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I am sure the organiser would know if their track is wide enough or not for 2 cars. If not, it is only quite easy for them to turn it into 1 car race. Afterall, unlike Tawau and Miri, I am sure they dont need to use the same track for the car to return to their pit because they have another route and exit to channel the race cars off the track. That's the beauty about STC race track - saves time in between runs, and new tarmac.
If everone is thinking of car engine failure and no plan(budget allowance) to take his/her car home, there wouldn't be anyone from other towns/places going so far as Tawau and Miri to take part in the races. Actually, these guys who took part in the outstation races were a bunch of very positive-thinking people and I salute them for that.
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and nova dont you forgot that most of them had quite strong financial backup before they could have those mindset. lower income pl joining is for their sake of interest and support the local event .while some of the bigger boys going in there to make name which is related in their business to make more money... so the perception and objective is clearly different to some people, my friend.
one thing im noticed is alot of pl here are actually frm east malaysia and had been following the few drag race update... so if there is a chance why not we guys seat together and have a chat over a cup of coffee or tea.? it should be nice i guess to meet pl and know more friends of same interest.
one thing im noticed is alot of pl here are actually frm east malaysia and had been following the few drag race update... so if there is a chance why not we guys seat together and have a chat over a cup of coffee or tea.? it should be nice i guess to meet pl and know more friends of same interest.
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looks like kk no car going tawau but maciam many to sandakan ler...
that track had been tested by 2 car 1 year ago betting of 20k
a sandakan toyota levin with a kk toyota old model silvia..i seen it myself there~
planting my mod. 2jz into an ugly old model isuzu pickup now..
hope it can get on time to go sandakan..hehe
*am1 wira not goin sdk cos only 300m drag for it class..track is abit short for braking..
heard from organiser*
that track had been tested by 2 car 1 year ago betting of 20k
a sandakan toyota levin with a kk toyota old model silvia..i seen it myself there~
planting my mod. 2jz into an ugly old model isuzu pickup now..
hope it can get on time to go sandakan..hehe
*am1 wira not goin sdk cos only 300m drag for it class..track is abit short for braking..
heard from organiser*
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kk toyota old model silvia? toyota never make silvia. issit the old s110 silvia u talking about which look a little bit like levin?
i heard that same too about many kk not coming to tawau but to the sandakan race instead. and today i even heard something much more interesting. which is tawau drag race had been called off and being delayed to december. good luck for your pickup bro..im confident to say that the jz series are easy to churn massive horsepower.
A friend told me that with the posters about STC dragrace now put up at many places(including petrol kiosks) in Sandakan, it is 95% for sure STC drag race is going ahead at the end of this month. 5% is reserved for unforseeable circumstances.
According to the poster, there is even entrance fee of RM5 to RM15 per person to go in to just watch the race.
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Yes, quite right about money affecting the mindset. But Sandakan is much nearer than Tawau and Miri if you are going from KK. If going from Tawau, Sandakan is nearer than Miri, unless Tawau has a race at about the same time(but heard it's been postponed?). Sandakan is still a nice place for Bruneians and Sarawakians to visit and to race 'cos it is not very far. The nice thing about Sandakan's STC racecourse is that it is a new bitumen road without the traction problems as experienced in Miri and Tawau.
As for the short 300m race distance for the Open Category, I think the racers could appeal to the organiser to reconsider for 400m if they found out that their cars can actually brake to a halt before the track runs out. With new bitumen track, the braking is much better than on loosen, old beaten tracks with small stones lying about.
For 4wd turbo cars like Evo, Subaru, etc, their traction is so good that the new bitumen track can actually slow them down. So, that can be a worry.
But it can also break gearbox/drive shafts if over doing it. However, their speed should improve in the 1st gear if they dont bog down during launch. At the end of the finishing line, 4wd should stop faster than a 2wd cars because of better traction.
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i heard the same ting too today about the postpone... however final confirmation will be given by tomorrow. so i shall update here as well... if tawau postpone then sdk track is way to go.. but if tawau is on ... the pl will just race if they are nearby. lahad datu is the best... they can go both way. haha
There is always that shadow of doubt for every new place holding an event like this for the very first time. But Sandakan has much less red tape than bigger city like Kota Kinabalu. I think the chance that it already has proper permits is very good and some more it has a proper place or venue. Unlike Sandakan, KK did not have a proper place like it should be away from the public and the organizer may be inexperienced then in getting all the approvals.
Ya, 300m for the Open Class is true. But I have not heard they will hold it at another place. Maybe the organizer will change their mind if racers request for 400m before the event. Last time I went, the track looks wide enough for 2 cars, just like on public road. If not enough, organiser can also let 1 car per run.
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its impossible to close the public road for a race....
regarding the track wide enough for both car i dont see any issue bout that as tawau already practice one car run if they felt its safer that way .... after all those 2wd car are mad when the boost kicks in at above 2 bar. they will just probably do the same. and a proper inspection should be done b4 the race to disqualify those who does not comply wid the minimal safety requirement to participate
regarding the track wide enough for both car i dont see any issue bout that as tawau already practice one car run if they felt its safer that way .... after all those 2wd car are mad when the boost kicks in at above 2 bar. they will just probably do the same. and a proper inspection should be done b4 the race to disqualify those who does not comply wid the minimal safety requirement to participate
I would like to know what is the date for the drag race? is on 30th or 31st? is there any possibility the event will be organise in 2 days? and what is the category for the 1st day and 2nd day? we are interested to come to participate in the race.
What is the time we should come on the day of the event? and when the registeration for the race will open?
What is the time we should come on the day of the event? and when the registeration for the race will open?
For sure it is going to be held on 30th and 31st August 2008. If it cannot finish on 31st August due to rain or something, it will carry on to the 1st September 2008.
Normally registration should be at least 1 day before the actual event. I guess the organiser should not mind even on the 1st day of the event if they don't have enough participants. But if they already have more than enough cars on their list, you could be too late for registration on the day itself. Anyway, I also heard many are going for this race event because people are interested in the new road and wanna try it out for the first time in the whole of Borneo. It is a whole new experience for them as they have already tried and got sick of the "gravel" roads in Miri and Tawau.
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