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Thanks for the tip, Fazz.
When driving 80cc kart in Shah Alam circuit, we generally brake only at 2 corners after long straight. We do not need to brake at other corners.
Can we apply the same rule in 80cc kart in Sepang Go-kart Circuit, which is to brake only at Turn 2 and Turn 4? I am referring to the track map in http://www.sepangcircuit.com.my/story/sepang-circuits-go-kart-track.
Thank again.
astral
Or, you can wait for annual Pusat latihan Sukan (PLS) Go-kart training course held by state government at Kompleks Batu Uban, opposite USM Main Campus at Penang Island. It is free of charge and your child can learn basic karting skill and get a certificate. Downside, the event is only held once a year.astral
Did you contact GTR from Pitstop Forum as I mentioned in your last post? You could at least let your child play pocketbike first.Sorry, out of topic. Do anyone know what happened to KBS Pan Global A1 Driver Search Go-kart Race? It was suddenly cancelled a long time ago.
I am not aware of any either. You can contact Mr. Rohairi at 04-2616118 from Jabatan Belia Dan Sukan, Pulau Pinang to know more. According to GTR at http://www.pitstop.com.my/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1284, there is a track for pocketbike racing that belong to IJM (no go-kart). There is always pocketbike race on every sunday. If you have your own go-kart, you can drive your go-kart there.
The track direction:
from penang bridge, turn right to head to georgetown.
go straight until you see the light industrial area on ur right hand side (1 of the shop is Xyratex). we are there in the wide carpark. make a u-turn to get to our track (because u cannot turn in to our track as there is a divider).Contact GTR if you want to know more.
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Thanks, Fazz. Is it free?
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I hope that those who have a look there can obtain the info like the entry fee, the contact person, what is the detail of their activity and so on. Thanks.
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Thanks. It was not late. I am not young anymore. I already have 11 years of age disadvantage and am not even having any fraction of success that any kart racers have. Being the next schumi? Well, any my-kart member will be more qualified than me to be the next schumi. Presevere…. that is the best I can do now. I am currently driving go-kart at Manjung Karting Circuit.
http://www.pitstop.com.my/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=14&TOPIC_ID=2368꒏The cost there is much lower and I am trying to lower my lap times.
Thanks, Joey for your advice.
Tarmizi
So, where is the place to buy kart and racing gear as you mentioned?Thanks for your comment. I am just being general on things like being robbed. Well, you have to be prepared for all kind of situation you may face. In short, I just want to be more careful if I am at Klang Valley.
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sabelt
Well, I never neglect my studies at all. I am doing well in my engineering studies at Universiti Sains Malaysia. All what I am asking is striking a balance between karting and studies. My dad is an average guy. He has housing loan instalments, plenty of utility bills and other debts to settle. He is just making the ends meet. So, I rarely ask him to pay for my track fee. Occasionally, he paid for some of the fee. Most of the time, the track fees come from my own pocket. I try not to burden him anyway. I am not like any teens. I don’t have PS2, trendy clothes, Walkman or expensive handphone. I am just saving every money so that I can go karting. I don’t mind my life is kind of boring. It is just my devotion to karting.Computer game?Yeah, I have the same view with you. I occasionally play the EA Sports F1 2002. But I still cannot play without any driving aids because the computer racers are too fast for me to catch up with.
ST
I am not good on this, but if I get it wrong on speculation of stock market, I could lose a lot of money. But, you are right on one thing. for so many, I have been stuck in Taiping with no karting track. Even the nearest kart track is at Ipoh, 1 hour away from my home. I have to leave my comfort zone and make some changes in my life.Jules
Asking the god to predict my life is my dad’s idea. Let’s just say that my dad has just virtually done everything to stop me from karting, including using HIS own money to ask the God. I believe in God, like all of us do. But I doubt this prediction is entirely correct. Yes, maybe I will be paralysed because of karting, but asking me quit even before I give everything I have is wrong. The prediction on general life problem is correct but the prediction on karting is not correct.“behind the desk karter”? You are right, through. But at times, I have “forced” my dad to take me to 3 basic go-kart courses, PanGlobal Alex Yoong F1 Driver Search and my-Kart Race. Jules, the problem I have with my Dad and being “behind the desk karter” are the reasons why karting is not for me. Am I right?
