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Ruslie Sophian is no stranger di motoring circle, in which he was involved sejak tahun 1970an. Out of his great interest and enthusiasm di motorcycles and motorsports, he became a member of Malaysia Motor Sport Club (MMSC) in 1972 (Membership N. R4) dan participated in few clubman races.

In 1974 he participated in the Jakarta Grand Prix mana dia finished 2nd di Series Production event for motorcycles, riding a 250cc bike in his first race. The burning spirit and desire started to push him further to participate in more races diselenggarakan di Batu Tiga Circuit (been demolished dan turn to housing estate) dan Penang Circuit di esplanade Penang.

He gradually upgraded the class event to 500cc & above and started participating di Grand Prix Motorcycle International events before his retirement di 1977. After being proven on the tracks with his machines, he was the first Indonesian rider to race bawah Castrol color.

After quitting motorcycle races, the fast lane competition still haunted him and decided to give a try in car rally dan participated in the Ist Tour of Malaysia Rally 78 and continued to rally sampai 1979 di mana dia was force to lay-off due to financial constraints.

Almost for the whole year he was merely a spectator di motoring events, though quite reluctant to leave the circle entirely. At the end of 1979 he was given a wildcard entry to compete di Jakarta Grand Prix to replace a 1600cc Saloon Limited Formula driver who withdrew earlier. He managed to finished a commendable 3rd placing.

In 1980 he signed up with Team Amerika Cycle / Mitsubishi. He emerged champion di 1600cc Saloon Limited Formula race of the Penang GP that year. Difficulties in getting sponsors dipaksa him to leave competitive events in 1984, after 10 years of involvement.

As a lover of outdoor activities and adventure, Ruslie had participated in local 4WD events with Dr. Zaini Sharani (Camel Trophy Australia 89) dan Halim Rahman (Camel Trophy Madagaskar 87). In 1992 he attended Sabah Camel Trophy training camp. Occasionally he organizes Motorcycle Tours and Treasure Hunt.

Di antara racing, Ruslie Sophian was a successful car salesman. With over 18 years sales berpengalaman mulai dari rank and file. He had bekerja dengan berbagai motoring companies and was involved in the planning, marketing dan sales department of the private and commercials vehicles. In 1983 he then joined BMW Concessionaires sebagai Senior Sales Executive assisting to the General Sales Manager. With the economy downturn, he was retrenched dari BMW di 1987.

Karirnya took an unexpected turn in 1989 when he was ditawarkan to be a motorcycle editor for a motoring magazine. Ever since then, he realized that his vast experience dan sejumlah contacts in motoring circles where his great asset in journalism and creative writing. Today Ruslie Sophian adalah novelist cum Screenwriter. Dia juga menerima menawarkan to act in TV dramas, movies and commercial advertisements.

Best wishes to all of you.

Ruslie Sophian

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