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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Preparations Halted
SIGH
Sorry to start with a sigh, but it is indeed a sigh
Besides the rain that kindda put me into my 'sianz' mood
i am sianz cos of my neck.
it hurts, and my shoulder also hurt b'cos of it too.
tsk tsk
this pain comes about from my sunday football game, i could barely move my head to my right then, and there goes the plan to watch the German Grand Prix at Paulanuer.. sigh
watching the race at home last sunday was tiring too, the pain was rather overwhelming.
cos of the kart, i realised that i had to work a bit harder to maintain and build up my physique so that the kart will not be slowed due to my less than favourable strength and stamina.
But for now, that had to stop too.
it seems i only can wait now. wait for my neck to recover fully before i do any more work out. Which means i also must wait before i can kart again. I just dun want to rush and have the pain worsen and render me "useless" for a longer period than necessary. Else, the trip to sepang will be wasted. i wanna kart there. which means i have about 2 more weeks to recover fully from it. do pray for that.
so far, i had consult the chinese sinseh twice. the latest visit was on wednesday, 25 july. after the massage in the morning, which took close to an hour, i went home and rest. the pain is tiring me out easily. i slept.
do hope i can be back to 100% soon.
for typing this is tiring for me too.
but i must remind myself not to rush.
take the road to recovery step by step.
=)
====
German / European Grand Prix
well done, Alonso! thank you, rain! for if there's no rain in the last few laps of the race, Massa look certain to bag another win for Ferrari. But down came the rain on lap53, with 7 more laps. McLaren with Alonso in it, show that it is a better car in the wet, and went ahead of the Red car one lap later. this is not before they barged into each other. Good Stuff!
Better stuff is when both drivers traded words before the trophy presentation. Massa was incensed that Alonso suggested he purposefully wheel bang him in order to push him off the track...
well, anything goes in a race IN rain rite? heehee
The start was quite exciting too with the sudden and heavy downpour saw 5 car literally become boat and aquaplane off the track...
if i'm not wrong only Lewis Hamilton continues to race after.
Sorry to start with a sigh, but it is indeed a sigh
Besides the rain that kindda put me into my 'sianz' mood
i am sianz cos of my neck.
it hurts, and my shoulder also hurt b'cos of it too.
tsk tsk
this pain comes about from my sunday football game, i could barely move my head to my right then, and there goes the plan to watch the German Grand Prix at Paulanuer.. sigh
watching the race at home last sunday was tiring too, the pain was rather overwhelming.
cos of the kart, i realised that i had to work a bit harder to maintain and build up my physique so that the kart will not be slowed due to my less than favourable strength and stamina.
But for now, that had to stop too.
it seems i only can wait now. wait for my neck to recover fully before i do any more work out. Which means i also must wait before i can kart again. I just dun want to rush and have the pain worsen and render me "useless" for a longer period than necessary. Else, the trip to sepang will be wasted. i wanna kart there. which means i have about 2 more weeks to recover fully from it. do pray for that.
so far, i had consult the chinese sinseh twice. the latest visit was on wednesday, 25 july. after the massage in the morning, which took close to an hour, i went home and rest. the pain is tiring me out easily. i slept.
do hope i can be back to 100% soon.
for typing this is tiring for me too.
but i must remind myself not to rush.
take the road to recovery step by step.
=)
====
German / European Grand Prix
well done, Alonso! thank you, rain! for if there's no rain in the last few laps of the race, Massa look certain to bag another win for Ferrari. But down came the rain on lap53, with 7 more laps. McLaren with Alonso in it, show that it is a better car in the wet, and went ahead of the Red car one lap later. this is not before they barged into each other. Good Stuff!
Better stuff is when both drivers traded words before the trophy presentation. Massa was incensed that Alonso suggested he purposefully wheel bang him in order to push him off the track...
well, anything goes in a race IN rain rite? heehee
The start was quite exciting too with the sudden and heavy downpour saw 5 car literally become boat and aquaplane off the track...
if i'm not wrong only Lewis Hamilton continues to race after.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Banged and torn - K[p]
Whats up with j0n getting monosyllabic with his titles? Heh. Difficult to type with a huge bandage on the left hand 4th digit. Or is it the 3rd digit, is the thumb a digit? Nope, did not come from karting, came from soccer when the stupid goal keeper went for me instead of the ball. Banged my left ribs and now it hurts, remember the karting incident where I too banged the left ribs? Wells, its acting up again. And unluckily or luckily depends on how you see it, the same finger broke its ligaments about 3 years back. So its a good chance to make it straight now, but I think it'll still turn up bent, heh.
Saturday, did not want to kart, was there to enjoy myself watching people kart, people like j0N and Denis Lian. Big reputation. Denis that is, j0n, well....heeehee.