Thanks for the coaching offer. Still, I am not able to come down to Shah Alam. And if I do, I don’t think it is nice for someone of high racing skill like you to coach someone like me who is obviously still not good in kart racing. I believe that you all are very helpful and patient to me. I could not be more thankful to you all.
OSFlanker
Yes, you are right. All these years, I am pushing myself to kart racing. And, no much success has been achieved. Now, my family especially my Dad keeps pushing me down. What more can I say? Like some of you may think, it is better for us racers to be born into family with rich motorsport experience. But, we can’t change our fate, can we?I understand that my Dad was trying to protect me from harsh reality outside. But I don’t suppose I cannot race go-kart at all because of that.
My dad thought that the money was not well spent. It is because there are people who are fast learners and they can straight away race very fast. Since I am a slow learner, he said I am not cut for racing. Nevertheless, no matter how slow I learn, if I put effort in it, I will gradually improve.
Nohad
Yes, I am 21. Do you remember that you and I agreed on 1 thing on the Pitstops Forum that we live for once and should live to the fullest? So, I want to race kart whenever I can.Yes, anywhere is dangerous. But, the risk is certainly higher at Klang Valley. I feel no matter how much money I have, my Dad will not allow me to come.
Jules
Why karting is not for me? Is it because of my age disadvantage or lack of courage? Why? Well, I never neglect my study. But, I want to start my karting career as soon as possible, of course without neglecting my studies or making my family go bankrupt.Sabelt
If you refer to Fazz’s post at my-kart Yahoo! Groups, this website was shutted down. Even my post disappeared!Back to the topic:
Well, I tired my best to persuade my Dad to let me go to this Saturday my-kart Grand Final Race with using my own money, but he gave a firm NO. He said that karting is a high risk sport. Although karting is relative safe, who knows that injury may occurs? I may lose my limb and can be paralysed for life. By then, who would take care of me? Who would pity me and help me? No one! He then said that why must I choose this sport, instead of other “safer” sport like badminton or football?
He added that if I were going alone to Shah Alam, I was going to be exposed to all sorts of danger. I may be slashed to death by robbers. Another thing is about kart damages. If I cannot pay the kart damages, the kart operators may beat me up to tears and torture me for not able to pay the kart damage. All this torture will keep happening until I asked my parents to come all the ways down to pay the kart damages. (I am not referring to any particular kart operators. But in this materialistic world where no money no talk, if you can’t pay, you will suffer the pain.) With my innocent and naïve look, I was easy to be exploited by others.
My dad reminded that for these years, he had reluctantly brought me to go-kart tracks at Ipoh, Batu Kawan (closed) and Penang Island (closed) for arrive and drive and also several go-kart courses. In one of the go-kart course, I was coached by Raja Razman. Even though several hundred ringgits were spent in training fee, renting fee, I was not producing good results. So, he said I am not suitable for karting. One good example is this year my-Kart Round 7 K3 class. The K3 veteran and racing experts lapped me as if I was not exists. Even, I was not even able to overtake newcomers who have not experienced go-kart driving before! What do all those track time, go-kart courses and coaching by Raja Razman mean to me? My dad said they are meaningless and I will never be good in this sport. He laments that for the trip from Taiping to the race, over RM 200 had to be spent and it was a waste of money.
He also said I will not able to beat the experienced racers. They race so fast. No matter what, I am not as brave as them as claimed by my Dad. He said I can only drive go-kart for fun, but not for racing. But I really want to race, in national and international racing, representing Malaysia. I want to move up the karting status and progress further to single seater. You may think that I did all this for fame and money. But not, I did it to satisfy my racing passions.
