MME and Merdeka

Its been awhile i blog.Have been bz with studies and my own time.lets continue =]

On the 29 & 30 of august i had my FBMW PFX race in front of many ppl.WE were the support race for Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race ( MME).We had our qualifying on the 28 and 2 of our best lap times were taken for both races.The best laptime will be used for Race 1 where the second best lap time were used in Race 2.Sadly i qualified 9th for both races but it didnt stop me from trying to be in front in both races.

Race 1 , 04.15 p.m. 29 th august
Fastest Lap time for Race 1- _________

Car number 11 - DNF - Technical failure - Lap 4

Race 2, 09.45 a.m. 30th august
Fastest Lap time for Race 2- Fahmie Ilyas

Car number 11 - 8th -Lap 10

Race 1-
Well,i could not say much about race 1. I had a good start which let me overtook 1 car at the straight and 1 car in the mid corner of turn 1 but coming to turn 2, I lost 1 position. I kept pushing and trying to gain position.After a lap,I gain another position and i tried to be in front.After 2 laps, I felt the car was behaving differently and on lap 3, I had a teachnical failure that force me to return to the pits and end my race .I was abit dissapointed but I had fun racing with car number 2,3 and 10 just before the problems occur and I am really looking forward for tomorrow's race.

Race 2-
Well,i would like to thank the mechanics for fixing up the car and I was really happy I could continue racing. I had a bad start which let car number 3 overtake me after the start procedure.I was strugling with the car,had big oversteer at fast corners for 2 laps.After 2 laps, the gap between me and the car infront of me is around 400-600m which is quite far. I kept pushing lap by lap and my lap time was getting better and better. After 4 laps, the gap was getting closer and I try not to do any mistake as car number 2,3 and 10 were fighting for position. Car number 2 and car number 10 had a spin in the last 4 lap.I took the oppertunity to gain position and i continued to push as the car infront was close.

On the last lap, i tried to slipstring as much as i can. I tried on turn 1,turn 9 but the effort was block by him. Until the last corner,we were side by side. I took the outside line and cut through to the inside line to gain more speed but he close the gap for me to overtake him causing me to force my front left tyre to go on to the grass. I try to solve the problem quickly, accelerated the car earlier then him. I was in a good position to overtake him but he close the gap on the exit curb. I force my way in and at the finish line, the time difference between his car and mine was 0.200 seconds. Finally ,race ended.

I clock my own fastest lap time ever in the circuit by doing 2.16.88. I did 2.18.68 during qualifying.Its a big improvement I would say =]

After both races,we had our last debriefing and we ended the program.We had the oppertunity to watch the MME race at the PETRONAS SYNTIUM HOSPITALITY PIT .

After we watch the start, a few of us went to the curve to celebrate merdeka . It was boring,it wasnt as happening as last year. Really boring until fahmie showed up =].Didnt get to do much but anyway, selamat menyambut kemerdekaan ke -51