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Dominic
Ang wins MMER 2011 with PETRONAS Syntium Team
Our
local karter, Dominic Ang has made Malaysia proud by winning the MMER
12 hour race last midnite, together with senior team mates Taniguchi and
Kataoka. He is indeed our success story on the international front,
especially now that his Petronas Syntium Team is also leading the Japanese
Endurance Racing championship.
More
news can be read on http://www.petmos.com.my/en/4-Wheels/News/2011/MMER11--Raceday---PETRONAS-Syntium-Team-claims-201.aspx
I am
very sure Dato Ang, Mrs Ang is very proud of Dominic! ( and all their sons!
). Well done, Dom!
CITY
KARTING
takes
over
SEPANG
INTERNATIONAL KART CIRCUIT!!
It
was perhaps the worst kept secret in the industry but its now safe to
announce that we have taken over the running of the Sepang International
Kart Circuit which means all fun & rental karting operations will be
under our care.
Private
kart practises can be held too including any corporate events plus other
races as well, just as how we ran the Shah Alam Stadium Circuit. Night
karting are run here too...so its even better than Shah Alam plus the track
is world class!
We
would like to thank Sepang International Circuit ( SIC ) for the opportunity
to run the circuit and bring the track back to its glory days. ( its starts
with running it back in the direction it was designed for - clockwise! )
See
you trackside - Sepang!
Kart
Racing Returns to SHAH ALAM STADIUM KART CIRCUIT!
Come
next weekend, 23 - 24 April - the shriek of kart racing engines in anger
will be heard again along the 2 straights of Shah Alam Stadium Kart Circuit.
This comes with the hosting of the Round 2 of the All Stars Karting
Championship.
The
last time such racing action was seen here was sometime in 2005, when the
AKOC was hosted here and the webmaster, yours truly - was competing as well.
The
track was recently inspected and the organiser are putting the finishing
touches to bring back the glory of kart racing to where our nation's kart
racing really started, which was during the 1999 - 2000 season......( the
above picture was in year 2000 Rd 4, at Shah Alam )
For
our racers - have a good race and a safe one too! Happy Hunting!
GET
WELL, ROBERT KUBICA!!
YES!
MALAYSIA MISSES YOU!
For
more official updates, please visit : www.kubica.pl
City
Karting in the Limelight again!
Read
the article which appeared in our national daily, The StarOnline on the
extreme sports facilities around Shah Alam - published on the 23rd Sept
2010. Its written by Aida Ahmad and titled,
Up
the Extreme in Shah Alam
By AIDA AHMAD
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/26/sundaymetro/7091345&sec=sundaymetro
Though it has been some time,
we had installed this feature for our guests... it would be good to remind
all our visitors that our paddock building ( guest area, registration desk )
is a WIFI accessible area! Best of all, its usage is free of charge.
Ask our staff for the login
and password info! Now your partner can busy herself or himself on the
internet while you pile in the laps at our track!
VETTEL win
Monaco!!
The 2011
Formula 1 season is looking to be a tad boring after Sebastian Vettel scored
his 5th victory out of 6 races for the year.
Sebastian is
surely talented but also lucky when you watch the last 2 races where he was
hunted down right to the line by Hamilton in the previous GP and Alonso in
the Monaco GP. Naturally, some would claim that it was down to right team
strategy.
Anyhow, its a
long season still ahead and for the sake of Formula 1 fans worldwide, let's
hope some other drivers get to share to stand on the top podium too.
It's
the time of the year again where our Sepang F1 Circuit gets to play
hosts again to the Formula 1 Championship, making it the 2nd round race
weekend for 2011.
More
importantly for Malaysia, other than our Malaysian backed Team Lotus and
also the Mercedes Team in the F1 category - is the running of the support
races, particularly the Formula Pacific ( BMW ) races, where we will see our
young Malaysian drivers battling it out on track under the glare of the
world media and F1 bosses.
To
all the racers, Godspeed and may all the races ( including the F1 too ) be
an interesting but safe one too!
Sebastian
Vettel - World Champion 2010
Giving u the
finger!
The
2010 Formula 1 season concluded at the Yas Marina Circuit this evening,
ending a thrilling driver's championship battle which could have gone 4 ways
- making this the most exciting Formula 1 Championship to date.
Sebastian
Vettel, helped by his superior qualifying effort yesterday is crowned the
race winner and also World Champion for 2010, earning him also the title of
being the youngest F1 Champion at just 23 years old.
For
those who did not know - Vettel started racing in karts, just 15 years ago
while he was 8 years old.....
The 2010
Constructor's Championship which was sealed in Brazil went to Red Bull
Racing - a team which created controversy over their no team orders stand
throutout the entire season.
Their call
proved to be correct all this while and was clearly demonstrated at the Abu
Dhabi F1 race. If Vettel were instructed to back off to "help"
Webber - they could have easily lost the Driver's Championship and created
many unhappiness within the team thereafter.
So many Red
Bull do know about their racing.....and their energy drinks!
City Karting on
Facebook!
Pakcik Din, our ever industrious
and resourceful staff - who manages our corporate events, have made a
Facebook page for City Karting. Although it is unofficial - it carries a
wealth of information and due to the nature of Facebook, it could be more
current!
Join the Group and be informed of
all our events through Facebook. Here's the link to our Group!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=10150089298735440&ref=ts
Alternatively - click on
the logo below!
CITY
KARTING....advertised at 35,000ft!
(click on above
for a larger and legible copy )
It
was a routine flight for me and reading the inflight magazine is a ritual I
do, especially when it is a new edition. The MAS "Going Places"
October 2009 edition was like others...entertaining, informative and
colourful.
The
feature was about Malaysia and smack right on page 20 was about....CITY
KARTING. So its true, we are even advertised at the skies above us and the
best part it's complimentary of MAS.
