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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Speeding....


What is it about speed and man - speeding tickets for example will be proudly flaunted at parties. Macho la tu konon.......bawa kereta laju2 hingga kena saman.

I too like speed when I am at the wheels. However, the traffic congestion in Dubai restrict speed driving, while in Jeddah, the roads are never too safe....pot holes can appear anywhere without any warning.
Today, untuk melepaskan gian I went to the Dubai Autodrome Race and drive center. I got to drive a F3 car around the track at neck breaking speed and it is all legal. The roar of the engine so powerful was so liberating and exhillarating!
At top speed I was going at 230km per hour.

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52 Comments:

  • At 1:54:00 AM , Blogger leeds said...

    fuyooooooooo best nyeeeeee!!

    nak race jugak!

     
  • At 4:49:00 AM , Blogger Intan said...

    woah, that IS coool! i know somebody who'd lurve to be there... hahaha... not me, but my daughter lily!

     
  • At 5:48:00 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    bro! mana gambar you duduk dlm kereta F3 tue, leh caya ker nie 230km/h? :)

     
  • At 8:02:00 AM , Blogger KakNi said...

    Wow, macam saya ni tak mimpilah nak dapat peluang macam tu...

     
  • At 11:06:00 AM , Blogger Mama Sarah said...

    itu hari, a friend came to visit us in a 2 seater car. saya anak 2 tak boleh nak tumpang.

    ini lagilah! one seater aje.

     
  • At 11:16:00 AM , Blogger J.T. said...

    Hey Arif, come to Germany and you can put your desire to be a speed demon to the test. Some parts of the autobahn - no speed limit. Summer is the worst time to drive. Sports cars come out and some of them drive at neck breaking speed.
    My husband once drove at 180km/h - 200 km/h. I was soooo nervous, I could not take it anymore. 'Tutup mata' and told him to wake me up when/if we get there.
    Almost 'mati' on the way back from Italy - 2005. The car in front of us braked for no reason. We went skidding and swerving for about 5 seconds avoiding the divider - the longest 5 seconds of my life. Luckily no cars on the other side. After that scare, he reduced to normal speed (which I can take) - 160km/h!

     
  • At 12:07:00 PM , Blogger k.d said...

    I envy you ...I envy you....I envy you....I envy you....I envy you.... I envy you....I envy you...I envy you....I envy you...

     
  • At 4:07:00 PM , Blogger D said...

    Betulla... boleh caya ke nih?? Hehehe! tell me, how does the track look like? How did you do the cornerings at 230kmph? I like speed but I don't think I can actually control it!

     
  • At 7:05:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    leeds...:)

    nak tanya, di sepang sana ada ka depa bagi lessons for racing?

    --
    abg id

     
  • At 7:06:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    intan....yes, they even have section for children...

    one hour the charge is Dirham150. tak la mahal sgt kan....

    arif

     
  • At 7:07:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    heheheh iskandar....depa tak bagi bawak camera to the racing circuit.
    i hot 230km/hour for a brief period jer...takut.....heheheh

    arif.

     
  • At 7:08:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    ahni...asalkan ada kemahuan, hopefully one day tercapai la ye...will be great kalau dia org bat di sepang circuit tu ....lessons for racing..

    arif

     
  • At 7:10:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    mamasarah...yes, only one seater...kaki pulak lurus ke depan...really not much room in there...:)

    arif

     
  • At 7:12:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    j.t...woooo, at that speed on a normal road...that is so scary...the max i hv done on a malaysian highway was 160km per hour in the middle of the night from JB to KL....driving BMW531i. that was one cool drive...and without speeding ticket...:)

    are u a fast driver urself?

    arif.

     
  • At 7:13:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    k.d....if u do come to dubai..and if i still here...i promise i will bring u and hubby to the track...:)

    arif

     
  • At 7:15:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    D...it was real...i hit 230km/hr on straight track...and only for a short time...before entering corner ada marker for u to brake, change gear one lower ....cut across the track...straightened ur steering, accelerate...shift gear up...and go off to top speed again...ada instructor bagi lessons before hitting the track...:)

     
  • At 7:33:00 PM , Blogger Syaliza Abdul Rahman said...

    bestnyaaaaaaaaaaaa ... tak takut ke? :o)

     
  • At 8:29:00 PM , Blogger anggerik merah said...

    wow...I want to feel the 230 km/hr too....

