Eibach & BBS Track Day in Shah Alam
Some time last year I attended an event for Eibach and BBS track day at the car park for Shah Alam stadium, they had some of the guys over from Europe to talk about their products.
The morning talks were actually very interesting, there's an amazing amount of engineering that goes into making suspension and alloy wheels!
I think it was my first time covering an event and my first time trying out some panning, luckily it was a bright sunny day which made it easier - and I tried some whacked up wide angle panning!
The cars used were Naza Bestari and the tyres sponsored by Toyo, there were 3 cars, one with standard suspension, one with Eibach's normal upgrade (not too stiff) and one with coilovers (mega stiff).
BBS rims are very nice, but they'll set you back a fair amount (around 6k for a set).
After an introduction the press and dealers got to try out all 3 cars on the small carpark track to test the handling with the various types of suspension.
The red car was factory fresh, standard wheels and suspension and as you can see a considerable amount of body roll.
The silver car was fitted with the intermediate suspension and suffered a lot less body roll, but was still comfortable without being too bumpy.
The black car had much harder coilover suspension and cornered really well.
I tried both the silver and the black, I didn't bother with the red as I pretty much know what the factory ride is like.
There was a small slalom stretch at the start of the course to try out the handling.
I'd just bought my superwide lens then I think and I was going a bit mad with it! Can't blame me though right 10mm is damn cool.
I even did super mega superwide panning!
Looks wicked large on black.
Shooting at f/20 to get the slow shutter speed, this was the day I discovered an immense amount of dust on my sensor!
It was a pretty fun experience, it's good to practice shooting moving objects!
5 commentsKrabi Thailand Trip Day 2 - Island Hopping (Thale Waek, Poda, Chicken and Tup Island), Snorkeling & A Thai Massage!
Day two was up early in the morning at 8.30am, breakfast at the hotel and off out to the boat for some island hopping! We were going to go rock climbing first, but due to the tide we decided to go and see Thale Waek (Separated Sea) which is joined at low tide and see the rest of the islands after rock climbing.
The weather was pretty grey, but we still had fun on the way across.
It was pretty dramatic - you can see how clear the water is!
The weather got a little better as we reached Thale Waek, the beach was covered in driftwood though.
The Eye on Malaysia - Taman Tasik Titiwangsa - Fireworks!
Apologies for the lack of updates, I was away in Jakarta for a few days, then I had food poisoning...quite badly...so spent a couple of days either in bed or on the toilet.
Coincidence? I don't think so.
Anyway, a while back I went to The Eye on Malaysia, another waste money project sponsored by the G.
I went twice, the first time I conveniently forgot my tripod, so no decent shots..but thankfully there wasn't fireworks that night so I didn't miss anything.
I duly went back the next weekend, and camped out an hour or so before the show, and got what I wanted!
It was my first time taking fireworks, quite an experience.
The Eye on Malaysia
This 30 second exposure spent quite a long time as my wallpaper!
Do view Large on Black for details!
19 commentsA Trip to Sekinchan Paddy Fields with Shutter Asia - June 2nd
So after getting up early on Saturday morning we met at the Caltex before the trunk road to Kuala Selangor, after driving for about an hour we reached Sekinchan, just after Kuala Selangor towards Teluk Intan.
Sekinchan is known as the ricebowl of Malaysia with a lot of paddy fields and some pretty interesting fishing villages. The morning was hot, but sadly, a little hazy so the skies and light weren't perfect.
But as always I made the best of it with my superwide 10mm lens and trust CPL.
Even managed to sneak some wide angle panning in 
Sincere Conquest of Time - Watch Exhibition in Malaysia
A while back I went to a watch exhibition to get poisoned with the purchase of more things I really can't afford! You can find some more info about it here.
Conquest of Time was held at KL Convention Center by Sincere (The watch specialist?!).
First up we had a talk by some dude from Switzerland about some really freaking expensive watches and how they are made (specialist stuff like tourbillon, chronograph and perpetual calendar...These are terms watch geeks are intimate with).
Astro A1 GP - Sepang, Malaysia - World Cup of Motorsports
A1 Grand Prix is the first opportunity in any area of motorsport for nations to compete on a level playing field. It is a series where technology and innovation are deliberately equalised and performance is determined by human bravery, skill and excellence. Team and driver combine to create their advantage and the winning nation raises its flag in celebration.
I went to the the 14th race of the A1 GP series yesterday, the weather was pretty much atrocious and I couldn't get close enough as I didn't have track access so I was limited to wide shots.
The crowd was pretty good and the heavy rain and flooded track certainly added to the drama, there was quite a few spins.
It was quite a long wait for the rain to stop.
The wait was boring...so I took pictures of random stuff.