Terima
Kasih and Thank you!
Langkawi,
here we come!
Morac
International Kart Circuit ( MIKC ),
the top class international karting circuit in Malaysia is now under the
management of City Karting!
MIKC
had in the past hosted 2 Rotax World Finals before, which proves its track,
facility and location as top rate!
City
Karting is proud to be be managing this facility on behalf of its owner, Mofaz
and we both hope to restore the glory the track had in the past!
Furious
Racing in the old layout.
A paradise for
karters...nice track, excellent beaches and easy access.....
Vettel wins
Malaysian F1 2010 !
The
Red Bull F1 Team made a 1-2 sweep of the podium with Vettel taking the top
spot while team mate and pole sitter, Mark Webber had to settle for 2nd
spot. The race was certainly not boring as there were plenty of cars failing
to reach the finishing line, including the Ferrari of Alonso which
failed spectacularly just 2 laps from home!
On
a more relevant formula to our nation, the support race of the Formula BMW
Asia Pacific Championships also hosted its 1st 2 rounds this weekend. On the
grid this year, saw many karters graduating up to this formula which
included our own Chang Mun Shien and others like Nabil Jeffri and Afiq Yazid
- all three will be contenting for the Rookie Cup this year.
All
the very best to our young F1 hopefuls!
Alonso
draws first blood at Bahrain GP, 2010!
The
season which promises to be the most exciting - with 4 World Champions
starting on the grid but the 1st race of the year in Bahrain received mixed
reactions. The lack in re-fuelling somehow made it seem less exciting and
then there were the impressions that some drivers were driving with
economy in mind too....
In
any case, luck played its hand where Vettel was the loser and Alonso, ever
the opportunist was there when it matters and crossed the finishing line -
FIRST.
Will
Melbourne be more exciting? We will see!
Schumacher
confirms his 2010 F1 return with Mercedes GP Petronas!
Just
before Christmas - we got the biggest news in F1 as a Xmas present where
Michael Schumacher has confirmed driving for the Mercedes GP Petronas F1
team.
Schumacher’s
return to racing with Mercedes GP Petronas sees his return to Mercedes-Benz
Motorsport where he began his racing apprenticeship as part of the Junior
Program in 1990, racing in Group C sports cars and DTM. It also sees him
renew his partnership with Ross Brawn with whom he won all seven of his
World Championships. Schumacher will join his compatriot, 24 year old Nico
Rosberg, in the Silver Arrows cars.
Michael
Schumacher: "Mercedes GP Petronas represents a new challenge for me
both in a sporting and a personal context. It is a new chapter in my racing
career and I am really looking forward to working with my old friend Ross
Brawn and my companions from my days with the Mercedes Junior Program. I am
convinced that together we will be involved in the fight for the Formula 1
World Championship next year and I am already looking forward to getting
back onto the race track. For me, this partnership closes the circle.
Mercedes supported me for so many years when I began my Formula 1 career and
now I can hopefully give something back to the brand with the star."
So
now that's part of the musical chair is settled, I am sure many Ferrari fans
will also soon switch camps to the Silver Arrows team......and the question
is - will you be one of them?
Let
the F1 Racing begin!
ALL
the Best to the MALAYSIAN TEAM at the GRAND FINALS!
This
week is the hosting of the Grand Finals where the best Rotax Max drivers
from each country will compete to crown the champion of all champions.
Malaysia
too has sent a contingent of drivers, one of them are own Gilbert Ang
&
City Karting would like to wish them all the very best and safe racing!
For
a complete official coverage of the race, please check the official website HERE!
It carries daily pictures and even life video streaming!
Congrats to
Jenson Button!
F1 World
Champion 2009
And now he wun
drive!
This
is becoming like a musical chair and the latest we hear is Herr Schumacher's
neck has turned jello ( courtesy of a bike crash ) and he wun be fit enough
to replace Massa after all.
Oh
well, speedy recovery to him and Massa too!
For
latest update, you better read his official forum at www.michaelschumacher.de
cos he might just change his mind again!
No
prizes for guessing who is this driver!
Michael
Schumacher, the seven-time world champion, shocked everyone including his
own manager Willi Weber by coming out of retirement to be Felipe Massa's
replacement at Ferrari, from the European Grand Prix. So what's the
best way to get back into shape for F1? Karting, of course and he was seen practicing
hard at the South Grada Karting Track in Lonato, Italy.
Well,
there are mixed feeling about his return to F1 and let's hope he will first
prove to his manager Willi Weber that he is still worth many millions Euros!
Citykarting.com
is NINE years old.....yes, true and going on strong!
Guess who is
this driver!
The
above picture is courtesy of Mondial Karting ( a long time reciprocal link
partner ) and shows a champion driver trying his skills at karting!
Yes,
he is driving an Italian Tonykart but he's a French! For more clues, see his
overalls and make a guess.
For
the answer and more pictures.....click
here! ( yes, its in French but you can surely read his name! )
Once
again, thanks to Mondial
Karting!
IMPORTANT
MAIL FROM ORGANISER, TO ALL RACERS COMPETING AT AMC RD3 / RMC RD 4 INDRAPURA
KARTING CIRCUIT
Dear
All,
Thanks for your support and the final entry list now stands at 93.
The AAM track inspector was at Pekan on Thursday 16 July to inspect and approve
the track layout and conditions. In order to stimulate actual racing conditions
and to see how a racing kart would handle at this new circuit, we took a Senior
kart and a DD2 for the initial test of the circuit.
