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Kenneth,
thanks for taking the time out from your busy schedule to do
this interview and without further ado, I'll move into the
first question. Is this your first outing as Team ST Wangan? |
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Yes it is for
Team ST Wangan, but not for Team ST Powered, our
counterparts and partner company in Singapore. They did race
in the Sepang 1000 KM Race last year. |
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Prior to this
what other racing series have you guys participated in? |
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ST Powered has
been involved with MME (Merdeka Endurance Race) for a few
years now. We were also doing Time Attack Challenges and
also participated in the Sepang Drag Battle with our ST
Wangan Mitsubishi Evolution 9.
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What car will
you be fielding in for the Sepang 1000 KM? |
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Team ST Wangan
will be fielding our very own Honda Civic EK9 and Team ST
Powered will be running with the Civic EG6. |
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How is the
setup like for the car in terms of engine performance
and handling? |
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For starters our
cars will be running our own specced B16A engines. Both the
EK9 and EG6 will have similar spec engines producing around
200 HP. