The 12th Annual Art Of Speed (AOS 2023) was held at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park, Serdang (MAEPS) from 29 – 30 July 2023. With a stellar crowd attendance of over 65,000 visitors across both days, Malaysia’s premier Old-Skool & Kustom Kulture event shows no sign of slowing down.
The showcase of customized vehicles from overseas – which have been a featured attraction of Art Of Speed over the years – is continued at AOS 2023. This year’s featured vehicles include:
- WILD ROAD CHOPPERS (JAPAN) with their 1941 Harley-Davidson Chopper Show Bike.
- COSMIC CHOPPER CITY (JAPAN) with their 2020 Harley-Davidson Chopper Show Bike.
- SIDE YAKOTANI (JAPAN) with his Custom 1959 Volkswagen Type2 Safari.
Art Of Speed continues its tradition of inviting international guests which car and bike enthusiasts are given the chance to meet every year. This year’s distinguished guests include:
- “Sunny” Yano and Hiro “Wildman” Ishii from MOONEYES
- Rough Craft, Taiwan
- Kustomstyle, Japan
- Joints Custom Show, Japan
- 2 Percenter, Japan
- Vibes magazine, Japan
- Roller magazine, Japan
- Weller magazine, Japan
- Old Coin Company, Japan
- Dino Dalle Carbonare from Speedhunters.com, Global
- Alexander Iain from Speedhunters.com, Global
- Ya Seat; Thailand
- Mow; Australia
- Choppajoop, Singapore
- Hisa Artes 66 Paintlab, Indonesia (a collective group of 15 pinstripe artists)
- Fahmi Freeflow, Indonesia
- Irvine Jasta, Indonesia
- Cherry Bomb Pin-Up Parlour, Singapore
- Bangkok Hot Rod Show, Thailand
- Kustomfest, Indonesia
- Borneo Kustom Show, Brunei
- BBQ Ride, Indonesia
- Wicked Wallop, Singapore
- 645 magazine, Indonesia
- Mill Art, Indonesia
- Ignite magazine, Thailand
- Dinggo Company, Indonesia
- Von Dutch, Indonesia
2023 featured even more Hot Wheels activities than ever before across the event. Taking over Hall B was the 1st Official Hot Wheels Collector Convention in South East Asia, which featured activities such as the Hot Wheels Rare and Collectibles Exhibition, Hot Wheels Skate School, Hot Wheels Swap Buy And Sell, Collector sharing sessions, Hot Wheels Custom Competition and many more.
Hot Wheels fans were able to meet and greet famous Hot Wheels designer Matt Gabe from America, and several lucky visitors were able to grab the limited-edition Hot Wheels Official Convention Car.
For the first time ever, the Hot Wheels Legends Tour Malaysia was presented “LIVE” at AOS 2023. The outdoor carpark was filled with participants who entered the Official Malaysia competition on Sunday making it difficult for the local and international judges to select a Winner. After a long decision, the panel of judges finally selected Mohd Shahlan Bin Mohd Nasir with his Custom Proton Arena as the Winner to represent Malaysia on the world stage.
Also debuting at the show was The Inaugural Miss Art Of Speed 2023, hosted by Cherry Bomb Pin-Up Parlour. A total of 7 lovely ladies participated for the first ever pin-up beauty pageant in Malaysia. The crowning champion of Miss Pin-Up Art Of Speed 2023 was awarded to Ms Fathmanny.
Art Of Speed, in collaboration with VANS, released two limited edition shoes and a special hard cover coffee table book to commemorate 10 years of Art Of Speed. There were also other event-exclusive collaborative merchandise with Hikari Riders, IGL Coatings, Skillo, Thread Division and Mooneyes.
This year’s Kustom & Koffee Talk was hosted by Danial Malek from NoEqual.co and featured overseas panelists Winston Yeh from Rough Craft, Taiwan and Jap Loh from Wicked Wallop, Singapore. The forum discussed the latest trends in the motorcycle industry.
Other AOS 2023 activities included:
- NoEqual.co’s NEAT Fest in Hall C – featuring a collective display of hand selected cars from across Malaysia.
- Off The Grid camping and outdoors exhibition in Hall C – featuring the latest in outdoor lifestyle products and services.
- Hail Vintage in Hall D, showcasing a large variety of vintage collectibles, merchandise, and memorabilia.
- Streetware Con in Hall D – featuring streetwear fashion galore, vendors, and 40 emcees performing over 2 days.