I wont talk about my timing, but i think its good to do the time attack around 4pm where it is cooler. I think we should eat and do shopping first next time, hor? Anyway, lots of traffic, I was thinking i might go below 48secs for the very 1st time! but in the end, nope, 2 390cc was spinning left right center...sigh.
jOn's kart is very very hot! look at the flame in the front, and look at the radiator on the left of the kart. BEWARE! first time i got into a water cooled kart and was not used to something hot on the left as well. Luckily, not burnt. First lap in it I tried to go slow, and the kart was prancing like a horse most of the time, but when you throttle it in, the kart is real smooth. So jOn needs to learn another technique now, keeping the throttle open while cornering, heehee, interesting to see. I was doing it on the 390 previously, but definitely needs more practise.
Here's something I learnt this week. While cornering, if you use 100% of your car traction, there is a max speed that you can go to follow the largest radial line. Of cos, you can increase the speed, but your radius will increase as well. To find the largest radius of the turn, you go late apex and turn, if you find you still have space on the outside, then you have turned in too early and the next time you come to this corner again, turn earlier.
Saturday, did not want to kart, was there to enjoy myself watching people kart, people like j0N and Denis Lian. Big reputation. Denis that is, j0n, well....heeehee.
I wont talk about my timing, but i think its good to do the time attack around 4pm where it is cooler. I think we should eat and do shopping first next time, hor? Anyway, lots of traffic, I was thinking i might go below 48secs for the very 1st time! but in the end, nope, 2 390cc was spinning left right center...sigh.
jOn's kart is very very hot! look at the flame in the front, and look at the radiator on the left of the kart. BEWARE! first time i got into a water cooled kart and was not used to something hot on the left as well. Luckily, not burnt. First lap in it I tried to go slow, and the kart was prancing like a horse most of the time, but when you throttle it in, the kart is real smooth. So jOn needs to learn another technique now, keeping the throttle open while cornering, heehee, interesting to see. I was doing it on the 390 previously, but definitely needs more practise.
Here's something I learnt this week. While cornering, if you use 100% of your car traction, there is a max speed that you can go to follow the largest radial line. Of cos, you can increase the speed, but your radius will increase as well. To find the largest radius of the turn, you go late apex and turn, if you find you still have space on the outside, then you have turned in too early and the next time you come to this corner again, turn earlier.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
HUGE!
14 July, the day i did 2 fun things in a single day
SHIOK!! but absolutely drained when i returned home that evening from PJ.
in the morning, i started playing some football at about 9.30am. the game ended at about 11.40am. the game was actually not too tired itself. but the exhaustion comes from the heat.
i showered within the school premises and then proceed to drive to PJ.
HUGE jam from singapore immigration. and there's actually a LED board telling people that there's a 'Massive Jam Along Causeway' just before u reached the immigration structure. i'm wondering what the hell is that for? since I'm already here and i can SEE that there's a jam.
massive or not. it took me about 40mins to get from the Singapore end to PJ. meanwhile KP was mentioned he took about an hour.
reaching the track, i had to makan 1st. i was hungry again tho i took something before my drive to PJ. but apparently, the drive itself is rather exhausting.
test out the kart. this time on SL5, soft compound tires. the grip is Hugely fantastic! it just stick the kart to the track like glue!
1st session for me, was only 4-5 laps. getting used to the G that kart put me thru. my neck is especially straining over corners. slight vibration on the steering, and the brute strength
needed to turn the kart is rather tiring.
2nd session, i went out again. this time i think i managed about 7 laps? i cannot count. i was trying. after awhile, i had to concentrate on the kart itself. towards the end, the neck is really on the edge of breaking!! i kid u not.. the 1st right turn of the S, i feel the neck going side...still ok then. comes the hairpin... i have to breathe in deep for the pain that it was causing. 2 laps before i come into the pits, Denis Lian caught up with me. i then followed him, watching his line from 4 karts length away. interestingly, i did not learn anything new!!! hahaha not that i'm good, but i figured i was already tired.
Amidst all these, KP finally came out of his shell and gave it a go during my second run. His 1st timing using the 390cc 4 strokes is just over 49sec. Tho the timing was not ideal, the condition was neither 'perfect' too as the engine & tyres are still cold, straight out from the storage. His 2nd session did not go too well too as he has 3 other karts to deal with, 390cc. However, he did managed to do better posting a time of 48.67sec.
after he did his best time of the day, i set for my final run to see if i can smoothen my driving style for this kart. more imptly, to build a good relationship with the kart, have confidence in it. this time, i can only do about 5 laps. my neck is really really aching....
then KP went out for 4 laps in the kart too. i think he enjoyed it too,
i hope ;) (K[p]- YEEP! Enjoyed it tremendously)
conclusions for test session:
1. neck need brutal training. these G force thru the corners is no joke. in race condition, it will only be worse as everyone will try to brake later, and turn harder into corners. so that will need
some serious work out.
