27 April - trainings day

27 April = SHIOK!! 28 April = aches and pains!!
woohooo

Well, as i predicted somewhat that this '1st race' of mine after 3-4 months is going to be tough, neck straining, and shoulder aching tough it is

Qualifying was not ideal. Basic front end setting problem. Wheels were put too wide and did not give much response. It felt like it is stucked in the corners...refusing to move and when it move it moved too much. So it's understeer then oversteer! steady lah! After adjusting it, it was much better. However, time trap had shut for qualifying liao.

1st heat, 10 laps. It was ok lah, still can survive. KP was in front of me...then I overtook Tony, but Steven overtook me and chased after KP... and somehow KP did the 'thing' I told him to try it during practice...what happened was that he skidded, Steven hit him, and that his race
ended in 2.5 laps. I did not see it all unfold, in fact i did not see KP until the next lap stranded by the side. My 10 laps ended with Tony overtaking me under the blue flag! But alas, it was non consequential.

2nd heat, 15 laps. This is neck wrenching...ribs breaking...somehow also stomach aching! During the closing stages, I was particularly moving my head as and when the corners come about...but I finished! importantt! It's a good start...2 points was awarded to me as there were a few racer being disqualified, and a few incidents. Well, this is motor racing which i realized one have to finish to have any chance. At times though, it is to try something spectacular so that one can be
brilliant...just like a fine line between a madman, and a genius.

Having said that, it's getting the basics (kart & technique) right 1st that counts most.
=)
till 25 May!

it's time again... Race day!

yes, with the count down timer on our blog, i can now
know EXACTLY how long more before the next race
starts. as of now... it's a week or so.
how exiciting.

thinking of it, we can see how times fly by.

in the coming race @ Permas, my only aim is to have a
good race. result can wait. why i say that is not because
i do not want a good result, its just that in the previous
months, Jan-Mar, i had not been able to finished or even
participate in a race. so it will show... that i'm not 'race fit'
and not 100% race ready.
thus instead of pushing too much too soon, i just wanna
have an enjoyable day drenched in sweat!


ah..... Mr KP will be in his 1st race with his new kart too!!
his Rotax Max and kart chassis should be able to performed
to scratch.
just hope there will not be any incidents during the race for
the both of us.

also incidentally, 27 April will see F1 teams going to Barcelona
for the 4th race of the year. personally, it will be very interesting
to see if McLaren can bounce back after some disappointing
results. considering how they started the year with Lewis winning
in Melbourne.
WRC, Rally Jordan, will start this coming week. the spotlight there
will NOT be whether if the Citroen or Ford will come up tops, but
a certain Mr Mosley is going to the event... with the recent Scandal
surrounding him i suspect he may not be moving to many teams
motorhome.

last but not least, Formula D is on 27 Apr too!
go Colin go!

all in all, this week seems to be a very environmentally
UNfriendly week... however some many people is going to have
some very serious fun!

of setting & karting

finally, after some months of waiting and pondering
i decided to get a brand new engine... for my Kart @
Permas!

Engine is a Vortex Rok. giving me a good 29+bhp, with
19.6Nm @ 10000rpm to boost. Not a lot of power if u look
at it as car specs, but boy oh boy, is my neck hurting after
only the run-in program.. (and i cannot continue with the race
the very next day)



At the same time, I had to replace my seat to a more fitting
ones as the current is a tad too big with me sliding in it towards
the end of every race.
quite satisfied with the result...
have not done any real timed run on the track, but i would think
with a good set of tyres, and some more set up works on the
front components, this kart should technically give a impressive
time. i said technically, b'cos it depends on the driver (me) too


well, now i'm looking forward to the next race, which sadly clashed
with Colin's Formula D date.
(and oh.... there will be another challenger kart on the way soon! )

K[p] Karting 6th April - NO SPINS

Din have time to update.

6th April is a little significant, cause we are going in for kart test drive! As mentioned, my group did not materialize due to last minute urgent matters. And Jon's group of 5 became 2, and 2 cars became 3! So we were joined by Ist, Cindy and Jasmine. Actually I did not know Des was going in till I saw him in the morning, and its the first time I dont see him driving. Haha.

Before we hit the track, went to Grandpa's and made the mistake of ordering the Black Pepper Udon Noodle. It was hot! And all of it threatened to come back out after one session with the 390cc. Back to that in a while, when we hit the track, there was already a bunch driving the 390cc and boy, one went up the brick wall, another overturned after hitting the tire wall after turn 3 and a few crashes that totally smashed up the bumpers. Bad. When me and Des did go, my kart was very difficult to control and even scary to me. I did I did to much of the leaning forward in the kart thing and got really really tired, thats when the Udon threatened to come back out!

After that, test drove the PDL and it was good fun. Drove Jon's kart and found the vibration is making it difficult to breath! Now we know it is not the helmet! And Jon's kart was even scarier. Understeer everywhere, it still need some setting up! But the engine really ROKs!

Anyway, after it was all over, I realised that I did not spin once on the track! Not ONCE! Yahoo! A few times when I went over the limit on the 390 and the Rok powered kart, I though thats it, but i managed to steer out of trouble. And after all this, when Des and Jon went to my place to watch F1 Bahrain, guess what, Massa did not spin! Now, are we related? Haha.

K[p] Planner & Weather Added

Wahaha...Many Thanks to Yinglin for helping to add the event planner as well as weather onto the blog. Now you know when is the next race for Jon or when is the next scheduled go-kart event.b