Drive to Penang 12/13 March 2011
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erzazei;616118 said:Saw "MY150" (7series) with #3 sticker on her windscreen @ Bkt Merah area..... Must be 1 of the convoy members...cool ride anyway
Thanks for spotting...i think that time i was on my way back alone. Which car r u just now?
P/s: i'm staying next to bukit jelutong...maybe can tt after this
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Hello all,
Firstly a big thank you to those who assisted in one way or other to make this drive happen! And another thank you to those who participated!
For me, this drive was an eye opener on many fronts.....
What was great
- With the grace of god and the capable hands of our convoy officials and participants, 28 cars arrived in Penang!
- RM80 per nite room that was worth every penny! Thanks Gregcwho for such a splendid deal! U rock bro!
- Enjoyed the "crazy" selection of food at the dinner venue. Thanks recce team!
- Generally the convoy to Penang was safe and in order apart from town areas and jam packed roads. This is unavoidable
What can be improved
- Convoy management, it was a mission keeping the convoy in tact in town and busy stretches of the highway. A police escort would have worked wonders
- Communication. Need long range and robust walkies, period
- Participants awareness that they need to keep drive organiser informed if they cannot make a scheduled event, in advance
- When travelling with families and visiting major metropolitan's, more free n ez is better than planned activities, form smaller groups and mingle amongst selves
- Penang is always difficult with food and finding a place under one roof that fits everyone's taste bud and budget
- An impress on the cardinal rule, NEVER EVER OVERTAKE THE CONVOY LEAD CAR. If you must for WHATEVER reason, inform the lead car beforehand so as the lead car can keep the formation in order. It is chaotic otherwise and the convoy is at risk. Off course, if you wanna rempit with the lead car, pls signal him/her and am sure he/she will oblige, situation permitting
- If the CONVOY leader slows down to 20km/h, there is a reason for that.....usually the lead cars are there for a reason, they enjoy pace...so if they go slow, there is always a very valid reason
Lastly, I wanna thank you for being patient and supporting the event, this is my 1st ever overnite drive event. Also thanks for supporting the recce team and the marshalls for their effort. You may have seen many of the faces around for a long time, but assure you that their official capacity in drives are still very new, me included. On behalf of the team, we apologise for any unintended short-comings.
Phew!!! I'm tired to be honest and wanna hit the sack. But before that, I want to say a big thank you to all for supporting this drive and I hope you have all had fun. To those staying back, have fun! To those already home, good nite.
P.S - I am short RM90 for the rooms, which I have already forked out to Greg to cover a total of RM2,550. Also short RM64 from sticker collections. Tq
Till the next drive to Awana Kijal 6, 7 and 8 May 2011, take care and be safe.
Rgds - S
Firstly a big thank you to those who assisted in one way or other to make this drive happen! And another thank you to those who participated!
For me, this drive was an eye opener on many fronts.....
What was great
- With the grace of god and the capable hands of our convoy officials and participants, 28 cars arrived in Penang!
- RM80 per nite room that was worth every penny! Thanks Gregcwho for such a splendid deal! U rock bro!
- Enjoyed the "crazy" selection of food at the dinner venue. Thanks recce team!
- Generally the convoy to Penang was safe and in order apart from town areas and jam packed roads. This is unavoidable
What can be improved
- Convoy management, it was a mission keeping the convoy in tact in town and busy stretches of the highway. A police escort would have worked wonders
- Communication. Need long range and robust walkies, period
- Participants awareness that they need to keep drive organiser informed if they cannot make a scheduled event, in advance
- When travelling with families and visiting major metropolitan's, more free n ez is better than planned activities, form smaller groups and mingle amongst selves
- Penang is always difficult with food and finding a place under one roof that fits everyone's taste bud and budget
- An impress on the cardinal rule, NEVER EVER OVERTAKE THE CONVOY LEAD CAR. If you must for WHATEVER reason, inform the lead car beforehand so as the lead car can keep the formation in order. It is chaotic otherwise and the convoy is at risk. Off course, if you wanna rempit with the lead car, pls signal him/her and am sure he/she will oblige, situation permitting
- If the CONVOY leader slows down to 20km/h, there is a reason for that.....usually the lead cars are there for a reason, they enjoy pace...so if they go slow, there is always a very valid reason
Lastly, I wanna thank you for being patient and supporting the event, this is my 1st ever overnite drive event. Also thanks for supporting the recce team and the marshalls for their effort. You may have seen many of the faces around for a long time, but assure you that their official capacity in drives are still very new, me included. On behalf of the team, we apologise for any unintended short-comings.
