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Let’s have the post this way at the moment to see how many ppl in a category:
[b]K1[/b]
1/ Naza
2/ Tarmizi
3/ Mark
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5/[b]K2[/b]
1/ Edwyn
2/ Hafizah
3/ Jac
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5/[b]K3[/b]
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5/[i]However, after starting the race, there was much outcry and protests and the race was started again. Also, upon starting the race first time, some drivers were not in their formation positions and some were not even prepared for the start, which brings me to my next point.[/i]
eventually, these 2 drivers were from the back of the pack and overtook everyone else. this means the 2 drivers was in the front row instead in their original position. this happen just before turn 12 (ccw). eventhough i was ready for a start, (thanks to my sifu; reminding me to always assume the race is going to start upon reaching the start/finish line); the formation wasn’t really there. the karts positioning were everywhere.
the flag was down when the 2 sudden changed front runners reaches the line and everyone was on the gas pedal; racing. i was protesting. i reckon judgejulez was also protesting because both of us were at the back of the pack and saw all that. but we just kept racing telling myself, they should be penalize for this.
again, i am repeating myself here, that the 2 drivers that initially overtook everyone were suppose to maintain at their position no matter what happens on the formation lap unless the kart in front of them stalled. then they are allowed to take that position. the 2 drivers are experience drivers that have been attending numerous of mykart events. the driver in front of me was everywhere during the formation lap. at times he was on my left.. at times he was on my right.. at times he was behind me. fazz.. if you checked the grid positioning for K2 Final, you will notice that i was the last person in the pack, and the driver in front of me, shouldn’t be doing that.
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[i]1. What to do when drivers have stalled or cannot catch the pack (say, after max. of 3 formation laps)? Start the race, continue more formation laps or any other suggestion?[/i]
from those youtubing videos that i been watching about kart racing, when all the karts are formed, the marshal are all ready to flag them off. if there is any possible on unlucky kart that stalled in the middle of the formation lap (when the formation is complete), the marshal give a green flag too. but when the formation is still under process, and a kart stalled, they will still have time to quickly fire them up again and join the group.
i am not sure if this is going to work on mykart events because usually we have only like 10 karts in K1, 7 or 8 in K2 and more in K3. in the races that i watched in youtube are racing with 20 to 30 karts.
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[i]2. Briefing – inform drivers that it is their responsibility to ‘assume’ the race may start anytime?[/i]
for K3, i reckon the drivers need to be informed about this. but i don’t think that K2 and K1 drivers need to be informed as all you know this. am i right? assuming the race is going to start when approaching the starting line?
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[i]3. Monitoring – what is the penalty for (a) jump start (b) starting from wrong grid position and if we start a race when drivers are suffering stalled engines or other mechanical problems how is this situation handled?[/i]
as soon as the green flag is waved and the race starts; if there are stalled engine or mechanical problem; i would said bad luck guys/gals. if it was me, it will also consider myself being having a bad luck. or why am i not maintaining a higher rev to be ready, so it won’t stalled? because you see guys, in all races; if its green.. its GREEN. we don’t see a restart in F1 if schumi stalled his car even though he is in P1.
about jump start, i reckon the person who is doing the lap chart, should be looking at any jump starters or even starting from a different position. (he ain’t going to write down any numbers on the start anyway) so if he/she spotted a jump starter then probably putting a ‘**’ sign next to the driver’s name. and penalty will be given to them after the race. maybe drive-through penalty (i can make a board for that) or position penalty?
takes a long time to program this. but since now i got the template, its easier for the other CDs to come
[quote=timmsm]Must be Schumacher himself… it says so on the helmet![/quote]
whahahaha.. lets see schumi vs alonso on the track in mykart event! yea!
[quote=naza]The following post was transferred from another thread:
CK’s mechanics is not too happy with having to frequently fix and unfix the ballast before every race to the affected karts. He suggested that every driver will be given a pair of spanners (FOC) and fix / unfix the ballasts themselves. Personally, I thought its doable along with some simple pre race checks as follows:
– Check tyres and tyre pressures (0.9 bar cold, recommended by CK)
– check radiator coolant level – ordinary tap water
– check drive chain tension- too loose can cause the chain to snap or jump out of the sprocket.
– check battery is securely fastened – bad contact can cause power loss or engine to stop / and wont start at all.
– check fuel level whether adequate
– Report anything loose, especially the ballasts.Guys, we got to learn to do this to ensure that the kart remains in top condition. These CRG karts are full racing specs type and will serve the driver well if we take care to do the simple checks above. We are not suppose to mess around with the engine or carburettor to ensure a level playing field….moreover CK owns it.
[/quote]I reckon it’s a good thing that the K1 drivers can do that on their own. Also at the same time, other class drivers in K2 or K3 can also learn from it but of course, not handling them. Basically these are some simple brief knowledge that a driver should know, I reckon. So time for me to learn more now~
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[quote=sabelt]All this so called gadgets would be useless if they bring all their “jammer tools”. Just be careful guys. [/quote]
ramsey,
jammer tools.. tell me more
[quote=timmsm]Once completed, why not market / licence the safety briefing DVD to CK, Elite, Sepang and any other clubs or organisations such as the new one in Singapore… [/quote]
Now we are talking. But is there any safety briefing DVD that exist?
[quote=naza]Lets go for it. I dont think its too difficult to secure the track and a few karts to cut videos from uncle AP.[/quote]
Then I will leave that to you :up:
I think this is the first step. If we get approval from AP for FOC or if AP says we need to pay for it, and the cost is agreed with everyone; then only we can proceed with the 2nd step which is planning.[quote=saa73]Thanks for the responses.
By the way, is anyone going to put up photos from Round 1? Usually by this time we’ll have photos either in Facebook or this website….what happened..you folks still tired ah?? 😉 [/quote]
Sorry bro.. was caught up with some family matters yesterday, I will upload some of the candid shots asap. Sorry for the delay guys~
Went out today to look for some information about this safety film tinted window. Naza, thanks for the contacts. Was able to contact that person and ask a couple of questions about pricing and etc. From my little survey, asking ppl around, it seems that this brand (not sure the spelling is correct) name Lumma is the best around. And had many branches around KL and PJ. They provided equipments for you to try and break the window down just to prove that it’s that good. But sadly there are not open on weekends.
Well being all confused on the sudden shocked, finally the mind was clear and thinking at the better state, GPS system is basically to track down the car where it goes. And once it’s tracked, the operators will shut the engine down.
I heard of a tinted window that comes with a safety purpose where the window will crack but not break. And so the person in the car is a whole lot safer.
