Charity Drive

On sunday, Sepang track was a host to a charity drive. I was there to see nice cars and take a taxi ride in one. There were Lambos, Ferraris, Porsches, Bently and a Lotus. Subaru also ada but at the car park la!. LOL

Anyhow, the outing turn out to be better than expected. Initially I was suppose to take a ride in Ferrari 355. That was the plan anyway. But last minute info caused me to change the ride to a Lotus Exige S. You might wonder why. Lotus is only 1.8liter supercharged while Ferrari 355 is a 3.5liter V8, it is therefore a no-brainer that I should chose the more powerful Ferrari.

Hehe, how wrong some could be. The Lotus is piloted by non other then Tengku Djan Ley (TDL). Who?? Well..... just the 4th Best Drifter in the world in D1 2007 series! He has won the 12 hour MME Race in Sepang TWICE!.

Anyhow, the ride starts quite calm along the pit. Once the car hit the track, the power of this 1.8 liter car is short of amazing. I was pinned to the seat until Turn 1. Then, the car defy the law of physic. Turn 2 was taken flat out that my my left ball was banging my right ball! hehe. The amount of grip is fantastic. TDL's ability to control the car is mind boggling. I am running out of adjectives to describe how excellent he was controlling the car and lapping the circuit.

Turn 4 was taken in 2nd or 3rd gear, cannot see already. I am having a hard time to see cause he was way too fast. Turn 9 is where I struggle when I am driving on the track, he braked very late into it and turn to the apex and accelerate up the hill. Now I know how to do it.... I almost spin out when I did it with Scooby.

Turn 14 is a revelation. It was taken in a manner I would not expect. I won't be technical here but he showed me the line. Damn good lesson in just 3 laps. My money went to a good cause and the experience is priceless.

All in all, it was a good outing. Uncle Hamdan, Uncle Shah and Adi were there as well (my subaru Kaki). Uncle Shah took the Ferari Modena ride. But I bet it is not as fun as my ride.