The following is a description of the circuit. The Pekan circuit with all the
tyre barriers resemble the F1 track at Monaco. The straight will remind you of
coming out of the tunnel in Monaco and into waterfront. The micky mouse section
will be the casino corner and thereabouts. The straight can be taken at flat out
speed but will tighten into a chicane at the end of the straight. While you
may still go flat out in a straight line into the chicane, you will find you run
of space to turn into the first corner. The back straight is also a flat out run
until to brake hard to turn into a fairly easy right corner and then semi-curve
left hander and the start of the micky mouse section. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT TYRE
BARRIERS ARE ON BOTH SIDE OF THE TRACK WITH ABOUT 1-2 METREs RUN OFF BUT GOING
INTO THE BARRIERS AT A SPEED WILL STILL RENDER YOU TO REPLACEMENT OF AXLE OR
STEERING COLUMN. BE VERY CAREFUL IN THIS SECTION. The straight and corners
are wide enough and have ample space for overtaking.
To improve the safety of this section, we will be lowering down the barriers
from 4 tyres to maybe 2 tyres so that the drivers can see what is in front of
them and try to avoid any driver who had spun out. This we will only do on
thursday after the majority of the drivers have tested and share their views.
The track surface has been relaid completely for the whole area and it is good
for racing. During the testing, I had no grip due to no rubber on the surface
and only in one area it was slightly bumpy. By thursday, it will have too much
rubber on it and you will need to change your ratio confiquration.
For the test, the ratio used was 12-82 for a start. Most of you will definitely
be driving much faster than this old man. Lap time was average 56-58 secs. The
weather for the test on thursday was clear and cloudy. Not much sun. Tyre
pressure was normal but setup of the kart was for no rubber. There is one
magnetic strip on the circuit so drivers do not need to bring their infra
sensor.
Tents will be allotted to you. Please check against your name on the tents. The
tents will be assembled only on wednesday in time for the practice on thursday.
All drivers are reminded that NO VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED to be parked in the
paddock area. All car parking will at the car park at the DRB HICOM area
designated. Vehicles carrying karts and parts will be given vehicle passes and
will be allowed into the paddock ONLY TO LOAD AND UNLOAD. Immediately after that
function the vehicle has to leave the area and park near the restaurant which we
will inform you at site. Please obey all instructions from the officials
otherwise you may not be allowed to race.
Practice on thursday and friday is as per the time schedule given out earlier.
Please stick to your classes for the practice. We do not want any incidents of
micromax running with the Rotax.
Finally, a reminder that the BBQ party is on Friday 24 July at the track at
7.30pm. All drivers are reminded to be present to meet YMM Tengku Mahkota of
Pahang who was a keen karter himself.
See you in Pekan.
Best Regards
JAMES LEONG
KARTMORE RACING SERVICES
Mobile: +6019-3520559
Email: james@kartmoreracing.com
web: www.kartmoreracing.com
Malaysia
hosts the AMC Rd 3 at a brand new kart track in Pekan, Pahang!
picture
courtesy of KartingAsia.com ( click
here )
Yes, regional
karters will have another new track to drive on with the launch of this new
track in town of Pekan - which surely is a bonus and welcome venue addition to
the racing calendar.
Though its
not a permanent track, we hope it will be one....just like how our own City
Karting track began!
Anyhow, this
track together with the recent launch of the Melaka kart track - has made us,
Malaysians a lucky to have yet another facility to race on!
All we need
now is to find our next Hamiltons, Rosbergs...:)
All
the best to our karters racing abroad!
City
Karting would like to wish the Malaysian Contingent who will represent
Malaysia at the Rotax Max World Finals which will be held from mid
this week right up to the finals on 30th Nov 2008, at the famous kart track
of La Conca. The Malaysian drivers are as listed in the announcement below.
For
a live race timing/results of the World Finals....Click
here!
In
addition, the weekend will also see the running of the Macau Kart Prix
2008, where City Karting's driver Abang Amirrul and Chang Mun
Shien will compete in the Rotax Max Junior class. The race will be their
first overseas race for our two teenager and we bid them safe racing and
good success!
Go
Malaysia, GO!
ROTAX
MAX CHALLENGE MALAYSIA 2008
The
championship for the Malaysian RMC concluded with the running of the Rd 5
recently at the Elite Plus Speedway Circuit. The final round was also the
decider for many contesting in the championship and the following drivers
were crowned the 2008 champions in their respective categories.
- Senior
Max - James Lee
- Junior
Max - Ryan Ritchie
- Masters
- Raymond Kong
- DD2
- John King
- Cadet
- Andhika Sasabone
- Micromax
- Brendan Seibl
Championship
Standings 2008
These
drivers will now represent Malaysia at the upcoming World Finals which will
be held at the La Conca Circuit, Italy, between 27 - 30 November.
All
the best and may our drivers do Malaysia proud!
WWW.CITYKARTING.COM
is
8 years old
and we thank all of you for browsing onto our site and constantly supporting
us with your visits and inquiries. We look forward to many more years of
support and service to all of you.
THANK
YOU!
PLUS
RMC 2008 Rd 4
Over
the last weekend, the Rd 4 of the PLUS RMC 2008 was run and as usual, the
competition was fast & furious especially in the Juniors and Senior
classes.
Our
Junior drivers represented by Abang Amirrul, Chang Mun Shien, Muhammad
Rahami, Gilbert Ang and Brandon Lee had mixed finished although some
like Abang Amirrul did well in his pre-finals. Of the 21 starters in the
Juniors Final - 8 drivers DNF before the chequered flag, a testament to the
intensity of the racing in this class.
In
the Seniors, our reign Champion Wan Dassila had an outing he would
rather forget as he DNF in the finals leaving our Indian driver Raymond
Banajee to take a 11th spot.
In
the Masters category - our drivers Ito-san and Nishimura-san
came 5th & 6th, achieving a respectable finish at the end.
Well,
in the end - racing is about not giving up and let's look ahead to the final
5th round come 9-10th August!
POSTPONED!!