2. seating position. needs to be move slightly in front. seat needs to be cushion, probably by an inch or so. hope this will be enuff after i put on the suit, i needed to get....
3. throttle need to be smoothen. at the end of the day, KP made a discovery too that i had suspected. if the rev drop, and then been throttle hard again the kart will 'hop'. the torque
generate is HUGE. and this really needs to be worked. with this practiced, i will think i could have a good kart at hand
SHIOK!! but absolutely drained when i returned home that evening from PJ.
in the morning, i started playing some football at about 9.30am. the game ended at about 11.40am. the game was actually not too tired itself. but the exhaustion comes from the heat.
i showered within the school premises and then proceed to drive to PJ.
HUGE jam from singapore immigration. and there's actually a LED board telling people that there's a 'Massive Jam Along Causeway' just before u reached the immigration structure. i'm wondering what the hell is that for? since I'm already here and i can SEE that there's a jam.
massive or not. it took me about 40mins to get from the Singapore end to PJ. meanwhile KP was mentioned he took about an hour.
reaching the track, i had to makan 1st. i was hungry again tho i took something before my drive to PJ. but apparently, the drive itself is rather exhausting.
test out the kart. this time on SL5, soft compound tires. the grip is Hugely fantastic! it just stick the kart to the track like glue!
1st session for me, was only 4-5 laps. getting used to the G that kart put me thru. my neck is especially straining over corners. slight vibration on the steering, and the brute strength
needed to turn the kart is rather tiring.
2nd session, i went out again. this time i think i managed about 7 laps? i cannot count. i was trying. after awhile, i had to concentrate on the kart itself. towards the end, the neck is really on the edge of breaking!! i kid u not.. the 1st right turn of the S, i feel the neck going side...still ok then. comes the hairpin... i have to breathe in deep for the pain that it was causing. 2 laps before i come into the pits, Denis Lian caught up with me. i then followed him, watching his line from 4 karts length away. interestingly, i did not learn anything new!!! hahaha not that i'm good, but i figured i was already tired.
Amidst all these, KP finally came out of his shell and gave it a go during my second run. His 1st timing using the 390cc 4 strokes is just over 49sec. Tho the timing was not ideal, the condition was neither 'perfect' too as the engine & tyres are still cold, straight out from the storage. His 2nd session did not go too well too as he has 3 other karts to deal with, 390cc. However, he did managed to do better posting a time of 48.67sec.
after he did his best time of the day, i set for my final run to see if i can smoothen my driving style for this kart. more imptly, to build a good relationship with the kart, have confidence in it. this time, i can only do about 5 laps. my neck is really really aching....
then KP went out for 4 laps in the kart too. i think he enjoyed it too,
i hope ;) (K[p]- YEEP! Enjoyed it tremendously)
conclusions for test session:
1. neck need brutal training. these G force thru the corners is no joke. in race condition, it will only be worse as everyone will try to brake later, and turn harder into corners. so that will need
some serious work out.
2. seating position. needs to be move slightly in front. seat needs to be cushion, probably by an inch or so. hope this will be enuff after i put on the suit, i needed to get....
3. throttle need to be smoothen. at the end of the day, KP made a discovery too that i had suspected. if the rev drop, and then been throttle hard again the kart will 'hop'. the torque
generate is HUGE. and this really needs to be worked. with this practiced, i will think i could have a good kart at hand
Monday, July 9, 2007
Spins
oh.... i discovered something else on my
lone ranger trip on 8 July to PJ
during both sessions, on the time attack "mode",
i spun more than 4 times. at either turn 1 and
turn 6.
tho a little 'embarrassing' i did enjoyed it!!
let me explain...
most times, i'll go out on to the tracks with the
rest of the lads. we did our timed laps together, and
sometimes we race. so, as u can imagine there're very
little margin for errors. crashing into each other is not
fun. spinning and causing others to lose time or result
in a crash is not exactly friendly too.
hence, in all times, at least for me, i will be very focus.
also reserved at the same time. never have the kart to
the limit. period. just dun want to cause the unnecessarys,
if u know wat i mean
so wat happened during my 1st session was that, after
that hairpin, turn 6, i look backwards to check if anyone
else is behinnnndddd... left then right... eh!!
i forgot i am alone on the track... oh.... YES!
i own the track for the next 10 mins or so!
that's when all hell broke loose.