- Roda Rumble 2023 – Two Wheels Gathering & Outdoor Festival supported by Retro Mania
- La Cultura – Malaysia’s Chicano Culture Appreciation Gathering, which includes a fashion display of Cholo and Chicano style, Dance and DJ show, and more
- Food Park food vendors and trucks now with sheltered access at the Food and Beverage basement/underground level DG
- Automotive Flea Market
- Product launching on stage
- Test Ride Zone for bikes (Royal Enfield, Vespa, Aprilia, Triumph, and Harley-Davidson)
SoundCircus Festival, powered by Harley-Davidson and BRO ASIA, has become a staple attraction alongside AOS and the 2-day music festival attracted a crowd attendance of over 6,000 across both days. The SoundCircus Festival line-up included Superman Is Dead from Bali Indonesia, No Good, Plague of Happiness, MC16, Skudap Skudip, Dum Dum Tak, Krusty, Restraint, Naratu, and Armpunk Sindicate. The Harley-Davidson Battle Of The Band Winner was Chltpdy and will be sponsored by H-D to perform at an overseas festival later this year.
This year, visitors were given opportunities for lucky draw giveaways on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the giveaway prize was for ONE (1) ZEUS e-bike, which was awarded to the lucky winner Norilah Mohd Norzri from Johor Bahru. On Sunday, the giveaway prize was for ONE (1) 1979 Toyota Celica fully customized by Art of Speed Malaysia (AOSM), which was awarded to the lucky winner Rizal Bin Azman from Perak. Last but not least, the remaining giveaway prize for ONE (1) Honda e-DAX motorcycle was awarded to the lucky winner Nor Adila Bt Nor Hashimi from Kedah. Congratulations to all the lucky winners!
The winners of Best of Show motorcycle and automobile categories will win package trips to the MOONEYES 31st Annual Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show this coming December as Guests of Honour.
Local e-devices manufacturer, BRO ASIA, served as the Title Presenter for AOS 2023. “We’re very proud and excited to accept AOSM’s invitation to be a part of this exciting event and make it a success. It’s in sync and befitting with the direction of our brand that’s suited for fans of Kustom & Counter Culture,” said Mr. Roman Lai, CEO & Founder of BRO ASIA.
List of AOS2023 winners:
BEST OF MEGA CAR & MOTORCYCLE CLUB GATHERING:
Winner : BWB
BEST MARKETPLACE
Winner : ADIPATI BERTIGA
BEST DISPLAY CAR
Winner : ZAIM B ROSLI
BEST DISPLAY MOTORCYCLE
Winner : NO DIE CYCLES
Best Of Show Automobile
MOHD EKZAL – UMD GARAGE, HONDA CIVIC (MALAYSIA)
Best Of Show Motorcycle
GIMME SHELTER, SHOVELHEAD 1975 (MALAYSIA)
Invited Guest Pick
MOONEYES, SIDE YOKO & KUSTOMSTYLE PICK
Winner : FADERI
BANGKOK HOT ROD & MOONEYES BANGKOK PICK
Winner : ALIF/GIMME SHELTER
WILD ROAD CHOPPERS, RETURN OF THE CAFE RACER & IGNITE BKK PICK
Winner : THE RUSTY FACTORY
COSMIC CHOPPERS, OLD COIN COMPANY & ROUGH CRAFT PICK
Winner : NO DIE CYCLES
WELLER MAGAZINE PICK
Winner : MUHAMMAD FAUZI BIN HASSAN
2 PERCENTER JAPAN PICK
Winner : BURAGAS CYCLES
SPEEDHUNTERS PICK
Winner : HAYASHI 86 AE86 TRUENO
YASEATCUSTOM, JOINTS KUSTOM SHOW, GEARHEADZ TRAVEL & BBQ RIDE PICK
Winner : REMY/GIMME SHELTER
ROLLER MAGAZINE PICK
Winner : PA’DIN MUSA – PANHEAD
VIBES MAGAZINE PICK
Winner : EARTH MU- OVEN CHOPPER THAILAND
MILL ART PICK
Winner : NASIR MORNI
WICKED WALLOP PICK