AAM
Malaysian Karting Championship
Latest
e-mail from Paul David of KKS:
Dear competitor,
We regret to inform you that round 1 of the AAM Malaysian Karting
Championship has to be cancelled due to the inability of the track operator
to complete the safety requirements as specified by the circuit inspectors.
A new date will be announced to replace this round. We apologise for any
inconvenience caused.
Regards,
Paul David
Secretary
The
Formula 1 troupe is in town! Welcome to Malaysia - all teams and visitors
alike! Come to our kart track for some 1st hand racing action!
May
the best team win in Sepang this Sunday!!!!
For
those desktop bound, live coverage via the internet is available here!
Click
HERE!
NIGHT
KARTING
1
HOUR ENDURANCE RACE 2008
The
final race will be this Thursday 20th March! Be there to see which
team will be crowned the 1st ever Endurance Champions!!!
RMC
Rd 1 News Flash!!!
Our
drivers had a mix day for the 1st round of the Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia
2008 at Sepang recently....
Masdenal
Ali finished 2nd in the seniors while team mate Dass scored some points with
a 7th....Our Indian Express Rayomond did well with a strong 5th
effort.
We
fared worse in the Juniors and due to some technical reasons, Rio and Rahami
was stripped of their excellent 3rd and 5th places in the finals...
First
timers Mun Shien and Abang Amirul had a steep learning and finished at the
tail end of the field - but a good effort anyhow!
See
the team in action again, in Kota Baharu shortly!!!
Come
Sepang and see CITY KARTING RACING TEAM in winning action!
The
Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia for 2008 will start off this year on this
weekend at the Sepang International Karting Ciruit.
City
Karting will field a pool of drivers - lead by last year's RMC Champ
Masdenal Ali. Ede as he fondly known, will run alongside his KOSMIC team
mate Wan Dassila.
Heading
the TONYKART Team of City Karting will be youngster & top gun Indonesia
driver Rio Haryanto and his Malaysian team mate - Muhammad Ruhami.
On
the junior class, we will have two newcomers Amirul & Chang Mun Shien.
We also welcome our Indian Champion; Rayomand Banajee and also Dominic Ang,
for this 1st round. Come to Sepang, support our drivers and feel the excitement of Kart racing!
For
all karters taking part, Safe Racing and for our drivers - Sweet Victory!
Masedenal Ali
at the Rotax Max Challenge World Finals!
Our
driver, Masdenal together with our other Malaysian team drivers represented
our nation proudly at
the recent World Finals at UAE. Everyone in the team found the conditions
tough going especially with the longish track and a very competitive field
of drivers!
The above is a snap
shot of Masdenal leading a pack of drivers!
Anyhow,
it was definitely a very good learning experience as always and we are sure,
Masdenal will benefit and mature in his racing. Year 2008 will see a more
experienced and better prepared Masdenal in his title defense as Malaysia's
Max Senior Champion!
The
8th ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE GRAND FINALS will take place in Al Ain,
UAE from 26th November to 1st December, 2007.
The
Olympics of Karting once again play host to the best of the nations' Rotax
Max drivers and Malaysia is represented by City Karting driver Masdenal
Ali in the Max Senior Category.
The
Junior Rotax Max category will be attended by Champion Bryan Mehta and also
wild entry Calvin Wong, who is no stranger to international competition.
The
event will start tomorrow and climax with a Grand Finals on next Saturday.
Stay
tuned to our Malaysian team progress by reading the official website on http://www.maxchallenge-rotax.com/events/2007_united-arab-emirates/united-arab-emirates.html
MALAYSIA
BOLEH!!!
CityKarting is Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia -Rotax
Max Senior Champion 2007
Congrats to our Kosmic
driver – Masedenal Ali for winning
the 2007 Rotax Max Senior category in his Rookie
year! Ede (as he
is fondly known) will represent Malaysia in the World Finals in
UAE this Nov, together with our top City Karting
mechanic’s guidance, Chong Han Boon!
All the best!!! ( pic
courtesy of Kartingasia.com )
ROK Malaysia 2007 Championship
STOP PRESS!!!! ROK race postponed
again!!! NO race on Jun 10th
Racers and supporters alike, please take note! We are
informed by the organisers that once again the
race is now postponed...to perhaps July. Like you - this is disappointing
news especially since the season has even yet to start and this is not
doing my race nerves any good since I am to race in the ROK Championship as
well.
No reasons given, so I cannot tell you why either!
Anyhow for more upbeat
& better information on the 2007 Championship, please download Bulletin
2 for your reading pleasure! Click here!
MALAYSIA TOP TEN FINISHES AT ROK INTERNATIONAL
FINAL 2006
Our young Malaysia drivers ; James Veerapen,
Ooi Fei Hoong and M Hiqmar Daniel did the nation proud by finishing very
well in the recent ROK International Finals 2006 - held recently at the
South Garda kart track during 12-15 Oct.
James finished 24th in a super competitive field which
saw an entry of 90+ drivers. He had the speed and qualified 6th, not bad
for a driver who hope to just qualify for the finals. In the finals of 33
drivers - James consolidated his achievement by a clean good drive.
Fei Hoong and Daniel did one
better with a 10th and 8th placing finishes proving that we Malaysian too,
can be better than the local racers within such a short time and mind you -
all 3 drivers have never driven on European Circuit before this!
For more official info, please visit the Vortex webpage
on
http://www.vortex-rok.com/_ROK%20SITO%20INTERNET/ING/home_ing.htm#
For a personal glimpse of the races, click
here to see a selection of pictures taken by Fei
Hoong.
Syabas, syabas
Malaysia!
Congrats to James Veerapen
and Ooi Fei Hoong!!
History was made on 17th Sept when the above two
drivers were crowned ROK Malaysia 2006 Champion for the Senior and Junior
class respectively. Both will represent Malaysia
in the upcoming International World Finals, to be held on 15th Oct in Italy.
