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13 March 20063 September 2011

Aah… I’m not happy today

I had a fairly ok weekend which started out with some meetings with people connected to my-kart. The first meeting didn’t go well as there was a mis-match in expectations from both sides.

The second meeting on Saturday was alright, but I went to the wrong place. Eventually I got there, but late! I hate being late. Anyway, the second meeting was in relation to my-kart’s Racing For Children initiative. We are getting one step closer to getting the project off the ground. So that’s good.

Anyway, then Ju and I went looking at some houses in Bukit Jelutong. Nice. But expensive. Hmmm…. must work on the money generator machine.

So it was back home to watch the first F1 race of 2006. Let’s see how BMW and Jacques Villeneueve fares this year. Not so good it seems. Qualifying was average mid grid kind of show, so not a complete disaster… but rather the middle of the road performance that you rather not have. The race was not so good either… with Hiedfeld slipping down the order after a first lap spin. And then Jacques’ BMW blew up spectacularly. Haven’t seen those in a long time. What will happen in the next race?

As for the A1GP – Alex Yoong qualified in a best ever 4th place at Laguna Seca. But sadly, the conditions for the sprint race was torrid with heavy rain causing Alex to spin down the order. The feature race was slightly better as Alex managed to claw back to 10th. This drops Malaysia back down to 10th in the championship standings. Aargh.

Not a great weekend from a racing standpoint. Let’s hope the Malaysian GP weekend next week is better. For now, go and read some info on classical music.

3 March 200624 April 2017

F1, 2006 – not long to go now!

The wait is almost over!

In slightly over a week, the 2006 F1 season will come.

So far in testing, it looks like Renault will once again be very strong. World Champ Alonso looks like a strong bet for his second title. However, teammate Fisico will have to dig deep to perform at the same level as his younger colleague. They have been both quick and reliable so far.

Next up is Honda. All their drivers have been spectacular at one time or another during testing, even test driver Ant Davidson. They have also run the most test mileage. Honda may surprise by even beating Renault this year. But let’s see if they hold up for the whole season.

What about McLaren? Once again, reliability has been their achilles heel. On occassion, however they have been quick. Let’s see.

Ferrari look like they are having a bit of a renaissance… however, the key to their success are their bridgestone tyres. It is interesting though that Massa is looking as quick as Schumi.

I will add more in the next few days.

28 February 200625 January 2016

A pointless waste of time

Once again tonight, I stumbled around in a slow and weary manner.

I’m tired. I’ve lost much of what I would call a normal life. Why? Work. Stuff. This and that. So I arrive home at around 9pm. Have a quick dinner… not savouring much because my taste buds have gone. Then I glance at the newpaper I brought home and groaned… “not more reading” — I want to see some pictures and humour. I want to put a small weary smile on my face.

So I stumbled. On the net that is.

And I came across a site which put a small smile on my weary face. The site’s call Pointless Waste of Time – the only news source you’ll ever need. Quite true. It’s a waste of time, but one which gives me a completely whacked out point of view which makes it an interesting read. Yeah, I am still reading and my eyes are bloodshot… but this is funny stuff. Pointless. But funny.

Being a sci-fi buff, the guy’s article about the best sci-fi films never made is a great read. It’s a great shame that there are so few truly great sci-fi films of late. A lot of them concentrating more on the looks of the film rather than the people and the story. Oh well.

Anyway. This is what weariness does to you. You become aimless. Good night.

26 February 200625 January 2016

Master Yoda, I am.

I took the above quick survey and discovered that I am that old short green fellow. Urgh.

Here is what it says about me (Yoda):

A venerated sage with vast power and knowledge, you gently guide forces around you while serving as a champion of the light.

Judge me by my size, do you? And well you should not – for my ally is the Force. And a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us, and binds us. Luminescent beings are we, not this crude matter! You must feel the Force around you, everywhere.

Try it out and tell us here who you turn out to be.

1 February 200624 April 2017

Busy, but so many things to do for my-kart

It’s the usual year end thing. You see, I’m an accountant – of sorts. Our company year end is December. So January is usually a hectic time for us as we close our books and the auditors come in. But typing this down is already boring, so I’ll quit.

I guess karting is more interesting.

Anyway, a few weeks back a few of us my-kart guys paid a visit to Rosedi Kart at Subang Jaya. Subang Jaya navigation is not for the meek, I must say. With all the massive road works and the terminal & inherent traffic problems, you really need to know exactly how you are going to get to your destination. Otherwise you’d be stuck in a chronic traffic jam.

The visit to Rosedi Kart was good, but I’ve written more of it on my-kart.org. It is interesting that there are many people around who believe and want to push grassroots racing & karting. Fellow my-karter Yusnee and I also paid a visit to Brian Palmer at Shah Alam to chat with him about the state of the industry.

In conclusion, there seems to be a lot of work to be done to get the industry into first gear. Unfortunately for years the motorsport industry has been starting and stalling, starting and stalling. A sad state for us fans and enthusiasts. The oil, air and fuel filters are all clogged up.

my-KART is fired up to be a part of the solution… but how? Are you keen to be a part of this wave of change?