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[quote=naza][quote=Nohad]Guess my-KART should look seriously into this avenue to discover young bloods into sport if AP is serious with his words.[/quote]
…That look in his eyes was dead serious..I tak berani continue the conversation …![/quote]
we’ve had this discussion offline before.. there are parents out there who would want to start their kids in karting but have no idea what to do. i’ve had to turn away those parents in the past because we do not have anything to offer them. but if we can put together a list of 20 kids below (say) 15 years old… then we should talk to AP.
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http://www.thefazz.com/melike many have said here, racing practice is a lot of hard work.
that said, even if you are racing in higher category – karting is still the best (and lowest cost – comparative to other racing categories) way to practice, to get race fit, and to improve under racing conditions.
for race fitness and training in racing conditions, my-kart events are a good start.
but to improve technique the best is to have a dedicated kart. then you can train on consistency. with rental karts it is a bit difficult to be 100% consistent as you are constantly trying to adapt / drive around a particular quirk on the kart.
achieving consistency is perhaps the single most important aspect of kart / race training. without this, there is no way to understand how different braking points / lines / conditions / setups influence your lap times. to get a certain level of consistency requires lots of hours track time… usually these track times are not on all out driving, but something which is comfortable… but not too slack.
to do this, two things i need to be comfortable with… (i) braking vs throttle points and (ii) turn-in points. i would usually go for visual (eg. an odd curb) or tactile markers (eg. bump on the track). once i have found these for each corner, then the idea is to brake > turn-in > throttle at as close to the same points as the lap before.
once the lap times are fairly consistent (within a few tenths of each other), then it is time to experiment with a few variations (one variation at a time)… and then study the lap times again. i guess, if you want to be really serious, then a logbook would be useful. btw, the variations can be in the form of (i) braking points etc; (ii) kart setup; (iii) different techniques.
whilst to me there’s a lot of advise on how to brake etc… i would prefer to first get consistent… and then try new techniques.
1) Buaya
2) J & W Co.
3) Muhaymin?
4) Macam Macam Ada!
5) Pilot Belon’s Karipap
6) AJK makan
7) sawadeekaap!!
8) little “hand bag”
9) Nasi Lomak
10) mandi bunga!
11) the walk of shame
12) pelumba haram——————————————————
http://www.thefazz.com/meok. can somebody help me with the calendar place holders for the enduros?
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http://www.thefazz.com/me[quote=Jules]satu HABUK pun tak nampak hari ahad….
only Suzuki-san had some private coaching on track with me.
I test drove the Sonik…..susah mau kejar a softer compound MRF tyred Kosmic / Rotax Max, driven by Suzuki-san.
Shifter kart running in was ok but engine not revving beyond 12000rpm…semput likely due to faulty fuel pump…..30min running in only done but still nice with gears!
[/quote]haih! abang nie asyik marah jer! 🙂
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http://www.thefazz.com/me[quote=sabelt]I fully agreed!!!
Sadly 100cc and above are not allowed after 7pm.[/quote]
80cc would still be tremendous fun.
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http://www.thefazz.com/mesounds great… agree that we should do some night races. should this be ad hoc first? would anybody be interested in a night racing series? would it be possible on weekday nights?
i look forward to your full report.
[quote=saa73]maybe we could ask W & J to do the demonstration?…. 🙂
[/quote]this idea, i like.
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http://www.thefazz.com/me[quote=Jules]Luen,
I try to give u my answer.
– We should allow all engines as long as 125 clutch kart ie. Rotax, Leopard, Sonik and ROK.
– Plugs, jetting should be open. Different engines even stock can require different settings – driving styles changes that.
– Gearing as well since different engine brands revs differently. If same engine, yes you can cross refer but it’s a guide only.
– Brake pads….not important cos 2 compounds only and not critical for hard tyres….
– From chassis tuning, you can learn the basics quickly but kart chassis is a black magic! ( hence needs practise and even that no guarantee…)I can add that if we restrict this and that…..we will soon frighten everyone away and who will also do all the policing? Next thing we say engine must be open to dimensional checks!
This is for fun and if someone is winning all the time…maybe we can add ballast for next round ala Japan GT racing style….
Just my ideas.
[/quote]jules et al…. i would go with the open spec – policing is going to be difficult otherwise. however, we should implement ballast for the top 3 finishers for the next rounds etc.
