BMWSG Sepang Track Day 30 July 2011 registration
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Re: BMWSG Sepang Track Day 30 July 2011 registration
It was my pleasure
Anyways it would have been a waste to let the car just sit in the pits as I was ready for a break when you came along.
Come by again next track day if you want to drive the atom again..will have fresh slicks on it then. The slicks that was used the last time u drove already had 160 laps on them.
Racebred;668511 said:A big thanks to everyone for making this track day possible. It was really fun. Personally I like a bit of a damp track so that there's more variety to your driving. There were several no-shows. I'm sorry that once the pullouts hit the 40 car limit, I will not be able to offer refunds nor rollovers else we will run into losses.
I had the best time in the Atom.. A really big thanks to Kenneth, who's really generous to let me have a go in his little monster. This car is really the ultimate track car for me, not only because it gives you a good track attack timing, but also because it is so adjustable, slidy at times, and above all, without respect, this is a very unforgiving car. The adjustability gives you good fun. We know drifting a car doesnt give you good timing, but it sure as hell gives you max fun!!
The car forces you to be really disciplined with the throttle, and not just in the usual sense of not requesting max power all the time. If you are a closed loop driver, used to adjusting thottle positions to find grip or trim your lines, by say 2-3% throttle adjustments at a time, then you'll need to change your style. The supercharged version produces so much torque that even slight throttle changes will change your line. It forces you to commit to a throttle position, which requires confidence in the car and the track surface. Similar steering input adjustments changes your line instead of trimming it. This requires max discipline to drive into a corner. You have to trust the lean (and also the aero).
The fun comes when you are exiting the corner, coz it's all about getting the throttle gradually wider while countersteering your way out on the ideal line. If you "instinctively" lift off the throttle when you experience slip, the car tucks in too much and you upset the balance. What a really really fun car. The supercharger whine is louder than any other sound produced by the car, the brakes are firm and so easy to modulate, the non-assisted steering very direct and giving you the really important feedback, the gearbox so tight as direct, and the power... omg the power, it was easily the fastest accelerating thing out on the track that day. A third gear WOT run to redline is not for the faint hearted. Thanks kenneth, I want to get one now.
It was my pleasure
Anyways it would have been a waste to let the car just sit in the pits as I was ready for a break when you came along.
Come by again next track day if you want to drive the atom again..will have fresh slicks on it then. The slicks that was used the last time u drove already had 160 laps on them.
Re: BMWSG Sepang Track Day 30 July 2011 registration
No paddle shift and damn expensive to install now. You learn how to drive manual lah
And we were not racing. It just happened that you were leading the convoy and I was the sweeper with Jack in the middle
totoseow;669216 said:
No paddle shift and damn expensive to install now. You learn how to drive manual lah
And we were not racing. It just happened that you were leading the convoy and I was the sweeper with Jack in the middle
Re: BMWSG Sepang Track Day 30 July 2011 registration
hmm maybe i will give manual a go....
ya thats right. track was wet too. we were just helping to dry the lines up.
i use my wings to flap...jack use the rubber to clear...n u were behind testing if water hits ur face...:yikess:
discom;669224 said:No paddle shift and damn expensive to install now. You learn how to drive manual lah
And we were not racing. It just happened that you were leading the convoy and I was the sweeper with Jack in the middle
hmm maybe i will give manual a go....
ya thats right. track was wet too. we were just helping to dry the lines up.
i use my wings to flap...jack use the rubber to clear...n u were behind testing if water hits ur face...:yikess:
Dave Jr
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HAHA!! took some of your M5 but it turned out to be blur so i decided to delete it and not post..
YEAH, FOR SURE I'LL TAKE SOME SHOTS FOR U NXT TD.. gotta go out early coz the sun is hot ah.. i'm aging, cant stand for long too!! HAHAHA!!
Elite;669080 said:
Shaun;669087 said:Hey hey! If you're mad, just admit it hehahah.. don't project it onto me please!
Nigel, Arthur is making stuff up ok?
HAHA!! took some of your M5 but it turned out to be blur so i decided to delete it and not post..
YEAH, FOR SURE I'LL TAKE SOME SHOTS FOR U NXT TD.. gotta go out early coz the sun is hot ah.. i'm aging, cant stand for long too!! HAHAHA!!
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Re: BMWSG Sepang Track Day 30 July 2011 registration
Very happy to see you progress and develop new appreciation for different aspects of driving, Harold! New level of respect especially cos of your sleeping early and no alcohol the night before. I didn't even have to ask lol. That's what I call dedication!
Rest easy knowing that no matter what happens, you have already set many record laps around Sepang in the hungover and still slightly drunk class But seriously, with your great memory and fitness, and that solid car, I am 100% sure you'll be flying very soon.
