The race was great.Its so mind blowing.I can say that this is the best ever race ive seen n attended...From day 1 i could say i will never regret this.Me and Yamm arrived in Jakarta on Monday,then we all head to cilegon which is 2hrs drive.After a quick lunch we head to the track.Its flowy,inviting and fast.Ive never ride a track that is so nice.I said to Yamm,im so fully used my M3 here...wish i could show to u guys.Go there,none of you would regret.
Will tell u guys more when we meet.Theres no words to descride n write here.Anyway,i got into the final.The qualifying was tense and somehow in the mid of the course a boy pass across the track in front of me and after i pedalled hard n pump thre,my back got pulled again.Repeated injury from 2 weeks ago riding with Eddy.I was literally pumping n screaming thru the rest of the track...in my disbelieves,i got the 25th spot for the final.In the final,the pic showed it all..and i tribute my final run for the victim of Padang Eartquake by riding in batik pants which i bought in Padang,Indonesia.I finished 21st in the final.The rest of others Malaysian n Singaporean riders done well.We got podium in every category except men sport which i was in...
So,see u guys soon...i post more pic in the gallery...
yes,we r going...at 1st there were suppose to be 4 of us going which is me(kamal), omar, zel and eddy.omar and zel are still fresh from winning the past two local race in their category were all fired up to race here in cilegon,but omar and zel has 2 pull out of the plan.omar couldnt get his passport done on time due to technical reason.zel couldnt get the desired flight.eddy anyway decide to handle his company matters so he can get a new intense bike....so its just me and yamm of ROAM.wILL POST MORE WHEN I GET BACK...C U GUYS SOON
Last weekend on 27september 2009 was the best weekend for all Penang Kia downhillers. It’s been such a 3 years since the last race at Penang International 2007. Kenneth is the guy who brought up the idea to do this downhill race at our new Point 84 of Penang hill hikers trail. This event was successfully organized by Chee Keong and friends for all Penang Downhillers whose ‘kaki dah gatal nak race’. All the riders assembled at deJuice Cafe around 7.00am. After registration and briefing they were picked up by truck to the Point 84 starting line. Mie Tokun and Shan were responsible to bring all of them to the starting point with their Isuzu trucks. Our team actually only decided to enter the race at the last minute because it was much too soon after Raya Aidilfitri. Only after practising a day before the race day, Zul, Omar, Eddie and myself decided to participate in the race but Kamal and Wan decided not to race with us maybe becoz they were still in the ‘raya mood’ haha...
The race started almost at 9.30am, and there were all 30 riders participating. All the riders were given 2 runs to rock the trail, and the best time of both runs determines the winner. Omar and Zul made their first run before me, and the last one is Eddie. During the first run, the trail was slippery due to the rain pour last night. I put on low pressure for my 2.3” minion and I tried to give my best shot for the first run but its turn out differently. Mistake were everywhere maybe becoz I pushed myself too hard. These things also happen to Omar, Zul and Eddie. For the final run, we all agreed to be more focus and relax just like our usual weekend ride. I got a pretty good run for the finals and manage to cut 33 seconds from my first run. Omar also had a good run except for the ending part, he crashed and lost some time to cross the finish line. Everybody seems to be very happy and we finished the event with the price giving ceremony near the finish line. The event ended at 12.30pm.
Manitou re-introduced the Carbon Dorado this past year and everyone was stoked to see it back in action. The down side is that is was less attainable to the average downhill consumer due to its price tag. The good news is that Manitou has created the all new Aluminium Upper MY 11 Dorado and it's got all the bells and whistles you'll find in its Carbon sibling, and at a price that is inline with the market
The two biggest differences are the move away from Carbon Fiber legs to aluminum, which lets Manitou drop the MSRP from $2,750 down to a more DH consumer friendly $1,759. The internals remain unchanged, so there’s nothing new or unproven to mess with the fork’s well-received performance. The current carbon model weighs in at 2,812g and the new aluminum model will weigh 2,971 despite having slimmer legs and lighter, hollow aluminum crowns. Some of the new tricks learned in the development of the aluminum legs will trickle up to a new carbon-legged version for the trustafarians, making it even lighter
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