Accompanying them are their champion mechanics, Chong
Han Boon and Chong Kok Seng - who will also get a chance to work
alongside the Tonykart factory teams and view
their operations.
Congrats, SYABAS and all the best in Italy!
ROK
Malaysia 2006 Championship FINALE Come
to PLUS
SPEEDWAY KARTING CIRCUIT, ELITE on the 16 & 17th September to
witness the final 2 rounds ( Rd 4 & 5 ) of the ROK Malaysia 2006
Championship! The
championship contention is still wide open and the final 2 rounds will
determine who will be the Malaysian
Champions! The champion driver, mechanic and team will also automatically
represent MALAYSIA at the World
International Finals next month in Italy! Come
see the action, come feel the adrenaline rush.....
 City
Karting is proud to announce that we were appointed by the
principal recently to be the official Malaysian distributor of the
world famous TONYKART line of kart chassis & also the
impressive VORTEX kart engines. Stay
tuned for more exciting news on what this new alliance will bring to the
Malaysian karting scene!!!! Get ready for a brand new concept of karting
and the return of more close kart racing at Shah Alam!!! See
our appointments on www.tonykart.com
& www.vortex-engines.com
Be
Coached by Ng Wai Leong, himself!
Starting
November 2005, City Karting will now offer all drivers personalised coaching
sessions at our track - with Ng Wai Leong, as your tutor. A dedicated weekly
slot is now reserved for you, showing our commitment to the program and
ultimately, our CLIENTS!
Read
more on the following page!!
D1 Grand Prix Malaysia comes to
Shah Alam!!!
We
are please to announce our cooperation with Amprex Motor Sports Sdn Bhd,
organiser of Malaysia's first professional drift series in bringing
world class D1 action to Malaysia. Our
Shah Alam Stadium Kart Track will rumble and screech to sound of
professional drifters NEXT weekend 10 - 11th March 2006! ( 3 out of 5
events are run at our track as well ) Read
more on www.d1gp.com.my
 Of
late, our nation has been hit by dengue fever which resulted in a number
of fatalities. Recognising
that whilst tyre barriers have the potential to contain aedes mosquito
breeding habitat, it is necessary for drivers' protection on the
circuit. To counter this, City Karting has decided to cover all the
exposed tyres barriers for the moment, as seen above. We have also
invested in our own fogging machine to fumigate further the track areas. City
Karting cares for the community! Do you? - please eliminate any aedes
mosquito breeding grounds!
Asian
Kart Open Championship comes to Shah Alam Kart Circuit!!! It
is with great pleasure to announce that the Round 3 of the Asian Kart
Open Championships ( AKOC ) 2005 will be held at our track. The
international status competition will be held on Sept 23 - 25th. Work
around the track has already commenced for the return of international
kart racing at the upgraded Shah Alam Kart Circuit. Stay
tuned for more news!!!
Syafiq
Ali - Top Ten Finisher & Best Asian Driver in the Rotax Max Junior
class at World Finals!!! City
Karting is very proud to announce that our young Team Swiss Hutless
Malaysia driver, Syafiq Ali finished a very respectable 10th placing in
the Junior Max class at the recently held World Finals. The
competition was very tough and the top 20 drivers were all within 1
second from each other in lap times. Our other junior drivers like
Ermann & Ross finished 21st & 29th respectively, which is
commendable for a world class quality drivers field. Our
senior driver Leo Mahr did not fare too well, after being shunted out
twice by other drivers in the early races, hence eliminating Leo from
doing well in the subsequent races. All
in all, a good effort by our young drivers and you do us proud! More
results and info available on ;
More
pictures available shortly....stay tuned!
European Champion 2003 Bas
Lammers comes to City Karting!!
Fresh from
his weekend's race at the FIA/CIK event at Suzuka, Bas Lammers is
scheduled to arrive in Kuala Lumpur early this week and will make an
appearance with us at the upcoming KBS race weekend at Sepang.
Our 2003 FA
European Champion will be there on hand to guide & coach our drivers
for the races, further improving our drivers' driving & setup skills
in karting. Bas's vast experience at such a young age of 19 will
certainly be a role model to emulate for our young & hopeful
drivers.
He
coincidentally finished in 3rd position for the 2004 FA World
Championship standings!
Welcome
to Malaysia, Bas!
Watch Team SWISS HUTLESS Malaysia at
Macau this weekend!!! (12 - 14th Nov )
This
weekend, Team Swiss Hutless Malaysia will be represented in strength
with our participation in all three main categories in Macau, for the
Asia Karting Open Championship 2004.
This round will decide the Max Senior class where our own James
Veerapen will be competing to win - to clinch the championship. In
the Junior class, we are represented by our teams's newly crowned 2004
Champion Syafiq Ali, Ross Jamison & Adithya. In the JICA
class, youngster Jazeman Jaafar will be competing to also decide
the championship for this class at Macau.
Organised
by AUTOMOVEL CLUBE DE MACAU-CHINA, the three day event started on Friday
and finishes tomorrow. See the ASR for the schedule of the events.....http://www.chinakartingsport.com/news/shownews.php?id=451
See
us on the track, see us standing on the podium as champions! Be there to
support us!!
Team SWISS HUTLESS Malaysia wins BIG at Elite!!!
During the
recent last 2 rounds of the RMC races, our young drivers team of SWISS
HUTLESS Malaysia sealed the championship and booked our places for the
Rotax Max World Finals! Congrats to Leo Mahr ( Rotax Senior ), Shafiq
Ali ( Rotax Junior ) for being the champions in their classes!
Win
BIG with SWISS HUTLESS Malaysia!
SEE THE
PICTURES!!!
