Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Track Virgin? Not Anymore..!~

Track Virgin? Not anymore..

wahahahahahahahaahah...

IT WAS FUN..!! was my first time.. heheheh.. didnt do too bad at all.. i guess.. hehe..

no big preparation like wat i did for the last 'aeroplaned' event.. but i'm not taking this lightly either.. am not gonna miss this.. too horny to hold back my track 'cherry' any longer.. hahahaa.. did my wheel alignment yesterday.. wash car this morning.. bought a spanking new, cheap 30 dollar white helmet in the afternoon (white coz with a few sparco stickers, it'll look like the real thing..hehe.. am still a newbie anyway), kopek all the cheapo Apollo and sirim stickers and then went to fetch my gf and my fren before heading to PG Circuit... kekekeeke..

18th June.. Open Track day.. RM 120 for 3 hours (2pm - 5pm)..

When i arrived.. there were lots of cars.. open track day.. lots of race prepped cars practising.. the IA track kakis were already there and had tracked a few laps edi.. reached there close to 3pm.. rugi 1 hour.. the guys rushed me to sign up.. so i quickly pay and signed up.. put my stuffs into Freeman's car.. and readied myself to track.. IA Shirt - check.. shoes - check... pants - check.. helmet (sparco to be.. kekekek..) - check.. race bangle - check.. balls - check.. off i went.. ask any virgin lass how they felt before they lose their virginity.. thats how i felt.. eager, excited, panic, scared etc.. cruised slowly.. from the pits.. nervously showed the pitlane-exit guy my bangle and my receipt.. and off i went..
BUT.. ask any virgin what the felt after they lose their virginity and starting to enjoy the hump.. and thats what i felt after i got on to the track.. kekekeek..
Took it easy at first.. learning the track... and trying to figure out where the braking points are - kinda hard with seasoned track cars zooming pass and them taking the lines.. but with all the experience and 'stressing' hours on Gran Turismo 1,2,3&4.. i sure know my 'ins' and 'outs' tho i missed a few on my first couple of laps before i pit in.. letting all the excitement cool down a bit.. barely more than 2 laps.. the tyres felt rough edi - its true wat they say that this track makan tyres.. sat with jeff in his coop for a lap to see if my lines are correct and it wasnt far off.. the follwing runs were better than the first 2... already knew where to brake.. where to turn.. and also did try to follow a few of those seasoned trackers.. but of course la.. cant even catch up..
took 3 people in my many runs.. of course, one at a time.. my fren.. my gf.. and Fariqe (last few runs)..! hehehe.. apparently.. my lines and my braking points.. are waaaaayyy off.. well not all of em.. but most of em are.. was braking too early, not using the whole circuit width, not clipping the apex well enuff, and he also showed me how to take each corners and turns correctly.. even pulling my steering while i'm approaching a corner - pulling me so wide off the track to line myself for the corner.. but i did turn in nicely tho.. wahahah.. beware guys.. next time i'm in again.. i'm gunning ur asses down.. :p :p
Funny thing the whole time i'm on track was.. everytime i corner.. i'd be thinking bout the tyres - how botak are they gonna be after each turn... the bushes - how long after this they're gonna last till i need to change em.. and also when i brake - arghh..!~ my pads..!~ my pads..!~
nobody timed me.. but naah.. there's always next time.. all this brought a whole new meaning of how i'll be looking at junctions, curves, corners.. and i really need to improve on heel and toe...
here're sum pics.. ehehehe.. enjoy guys..


At Home.. Resting

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ItaliaAuto guys at PG Circuit

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Also.. not forgetting.. the Mini Race.. they closed the track for about 20 mins for a quick 5lap race.. open to all.. we got 1 representative - the only stock car in the 7 car race - the rest are race prepped.. only 7 got balls big enuff for this race.. hehe.. and guys..!! guess what..!! that stock car QUALIFIED FIRST..!! dun believe? wait.. later i post the pics up.. he's got carbon fiber titanium encrusted balls.. super mad ass driving enthusiast.. attack people's car on the road until terbalik.. samans to him is like a meal u cant miss - mesti ada.. wearing his official track wear - singlets, shorts and racing shoe.. driving his trusted AR33 sleeper monster... he's non other than IA's very own.. CHRIS..!~ heheeh..
Qualifying was gud.. pole position..
but in the race.. managed only 3 laps before he was shoved off the track dramatically by one of those track cars.. lucky for him and his car.. both escaped unscathed.. nothign broke.. here are the pics..


Pole Position

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Bad start

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My other bella.. kekekeke..

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Had gud fun.. hope you guys enjoyed it too.. to the 'girls' who didnt track this time.. BOOOO..!! kekeekekek.. there's always next time..

till then.. Coure Sportivo..!

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Mahathir : Successor betrayed trust

Got this from email. Read on guys.
Malaysia's Mahathir: Successor Betrayed Trust

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP)--Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday accused his handpicked successor, who reversed many of his decisions, of betraying his trust and coming close to stabbing him in the back.
In some of his harshest criticism against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Mahathir said he "tolerated it as much as possible" and could no longer keep his grievances quiet.

Mahathir, who retired in 2003 after 22 years in power, said he was particularly hurt by claims that he had "finished all government money and the government was bankrupt" because of mega-infrastructure projects that marked his time in office.

"Having chosen him as my successor, I expect a reasonable degree of gratefulness," Mahathir told reporters.

"I'm in the habit of choosing the wrong people," Mahathir said, adding that in his lifetime, he has helped many people, "only for them to stab me in the back."

Asked if Abdullah has stabbed him in the back, Mahathir replied: "Minor bruises."

However, Mahathir wouldn't openly say whether he regretted choosing Abdullah to succeed him instead of current Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, whom Mahathir claimed had obtained more votes in the Cabinet to inherit the leadership.

"One cannot tell what a person would do when the person is out of your control. I thought I had made the right choice," Mahathir said.

He said he wasn't campaigning within the ruling United Malays National Organization to unseat Abdullah.

"I'm not capable of doing that," Mahathir said. "I cannot have him removed. I'm not going around campaigning to people...(but) I would be failing in my duty as an ordinary citizen, as ex-PM, if I did not direct my attention" to issues affecting national interests.

Mahathir acknowledged that he had promised not to interfere with the administration following his retirement - but he claimed Abdullah had also pledged to continue his policies.

"But not only did the incoming government not do what was promised, in fact the incoming government reversed many of the decisions," Mahathir said. "I have a right to comment....I will have to stick my neck out to be chopped."

Mahathir cited a list of complaints against Abdullah's government, including its move to scrap Mahathir's plan to build a new bridge to neighboring Singapore. Abdullah announced the decision in April, saying Malaysians couldn't accept preconditions imposed by the city-state.

Mahathir also slammed the government for its auto import policy, which he has said benefited a select group of well-linked businessmen, and for slowing down construction ventures in Putrajaya, Malaysia's administrative capital, which were among Mahathir's pet projects.

Mahathir said he disagreed with the government that it has no more money for big projects, "when I know fully well that the government has never been richer."

"To say the government has no money because the previous PM spent all the money is not supported by facts," Mahathir said. "My contention is that the government has plenty of money."