free. i'm free to push harder than normal (which is quite
dumb actually as i reckon i actually lost more time)
nevertheless, i enjoyed the freedom. the freedom that i can
KO myself in driving the kart madly & wildly, and shld there
be any nasty crashes, i only answer to myself...
not true, i might have to answer to Louis, the boss, too
=) hahaha =P
but who cares rite?
do not be mistaken that i detest karting with
the rest. i enjoyed it too immensely. then, sometimes
a change of pace, a change of environment... or simply
a change will perk things up a little
;)
-----------------------------------------------------
British F1
Kimi wins his second race in 2 weeks. well done, mate! well done.
only wish that u had more wins with the Silver Arrows of
McLaren.
still feel rather strange see you in the red overall, Kimi.
but sure good to see u on the top of the podium, again
lone ranger trip on 8 July to PJ
during both sessions, on the time attack "mode",
i spun more than 4 times. at either turn 1 and
turn 6.
tho a little 'embarrassing' i did enjoyed it!!
let me explain...
most times, i'll go out on to the tracks with the
rest of the lads. we did our timed laps together, and
sometimes we race. so, as u can imagine there're very
little margin for errors. crashing into each other is not
fun. spinning and causing others to lose time or result
in a crash is not exactly friendly too.
hence, in all times, at least for me, i will be very focus.
also reserved at the same time. never have the kart to
the limit. period. just dun want to cause the unnecessarys,
if u know wat i mean
so wat happened during my 1st session was that, after
that hairpin, turn 6, i look backwards to check if anyone
else is behinnnndddd... left then right... eh!!
i forgot i am alone on the track... oh.... YES!
i own the track for the next 10 mins or so!
that's when all hell broke loose.
free. i'm free to push harder than normal (which is quite
dumb actually as i reckon i actually lost more time)
nevertheless, i enjoyed the freedom. the freedom that i can
KO myself in driving the kart madly & wildly, and shld there
be any nasty crashes, i only answer to myself...
not true, i might have to answer to Louis, the boss, too
=) hahaha =P
but who cares rite?
do not be mistaken that i detest karting with
the rest. i enjoyed it too immensely. then, sometimes
a change of pace, a change of environment... or simply
a change will perk things up a little
;)
-----------------------------------------------------
British F1
Kimi wins his second race in 2 weeks. well done, mate! well done.
only wish that u had more wins with the Silver Arrows of
McLaren.
still feel rather strange see you in the red overall, Kimi.but sure good to see u on the top of the podium, again
Sunday, July 8, 2007
not a Boring Sunday, 8 July - j0n
today i woke up, 9am+
lying in my bed, i think to myself, wat's for today?
soccer at Eagle's Club tied in with Matt's baby's
shower or.... go PJ for karting? tough choice?
not really?
the traffic is fairly smooth today. managed to clear
both immigrations in abt 30mins. return trip takes
about the same duration too.
since i went in alone, i tried the route that KP lead
last week. nearly turn earlier than i should as there
are quite a number of GoodYear bill boards, which i
use as a marker
went Jusco 1st... for my kopi and ipoh chicken hor fun
not bad, in all it cost RM9+. but the kopi is a bit too
sweet, and the hor fun.... well i never like hor fun
in the 1st place. however, i like to try it anyway, and
it taste 7/10. hahaha
tried kart 916 today. wah liew... the tail-end always
swing sideways. torque is good, but the back tyres
practically cannot cope with the torque generated
by the engine. had to fight hard to keep the beast
in check. end of 1st session best time is 49something
not good.
spoke to this Jap guy who was there to kart as well.
but he was on 125CC, rented. his previous kart (88)
was sold to, u never guess it... DENNIS LIAN!!
whom i met just now, did not speak to though
2nd session, either there is more grip to the track
and tires or me getting used to it... time is better
at 48.82.
my initial plan was to go for another session, knowing
that i will definitely cut that time further to perhaps
a lowlow 48sec.
then, there he goes again. Louis, the boss, talk to me
again to get a personal kart. as it will be cheaper in
long term, and more improvement to karting skills
then i tried the kart.... 250cc, 4 strokes.
although, he told me that the tires were not too good
i did managed to go full throttle after 2 laps, as the
kart feel very very stable in braking and cornering.
so much so that i realised i was still on the throttle
thru all corners.. i stopped after 6 laps of test run.
the aftereffect?
my neck hurts from all the sideway Gs! i recalled
on one of the lap thru the hairpin, i felt my neck is
really strained..