The
Formula 1 Circus is in town! The
Race of Year is in town again and for this weekend, Sepang F1 Circuit
will rumble with racing engines and tyre screeches. Let's hope we get a
more exciting race than Melbourne F1 and we get some form of competition
for the sake of the sport. On
a support race level, we will also have the Formula Malaysia race, who
this year will feature some up&Coming Kart Drivers. One of them - James
Russell was featured as our Star Driver before. City Karting
wishes him good luck and Safe Racing!! Be
at Sepang to watch the superstars and support our young drivers!!! Webmaster
FA European Champion 2003
comes to Malaysia
BAS
LAMMERS, the newly crowned FA European Champion is rumoured to be racing
in the upcoming Asian
Kart Open Championship, Round 3 (Final), which will be held at the Morac
International Karting Circuit, Langkawi during the 11-14 December 2003
weekend. He will race in the Formula 100 Open category, under the Swiss
Hutless Team Malaysia banner. Come
to Langkawi and see the world champion in action and also see City
Karting's team drivers, who will be driving in this team as well. Look
out for more Swiss Hutless racing action & victories with City
Karting in this region!!! Stay Tuned!
Thankyou
& Syabas YAB Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir!!
- ( Our
Honourable PM trying out a kart at
- the
Langkawi 2002 RMC World Finals )
Dr
Mahathir, our 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia is known for many
contributions to the nation. An avid motoring enthusiast himself,
motorsports in Malaysia has certainly blossomed under his 22 year
governance & leadership.
Our
country now can proudly claim to be in the limelight of international
motorsports arena with our Formula 1 races at Sepang, our own F1 driver,
world champion rally driver and Petronas/Proton/Modenas/Silverstone
racing teams competing in many worldwide prestigious motorsports events
- all results of his brainchild, encouragement and patronage.
Karting,
has also benefited tremendously via the Ministry of Sports & Youth
and is recognised by Dr M as the stepping stone to a higher levels of
competition. His support for the karting sports is 2nd to none,
worldwide - period. ( does your PM/President/Monarch drives &
promotes karting? )
We
bid him a happy and healthy retirement, and may we see more of him at
our local motorsports events, for many years to come.
Terimakasih
and you will be missed.
Webmaster
Montoya
on a Shifter Kart
- (picture
courtesy of motorsport.com)
This
picture was taken quite some time ago - in fact, just before the
Brazilian F1. Montoya was doing some demo for a promo work at a local
Brazilian kart track - driving a shifter kart!!
I
kept the above picture in anticipation for his possible crowning as the
2003 F1 World Champion but sadly he was not to be...Michael Schumacher
went on to create history by clinching his 6th World Title.
Congrats
to Michael on well deserved victory, in what was a very tough year for
him & Ferrari, but an exciting year for Formula 1!
Roll
On F1 2004!
The
Mahr Family
For
those who know the Mahr family, please be informed that the family is
safe although father Peter is recovering from his injuries; suffered in
a total loss house fire, 2 weeks ago. Peter injured his back and wrist,
after leaping to safety. Leo and the rest of the family is well. For
those who like to visit Peter in the University Medical Center, Room
1007 Menara Timur, he will be happy to see you.
The
Club KKS, has also sent a mail on this affect and please
click here to view it.
Here's
to a speedy return to good health and normality for your family, Peter! Gute
Besserung!
Webmaster
Wai
Leong - A True Racer to the end!
Sunday
7th Sept was the last round of the Malaysia Max Challenge and history
would have recorded Nik Iruwan as our young man who will represent
Malaysia at the 2003 Rotax World Championships in Egypt. Last year's
Champ, Muhammad Amir finished 1st with a smart move on the last lap on
Wai Leong.
The
final race however had also produced another champion - Ng Wai Leong.
There was NO DOUBT for everyone who watched that final race, that he is
he true champion - Wai Leong had to drive one handed for most of the 25
laps while leading, dicing and protecting his 1st position. Why? His
right hand was holding the radiator straight after a securing pin broke
early on. ( and he is a right handed guy! )
For
those familiar to karting, this feat is "superhuman" under
race conditions. Wai Leong simply gritted his teeth and drove on whilst
holding his radiator upright at the straights and also down the fastest
sweeper on the track - which is bumpy, very fast and slightly wet....
At
the last lap, it was at the end of this sweeper where Amir, then Nik
Iruwan overtook and took the flag. Wai Leong came in 3rd, maybe 1-2
seconds behind the two front runners.
After
the race, everyone congratulated Wai Leong as though he won the
race for his gallant & gutsy effort - there was never a doubt
for those who saw him drive that Finals, that he was the true driving
champion of the day.
CITY
KARTING wins BIG at Max Challenge Rd 2
The
picture which appeared in News Straits Times ( Monday 14th July )
says it all. City
Karting posted three winners on the podium in the elite class, the
Senior Max Challenge. Wai Leong who had earlier engine troubles, made
good in the final race to clinch an easy victory from youngsters Nik
Iruwan and Aaron Lim ( on holidays from his European stint ) - both of
also City Karting based RL Racing Team. For
the Max Juniors, Syafiq Ali - one of our drivers came also 1st in his
finals. To cap the sweet success completely, our young
Jazeman Jaafar also triumphed again, beating all other drivers to win
his Cadet class. Congrats
to all and yes, with City Karting - we build WINNERS!
www.citykarting.com
turns THREE years old! Our
website has recently turned three in July and is going on strong with
your support and encouragement. We are getting a lot of overseas
visitors, which is extremely good for our karting - both in terms
of recognition & exposure, and also commercial possibilities. Due
to some changes in the racing scene, coverage of certain racing events
have been less than before ( i.e. pictures ) in the last one year - so
my sincere apologies if there are shortfalls. On a positive side, we are
participating in all Malaysian races this year, hence have decided to
give some coverage to them, when possible. Well, we have been winning
some of them too, so that's an added encouragement! Last
of all, I do hope you find the site useful/informative and should there
be any suggestions, please drop me a note or two. Last
of all, thanks and if you kart - enjoy it and safe racing! Webmaster
A World Champion
karts......even on ice!