He keeps saying that if I can still drive karts, but in the future, I will regret my action of karting. He even asked the Chinese God to predict my future. The god predicts the karting will eventually make me suffer, or worst kill me.
I feel deeply hurt by my dad remarks. It may seem that I was “defeated” by my family, but actually I was defeated by myself. All these years of training, I am not still able to produce good results. Now that my family has virtually blocked my access to karting, I can kiss my karting career for good. You may think I am now useless. But I cannot against my parents. I do know that not all advice from my parents is correct. And, so is my view. Somehow, I must strike balance between my karting career, my study and my family. Somehow. I will never stop karting. But I will bear in mind every dangers that may occurred to me while karting. In the end, my parents were trying to protect me from harsh reality outside, but in the same time, they have destroyed the only dream and passion I have, which is karting.
I would like to say sorry for those offended in any way by my words. Yes, I do ask a lot of questions and some of you may ask these questions lead to nowhere. But, I want you all to know that I ask questions to gain knowledge. To me, knowing something is better than knowing nothing. I feel some of you are annoyed when seeing my post.
Well, each time the government officers from Jabatan Belia Dan Sukan receive my call, they would feel the same since I keep asking a lot of question. Well, if I don’t ask, I will know nothing. Anyway, I feel difficult to carry on with my karting career. So, I really need your help to help me to answer my question. Please.1. How can I convince my Dad that I am not wasting money and risking my life when I am karting? How can I convince my Dad that I can actually improve my karting skills even though I may not be very good in racing? Well, nearly each time I mention go-kart, my Dad will be very angry and always wants me to forget it for good. The same can be said for the rest of my family. They want me to focus on education. They are just a typical Asian family. Well, I do study hard like any student, but I just want to live my passion that is karting. I don’t want to be just like anybody else. I want to be myself. So, how can I prove to them that I can be an excellent go-kart racer? Perhaps with good results in races or consistent fast lap times?
2. How can I guarantee my safety during my journey to Shah Alam and back to Taiping? Yes, I know, there is no such thing as guarantee. But if I get robbed and I lost all my money, how can I get back to Taiping? I have no relatives at Klang Valley. And, it is not right to ask some money from you so that I get back home. There will be some chances that I could get robbed and cheated. Another thing is that what if I can’t go home? Maybe because of no taxi at the trackside. So, you see, I really have to plan every inch of journey including a back-up plan if the unexpected happens. Safety is definitely very important.
3. How do I know how had can I push? If I push too hard, I will certainly crash into the barrier, damaging the kart. What if I hear that: ” kamu dah rosakkan go-kart ini. Sana sini rosak. Kamu perlu bayar 2 ribu ringgit” How can I pay that hugh sum? At most, I may have 2 hundred ringgit and that is just sufficient for me to go back to Taiping. If I am able to pay for the damages, I will certainly have no more money to go back.
Sorry for the strong words here. I am not complaining here. It is important to tackle these issues, otherwise I can’t progress further in karting. Please offer me some advice. Your help is kindly appreciated.
Jules
Whatever I have said was never intended to make anger to anyone. About RM 30000, I was not dreaming that I have it. The number was used so that it is easier to see which part has the highest importance, which is karting skill, karts, license or suit.
What I mean is that how much percentage for each factor.About going to Shah Alam, my Dad has stopped me from going back to Shah Alam. The reasons are it is not safe for me to be there. And, who is going to pay for the damages if I damage any of the kart since I am from average family? I can’t afford to pay for the damages. If I ever mention anything about karting, he will be very angry of me. Yes. Yes. I am not quite able to convince my Dad yet.
In short, I was not dreaming, Jules. The posts I made here is to gain knowledge and will never be a subsitute for actual practice in a real go-kart. No doubt, the best way is go down track and race.
I really hope to clear any misunderstanding on my posts. Sorry for whatever I said. Thanks.
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