WAHWAHAHA
but darn additive lor
wanted to try one more session of test run. but the
skies open up.. rain. the race is going to be delayed.
spoke to a few more guys, David, Yeo and some others
before i head to Jusco for a quick lunch and then home.
instead of having the usual, i went for KFC, 2 pieces
meal. less than RM10
eat with my hands. yumyum!!
one revelation i found out today really is this:
with the kart we rent to play with, we are in fact
racing against a couple of elements 1st before we
can set a good time.
kart condition.. tires... chassis stiffness... seats
it will be never to our satisfaction, and hardly can
be tuned out to our liking.
thus, i called for Stage SKR soon
lying in my bed, i think to myself, wat's for today?
soccer at Eagle's Club tied in with Matt's baby's
shower or.... go PJ for karting? tough choice?
not really?
the traffic is fairly smooth today. managed to clear
both immigrations in abt 30mins. return trip takes
about the same duration too.
since i went in alone, i tried the route that KP lead
last week. nearly turn earlier than i should as there
are quite a number of GoodYear bill boards, which i
use as a marker
went Jusco 1st... for my kopi and ipoh chicken hor fun
not bad, in all it cost RM9+. but the kopi is a bit toosweet, and the hor fun.... well i never like hor fun
in the 1st place. however, i like to try it anyway, and
it taste 7/10. hahaha
tried kart 916 today. wah liew... the tail-end always
swing sideways. torque is good, but the back tyres
practically cannot cope with the torque generated
by the engine. had to fight hard to keep the beast
in check. end of 1st session best time is 49something
not good.
spoke to this Jap guy who was there to kart as well.
but he was on 125CC, rented. his previous kart (88)
was sold to, u never guess it... DENNIS LIAN!!
whom i met just now, did not speak to though
2nd session, either there is more grip to the track
and tires or me getting used to it... time is better
at 48.82.
my initial plan was to go for another session, knowing
that i will definitely cut that time further to perhaps
a lowlow 48sec.
then, there he goes again. Louis, the boss, talk to me
again to get a personal kart. as it will be cheaper in
long term, and more improvement to karting skills
then i tried the kart.... 250cc, 4 strokes.
although, he told me that the tires were not too good
i did managed to go full throttle after 2 laps, as the
kart feel very very stable in braking and cornering.
so much so that i realised i was still on the throttle
thru all corners.. i stopped after 6 laps of test run.
the aftereffect?
my neck hurts from all the sideway Gs! i recalled
on one of the lap thru the hairpin, i felt my neck is
really strained..
WAHWAHAHA
but darn additive lor
wanted to try one more session of test run. but the
skies open up.. rain. the race is going to be delayed.
spoke to a few more guys, David, Yeo and some others
before i head to Jusco for a quick lunch and then home.
instead of having the usual, i went for KFC, 2 pieces
meal. less than RM10
eat with my hands. yumyum!!one revelation i found out today really is this:
with the kart we rent to play with, we are in fact
racing against a couple of elements 1st before we
can set a good time.
kart condition.. tires... chassis stiffness... seats
it will be never to our satisfaction, and hardly can
be tuned out to our liking.
thus, i called for Stage SKR soon
Kart 456 - K[p]
Courtesy of Charles. Taken during final run of the 390cc. I noticed my steering is already straight for turn 1 even before reaching the apex with the rear sliding out a little.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Johor Marshal training!!! - j0n
well, here i am. the last to write, and hence u guess it,
it's cos i have nothing to write. and very much with
nothing to show for.
in fact, a plain simple nothing entry will do just fine.
nothing.
.............THE END..........
pls go read others blog somewhere. shoo shoo
hahaha
no,no,no... i do have something to say and it is: "it sucks!!"
the feeling that u think u can actually accomplished
something. u felt u can do it. then the end result is cos of
one's arse mistake.
ONE mistake, that's all. and that mistake is not from me.
darn it! sod it!
and i asked myself again and again, why oh why... why me!!!
since the details of the grouping and lining up on the grid has
been explained earlier, i will not go into that anymore.
EXCEPT that, nic, u are 7th on the starting grid lah.
how i can be so sure is i was 6th, and he is right behind me
on my right. poser....! hahaha
oh at this point, i have to add that kart is allocated to us
by a very ancient fool proof method --> Lucky Draw
kart 35. warm up lap>
turning is not too bad. slight oversteer. but tyre is cold, no
good grip yet. throttle hard on up slope... torque ok but not
fantasic. brake hard as david in front of me did the same.
hmmm brake bites with the tail swing slightly to the left.
which is good for this track.
overall i felt i might have a kart that might do something today
in this 'semi-final' i just have to keep it together.
i will. keep cool and focus and not let others push me into
mistakes or overtake me easily.
reached my start grid. i was actually fairly relaxed. just
keeping the rev up and not have the engine cool till it is dead.
