How to begin?

[luen]

Hi Mark will happen to be on track tomorrow afternoon(Tuesday 14/08/2007)?

[saa73]

[quote=edwynlow]azlan – were your weight like ruben’s last time? [/quote]hmmm…I must have been Ruben’s weight some time back in 1989….

[anak ABAH]

[quote=luen]Hi Mark will [b]happen to be[/b] on track tomorrow afternoon(Tuesday 14/08/2007)?[/quote]

HAPPEN TO BE HUH??! 😉
how nice.

[timmsm]

[quote=anak ABAH][quote=luen]Hi Mark will [b]happen to be[/b] on track tomorrow afternoon(Tuesday 14/08/2007)?[/quote]

HAPPEN TO BE HUH??! 😉
how nice.
[/quote]

I didn’t intend to be, but it may just HAPPEN that I end up there! Temptation is setting in already… 20 mins yesterday was not gooodzzzz enough!

[luen]

Hey Mark, I “intend” to be there tomorrow afternoon, hope to see you “happen” to be there 😉

[edwynlow]

[quote=timmsm][quote=anak ABAH][quote=luen]Hi Mark will [b]happen to be[/b] on track tomorrow afternoon(Tuesday 14/08/2007)?[/quote]

HAPPEN TO BE HUH??! 😉
how nice.
[/quote]

I didn’t intend to be, but it may just HAPPEN that I end up there! Temptation is setting in already… 20 mins yesterday was not gooodzzzz enough![/quote]

yea.. 20 mins was like just warming up. i hardly sleep last night thinking of all my mistakes and how to make it better…. i might as well practise at night, tonight 😉

[RawFlesh]

[quote=edwynlow]dude,

how can you be not buayaing when you are giving me so many new tips about the track? 😕 [/quote]

Erm, where did I give you any tips? I was listening all the time when anyone was talking 😉

OMG…. It’s gonna be run CCW? I’m in deep crap now, I’ve never done it CCW. Will need to visualize going backwards….. 1st qualifying will be used for practice. 2nd one I hope to do better and 3rd I hope to have at least found a good rythem that I can build on….

Now that it’s CCW, no brakes necessary? 😀 Need tips n more tips!

[edwynlow]

ruben.. come lets practise it tonight.. since i only have today and tomorrow to practise.. wednesday off to redang and be back on saturday.. u know we racers must cool down our mood for the race! hahaha 😛

[RawFlesh]

Edwyn,

GO enjoy yourself tonite(somehow this could be misunderstood ;)) and ur redang trip. I’m based in Ipoh, so I do not have the luxury of the rest to go karting anyday 🙁 I’ll just have to use my visualization to prepare myself…. ;(

[edwynlow]

[quote=RawFlesh]Edwyn,

GO enjoy yourself tonite(somehow this could be misunderstood ;)) and ur redang trip. I’m based in Ipoh, so I do not have the luxury of the rest to go karting anyday 🙁 I’ll just have to use my visualization to prepare myself…. ;( [/quote]

so you came all the way down from Ipoh just to have chicken wings with us on Sunday? [b]RESPECT DUDE.. TOTALLY RESPECT[/b] :up:

[edwynlow]

i read anarticles from a website saying that most of the racers in any category visualize their runs too.. because they cant just go onto the track to have practise as they like.. so visualize is good practise too! since both of us are the newbies.. we need that heaps..

[naza]

[quote=RawFlesh]……. I’m based in Ipoh, so I do not have the luxury of the rest to go karting anyday [/quote]

…Ipoh Mali eh?….now thats a real cool karter in the making!…..welcome aboard bro! 😎

[naza]

[quote=luen]Hey Mark, I “intend” to be there tomorrow afternoon, hope to see you “happen” to be there 😉 [/quote]
….jealous laaaaa….cant be there….sob! 🙁

[naza]

[quote=RawFlesh]
On the last lap, I’m not sure if I bumped wheels with someone from my-Kart or was someone else and then got lifted onto his kart(right after the wet patch after the esses). If it was anyone here, I’m sorry I held my line

So, do tell me what are the dos and don’ts of wheel to wheel karting? [/quote]

[i]Thats what happened when wheels come in contact. Believe me my-karters have over the years seen wheel contacts with serious consequences. Therefore, please [i]DISCIPLINE yourself to avoid wheel to wheel contact at all cost[/i][b]. Wheel to wheel racing is great fun but its done with a lot of trust and full readiness to avoid contact….especially when my-karters are your friends (some has regarded it a brotherhood bond over the years).[/i]

[quote=RawFlesh]
FYI, it’s been a year or so since I last karted on Shah Alam. So i did notice a few things missing. Plenty of curbs have been taken off – was this for safety sake or so that the public karters will stop destroying the underbody of the karts as they ride the curbs[/quote]

[i]Yup, its more of CK’s way of minimising damage to their karts.[/i]

