Woke up at 5am to a cold and drizzly morning. Eve (bless her soul!) gave me a lift to Jimmy's place at Toa Payoh where we proceeded to meet the rest of the convoy past the Malaysian customs.
Sam asked me to drive his car since he had been up late the night before trying to get it tuned and wasn't feeling 100%. I've heard stories of his suspension being "too stiff"; even Sam himself said it was so bad that the screws were coming off his GT wing. Right then.
First stop was Links which is in Sunway. Driving the car on the fairly bumpy but damp surface, it wasn't that bad. By early morning the road had dried up and we felt more confident pushing harder. Overall the suspension's a little too hard for street use but it has a nice firm feel which would make it perfect for track. The reminder came when I took the off-ramp to Sunway a little too fast and caused the rear to kick out... the look on Sam's face was priceless; he must've thought we're going to die :p
Jimmy wanted to fit an aftermarket brake upgrade kit at Links but after some consideration decided that it wasn't worthwhile. In the meantime Sam went to dyno the car and install a Sabelt harness but ran out of time; the trackday starts at 1230 and yet we were still at Sunway at 1210.
When we got there we were greeted with an assortment of expensive machinery. A Ferrari 360, Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale, Porsche GT2, Porsche GT3, the list goes on. Of course the usual Japanese makes were well-represented; the ubiquitous WRX, Evo, Integra etc. About 40-50 cars in total.
Anyway I got to sit in Kelvin's Evo 9 RS and it was good. Mid-range torque was strong. As is usual with untuned Evos the top-end needs some work though.
All in all, it was an enjoyable trip with no major incidents.
Thanks to Jimmy, Sam, Kelvin and James for the rides.
Link to trackday photos.
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