look over to nic and tell him to do the same.. we waited for the
field of 12 to form up proper.
keep the rev up. think of the line i will go to when the green
flag comes down.
keep the rev up... since i'm on the left side of the track, i need to
somehow move from where i am to the right side of the track but
not losing any speed gain on the straight...
keep the rev up.... the last kart is positioned.. 10 laps. green flag
is up.. 10 laps.. 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1 and the flag is down
all 12 engines sprung into a instant VROOM
kept to my plan, as i reckoned i did managed to launch rather fast.
i cut between the karts in front of me... jinxed to the right side for
the left turn.
turn left. good clean turn. no one forced me to the side & vice versa.
turn 2, right turn coming up.. i had to move to my left slightly.
i know kart 456 is just beside me but i believe i can past him..
then suddenly, i realised there's another cutting between him and me.
it was NIC! what the....!
the next second they were there, the next they disappeared to have
a little chat and tea on the grass before turn. ok less competition
that's not too bad.
focus... keep my focus. david is still in front of me. 2 others in
front of him
which means, after turn 4, i'm fourth. 2 places gained in less
than a lap
well done kart 35. game on! i coming to get u david. and i will get
past you! focus... up hill... i managed to close in from a kart length
to half kart length. this kart is one good baby! come on, let's get
uncle david out of the way!
then it happened... that POSER guy with a racing suit & cool helmet,
and a better kart spun while turning into turn 5, a right turn.
he was 1st then.
the way he spun, he was still facing in the right direction. david went
past him cleanly and by the time the space i needed to go past him,
that $#^#$#@ decided to start his race again. meaning i had the
option of crashing him by trying, or brake hard to avoid contact.
in the hindsight, i should crash into him and send him back to his
mother's womb. but of cos, i did not.
henceforth, i spun too. at the end of it i was facing the wrong direction.
i could have just did wat he did. do a power wheel spin to face in the
right direction to continue but i could not. the rest of the field is upon
that turn, meaning i had to wait. during the wait, the engine died.
$#%$&#$%@!!
hmmmm thinking of it, the four of us did managed to open up maybe
a 4-5 second lead then. judging from the time the rest come to the turn.
who cares rite? by the time i managed to get going again i was a
lap down. sigh
all i can do then is TRY to catch the last group to unlap myself and
not have the leader of race lapping me again.
sadly, i only managed not to been lap again.
i finished.... somewhere in the list.. perhaps last....
likely last. who cares.
since after that, i had nothing to do. i helped to be a marshal for the
next semi at the hairpin.
quite exciting. i waved many yellow flags. many spins.
then for the final, i was at turn 1. expecting to use the strength that
i reserved for the race to wave more yellow flags i end up with
nothing to do. good clean race.
so.... i did more marshal duties that day than racing
am i ready as a F1 marshal for the Singapore F1 or wat!
=====================================
F1 French GP.
Kimi finally wins again after his win in Australia this season
perhaps he was lucky, as massa was stuck behind traffic during
his outlap after the pitstop. and Kimi had a clean inlap before his pit.
the valuable seconds lost by Massa was the deciding factors.
result = Kimi won.
massa, my sympathies. not cos i like u as a driver, i really prefer
kimi style. but that very same day, i went thru something similar too!
while u believed u can win the race, i just believed i can do better.
or do something at the sharp end!
sigh
in the end, who cares..... when u dun win.
so, is it time for STAGE SKR?
i believe the time has come.
it's cos i have nothing to write. and very much with
nothing to show for.
in fact, a plain simple nothing entry will do just fine.
nothing.
.............THE END..........
pls go read others blog somewhere. shoo shoo
hahaha
no,no,no... i do have something to say and it is: "it sucks!!"
the feeling that u think u can actually accomplished
something. u felt u can do it. then the end result is cos of
one's arse mistake.
ONE mistake, that's all. and that mistake is not from me.
darn it! sod it!
and i asked myself again and again, why oh why... why me!!!
since the details of the grouping and lining up on the grid has
been explained earlier, i will not go into that anymore.
