HPI Challenge 2008 Final Race
3rd November 2008
Hi, just finish the Hpi Final Round yesterday. I’m still unsure what my Final Overall Position is for the HPI Challenge 2008. Now waiting the organizer to count the points which I also when he will let us know… Based on my record, I think I only manage to get 2nd position.
After the cancellation of HMS Race last week, my racing mood is not there anymore. I been practicing a lots for 1/8GP just for the HMS Race but the weather just don’t give us a chance to even start the Qualifying…I felt that all my Effort just gone with the wind…well, nothing much we can do about it… Just bear with it… HMS had done whatever they can to make the HMS Race successfully, but the weather just doesn’t allow it to happen…
On Saturday, I practiced few packs on Stock EP. I felt my driving already changed. Less Precise, Less Responsive and Less Consistence. I’m not sure what cause all this but I only know that I need to get back the FEEL of driving an EP….
Ok, yesterday race only have 9 racers participated.
Me(S400), Raphael(Cyclone), Daniel(Cyclone), Casey(Cyclone), Datuk(Cyclone), Luther(Cyclone), Marzuki(Cyclone) , Zaldi(Cyclone) and Dullah(Xray)..
1st heat Started with me leading and the back cars is having their Bang Bang session on each other…I manage to have Clean run with 17 laps, 5minute 08sec
2nd heat started, I manage to have Clean run too with 17laps, 5minute 07 sec
I’m got TQ for that round.
1st final started, since I was in TQ position, I manage to escape from all the bang boom behind….after all d crashed that happen behind, Mr. Dullah chasing me from behind.. I just wonder why my car response suddenly unpredictable…cant take sharp cornering otherwise d rear will lose handling… so what I need to do is slowly push the car to avoid anything happen….after 1 minute he chase me, he finally able to par-to-par with me on d straight line…Our car keep on touching on d straight, jus before reach the short corner on d straight, his car touch my car and I got turn and facing back to another side… then I try to give him a chase till I did a mistake and flip my car…my car become turtle…The worst thing is NO Marshalling! I go down and save my car and I rushing up to the driving stand…I lose about 30-40 sec here….from there I was drop to last position. I try to chase from there even though the chance to chase them back is very low…I keep my speed same in every corner without any single mistake…I started to get near and near them….
Finally! I able to overtake them one by one…when I finish overtaking them all, I reach the “S” corner , I got hit from side.. It was Mr. Daniel car who hit me and turn my car into TURTLE in LAST MINUTE! I was leading that time and suddenly turn into TURTLE! What a day for me! ….Marzuki was helping me that time since he was below the stand…But I cant do anything since the time was already finish…..I finish in 5th position…
I still don’t know why racer still don’t’ know how to GIVE WAY and eventually will bang you.
I felt so disappointed that time…I felt so Heat up…but race have to be finish too…so what can I do is just put the feeling aside and go for 2nd Final…
While I checking my car, I found out my front right tire is about to peel off…no wonder I feel so strange on my car handling… what i can do is just stick with Superglue (buy from Daiso) since I wont buy another set of this lousy tires since this is d last race. Just do and die la….
This last final, I put my motor in a RISKY level. I drop my Gear ratio to 5.0 from 5.2 which will cause the motor burnout anytime during the race.
2nd final start, I leading again from the beginning…but Mr. Dullah is chasing from behind again….once again he in Par-to-Par with me on d straight…and just about the short corner on the straight, both car touch again…he took the lead from there and I chasing him from behind…after 4minutes I able to overtake him after he did a mistake. I took the lead till the end and I got 17laps followed by Mr. Dullah 17laps, Mr. Raff 17laps.
Till here now …….will report my position after 2 weeks from now…
Cheer!