The
above picture shows Schumacher at play during a 2003 pre-season
promotional event in the Alps, held earlier this year. Test driver Luca
Badoer follows closely behind...yes in another kart and we do get this
close while racing.....by the way, the 2003 CIK bodywork visible here
shows what's coming our shores in the future....love it or hate it? You
decide!
KBS
– AAM MALAYSIAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2003 After
a few hiccups due to unforseen circumstances i.e. SARS, the prestigious
KBS-AAM Malaysian Kart Prix Round 1 will kick off next weekend ( 23 -
25th May ) The
event will this time be held in Sepang International Go-Kart Circuit,
which to many is an excellent track. City Karting though no involved
this year in the event organisation, will field a strong team of drivers
to continue their dominance in the main classes contested for the year,
especially the Cadets, Juniors and Formula 125. Be
there to support the CITY KARTING RACING TEAM! ( and see how exciting
karting can be !!! )
STOP
PRESS : A 21 years old ex-karter sets POLE position at Malaysian GP
2003!
Less
than an hour ago, Fernando Alonso at
just 21 years of age, set the fastest qualifying time at Sepang, the
track of our Malaysian F1 2003. The Renault driver, was a star kart
driver in Europe and test driver for Mike Wilson chassis before moving
up the motorsports ladder. With
just 18 F1 starts under his belt, and only 21 years old - he is set for
many brilliant performance to come. Coincidentally, Jarno Trulli - yet
another ex-karter and team mate to Fernando takes 2nd grid position
today as well. Karting
brought this guys up to F1 level, so what are you waiting for? Join
karting, the stepping stone to motorsports stardom! See
you at City Karting!
Our
Star Karters at the Malaysian Formula 1, 2003! City
Karting is delighted to announce that two of our Star Drivers will be
competing in the Formula Malaysia ( Formula Hayabusa ) event, as part of the support races
during the Formula 1 event at our Sepang F1 Circuit. James
Veerapen and Mikko Nassi had
been busy testing and practising at the Sepang track recently and are
confident that their lap times will drop further during the races
itself. James, as featured in last week's CBT ( NST ) is a Formula BMW
aspirant and will aim to do well in this event, to hopefully harness
some additional sponsors for his assault in the Formula BMW this year. Mikko
Nassi, a locally based Finnish teenager who started his competitive kart
racing in Malaysia is dong this one-off event, as a once in a
lifetime racing experience. Coincidentally, the entry was his
father's birthday present - good on you, Ari! No doubt Mikko will ask
fellow countryman Kimi for some pointers, so watch out! Both
drivers are extremely good kart drivers; James & Mikko races
actively in the our ICA & RotaxMax championships respectively
and will be the ones to watch that weekend! City Karting wishes
both of you well for that weekend!! DO us PROUD! Webmaster
Happy
New Year and may the new year bring you & family, happiness, good
health and success off and on track in 2003! This
year will see many changes in the racing calendar of most karters esp.
for those who are racing in the KKS Championship since the venue of
racing are nation-wide in 2003. On the surface, racing will be more
expensive since additional traveling and accommodation will be needed.
For some, this could mean better coverage for their sponsors, which is a
positive thing - if you are lucky to sponsored! For
karting to grow further in Malaysia, one of the possible steps is to
bring the excitement and action of kart racing to the public in
other parts of the country ( like the heydays in the 70s & 80s ) -
further promoting the sport . Hopefully, this "road show" will
see many more new karters racing in the years to come! As
most tracks on the outstation circuit ( out of Klang Valley ) will be
new, some will say that racing is then more even and fair....No doubt,
some drivers will moan that it will be more expensive to race - but this
also applies to the organisers and club. Bottomline is, enjoy it while
you can! On
a slightly different topic, some of our drivers are growing abroad to
further their karting. Aaron Lim Say Joon, our 2002 Malaysian National
Karting Champion will be in Europe competing in the 2003 European and
Italian Masters Championship ( FA Class ) - we wish you the very best
and will keep you posted on his progress on this web site! Stay tuned. Other
drivers are also planning to follow Aaron's footsteps but nothing
concrete is cast yet, so we should not make any announcement as yet.
James Veerapen is also going to a higher plateau of motorsports - he
will be testing the Formula BMW soon and is hopeful to do a year in this
class. Keep the Malaysian flag high, James! Let
your kart engine rumble in 2003 and have a safe & fun racing year
ahead of you! ( for fun karters - safe driving year as well and buy a
kart!! ) Webmaster
"WAI
LEONG AND PARTNER OUTSHINE FAUZI BROTHERS IN ENDURANCE RACE"
- The Star Newsprint Dec 23, 2002
On
the Saturday nite 21st Dec - the Sepang International Go-Kart Circuit
hosted yet another kart race and this time, the two stroke sound rumbled
through the nite continously for 2 hours in the Sepang
125 Night Enduro. City
Karting swept to the winner's position with the driving combo
of Ng Wai Leong/Chong Kok Seng ( Tonykart/Sonik/Dunlop ) by completing 121
laps - 4 laps ahead of Raja Razman/Rizman Merican. 3rd placing went to yet
another City Karting entry of S.W.
Wong/Stanley Cheong - father of our rising cadet karter star; Calvin
Wong. The
race was held in damp conditions after an early evening rain, which made
tyre choice a critical decision. Wai Leong and Kok Seng opted for
dry tires which paid handsomely when the track dried permanently in the
mid stages. Even the star entry of Fairuz & Farriz Hj Fauzi with the
Rotax Max RM1 could not match the pace, eventually DNF after some engine
troubles at the 35th lap. The
Sepang International Go-Kart Circuit which City
Karting had recently started to manage will host more similar
events in the future - adding more excitement to our karting &
motorsports scene!! Stay Tuned!
