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I have to apologize for not recording the K3 Final B. I was busy talking only to find out that the K3 Final B has started.
Videos from India
Senior Final – Part 1
Senior Final – Part 2
Junior Final – Part 1
Junior Final – Part 2
It was indeed a happy moment for Ikhwan as it was his 1st podium finish after 3 rounds of competitive racing and only couple of months of serious karting. Ikhwan started the race with no time recorded from the time trial. It was disastrous when the team had to face with a problem where the air pressure supplied to the teams participating in the event via a piping system from an air compressor wasn’t enough to inflate the tires to the rim. The mechanics could only manage to fit in Hasif tires. This happen purely because everyone was using the compressed air and the pressure drops drastically. It was only Hasif managed to go out and clocked the 7th fastest in the time trial. Ikhwan did go out but only to see the chaquered flag signaling the end of the time trial. He was really down at this point of time. So, Ikhwan started the race from the back of the pack in 14th grid together with the other team mate Rahimi in 15th.
During heat 1 of the Junior race, Ikhwan managed to make his way after a pile-up involving several drivers and him. He was lucky enough when his kart was pointing back to the track after hitting the tire wall on the right side of the track. After taking on some of the other drivers, he completed the race in 6th position while team mate Hasif finished 2nd. Hasif who started from the left side of the grids (7th) got a clear line and escape the incident and came out 3rd after the 1st turn. He had a good race with Rio Haryanto, the driver from Indonesia who took Ikhwan out from his 4th position in Kota Bharu and also Calvin Wong.
In Heat 2, Ikhwan started the race from 6th grid and Hasif started from 2nd. The nightmare happened again and this time both Hasif and Ikhwan were involved. Hasif was hit from the back and went off the track but managed to squeeze through and continue. Ikhwan was delayed as he spun out at the end of the straight towards the 50m straight after hitting the driver in front of him. Both of them finished the race in 5th and 8th position respectively.
In the pre-final, Hasif was in a better position to make a break, while Ikhwan starting from 8th was a tough one. The pre-final went on with a clean start. Hasif got a clean break and got 3rd after the 1st turn while Ikhwan being 8th had to work his way up. The pre-final was a close fight with lots of hitting and pushing especially from the Indian drivers who wants good result in their homeland. Ikhwan managed to overtake few drivers and later concluded the race in 5th position, a place where he wanted to be. It was during this race the boys tried to get the left side of the grid instead of the right. Hasif who was 2nd slowed down to allow a driver behind him to overtake him. But the driver behind him just doesn’t want to take him. He finished 2nd, however at the end of the race was penalized for overtaking under a yellow flag. A 10 sec penalty was given and he had to start the final race in 6th position while Ikhwan had to start from 4th. With the result, the pressure on the boys was really great. It can be clearly seen from their body language and their faces. To start from the right side of the grid was a nightmare as far as they are concern.
Talking about the flags, all the marshal and some pretty Russian ladies were wearing yellow. There was a confusion and distraction especially for the boys when the Russian girls were showing off their bellies. Well what do you expect from a growing up boys… There was only 1 blue flag which was held by one of the official at the start finish straight. This has created lots of problem to the drivers especially Ikhwan and Mikko when they were slowed down by a driver to be lapped. Mikko escaped couple of times but only to give away precious time after making a gap. Ikhwan had to hit out a driver in front of him during the pre-final as the driver in-front of him that to be lapped was not given a blue flag and refused to allow Ikhwan through. It was professionally done and seen as race incident. He just had to do that as Calvin Wong was breathing down his neck in the pre-final. Calvin finished 6th in the pre-final behind Ikhwan
Finally the final race was on and it was a big relief. Ikhwan managed to squeeze through to 3rd position after turn 1 without any mishaps. He was chased from behind by Calvin Wong who managed to take him after few laps. Hasif got stuck as there was an incident, and was about 4 sec behind Ikhwan and Calvin. For about 10 laps Ikhwan was following the top 3 position very closely before the engine starts to misfire on acceleration. Lap after lap he lost the sight of the 3rd position as his karts starts to under steer. He was caught up by Hasif but managed to keep his 4th overall position until the chacquered flag. During one of the incidents Ikhwan broke the rib one of the rear Free Line Magnesium rim. This rim was later replaced with a different of set that give a little too much grip. Nothing much can be done by the mechanic as there was no softer axle to assist. So the understeering problem was much anticipated by the mechanic.
Eventhough Ikhwan finished 4th, the Indian driver that was placed 3rd did not compete in the AMC. So the 3rd AMC place went to Ikhwan.
With that result, Ikhwan is unofficially 3rd in the AMC championship with 159 points behind Calvin Wong in 1st with 171 points and Rio Haryanto of Indonesia in 2nd with 161 points. Hasif is in 4th with 157 points and probably sharing the same points with Bryan Mehta.
We also saw that the Indians organizes the event not up to our standards. Paul David who was there “pening kepala†with the way the Indian runs the event. I would proudly say that “My-Kart†would have organized it far better than them.
The next round will be held in Surabaya on the 30th June and 1st July. I saw the Surabaya track layout and notice that the track is a very fast one with only a couple of Mickey Mouse corners and a very-very long 250m straight.