     
  • At 9:18:00 PM , Blogger D said...

    hehehe.. don't worry, I believe you! great that you're sharing all your wonderful experiences with us here.

     
  • At 10:32:00 PM , Blogger Faizah said...

    Wow!Besnye dapat bawak F3 car..dapat certificate lagi..cun

     
  • At 12:37:00 AM , Blogger J.T. said...

    Arif, JB to KL at 160km/h in a BMW is definitely a cool ride. Luckily no speeding ticket! That stretch is popular for speed trap.
    Me? Fast driver? Not all the time. Regular for me is about 90km/h - 130km/h. However, there is one stretch on the autobahn (A6) closer to my place that I am confident enough to take my car to 160km/h - straight road, no turns or curves and no blinking trucks! If they cut me off, curse in BM, no one will understand. hehehe

     
  • At 4:39:00 AM , Blogger Daphne Ling said...

    Oooh...

    I hopped over from JT's blog. Cool car, cool pose, cool speed. I would have been dead if I tried I suppose. Too terrified...*Chicken* Doesn't help I change gears like a grandmother on 5 shots of Valium *Kereta Automatic lar*...

    Phew.

     
  • At 6:33:00 AM , Blogger ~ GAB ~ said...

    Walla weii... that is nice. I for one am a guy who love this kinda thing. BUt... never did touch the steering wheel of the machine of this kind.

    Nice to be back in here. You bet, I read all that I missed.

    G'day Sir

     
  • At 7:06:00 AM , Blogger Mummy Rizq said...

    wah.. wah.. wah.. ingatkan ni pengganti Schumaker tadi! Bravo!

     
  • At 8:56:00 AM , Blogger Idham said...

    syana...

    takuttttt...sebab tu bestttt!! paradox of pleasure to me...hehehehe..

    --

    arif

     
  • At 9:01:00 AM , Blogger Idham said...

    anggerik merah ..it was only for half an hour, but it required total concentration. At times i had lapse - and had to really remind myself to focus ...
    Nice to hit the accelerator on a straight strecth, even had time to imagine abt Schuemarker - but the corners came always too soon...hehehe...and that is where focus and concentration is required.
    :)

    --

    Arif

     
  • At 9:02:00 AM , Blogger Idham said...

    D ..
    Hehehehe...i never doubt that you believe me...:) only explained to provide some more details abt the experience...

    arif.

     
  • At 9:03:00 AM , Blogger Idham said...

    faizabelle79 ...
    hehehehe...best best...certificate tu akan menjadi koleksi la kan...koleksi of salah satu experiences in life.

    arif.

     
  • At 9:07:00 AM , Blogger Idham said...

    J.T. ...
    hehehe...curse in BM with a smile...people may even say thank you!
    That roaster of urs is so so cute. It looks like a convertible, is it?
    summer breeze in the face - driving a convertible with roof down, with ur love one besides - good musics and a camera in hand- my dream weekend.

    \\arif.

     
  • At 9:08:00 AM , Blogger Idham said...

    Daphne Ling ...
    hai Daphne....I read ur blog and also the recent article u wrote in the STAR paper on bloggers. I am an admirer!
    thanks for coming over.

    arif

     
  • At 9:10:00 AM , Blogger Idham said...

    ~ GAB ~ ...
    hai GaB...lamo tu takdok...ggi mmano...bizi sungguh ko?

    sungai buluh - shah alam highway also good for speeding...almost deserted still after mid night..

    welcome back...happy to see u finding time to chill out.

    arif

     
  • At 9:11:00 AM , Blogger Idham said...

    Mummy Rizq ..


    *bow to mummy's applause, siap angkat helmet*

    thanks....*smiling ear to ear*

    arif.

     
  • At 10:41:00 AM , Blogger ~ GAB ~ said...

    Nak kata busy bedo'oh tu, it makes it sound the job is too heavy for me to handle and it suggests my incapacity. wekekeke

    Memang busy my bro. When I do have free time, I prefer to sit back and enjoy my own thoughts...Until, I have no mood to open up my own blog let alone bloghopping.