Winner : ANDREW POH
KUSTOMFEST PICK
Winner : TWO PRO GARAGE
BORNEO KUSTOMSHOW PICK
Winner : AZIZAN ABDUL RAHIM CHAOS CUSTOM
Partner Pick
BRO ASIA PICK
Winner : CADILLAC COUPE DE VILLE 1967
HOT WHEELS PICK
Winner : RWB ISMAIL IBRAHIM
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ASIA EMERGING MARKET PICK
Winner : ASWAD KHAWARIE
HAUSBOOM PICK
Winner : JOHAN ARIFF
HIKARI RIDERS PICK
Winner : NASIR MORNI
IGL COATINGS PICK
Winner : EV CUSTOM
ROYAL ENFIELD PICK
Winner : NO DIE CYCLES
APRILIA PICK
Winner : MOHD SALEHUDDIN BIN MOHD NASARUDDIN
VESPA PICK
Winner : MOHD JOHANIFF BIN MOHD SUHAIMI
TRIUMPH PICK
Winner : THE RUSTY FACTORY
SAMURAI 2K AEROSOL SDN BHD PICK
Winner : EDDY GINO
NO EQUAL PICK
Winner : MOHD EKZAL – UMD GARAGE
AOS2023 Show & Shine winners
LOWRIDER CATEGORY
BEST OF BMX
Winner : YUSADIANTO MOHD NOR
BEST OF LOWRIDER – 12″, 16″ & 20″
Winner : MOHD HISHAM X ENERGYCAM
BEST OF LOWRIDER – 24″, 26″ & OPEN
Winner : AIZAD ZAKARI
AUTOMOBILE
BEST OF 4 X 4
Winner : ABDUL TALIB BIN SUDIN
BEST OF CLASSIC JDM PRE 1992
Winner : LIM WAI HONG
BEST OF CLASSIC PICKUP
Winner : IDHINAN JOEY MEPOKEE
BEST OF JAPANESE [CLASSIC]
Winner : AMIN – NISSAN SKYLINE KGC10
BEST OF K CAR
Winner : HAIQAL QUSYAIRI
BEST OF MODERN ABOVE 2004
Winner : MUHAMMAD NOOR HASBULLAH
BEST OF MODERN CLASSIC JDM POST 1992-2004
Winner : MOHD EKZAL – UMD GARAGE
BEST OF MODERN EURO
Winner : NATHANIAL NG ZHI YONG
BEST OF NATIONAL HEROES
Winner : NAROCK
BEST OF RACE CAR
Winner : MUHAMMAD ISYALZUDDIN – SATRIA NEO
BEST OF RADIKAL [CLASSIC & MODERN]
Winner : EIADYWAN B SAKRONI
BEST OF STANCE
Winner : MUHAMMAD FARHAN
BEST OF USA/MUSCLE
Winner : FAROIB ISMAIL
BEST OF VW BUS
Winner : SAF
BEST OF WAGON
Winner : ABIE
BEST OF VW BEETLE
Winner : FADERI
BEST OF VW AIR-COOLED RESTOMOD
Winner : FADERI
BEST OF RESTOMOD (HIGHLIGHT)
Winner : ZAIM B ROSLI
BEST PAINT
Winner : WAN IBRAHIM WAN HASSAN
BEST ENGINE BAY
Winner : MOHD EKZAL – UMD GARAGE
BEST INTERIOR
Winner : MOHD EKZAL – UMD GARAGE
BEST LOWERED
Winner : FONG LIH JIE
BEST RIM SET
Winner : ANDREW POH
BEST LIFTED
Winner : MOHD HIZRI ALIFF
BEST ENGINEERING
Winner : FAROIB
BEST FABRICATION
Winner : ABDUL JALIL B ABDUL
BEST LIVERY DESIGN
Winner : BWB – TOYOTA COROLLA KE25
MOTORCYCLE
BEST OF CAFE RACER ABOVE 401CC
Winner : YUNG – GIMME SHELTER
BEST OF CAFE RACER BELOW 400CC
Winner : MUHAMMAD FARITADIL BAINOL JAMAL
BEST OF CHOPPER ABOVE 401CC
Winner : ALIEF – GIMME SHELTER
BEST OF CHOPPER BELOW 400CC
Winner : PAAN JEWA LUKHA
BEST OF CLUB STYLE
Winner : JOHAN ARIFF B MOHD YASIN
BEST OF CUSTOM STREET BIKE/MOPED
Winner : PANG CHIN HUI
BEST OF JAP STYLE & TRACKER BELOW 400CC
Winner : JONTOE CYCLES
BEST OF MODERN SCOOTER
Winner : FDS AIRBRUSH
BEST OF MODIFIED HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Winner : NO DIE CYCLES
BEST OF RESTORED CLASSIC CONTINENTAL & AMERICAN
Winner : HUSIN B HJ A. SAMAD
BEST OF LAMBRETTA
inner : MOHD HANAFI B ISMAIL
BEST OF RESTORED RETRO JAPANESE 2 STROKE
Winner : MUHAMAD HAFIZUDDIN MAZLAN
BEST OF RESTORED RETRO JAPANESE 4 STROKE
Winner : NIK
BEST OF LIFESTYLE CUB (HIGHLIGHT)
Winner : THE RUSTY FACTORY
BEST OF OPEN CLASS
Winner : AZHARUZZAMAN B BAHRUDIN
BEST PAINT
Winner : DEEP
BEST LIVERY DESIGN
Winner : NASIR MORNI
BEST FABRICATION
Winner : THE RUSTY FACTORY
BEST TANK DESIGN
Winner : DEWA – GIMME SHELTER