Ikhwan and his team mate Hasif has got a mission to accomplish i.e to be in-front of Rio at his homeland. If the new Toxic 2 chassis arrive in time, they would probably drive the new chassis in Surabaya. Rio success in India was pretty much due to Calvin Wong. Rio and Calvin are team mates. It was clearly seen that Calvin Wong lets Rio overtook him in the pre-final and he was also protecting Rio in the final to give him the maximum points.No doubt that Rio is a good driver but I think both the boys are not far off.
Well, the podium finish boosted the boys’ confidence and morale. The race in India has thought them a lot and made them tougher challengers. Let’s hope that they will do well in Indonesia. Not forgetting Mikko is also in the hunt for the AMC championship where Ryan brother of Rio Haryanto is currently leading.
So, inlcuding Mikko, there’ll be 4 drivers from Team Swiss Hutless. I heard the Juniors from RL Karting are also coming and there are, Bryan Mehta, Natasha Seatter & Calvin Wong… I don’t know any of the other drivers…
I sure hope so. So does the team, having the same opinion and confidence. Let’s see how he and the team does in India. All the juniors, Ikhwan, Hasif & Rahimi are going on the 6th June. The race shall be in Kolhapur India, south of Mumbai. Last I heard there’ll be about 10 drivers going and majority are the Juniors.
Like I said, many of My-Karters can do well in the RMC and you are one of them. I have told Naza, if Tarmizi is not racing than he should. There are only a few drivers in the vateran class and the fastest would probably be Mr. King. Naza is not any slower.
You should not too much longer and give it a try and have a feel how is it like coz you are not slow yourself. This year would be the last year for some of the Juniors to compete in the class. They will move up to Senior next year. Drivers like, Ooi Fei Hong, Calvin Wong have reached their age limit and so does Ikhwan…
The round 3 that was schedule on 23 & 24 June , would probably be postpone and they will run the AMC round 3 in Surabaya 1st. This is to give the drivers and the organiser some break as the dates for India and RMC Round 3 is only 2 weeks apart.
Mikko, you were just one unlucky fella… next time remember to secure your battery conection. For everyones info. Mikko had problem with his battery connection which stalled his kart and had to finished the Pre-Final in 17th position. He was leading Heat 1 and Heat 2 and also the pre-final until the batter connection failed him.Otherwise it would probably be a more exciting Senior race as Ryan was running solo way-way infront (11 sec) of the pack.
Some of you may be also wondering why was Raja Razman not in Heat 2 & Pre-final. Raja who just came back from Mecca had diarrhoea and with the track having limited restrooms, he skipped the 2 races. In the final he started from the last grid. He had an incident with one of the Sri Lankan driver Rikaaz Khalid in turn 4 or 5 after the start where he skidded and plunged himself into a wet spot of the grass run-off area. He was the only driver that came out wet with mud on his suite from the track. To some it was humor but probably to Raja it was one of the days that was not his.
Actually Hasif finished 3rd in Heat 2. But after aggregating he started 9th for the Pre-Final. He DNF heat 1 and finished 4th in the pre-final. He started in the 4th grid besides Ikhwan for the final. Hasif finished 6th.
Yes Dass, I also hope not to see only Tarmizi in Round 3 but the also some of the others. I think some of you would be able to do well.
Rainman apa macam? I think your new but old Toni Kart is perfect for the next round. Kalau tak rasa tak tau. Tapi kalau dah rasa takut tak tau berhenti…
Thanks guys.Infact there were 2 other my-karters that are involved in the Rotax Max Challenge i.e. Masedenal Ali and Wan Dassila. Masedenal did well in the 1st race where he came 2nd and 7th in Kelantan.
As for Ikhwan, well, the 1st person that he wants me to inform on the Kelantan race was Naza and so I did. Not only I was surprise that he was able to be in the top 3 for the final race but the team and also the other teams were as well as it was only his 2nd race.
As Fazz said it, building mental strength is essential and that was what Ikhwan was lacking and during the final it suffice. He drove with confidence during Heat 2 & the pre-final but during the final the pressure starts to mount.
“Never mind” as Naza said it, he lost the race but gain invaluable experience. He now understand the chasis and is very determine to do well in India which is schedule to take place on the 9th & 10th of June. I was informed that there would be around 20 karters from Malaysia participating in Kolhapur, India.
The team is very confidence that Ikhwan progress will not stop here and that he will improve with every training and races.
My-kart has given Ikhwan the platform to developed his talent and I would like to thank all of you for giving him the the support and the guidance.
I will update you guys on India…
[quote=sabelt]and now we have @ universiti utara malaysia, baling.[/quote]
UUM is in Sintok. Nearest town is Changlun.
The video clip was the event that Mikko was saying. It was a demo race with the local karters in conjuction with UUM Convocation Week. 1 Qualifying and 1 Race.
Claimed to be the only university in the world to have a karting track. Track length is about 1.2km in length and 5m wide.
I am not sure bro. Let me check. I remebered that I took only the Final A and 1st Qualifying from each classes but who knows if I made mistake it may well be recorded. Semalam was a tiring day for me, took Ikhwan to Sepang and wow it was like a Race Day. So many teams were they trying out. You should have been there. Swisshutless team was like a benchmark, As the team went out some of the others went out too. Thanks for encouragement and guidance that he received from both you & tarmizi. Ray was happy with his performance yesterday as he can now pair with Hasif very well as a team.
Anyway….
The K2 Qualifying 1 Group A
Few more coming… but not today. Have to be up north until Wed. That few more videos are yet to be downloaded to my PC at home. Patient…