[quote=RawFlesh]
Who’s Jazeman? Was he there yesterday? I’ll be sure to speak to him this coming Sunday. 1:14-1:15s quick? I seriously thought I was slow when I saw the times of 1:10-1:11….. [/quote]

[i]1:14 – 1:15 is certainly nothing to be sneezed at. I had to pull out all the stops to get close to you last Sunday. Jazeman is a 15 year old lad who started karting when he was 8 or maybe younger. He is now racing in Formula BMW Asia under Team Meritus. Check him out at http://www.afos.com[/i%5D

[quote=RawFlesh] From memory there’s no weight penalty for being light[/quote]

[i]Driver weight is quite critical in sanctioned organised kart races. There are minimum weight requirenments below which your win will be disqualified.
[/i]
[quote=RawFlesh]Naza, I’m not buaya….. [/quote]
[i]…chill la bro!….sooner or later you will be… 🙂 [/i]

[RawFlesh]

😛 [quote=naza]
[i]Thats what happened when wheels come in contact. Believe me my-karters have over the years seen wheel contacts with serious consequences. Therefore, please [i]DISCIPLINE yourself to avoid wheel to wheel contact at all cost[/i][b]. Wheel to wheel racing is great fun but its done with a lot of trust and full readiness to avoid contact….especially when my-karters are your friends (some has regarded it a brotherhood bond over the years).[/i][/quote]
Yup, I saw the video of K3 in March. So, that’s FAZZ… Quick to the scene to check if the karter’s alright. After watching that, I’m thinkin how silly have I been, karting in sleeveless tshirts and I quickly went to check out all the necessary protective clothings…. Suddenly to spend RM1k out of the blue was shocking to me :shy: Anyhow, I should be able to organise that by this Sunday.

2ndly, can someone pls explain the (understood) dos and donts? Next time, I’m gonna give more space and also do my best to avoid actual wheel banging. I think my life/health’s worth more than my ego 😉

[quote=naza]
[i]Yup, its more of CK’s way of minimising damage to their karts.[/i][/quote]
Hehe…. Must be after watching me go over the curbs one too many times 😀 Anyhow, I think it’s safer too. Wont send karts flying off the ground.

[quote=naza]
[i]1:14 – 1:15 is certainly nothing to be sneezed at. I had to pull out all the stops to get close to you last Sunday. Jazeman is a 15 year old lad who started karting when he was 8 or maybe younger. He is now racing in Formula BMW Asia under Team Meritus. Check him out at http://www.afos.com[/i%5D%5B/quote%5D
I don’t think I was close to 1:15 even on Sunday….. 1st time in over a year and I was practicing a few new things I learnt/read from the web 😀

OIC 15yr old definately means he’s not above 60kgs 😉 Unless he’s overweight, but then again, he wont fit in the kart seats :D. Wah, we’ve got open wheel drivers racing in my-kart events…. That’s great, hope I notice who’s Jazeman and I can keep up with him…. Definately will be able to improve my time then.

[quote=naza][i]Driver weight is quite critical in sanctioned organised kart races. There are minimum weight requirenments below which your win will be disqualified.
[/i][/quote]
Yup, unfortunately MAAC’s event doesn’t have min weight requirements. Although I’ve sent an email to Adrian(one of the organisers) to ask him to incorporate that into this year’s event to level the playing field…. Not sure if they’ll do it. Btw, how will CK add these weight ballast on their karts & do they have the necessary tools for that?

[quote=naza][i]…chill la bro!….sooner or later you will be… 🙂 [/i]
[/quote]
If by buaya(i used to play golf and the golfers would understand this term) you mean faking that you’re slow wen you are actually fast…. Then it’s not possible anymore, coz some of you have seen me kart and I’ve leaked out my best avg times 😀 Unless buaya means something else, like I snap at ppl 😛
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[quote=edwynlow]so you came all the way down from Ipoh just to have chicken wings with us on Sunday? RESPECT DUDE.. TOTALLY RESPECT [/quote]
[quote=naza]Ipoh Mali eh?….now thats a real cool karter in the making!…..welcome aboard bro!
[/quote]
Just to clear things up….. Haha, no I’m not AlvinKhorOnFire coming all da way from Perak just for karting. I work in Ipoh, but I’m mostly back in KL/PJ over the weekend. But u all can keep respecting me, I don’t mind 😀

[quote=edwynlow]i read anarticles from a website saying that most of the racers in any category visualize their runs too.. because they cant just go onto the track to have practise as they like.. so visualize is good practise too! since both of us are the newbies.. we need that heaps..[/quote]
I have never done it CCW, so it’s gonna take alot of imagination to visualize it. However, I did my best this early morning when I woke up about 3am and had problems going back to sleep… I had problem visualizing the curbs going the other way….

For the seasoned karters, using the 80ccs, which corners do we need to brake? Is the start/finishing line still the same? When and where does the pace kart pulls off the track? If it’s the pit entrance(going CCW), then there’s quite alot of corner before the original start finishing line. How will the leading karts keep a steady pace?

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