Cheers mate !
Bro, told you right? Please store all the emails and SMSes as evidence of accuracy of data, and judgement! It just works.
To improve a hardcore enthusiast like yourself with all your lightweight trackcar and racecar experience would be a interesting project I don't mind trying mate, as long as I'm not stepping on any toes, etc. It's especially cool too because the Atom already is rigged with data systems and/or is expandable if necessary.
Would be cool to see how you load and unload your trailer and discuss specifics with you about storage, laws, etc. If it is feasible I'd really like to do what you're doing with a couple of friends.
Nigel mate, thanks for all the great photos! And thanks for being such a helpful co-driver manning the aircon controls etc It was very useful Hope you had fun! Will see if can steal some dry laps from Jeremy in the future.. should be muuccch faster and less 'interesting'.
I guess soon you will be tracking some of your dad's cars huh? Lucky you!
That's the spirit mate!
BTW, for any of your future trackcars, as long as they can be fitted with a sequential manual, all it takes is an additional 30-40K SGD to fit actual racing paddleshift systems to it. Pneumatically actuated, extremely fast shifting, with advanced electronics for full range of failsafes, upshift protection, downshift protection, full manual redundancy in case of failure, auto blipping, etc. Proven in decades of racing internationally, LMP, F3000, etc.
harold996tt;668181 said:
Very happy to see you progress and develop new appreciation for different aspects of driving, Harold! New level of respect especially cos of your sleeping early and no alcohol the night before. I didn't even have to ask lol. That's what I call dedication!
Rest easy knowing that no matter what happens, you have already set many record laps around Sepang in the hungover and still slightly drunk class
But seriously, with your great memory and fitness, and that solid car, I am 100% sure you'll be flying very soon.Cheers mate !
Elite;668190 said:
Elite;669091 said:I must admit, the magic rain proof stickers are growing on me --
Bro, told you right?
Please store all the emails and SMSes as evidence of accuracy of data, and judgement! It just works.discom;669215 said:Sure!! Just come by and maybe you can teach me how to really drive the car
To improve a hardcore enthusiast like yourself with all your lightweight trackcar and racecar experience would be a interesting project
I don't mind trying mate, as long as I'm not stepping on any toes, etc. It's especially cool too because the Atom already is rigged with data systems and/or is expandable if necessary.Would be cool to see how you load and unload your trailer and discuss specifics with you about storage, laws, etc. If it is feasible I'd really like to do what you're doing with a couple of friends.
Dave Jr;669274 said:
Nigel mate, thanks for all the great photos! And thanks for being such a helpful co-driver manning the aircon controls etc It was very useful
Hope you had fun! Will see if can steal some dry laps from Jeremy in the future.. should be muuccch faster and less 'interesting'. I guess soon you will be tracking some of your dad's cars huh? Lucky you!
totoseow;669225 said:
That's the spirit mate!
BTW, for any of your future trackcars, as long as they can be fitted with a sequential manual, all it takes is an additional 30-40K SGD to fit actual racing paddleshift systems to it. Pneumatically actuated, extremely fast shifting, with advanced electronics for full range of failsafes, upshift protection, downshift protection, full manual redundancy in case of failure, auto blipping, etc. Proven in decades of racing internationally, LMP, F3000, etc.
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Dave Jr
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Re: BMWSG Sepang Track Day 30 July 2011 registration
HOPEFULLY i can... might just go with the EK9 for a start.. (that is if he is willing to tow it to Sepang)
Shaun;669660 said:Nigel mate, thanks for all the great photos! And thanks for being such a helpful co-driver manning the aircon controls etc It was very useful
I guess soon you will be tracking some of your dad's cars huh? Lucky you!
HOPEFULLY i can... might just go with the EK9 for a start.. (that is if he is willing to tow it to Sepang)
harold996tt
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Haha mate, maybe one day....
Elite;669084 said:
Haha mate, maybe one day....
harold996tt
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Re: BMWSG Sepang Track Day 30 July 2011 registration
Looks like SMF was busted boozing it up at Sky Bar. Some nice pics of Ted's ridiculously expensive body kitted 3 series.
M3 GTS and SG Supercars at Traders Hotel KL - Zerotohundred.com
Looks like SMF was busted boozing it up at Sky Bar. Some nice pics of Ted's ridiculously expensive body kitted 3 series.
M3 GTS and SG Supercars at Traders Hotel KL - Zerotohundred.com
harold996tt
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Re: BMWSG Sepang Track Day 30 July 2011 registration
Hahaha farkquar cheesepie
TripleM;670134 said:
Hahaha farkquar cheesepie
Elite
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Be afraid not of wet and water :yikess: :yikess: :yikess:
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Dave Jr;667966 said:
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