EXCEPT that, nic, u are 7th on the starting grid lah.
how i can be so sure is i was 6th, and he is right behind me
on my right. poser....! hahaha
oh at this point, i have to add that kart is allocated to us
by a very ancient fool proof method --> Lucky Draw
kart 35. warm up lap>
turning is not too bad. slight oversteer. but tyre is cold, no
good grip yet. throttle hard on up slope... torque ok but not
fantasic. brake hard as david in front of me did the same.
hmmm brake bites with the tail swing slightly to the left.
which is good for this track.
overall i felt i might have a kart that might do something today
in this 'semi-final' i just have to keep it together.
i will. keep cool and focus and not let others push me into
mistakes or overtake me easily.
reached my start grid. i was actually fairly relaxed. just
keeping the rev up and not have the engine cool till it is dead.
look over to nic and tell him to do the same.. we waited for the
field of 12 to form up proper.
keep the rev up. think of the line i will go to when the green
flag comes down.
keep the rev up... since i'm on the left side of the track, i need to
somehow move from where i am to the right side of the track but
not losing any speed gain on the straight...
keep the rev up.... the last kart is positioned.. 10 laps. green flag
is up.. 10 laps.. 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1 and the flag is down
all 12 engines sprung into a instant VROOM
kept to my plan, as i reckoned i did managed to launch rather fast.
i cut between the karts in front of me... jinxed to the right side for
the left turn.
turn left. good clean turn. no one forced me to the side & vice versa.
turn 2, right turn coming up.. i had to move to my left slightly.
i know kart 456 is just beside me but i believe i can past him..
then suddenly, i realised there's another cutting between him and me.
it was NIC! what the....!
the next second they were there, the next they disappeared to have
a little chat and tea on the grass before turn. ok less competition
that's not too bad.
focus... keep my focus. david is still in front of me. 2 others in
front of him
which means, after turn 4, i'm fourth. 2 places gained in less
than a lap
well done kart 35. game on! i coming to get u david. and i will get
past you! focus... up hill... i managed to close in from a kart length
to half kart length. this kart is one good baby! come on, let's get
uncle david out of the way!
then it happened... that POSER guy with a racing suit & cool helmet,
and a better kart spun while turning into turn 5, a right turn.
he was 1st then.
the way he spun, he was still facing in the right direction. david went
past him cleanly and by the time the space i needed to go past him,
that $#^#$#@ decided to start his race again. meaning i had the
option of crashing him by trying, or brake hard to avoid contact.
in the hindsight, i should crash into him and send him back to his
mother's womb. but of cos, i did not.
henceforth, i spun too. at the end of it i was facing the wrong direction.
i could have just did wat he did. do a power wheel spin to face in the
right direction to continue but i could not. the rest of the field is upon
that turn, meaning i had to wait. during the wait, the engine died.
$#%$&#$%@!!
hmmmm thinking of it, the four of us did managed to open up maybe
a 4-5 second lead then. judging from the time the rest come to the turn.
who cares rite? by the time i managed to get going again i was a
lap down. sigh
all i can do then is TRY to catch the last group to unlap myself and
not have the leader of race lapping me again.
sadly, i only managed not to been lap again.
i finished.... somewhere in the list.. perhaps last....
likely last. who cares.
since after that, i had nothing to do. i helped to be a marshal for the
next semi at the hairpin.
quite exciting. i waved many yellow flags. many spins.
then for the final, i was at turn 1. expecting to use the strength that
i reserved for the race to wave more yellow flags i end up with
nothing to do. good clean race.
so.... i did more marshal duties that day than racing
am i ready as a F1 marshal for the Singapore F1 or wat!
=====================================
F1 French GP.
Kimi finally wins again after his win in Australia this season
perhaps he was lucky, as massa was stuck behind traffic during
his outlap after the pitstop. and Kimi had a clean inlap before his pit.
the valuable seconds lost by Massa was the deciding factors.
result = Kimi won.
massa, my sympathies. not cos i like u as a driver, i really preferkimi style. but that very same day, i went thru something similar too!
while u believed u can win the race, i just believed i can do better.
or do something at the sharp end!
sigh
in the end, who cares..... when u dun win.
so, is it time for STAGE SKR?
i believe the time has come.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Johor 2007 championship - nEL
Continuing the event writeup... after k[p]
80cc fun kart
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Didn't prove myself in the time qualifying event to get myself a place in the final race. But manage to get myself in the starting grid position 12. I was in kart no. 2, on the first lap, I manage to squeeze myself into position 3, there was lots of collision going on from the front, back and side. Going down the laps, I manage to secure myself a position 2. Hopes are high, as I manage to stay in the position for another 2 more laps. Soon the kart I was in start to give me problems, after every turn the throttle will be switched off and it means that my kart will be gaining speed from 0 acceleration again. I dropped my position little by little. Towards lap 9 (another lap to last), I was holding position 9 due to engine failure. Unfortunately, on the last lap, the kart failed on me. That was a DNF for me.
390cc kart
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As what k[p] said, the race was divided into 2 teams. I was in Team A, the first to go. 11 karts was line up for the first qualifying race for 390cc kart. I was in grid position 10. On the first lap, accident happened to my kart and the other. We were lucky that both of us aren't hurt and neither the kart. We quickly took the kart and move off. All along the 10 laps, didn't manage to catch up with any karts neither do I encounter any karts that overtook me. Manage to finish position 7. Unfortunately again, the last 4 positions are disqualified.