City
Karting Dominates KBS Kart Prix Championship 2002
With
the conclusion of final round of the Kementerian Belia & Sukan Kart
Prix Championship earlier this month, the Malaysian Kart Champions were
also decided. Drivers
from City Karting dominated the season's racing with victories in the
Formula 100 class by Aaron Lim, Formula 125 by Leo Mahr and
Formula Cadet by Jazeman Firhan Jaafar - all crowned as the 2002
Malaysian Champions in their respective classes. It should also be noted
that all the above champions are still in their teens & younger (
Jazeman ), hence is guaranteed to harvest more success in the future!
Malaysia's future in international motorsports scene is indeed very bright
with such capable hopefuls. City
Karting is proud to have been part of their success for the 2002 season
and look forward to more joint victories in the new 2003 season! For
those who want to know more of our young champions, please browse the Star
Driver Page for their profiles! Syabas!
& Selamat Hari Raya to our Muslim Karters, Clients & Friends!
Aaron does the World
Cup!!
The
winner of the last Kart Prix Rd 3., Aaron Lim Say Joon is taking his
karting challenge to the World Cup which will be held in Lecce, Italy over
the weekend 25 - 27th October 2002. Whilst
Aaron is no stranger to international kart racing in Italy, he has not
driven at the La Conca track. Nevertheless, our young man will driving
under the PDB Racing Team banner and will benefit from the team's setup
experience. Once again Aaron will be using the Gillard/Parilla/Bridgestone
combo for this assault. Partnering Aaron in the FA category will be Nick
de Bruijn, son of the legendary engine tuner; Peter de Bruijn. While
Aaron is competing in the FA class, the 5th round of the FSA World
Championship will be raced on the same weekend, promising excellent
exposure & learning experience for our young Malaysian. Aaron,
City Karting and supporters would like to wish you the very best in all
your races!!
As
I see it......the KBS Enduro Rd 2 About
2 weeks back, the 2nd Enduro was held where a mix arrays of Formula 125s
were driven flat out for 2 hours by approximately 15 teams ( each of 2
drivers ) The event was organised by the club (KKS) to replace the
postponed KBS TVR Sports Malaysia Kart Prix Rd 3. The club's effort
should be applauded in the interest of karting in our region. The
race was won by the main City Karting
team ( Wai Leong & Kok Seng ) using the newly arrived Sonik VX125.
This new engine, coupled with sensible race tactics and excellent pit
work won the race by 2 laps after the 2 hour period. In
2nd place, were the team of Boon & Tat Loong, also of City
Karting team - who coincidentally were 1st round winners in
their IAME Leopard. Azri Md Noor with his partner finished 3rd place
close behind. Like
all racing, some teams's outcome was like an effort to prove that
Murphy's Law do exist. Nik Iruwan who shared his driving with a young
Thai started their race with battery/ignition difficulties. In the end,
he saw his team mate push the kart back twice into the pit - ending a
luckless day while shaking his head in disbelief. Dynamic
duo of James Verappen and William Woo had their outing cut short by
James's relatively minor passing incident. When posted with a
concerned query on the damage, William was too speechless to answer
yours truly. Even
the very well prepared Aaron/Mungkong team was not spared of trouble and
did not dominate as per the last round. Perhaps endurance racing takes a
different driving style and tactics compared to sprint racing, so maybe
this is something everyone can improve in future. On
a brighter note, the team of Ari ( Mikko's dad )/Aziz was elated to have
finished 8th - with a trouble free run. The youngest team were probably
James Baudzus & partner who although finished, were later
disqualified for driving longer than the allowed 20 minutes per
driver per stint. At least James knew how to smile even when they were
disqualified, which in hindsight, is the most important thing to
remember, at least in my opinion. "Karting,
like any sport is to be enjoyed while you are doing it......" Safe
Racing! Webmaster
CityKarting.com
celebrates its 2 year!! Thanks
to your continued support, our web site has received tremendous response
and coverage in the year 2001/2002. Statiscally, we had 65,220 page view
hits and had visitors as far as USA, Brazil, South Africa, China and even
Finland. Region-wise, the top hitters came from USA, Germany, Malaysia and
Australia. Naturally other countries like Singapore, Indonesia & Japan
are not too far behind too. We
also received an overwhelming number of e-mails from you, which at times,
caused some difficulties with our system - hence our apologies if any went
unanswered. Should you need to contact us urgently, we welcome telephone
calls as well! It
is our intention to continue improving this web site especially in areas
of content and information. As a start, I do hope you like the new entry
page to our web site - which displays Wai Leong's latest helmet
colours and our main business objectives as well. Should you have any
comments or suggestion to improve the site, do drop me a mail ( jjcyberworks@hotmail.com
) or meet me in person when I am driving my kart at Shah Alam! Last
of all, thanks again to our loyal surfers, friends & City Karting for
making this possible! Enjoy your karting and safe racing! Webmaster
Together
with Tag Heuer, City Karting is proud to be associated with the world
class watch maker's promotional event; The Ultimate Driving
Experience. As
the event will be held at our track on selected weekends ( between Apr -
Aug 02 ) , all fun and private karters are advised to call in to check
track availability prior to coming in during this period. Webmaster
Bulan
Sukan Bermotor Negara 2002 TAG-Heuer Go KL Extravaganza
As
part of the nationwide motorsports month, City Karting is proud to be
participating in the promotion of motorsports in the country. Starting
from 9th, 10th and the following weekend on 16th and 17th, City Karting
will be organising kart races at the BINTANG WALK KL where the best
timed drivers stand to win fantastic prizes from Tag Heuer. Read all
about the details on 9/3/9002's Star ( Weekender section ). Be
there to be seen to be cool!
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