     
  • At 11:38:00 AM , Blogger J.T. said...

    Arif, cursing in BM with a smile - done that. In fact, I meshed up BM and Chinese swear words. He smiled back. so poor thing. He was probably cursing back in German with a smile and I did not know it. hahaha
    Yes, my roadster is a convertible (Smart car). It looks like today is a good day to go topless (the car, not me). Nice weather. Unfortunately, the loved one hardly beside me in that car. He is finding it increasingly difficult to slide into it.
    Oh yeah, good music very important. :)

     
  • At 5:21:00 PM , Blogger zewt said...

    wow... 230km/h... that's really.... fast! i wonder how it feels to be behind the wheel at such speed...

     
  • At 7:07:00 PM , Blogger david santos said...

    Thanks for you work and have a good day

     
  • At 11:04:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    GaB...

    hehehee....kigho okey la tu masih boleh gugha senda dengan abe id tu...:)

    tak po, releks dulu....
    nati bilo doh tah bizi, buleh kito buat gegae pulok..

    arif.

     
  • At 11:07:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    J.T. ...
    actually i found the F3 car - one seater - also very tight for space...can only wiggle my toes and nothing else.

    swearing - i dah pandai swearing in arabic..hehehe...:)
    but it still sounds very polite...

    arif.

     
  • At 11:10:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    zewt...

    at 230km/hours it feels like a flying malaysian man ...feels under serious need to focus, and feels kecut!
    seriously, i was scared....hehehe...it was exciting but scarry!

    everything was just flashes...

    arif

     
  • At 11:11:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    david santos...

    honoured that u came again..:)


    arif

     
  • At 2:27:00 AM , Blogger Tynna said...

    yeah! this is the way to live! with thrills and spills bro Idham!:)

     
  • At 4:12:00 AM , Blogger Mulan said...

    wallaaaa.... syoknya...

     
  • At 7:38:00 AM , Blogger Sue said...

    the hubby should read this....

     
  • At 9:09:00 AM , Blogger ween said...

    vrooom vroooom abe id, buleh lah race ngan ween pulak peh ni..

     
  • At 1:09:00 PM , Blogger Makcik Runner said...

    aiseh...racing2 ni gua tak minat lorr. i guess that alone tells u how old i really am.

     
  • At 7:10:00 PM , Blogger Jo Kontan said...

    Bro Id-he :

    I am one of those,. erk slow driver. I enjoy the purring rather than the screaming of the motor.

    However, 20 years back I did enjoy riding Fast (120 mph) and Long (8 hours +). Masa tuu daghoh muder. Dok ingak mati pung.

    Lo-ning, langgor botol coke pun ingat ker anok binii..

    Jo (#34) Schwantz

     
  • At 7:20:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    ice...long time no see...hope u too r having the thrills and spills of ur life..
    hope to see u in real person soon...during the summer...

    arif

     
  • At 7:44:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    mulan..syiok juga sesekali dapat lepas gian dan geram...terasa muder..ehehehe..:)

    arif

     
  • At 7:45:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    minah celoteh...hubby minat ke racing...kalau minat minta dia tolong tanya di sepang tu ada ka aktiviti macam ni untuk amateurs? jika ada, nanti masa cuti2 saya boleh lah ajak hubby minah ke sana..:)

    arif

     
  • At 7:46:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    ween....vrooommmmmmmm vrrommmmmmmmmm...hehehe...sedap bunyi enjin power tu...bisa di atur untuk racing dengan ween...:)

    arif

     
  • At 7:48:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    k.c....kalau tak minat racing bukan semesti nye 'old'. mungkin k.c jenis yg suka slow and steady...rentak perlahan...asyek di bawah cahaya bulan...sambil percikan air di kolam membawa ketengan kepada hati sedang bercinta...:)

    vroooooooooooooommmm.....i suka sesekali merasai pecutan dengan angin menjamah wajah.

    arif

     
  • At 7:50:00 PM , Blogger Idham said...

    Jo...tersenyum kawae baco hok demo tulih....raso nyo kito seghupo jah..cumo kawae mungkin lebih maso untuk bercanda dan beriadah semasa...hati tetap gerun jugok bila bawak kereta laju2 tuh....dok teringat ko anok bini sokmo ...:)

    abe id.

     

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