I did my best...

Haiz...the go-kart competition this morning, was a total disaster. In the final shootout, only managed to finish 8th place. =(

At around 8.30 am, we all registered and signed some forms. There were 24 contestants in the junior category, so we were divided into two groups, and 12 in the senior. The first group was those who had driven a go-kart before, and the second group was those that haven't. My cousin, my brother and I were in the first group, along with 9 others. There were a few strong drivers there, but our chances of winning was still good.

At around 9 am, we were given 8 minutes to drive out and familiarise ourselves with the track and car. After coming back, we checked our time, and mine wasn't all that good, 1 minute and 44 seconds. I was second last in the group. My cousin and brother were much faster than I was, and they were lapping in the 1 minute twenties. So I had to find some areas where I could go faster.

After the 2nd group did their practice, it was our turn to go for qualifying. I managed to go faster, but only managed 9th fastest with a 1 minute 26 second lap. My brother and cousin were most likely to be safe to go through to the final shootout of the top 12 fastest people. I could only hope that the most, only 3 people would beat my time and not 4.

And after the 2nd group's qualifying, I was the 12th fastest overall. Phew, that would mean that I will start on the last row of the grid, but at least I qualified.

Then we had a break, because it was the adults turn for their practice and qualifying. After that, Show Time!!

We did a rolling start, and when the green flag was shown, the race was on. I managed to pass 2 people at the first corner, and then another after the straight. My brother had somehow spun , and his engine died, and it took a while before the workers came to start his engine, tough luck, but he was the 6th fastest out of the 12.

Then, after I saw another hit the barrier, I was in a higher position again. Then as the second lap started, there was a three-way collision, and one of them was my cousin. I went onto the grass to avoid them. Now I was up to fifth place. But then, disaster struck. My brakes had a problem. We weren't using the same cars that we used during practice and qualifying.

So, all my braking points had to change, and I even had to slow down my car further, before I could make a corner. And, when I forgot that I was in a different car, I braked to late, and my car spun. I was facing the opposite direction, and I saw three cars. One of them was my cousin. They overtook me 1 by 1, and I knew that I had to push harder to recover.

Later the brake failed me again, and I spun at the hairpin. After that, and a few more other spins, I only managed to finish 8th position. We came back to the building, and all three of us were complaining. My brother was the unluckiest, because his engine died, and it took sometime before someone came to restart it. He finished last after qualifying 9th. My cousin's car was the car that my brother used during practice and qualifying, and the problem with the car was that it could not accelerate as fast as other cars could, and was confirmed later by one other adult who used it, and my problem was the brakes. Unlucky day for the Wong family...lol.

After that, we had McDonalds for lunch, they announced the winner, and we went home. The only consolation I got was that I finished higher than 12th place. =)

Lets see what the three of us can do next year.