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I think My-Kart should just concentrate, that is when My-Kart is what I dream la, and also if my dream is Fazz’s dream also la, in Open Wheel Racing. Production cars isn’t a good idea seriously. Hard to explain by typing, but those who has raced will know. It’s just that it’s a different branch of a tree all together.
I agree with what Brian said. In the end of the day, competitive racing is a business, like it or not as alot of money will be involved, trust me, even in Karting. We’ve to have funding from sponsorship and we’ve to have a track record for the sponsors to sponsor and not just a nice pictures of the drivers from Kindergarden to Secondary school like what Brians company has encountered.
There are things My-Kart can and cannot do. My-Kart can organise events for participants and spectators to gain income as so as having annual fee collection as income.
Sad to say, however, in Malaysia, with the decrease in the ringgit, I don’t think the RM10 from each participant in the My Kart race and charging the spectators will generate alot of income. Say there are 60 racers, 60x RM10 = RM600 a month from the monthly races isn’t going to be able to put even 1 car in the competitive professional Karting grid nationally. (Cost of putting 1 Kart in National events is at least RM10k to RM15k per annum.)
Of course, I’m not throwing cold water entirely at the idea of generating income from the above ideas. What I suggest, is a bigger source of income. If you’ll are willing to listen, I’d be willing to post my proposal. However, before we come to this step, may we first discuss, what type of entity should My-Kart be?
Club? Assosciation? Sdn Bhd? Bhd? What is the body for Formula 1? an enterprise if I’m not mistaken. That could be a good idea too.I tried the Modenas 115 cc kart today. was given the liberty to RIDE UNTIL I’M BORED OR IT BREAKS DOWN. unfortunately, it broke down. Seems like there are lots of problem. First and foremost, it’s damn slow, slower than the 125cc kart. For a shifter I mean. Well, there might be some power in and out of the corners (since it’s shifter) but no pickup power like the rotax max 125.
The engine has no cooling system, which was burning my right bum. Of course, when I’m riding all the way, pulling in the revs, who cares, you’d only feel the 3rd degree burn when you’re pitting in. 😛
Also, the engine mounting is too front. You can’t drive it normally. Your arms have to be in a weird sorta angle to avoid from getting burnt by the engine. Also, the whole components are unsupported, meaning, we’d be just putting an engine into a kart. It’s not feasable as lotsa problem will rise like burnt lining, wire, overheating, engine too big.
In the end, good for a Malaysia to set up own karting team, like K1 in MotoGP, but still, long way to go in being competitive and being acceptable by the Karting community.
Likewise, I thnk it’s a fun thing to drive. There’s a handclutch and of course, when you hear that in a McLaren we’d use a hand clutch, we’d suddenly feel like we’re Kimi or Montoya.
Long Live McLaren!
Long Dream Modenas!First things first then. I suggest My-Kart be a club then.
Next thing is, how do we raise funds.
Then, the managing and activity forsee-ing body.
To make things work, My-Kart must still retain it’s Amateurs League and start planning in scouting potential drivers.
Meanwhile, Sponsorships? How do we approach? without a track record, I don’t think it’d be possible.
And I personally think City-Karting is out of the question too.I’m actually in setting up a karting Team. Might Be good to use My-Kart as a stepping stone. I’ve myself a 125cc kart. Since My-kart’s credo is “Popularizing Grassroot Motorsport”, I’ve actually thought of maybe bringing some of our good drivers in taking Race License, or maybe better still developing a Race Development Programme where in turn we’d not only see My-Kart drivers in Karting but also in Junior Formulae or Perhaps F3000. Not thinking formula 1 so far. But first, there must be an entity and also a backbone and brain’s of this entity. Backbone will come in terms of funding. Funding will come in sponsorship (maybe in 3 yrs time) but the brains behind it is more imporatant, such as making sure how things will run, organizing and so forth. Maybe we’d see a My-Kart Racing in the upcoming WRGP in 2010?
If it was a club, then there would be limitations on how profit making for the club. There shall be a limit on the activities of money making for the club.
As for an Enterprise/SB this could not be, as it will consist of everyone who is a member of My-Kart.
So I think first and foremost, we should see what the objective of the organization shoul dbe.
I could offer some suggestions on what kind of entitiy My-Kart would be as there are alot of things My-Kart can do for the future of the motorsport.1.09 circa is very fast indeed. however, 2/10th a second is almost not noticible but still a fact. (still 1st and 2nd)
Increase of weight increases drag should decrease time. However, just like u said earlier, racing is one thing, going fast is another. 😆1 17 is normal if using slow kart.
1 14 is normal if using middle range kart.
1 10 is normal if using fast kart.1 09 is fast for fast kart. (kart 34, 14, 4, 1, 3, … anymore)
1 09 is clocked on 60kg less. If clocked by 60kg above. WOW!
not oversteer during corner. brake earlier.
Brake later + Drive shorter = Faster Lap times.
Fastest Lap times = drive over grass. 😛
DOn’t worry, not discouraged. Need to find the best corner racing lines for the fast in slow out corners. The track is very big. It’s a nice track to train on consistent speeding. Taxes heavily on taking on wrong racing lines. Will be back there doing it again by the end of the week or such. See first. Anyhow, still no takers on my for the enduro?
*sigh*Now I’m discouraged.
I went to Shah ALam today and did a 20 min run. 1st time there. Did a 1:18 constant. First was 1.23, 1.23 then halfway 1.19 1.19 1.19 and then final 10 runs 1.18
I heard the best record time is 1.10. Is it true?