Fun, excitement.
Stay tune for the last poser...
80cc fun kart
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Didn't prove myself in the time qualifying event to get myself a place in the final race. But manage to get myself in the starting grid position 12. I was in kart no. 2, on the first lap, I manage to squeeze myself into position 3, there was lots of collision going on from the front, back and side. Going down the laps, I manage to secure myself a position 2. Hopes are high, as I manage to stay in the position for another 2 more laps. Soon the kart I was in start to give me problems, after every turn the throttle will be switched off and it means that my kart will be gaining speed from 0 acceleration again. I dropped my position little by little. Towards lap 9 (another lap to last), I was holding position 9 due to engine failure. Unfortunately, on the last lap, the kart failed on me. That was a DNF for me.
390cc kart
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As what k[p] said, the race was divided into 2 teams. I was in Team A, the first to go. 11 karts was line up for the first qualifying race for 390cc kart. I was in grid position 10. On the first lap, accident happened to my kart and the other. We were lucky that both of us aren't hurt and neither the kart. We quickly took the kart and move off. All along the 10 laps, didn't manage to catch up with any karts neither do I encounter any karts that overtook me. Manage to finish position 7. Unfortunately again, the last 4 positions are disqualified.
Fun, excitement.
Stay tune for the last poser...
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Johor 2007 championship - K[p]
Well, the day has finally arrived for racing! These are my accounts.
80cc fun kart
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Supposed to start 16th on the grid, but found myself in 19th in kart 20. With kart 48 behind me. Don't know why it is still happening, but kart 48 is a much faster kart then the ones we are using. Once flagged off, kart 48 has already overtaken 5 or 6 karts even before the 1st corner!!!
For me, I took off and took the inside line for the first corner and found myself in 15th after the corner. From here, I was following till the hairpin where I again took the inside line again to gain 3 places. But the kart in front of me spun and turned 90 degrees. Outside line was full of karts, I got no where to go but slid to a stop beside him. With the cone right in front of me I got to be lifted out and found myself back in 19th. But from here on it was a case of attrition as karts started to drop and I ended the race in 11th.
390cc kart
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Divided into 2 teams and I was in B. I still think B team is better as you don't have to race against the top 5 fastest karters. Was 7th on the grid. Again took the inside line and gained a place after the 1st turn. Was in kart 456, last week, this kart was quite fast and well balanced. But this time round, I found the kart to be oversteering too much with very little grip. Was following Carloz when he tried to avoid another kart and went straight into the tire wall in turn one. Saw another flying kart like nEL's. After the 2nd or 3rd lap, found myself in 3rd. With the kart handling the way it was, I decided to go easy. But during lap 6 or 7, I was behind Charles, and his kart is all over the track, I did not want to risk it and got overtaken by 2 karts instead. Ended 5th and qualified for the final.
During the final, again I drew kart 456. And again, someone spun at the hairpin again right beside me and got tangled up with my real wheels. Had to kick his kart off. Finished i think 9th place?
80cc fun kart
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Supposed to start 16th on the grid, but found myself in 19th in kart 20. With kart 48 behind me. Don't know why it is still happening, but kart 48 is a much faster kart then the ones we are using. Once flagged off, kart 48 has already overtaken 5 or 6 karts even before the 1st corner!!!
For me, I took off and took the inside line for the first corner and found myself in 15th after the corner. From here, I was following till the hairpin where I again took the inside line again to gain 3 places. But the kart in front of me spun and turned 90 degrees. Outside line was full of karts, I got no where to go but slid to a stop beside him. With the cone right in front of me I got to be lifted out and found myself back in 19th. But from here on it was a case of attrition as karts started to drop and I ended the race in 11th.
390cc kart
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Divided into 2 teams and I was in B. I still think B team is better as you don't have to race against the top 5 fastest karters. Was 7th on the grid. Again took the inside line and gained a place after the 1st turn. Was in kart 456, last week, this kart was quite fast and well balanced. But this time round, I found the kart to be oversteering too much with very little grip. Was following Carloz when he tried to avoid another kart and went straight into the tire wall in turn one. Saw another flying kart like nEL's. After the 2nd or 3rd lap, found myself in 3rd. With the kart handling the way it was, I decided to go easy. But during lap 6 or 7, I was behind Charles, and his kart is all over the track, I did not want to risk it and got overtaken by 2 karts instead. Ended 5th and qualified for the final.
During the final, again I drew kart 456. And again, someone spun at the hairpin again right beside me and got tangled up with my real wheels. Had to kick his kart off. Finished i think 9th place?
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