbon clutch supplied by AP Racing Gearbox: 6 speed gearbox with sequential gear selection Brakes: Front:Single 6 piston calipers with 343mm x 32mm thick ventilated discs Rear: Single dual piston calipers with 290mm x 9.5mm thick solid discs Wheels: 17-inch diameter on 9-inch rims. Steering: Power assisted, high ratio and pinion - modified road car item Electrical: EFi Engine Control Panel. Pi Research Logger & Dash unit Safety: Recaro Carbon/Kevlar seat. Sparco 6-point harness. Plumbed 5kg SPA foam fire extinguisher Team Petronas Syntium Proton After an impressive debut season which saw David Leslie take the newly developed Impian to the second step of the podium, Team PSP once again field a two-car line-up for the 2003 season. The Malaysian marque will be looking to take its maiden BTCC race victory this year, with development still ongoing. Team Petronas has previously raced in Malaysian and Asian saloon car events, achieving siginifcant championship success and over 80 wins. During 1999 & 2000, the team participated in the South Sfrican Touring Car Championship (SATCC) with Opel South Africa. Team Personnel Team Director: David Wong Operations Director: Ian Doble Chief Designer: Jim Router Chief Engineer: Makzhan Selamat Chief Mechanic: Trevor Griffiths Car no. 15 Car no. 20 Driver: David Leslie Driver: Phil Bennett Race Engineer: Engineer: No.1 Mechanic: No.1 Mechanic: No.2 Mechanic: No.2 Mechanic:  Driver David Leslie Car Number : No.15 Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1953 Additional information:  David Leslie died on 30 March 2008, when the private jet he was travelling in crashed into a housing estate in Farnborough, Kent. Nationality : British Career Highlight with Proton Motorsport BTCC : 2003 PETRONAS Syntium Proton 11th (28 points) 2002 PETRONAS Syntium Proton 7th (79 points) Phil Bennett Car Number : No.20 Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1971 Nationality : British Career Highlight with Proton Motorsport BTCC : 2003 PETRONAS Syntium Proton 16th (14 points) 2002 PETRONAS Syntium Proton 16th (9 points) Mohammad Farique Haruman Car Number : No.15 Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1983 Nationality : Malaysian Career Highlight with Proton Motorsport BTCC : 2004 PETRONAS Syntium Proton source : btccpages.com , Team PSP , Phil Bennett , David Leslie , Farique Haruman