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http://www.thefazz.com/me[quote=luen]Will that ok to take it for this coming 15th TT session for discussion?
[/quote]there are still a number of questions to answer. so yes, we will attempt to get some resolution of these issues at the coming TT.
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http://www.thefazz.com/me[quote=feekey]my reasoning, is simple.. too enthusiast at the 1st corner when rolling start.. and hard compound is dangerous because no grip especially with these machines 125cc, which u racer dont even use it when practicing..do you think when im in the hard compound chassing the front runner i want to brake early?? i rather go outside the track or bang the front runner’s kart from behind…but yes i might be slower going off the track.. arghh dont care.. (ppl can be like that u know) but we are frenly driver i guess. and lucky we have fazz as a father that will talk to u if u driving too dangerous.
and yes i know the kart is not so good for a standing start.. but again, its for fun.. most races u mention doing rolling start, well now are we adapting the most races system?
that is what i feel.. but u guys should know more.. since u all racing professionally.. rite..
just my 2 cent
Don’t Just DRive IT, fEEL it!!![/quote]
brader – let’s end the discussion on this. rolling starts are preferred for my-kart races. this –
i/ avoids clutch burn
ii/ is safer as all karts are at similar speed (standing starts are prone to some slow off the line)
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http://www.thefazz.com/mefor K1 on hard compounds – rolling starts are preferred. i think feekey’s concerns are in relation to the high top speed arriving at the first turn & on cold hard tyres (coupled with the red mist of some drivers… he he he).
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http://www.thefazz.com/me[quote=saa73]
Mega Enduro proposed dates:#1 – 27th Jan, 2007 (too close to KART round 2 – one week) [color=red](saa73 says…may have to cancel this round then…start in March..too many Saturdays taken up by holidays, Awal Muharram/CNY, etc..until March)[/color]
[/quote]ok noted. but why don’t we run on awal muharam? looking at the calendar, we seem to have a number of public holidays on or near the weekend anyway. and for enduro it is less critical for a driver to miss a race as you can always get replacement drivers.
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#2 – 24th March, 2007 (too close to F1 ~ need money ~ – one week, perhaps 17 Mar is better?) [color=red](saa73 says…this is 2 weeks before F1 laa..F1 is April 6-8)[/color]
[/quote]oops, my bad. so 24th Mar looks ok.
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#3 – 19th May, 2007 – ok
#4 – 21 July, 2007 – ok#5 – 8 Sept, 2007 (too close to KART round 9 – one week, prefer 18 August) [color=red](saa73 says…Aug 18 is beginning of school hols….u folks with kids may not want to join in…affects you Fazz, more than me! heh heh..)[/color]
[/quote]again, i think it is ok to run the enduros on long weekends / public / school holiday weekends as we should still be able to find sufficient replacement drivers. It is only for the normal KART series that i would avoid clashing with holidays.
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#6 – 4 Nov, 2007 (too close to KART round 10 – one week, prefer 10 Nov) [color=red](saa73 says…this may be long weekend due to Deepavali dey!…..u folks might want to go open house, balik kampung, etc..)[/color]
[/quote]ditto above.
if everybody ok… can somebody post some placeholder “appointments” quickly. I will draft the text and edit later.
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http://www.thefazz.com/meI had an enjoyable outing despite my own kart being uncompetitive. This had more to do with my lack of attention to the technical details of the kart. my kart suffered from a sticking clutch for the heats. in qualifying i had problems with the gearing.
the clutch problem was fixed for the final, but the kart lacked bottom end. coupled with a poor starting grid position, i only managed to finish 10th on merit, and subsequently got promoted to 7th due to disqualifications of other drivers who finished ahead of me.
the format was good and i was happy with the number of laps. i liked the 14 kart field all in one go. the more the better (to a point).
the tyres were alright i thought, and i was comfortable with them… although tended to overshoot my braking points.
the starting procedure could be improved further by having drivers line up on the dummy grid earlier as the other races are underway. the dummy grid may have to be moved a little back to allow space for other karts to get in and out of the pitlane area.
concern for me is the open category. as a once off, this is ok. but over a season – it will start to get tiresome as some makes of karts may not be in a position to challenge for significant points. it was rather like f1… i could only hope of a 5th place position at best knowing that jules, mizi, fiki and muhaymin were clearly a class above everyone else.
as for the price – i am ok if it is RM500 or less. I believe the tyres can be proven to run for over 3 events… so that should bring the cost down.
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