FEMCA Race in Malaysia (8-12 Dec)

[Pak Ya]

Better update from here, read until the last thread.

http://www.rctech.net/forum/showthread.php?t=73749

[Hairi]

FYI , petikan dari satu laman web oversea... :

News Dec 14

'Just got back to Sydney from Malaysia, Wow the hospitality was great, we got driven by coach to the track each day and back, had waiters taking food orders all day in the pits, " Iced Coffee anyone, Sushi?" , and the track was FAST and HOT! more later.'

Well done organizer...  

[Azman Azam]

ohhh... pandai dia ckp kite azhar.. elehhh.. tgk muka dia tgh cuak mase tu nasib x terlepas tire sorex tu haa..

[Chee Yong]

The Big, The Ugly & The Monyet!!!

[Chee Yong]

This is how Surikarn over takes!!

[Chee Yong]

The Malaysian contingent for FEMCA

[Chee Yong]

World champ n the day dreamers!

[Chee Yong]

Neils:  You guys dont have Nike or Reebok here pal?
OCY:    Hey, its sorex slippers man! Dont you have it in Holland? he he...

[Chee Yong]

One big happy family!! I enjoyed RC bcoz of these great fellas.

Thanks guys

[Chee Yong]

A Mains Finalist - Dick Wong, Simon Nicholson, Ong Chee Yong, Niels Koenekoop, Nicholas Lee, William Lee, Hiroshi Kamibayashi, Meen Vejrak, Alan Yau, Surikarn Chaidajsuriya

[KREATOR1]

aduh melepas aku nak tengok.. aku ingat akhir bulan ni .
Azhar ko tak masuk ke bai?

[Azhar/Dukun]

YG sudah tu sudahlah.... anywhere... special thanks for my team mechanics..tak kira brands..abg man,azman, kamarul,dan yg lain2 lagi tak lupa juga tahniah kpd driver2 A<B>C>D main..susah yop nak masuk A main..tapi memang banyak ilmu  yg dpt d pelajari..kpd yg driver yg kurang menyerlah,,kuat kan usah anda jgn mengalah..ada banyak international race lagi...dan kepada yg mendapat keputusan yg d rasakan bagus... jgn nak lepak ajer... jauh lagi yop level kita dgn outstation driver..Usaha tanda kerjayaan...

[KoE]

Masih teringat kata2 Hara pada teman: "Your car .. super slow". Teman rasa dah habih laju dah teman bawak...  

hehehehe .... kalo aku yg bawak...sure Hara volunteered angkat kereta buang masuk dlm tong sampah!

[Norazam]

[Oscar Azhar]

Assalamualaikum dan selamat sejahtera semua.
Terlalu banyak yg dapat dipelajari dalam race ni walau pun dalam keadaan yg agak kelamkabut. Hara & Alan Yau ( HK driver) banyak membantu. Terima kasih pada kaan-kawan semua atas support. Terima kasih yg tak terhingga kepada dukun teman " Oscar Azhar " Terimakasih kepada bro OCY, kapten thye, Jackie, Azman Azam, Abang Man, Kamarul, Helmi, dan seluruh team yokomo malaysia.

Masih teringat kata2 Hara pada teman: "Your car .. super slow". Teman rasa dah habih laju dah teman bawak...  

[BigGuy]

[Dukun Motor]

Malaysian - Qualifier for Finals best 4 out 6 runs

A Main- Chee Yong(
B Main - Jacky(11), Norazam(16)
C Main - Hafiz (21), Leonard Ong(22), Nazir, Bernard Lee, Leonard Kee (30)
D Main - Eric Chow (34), Zul Yazid (35), Zahari (38), Simon Yew (39), Michael Low (40)

Special thanks to the mechanics - Capt Thye, Man, Azman Losi, Kamarul and of course Dukun Motor - Oscar Azhar

Note ** - I do not have the final results.

 

[BigGuy]

What Chee Yong said is true. Not only Chee Yong benefited the exprience with Hara. FYI, my KO ESC has been installed with settings provided by Hara. It is not right to say Hara is a bratt. To me he is nice and humble person. So are Surikarn, Alan Yau, and the rest.  

In fact  I've learned a lot in this race despite of all the shortcomings. I entered this race with an objective not to be the last. I achieved my objective by qualifying 35th out of 44 runners. In the D main finals I have to battle hard againsts the Philipinos and my team mate Abg Zahari. I got the podium 2nd runner up and Abg Zahari was crowned as D Main Champ. Garet from the Philipines was the 1st runner up.

There is still a lot to learn & the experience is worth spent.

