Fast n Furious wins again

Last weekend, Fast n Furious went racing again. Once again, I was invited to race for J.King’s team. Apparently I did well enough the last time to warrant a recall… but in reality, Chappie’s still away.

Fast n Furious took part again in the MY-Kart Enduro race at Sepang. With the 4th round being the final Endurance race for the year, the overall championship was up for grabs. Having only raced in 3 of the 4 endurance races, Fast n Furious was 6 points behind the overall leader, Tail Happy Racing.

This round started a little iffy for us, with JK bringing the kart back after only 3 practice laps with engine trouble. By the time the race was due to start, we’d gotten the engine changed twice. Even then, our troubles didn’t end there.

With Rizman not racing this round, R.Mardiah stepped in, so it’s 3 guys and a lady. Race order this time would be for me to start, switching over to JK, Mardiah and finally Shahnaz.

The race start was delayed all morning as the mechanics worked on our engine replacement. Our luck didn’t hold then either as on my formation lap, the exhaust falls off. Diving into the pits for new fasteners, I sat there waiting frustratingly as the rest of the field raced past in the rolling start.

By the time I rejoined the race, we were almost a lap behind. All I could do was put my head down and clock in fast and consistent laps. In the end, it worked out well as I lapped in 58sec laps consistently, having not need to deal with any traffic. This allowed me to stay on the same lap with the leaders as well as reel in some of the slower teams.

Consistent 58s laps from myself, JK and Mardiah allowed Fast n Furious to reel in the other teams. By the time Shahnaz came on as our final driver, we’d moved up to 2nd position overall. Not bad for a team with engine problems all morning and starting from the pit lane almost a lap behind. In the end, Fast n Furious won the 4th round enduro race fairly comfortably, beating Tail Happy Racing to the chequered flag. But with the 2nd place finish, Tail Happy Racing took the overall endurance championship for 2005, beating out Fast n Furious by 2 points.

Race reports here: Enduro 4: Fast n Furious wins despite early engine problems
Photos here:
Shahrul Azlan's photos
Dennis' photos
Brian C's photos