Phew!!! I'm tired to be honest and wanna hit the sack. But before that, I want to say a big thank you to all for supporting this drive and I hope you have all had fun. To those staying back, have fun! To those already home, good nite.
P.S - I am short RM90 for the rooms, which I have already forked out to Greg to cover a total of RM2,550. Also short RM64 from sticker collections. Tq
Till the next drive to Awana Kijal 6, 7 and 8 May 2011, take care and be safe.
Rgds - S
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Inspired Serjit to grow hair??? Chest ka???
Anyways, it's simply astounding la. Even though I didn't participate, but from what I saw on Sat morn itself, Serjit handing out a stack of papers containing maps, contact details, satellite imagery [Serious!], and etc, this shows just how enthusiastic and gung-ho he is about the drive.
Would've been awesome to have been part of that convoy of majestic rides. Couldn't help but rempit a bit behind [was it Bailey's E60??] since Bundy was missing when we came out of the Sg Buloh R&R [probably filling up on V Powar that time]. Sadly, rempit till Rawang interchange before making u turn...
Feels lonely driving back alone, and Deep also 'hilang' halfway and this makes me adamant that I must not MISS out any future drives held by this great SSMANN! :top:
Anyways, glad everyone had a wonderful time. Got to meet a few more members in the flesh that morning - JohnJ, Jeffreyewe, Joshua, Redlotus...
And not forgetting, the new owner of InitialM's ex-39...
Last but not least, sure felt awesome catching up, albeit for a short while with the great sifus - Yazmeen, Badrul, Greg, Vincent, Mizhan, Deep, Bundy, Kaniz, Rubes and so many more... This Kaniz ahh, forever not gonna let me escape for using the exotic word here and there on the forums... :24:
Woops, wrote too much, and I'm not even a participant! Am waiting with bated breath for the awesome pics tomorrow.
Anyways, it's simply astounding la. Even though I didn't participate, but from what I saw on Sat morn itself, Serjit handing out a stack of papers containing maps, contact details, satellite imagery [Serious!], and etc, this shows just how enthusiastic and gung-ho he is about the drive.
Would've been awesome to have been part of that convoy of majestic rides. Couldn't help but rempit a bit behind [was it Bailey's E60??] since Bundy was missing when we came out of the Sg Buloh R&R [probably filling up on V Powar that time
]. Sadly, rempit till Rawang interchange before making u turn... Feels lonely driving back alone, and Deep also 'hilang' halfway and this makes me adamant that I must not MISS out any future drives held by this great SSMANN! :top:
Anyways, glad everyone had a wonderful time. Got to meet a few more members in the flesh that morning - JohnJ, Jeffreyewe, Joshua, Redlotus...
And not forgetting, the new owner of InitialM's ex-39...
Last but not least, sure felt awesome catching up, albeit for a short while with the great sifus - Yazmeen, Badrul, Greg, Vincent, Mizhan, Deep, Bundy, Kaniz, Rubes and so many more... This Kaniz ahh, forever not gonna let me escape for using the exotic word here and there on the forums... :24:
Woops, wrote too much, and I'm not even a participant! Am waiting with bated breath for the awesome pics tomorrow.
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ahh... just reached home... traffic was chaotic and heavy all the way...
saw car #16 at the bukit merah r&r.. but he was too fast...
many thanks to Ssmann and greg for the effort putting this drive up.. my family enjoyed very much..everyone did shopping and the Ferry ride was good.
er, onion curry when ar ?
saw car #16 at the bukit merah r&r.. but he was too fast...
many thanks to Ssmann and greg for the effort putting this drive up.. my family enjoyed very much..everyone did shopping and the Ferry ride was good.
er, onion curry when ar ?
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