Rgds

The Femca proved to us that we still had a great deal to learn.
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My hats off to both Hara and Oscar. Who am I to deserve such attention ? I believe these guys were just being themselves at the same time doing their job. They would just help anyone. I guess we just need to simply approach these guys in the events we need assistance and not let others influence us that they are pratts or brats. Its simply not true. I guess those who say so are just simply plain jealous of them being too good.

Cheers.

This is what majority of us wanted to hear, 1st party stories & not second hand or 3rd party stories. Sometimes, we just can't avoid getting this kind of damaging stories simply 'cos of lack of updates from those who were there & really in the thick of the action.

Anyway, glad to hear that you enjoyed the experience & I'm sure there are more with similar experience like you.

"Improved on the good things & avoid the same mistakes/shortcomings by being thoroughly-prepared."

Ciao
 

[Speedy_R3]

The Femca proved to us that we still had a great deal to learn. The speed, handling, set-up, etc...these guys had just ripped us apart. All local drivers struggled although we had the upper hand of home ground advantage. I too struggled with horsepower, was lost as in where else to gain more power. Guess who came to my rescue?..... Atsushi Hara! Our schedule was hectic but he rebuilt my motor n tested it till he himself was satisfied n it did took quite a bit of time. Oscar Jansen was seated beside Hara n he gave the confused look as in why is Hara testing a DC motor for an idiot like me.
I did gain a little more power from the rebuilt Hara did for me but still not enough. And guess what again? Hara walked over and asked me if i'm satisfied? I said better but still not enough. Then Oscar Jansen came over to my table to pass me a V2 motor and assured me that i'll be happy with it! Later, Oscar Jansen even handed a Team Orion 3700 SPII battery pack to me asking me to use it for more power. Later, Oscar mentioned Hara asked him to help me find more power. I went on to qualify 8th overall. Achieving my personal target of qualifying in the top 10.
My hats off to both Hara and Oscar. Who am I to deserve such attention ? I believe these guys were just being themselves at the same time doing their job. They would just help anyone. I guess we just need to simply approach these guys in the events we need assistance and not let others influence us that they are pratts or brats. Its simply not true. I guess those who say so are just simply plain jealous of them being too good.

Cheers.

Well Said Bro...
Agreed with your statement about HARA... and Oscar Jensen and not to forget to Surikarn as well...  they were great and friendly... Looking forward to have a chat with them again in future...

[Chee Yong]

The Femca proved to us that we still had a great deal to learn. The speed, handling, set-up, etc...these guys had just ripped us apart. All local drivers struggled although we had the upper hand of home ground advantage. I too struggled with horsepower, was lost as in where else to gain more power. Guess who came to my rescue?..... Atsushi Hara! Our schedule was hectic but he rebuilt my motor n tested it till he himself was satisfied n it did took quite a bit of time. Oscar Jansen was seated beside Hara n he gave the confused look as in why is Hara testing a DC motor for an idiot like me.
I did gain a little more power from the rebuilt Hara did for me but still not enough. And guess what again? Hara walked over and asked me if i'm satisfied? I said better but still not enough. Then Oscar Jansen came over to my table to pass me a V2 motor and assured me that i'll be happy with it! Later, Oscar Jansen even handed a Team Orion 3700 SPII battery pack to me asking me to use it for more power. Later, Oscar mentioned Hara asked him to help me find more power. I went on to qualify 8th overall. Achieving my personal target of qualifying in the top 10.
My hats off to both Hara and Oscar. Who am I to deserve such attention ? I believe these guys were just being themselves at the same time doing their job. They would just help anyone. I guess we just need to simply approach these guys in the events we need assistance and not let others influence us that they are pratts or brats. Its simply not true. I guess those who say so are just simply plain jealous of them being too good.

Cheers.

[Chee Yong]

             Finally, Femca had come to an end. 5 days of racing is taxing for both man n machine. Yes, i agree that the race wasn't organised in the best possible manner but nevertheless the racing was world class! And I myself did learnt a great deal of new stuffs!! With what i have learnt, i can confidently say that i'll be much much faster from now on.
             Atsushi Hara did withdraw from the race. He did not walk-out of the race. There is a fine line between withdrawing n walking out of a race. When he withdrew, he was still the fastest in TQ unmatched. He didn't have the fastest car but did have the best hands. The reason he withdrew as he mentioned to me was bcoz the race wasn't carried out in accordance to IFMAR / International rules n standards. He did mentioned that he loves Malaysia n the friends that he has here n will definitely be back. His 1st race outside of Japan after winning the worlds was in Malaysia 5 years back therefore he has fond memories and a soft spot for Malaysia. He is very sad that Femca has to end like this for him.