Friday, March 20, 2009

The Malaysian Petronas AAM Cub Prix in Alor Setar

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The junction at the Indian Temple on Jln Stadium has been partially sealed since Thursday. Reason? Cub Prix is in Alor Setar. The Malaysian Petronas AAM Cub Prix is a motorbike race. And Alor Setar is the season starter. For those Rempit wannabes, this is a good outlet for all that dare in them.... but unfortunately, they can only watch from the sidelines. I caught this on my way home from lunch.
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Track is actually made up of the roads circling Stadium Darul Aman. They've erected fences all over the place as a safety precaution. But going to town is a hassle as the two main roads are closed to traffic now.
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Anyway these are shots which I took during their test run.... didn't go for the pit walk though. Apparently we can have a closer look at the machines during certain times. But.. these are only small bikes. No oomph or ahs to wow us!
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The noise was deafening though. These are bikes which have been souped up for power and speed. One can actually develop a headache from turning the head to try to follow those cub bikes around the track and also from the deafening roars.

Am not sure but I think this is the first time this motor sport is held here.
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2 comments:

Thomas C B Chua said...

Random Shot, thanks for sharing on the on-goings in A Star.

Here is my 2 sen on "Kapchai" racing. These small "mat rempit" bikes are aptly nick-named "kapchais"

"Kapchai" race was around in the 80s. It was one of the events for HRH The Sultan Of kedah's birthday. HRH viewing stand used to be beside The Regency Hotel those days. Of course, safety was very much compromised. No metal grilles for protection as we see now but only some old tyres and sand bags to cushion off the hard corners and road dividers. So, spectators risked their limbs and lives, too, as in an incident during one of the races when it was moved to the area adjacent to Sime Tyre.Many spectators climbed up an old wooden building to get their vantage view. Under the tremendous weight, the building gave away and many fell and injured themselves. I forgot whether there were fatalities. Here-in-after, the event had been shelved until today.

The "Kapchais" produce more sound than speed but the racers really put on, not only the outfits but also the manoeuvrs of the big bike racers. They would lower their cocked knees close to the road at corners. LOL

March 21, 2009 at 2:33 PM
AJ7 said...

Thanks for you input.... Yup! Agree with you about the kapchais producing more roar than bite.

March 21, 2009 at 3:12 PM

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