Proreka – WPC Karting Championship 2004
Simply fantastic! That’s the word to describe the recent inaugural Proreka – Waja Performance Club (WPC) Karting Championship held at City Karting circuit, Shah Alam on Sunday Dec 26th, 2004.
About 20 participants displayed their Montoya/Kimi lookalike skills in the fast paced, action filled race with the occasional drama of spinning at the tight corners of the circuit. Surprisingly, many of the drivers who were self-declared ‘beginners’ – were able to control and handle the karts at quite a reasonable fast speed. Makes you wonder if they were really ‘wolves in sheep skin’. Not only that – we had three lady participants and they did remarkably well against some of their male counterparts.
The day began with registration of drivers, followed by a driver’s briefing. Participants were briefed on the do’s and don’ts of the race and all responded well as there were no untoward incidents during the race.
After the briefing, participants were divided into two groups and were given six (6) warmup cum qualifying laps to determine grid positions for the heats. Some experienced participants were virtually flying around the circuit while the beginners were not too far behind chasing the front pack of drivers. A couple of drivers developed some problems with their karts at some point of the race but the problems were fast attended to by the professional mechanics of City Karting.
Drivers with the fastest Top 10 times from the two groups combined qualified for the final, where prizes are fully sponsored by Proreka. Hampers containing Proton merchandise and accessories, Razo car care products and trophies were awarded to the Top 3 winners. Participants who did not succeed in getting into the final were also presented a gift as token of appreciation for their participation. Eneos engine oils were presented as ‘Lucky Draw’ prizes.
Congratulations to the Top 10 drivers below (fastest average timing in brackets, provided by City Karting):
1. Mohd Nashrul Azrin – 1:17.82
2. Ian Tan – 1:17:87
3. Zulkarneain bin Zainal Abidin – 1:18.29
4. Mohd Affendi Ghazali – 1:19.06
5. Romanoff bin Ridzuan – 1:19.60
6. Albert Wang – 1:19.79
7. Teo Yong Jiew – 1:20.32
8. Wan Mohd Firdaus – 1:22.25
9. Rashdan bin Abdul Rahim – 1:22.74
10. Darren Tan – 1:25.54
The committee of WPC would like to express its appreciation and thanks to our main sponsors Proreka and the crew of Traffic magazine for providing coverage for this event. As in all events, there were minor hiccups, nevertheless, it was a successful event thanks to the understanding of its club members.
