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[quote=TheFazz]cyclonite – you are right about the awkwardness of the 4 stroke kart flipping over the fence. some went horribly wrong somewhere, and we should learn from it.[/quote]
Ever thought that maybe the kart was running in the opposite direction? as in anti-clockwise? A tad hard to believe, but consider it.. That corner is the slowest corner, and if you’re coming from where you should be coming normally, you’d be leaning right, then left, then full throttle ahead.. If you are coming anti-clockwise, then the slowest corner is turned into the most dangerous corner because you’re at full throttle first, then try to break in time for that corner…
Think about it.. 4 stroke can get air-borne? at the slowest corner?.. with that sand embankment there?.. It’s like going up a ramp.
I first heard about it Saturday evening and have been bracing for this news the whole of yesterday. It is truly very very sad ;( … I cannot begin to imagine how the hubby must feel…
This is the last thing that Speedway needs right now, in view of the recent bad press that they got over the late night drifting events that led to the MPSJ summons and the loss of their homologation status. This concern for safety was the reason why the Rotax Max 2007 Season Opening Round was moved to Sepang at the last minute after our requirements and recommendations for safety to the Speedway management fell on deaf ears.
If this don’t jolt them to get their acts together, I don’t know what will.. ;(
Imagine having dinner with Kimi and yeah, he mumble mumble mumble throughout dinner and everybody ended up straining their ears and watching his mouth to make out what he was saying.. and that’s doubly hard when he’s chewing food at the same time!He should get a strategic PR cum speech consultant..
By the way, the racing schedule has just been revised. Nothing major, just that it’ll end faster on Sunday, mainly because we needed to adjust time for our dear Dato’ Mokhzani who has another function at 7.30pm that day.
If you guys don’t hear from me in a while, probably it’s because I’ve had a nervous breakdown or just plain terjun lombong… Never realised how very little has been put on the branding and publicity of karting events…
UUM hopes to increase public awareness of karting and its importance to the motorsports industry whilst providing the university community as well as the general public the opportunity to try karting.
The track costs RM2 million to build and we at Swiss Hutless has just sent over 10 brand new karts there to add to their existing 15 karts.
The saturday event was just a soft launch. The launch proper, which will see some more promo stints by Swiss Hutless and Raycer Powerhouse, will be held sometime in April and will be officiated by KBS’ Dato’ Azalina and the Minister of Higher Learning Dato’ Mustapha Mohammad.
[quote=yychoong]
This looks interesting … RM600. Includes the transportation of the kart to CK right when there is a mykart 125 event?
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The RM600.00 is an “arrive and drive” deal, so yes, it includes the transportation of the kart to CK for the my-kart 125 event.
I’m glad to see that the response is so positive. We will let you guys know soonest possible of the damage, but trust me, it’ll be so worth it! Mikko, thanks for putting in the note 🙂
[quote=sabelt]
Diva,
Ok let say i wanna join mykart 125 event next month. So, do i only need to pay RM300 for the entire event like last week? Does it work in that way?[/quote]Sorry, Sabelt, I’m afraid it doesn’t work like that… But we do offer rental of karts for your race, which will be with Rotax Max Senior Engine (29.5hp) at RM600.00 for the whole day. Inclusive of fuel and of course the full support of our team of experienced mechanics. If you are interested, please let me know 🙂
[quote=sabelt]i need the flyer too please.
ramseyrizal@gmail.com[/quote]Done… in case you need anything else, please call me at 017 2825330
Hi Fazz 🙂
I’ve just emailed to you our flyer. The 2 hours is block time. So then it’s up to the karter… if they’re nuts like our Ray, then they’d drive non-stop.. heheh.
Anyway, check out the flyer.
[quote=mikko][quote=Jules]who’s racing FOUR STROKE here? Is that thingy we drive at CK 2 stroke or 3 stroke?[/quote]
Seems RaycerDiva needs to get her technical details more sorted out :).Anyone that has been receiving my newsletter will have gotten a bit of vague info on this series – Fazz also met with the people putting it together yesterday. In effect it is very similar to the proposed “Yamaha Cup ala Pan Global style” thing I guess – expect for K1 rather than K2 – and with Rotax Junior engines to keep the maintenance costs down (participants pay closer to RM350/round rather than ~RM500 they would now for K1) – and less variation between engines (engines will often vary at the top revs and power valve operation will vary-which you don’t have with juniors).
There’s also talk of maybe starting the series up with a 1-2 day coaching session at Sepang for example. The actual closed championship races could be tried to integrate into the My-Kart events to run as a K1 category but on separate dates at the Sepang track. The main idea is to have a “K1” category but with equal performance karts for everyone – and with more prizes for top finishers than mentioned in the original post here.
Everything I posted here is not confirmed/final and just ideas that were flying around. I’ll try to personally get guys here more info by Tuesday so that everyone knows what this is all about.
[/quote]I must apologise on my technical details. But the reference to 4-stroke is a general statement as most rental circuits are still offering 4-strokes at the normal RM35/ 10 minutes of driving, and not the CK karts and my-Kart championship that’s already run on 2-strokes.
The actual concept is more like “time-sharing”, where you pay ahead and then be given 4 driving “licences” where you just book and “arrive and drive”. The closed championship is an additional fringe activity that will be one of many that we have in mind, whereby the members of our scheme will get to participate in a 5-round closed championship once they have used up these 4 licences, and the main prize is a almost full sponsorship to the first round of Rotax Max 2008. Almost full sponsorship because we sponsor the participation fee, chassis, engine, mechanics and all other items related to the kart but not the apparel and helmet. But then again, if there is enough support, we might just throw these in too.
The scheme is at RM1200 for 4 licences of 2-hour driving time each, totalling 8 hours. This, in comparison to the RM35/10min which would be RM420 for 2 hours, and looking at the state of the rental karts that karters are subjected to, is a steal. At least at CK, its 2 stroke, but other rental circuits are still offering 4 strokes at this price.
The whole point is to offer top quality karts to those who have yet to buy their own and are not normally privy to the experience of riding one at a competitive price.
Anyway, I’ll email Fazz our newly done flyer first and see what the guru has to say about it, okay? 🙂
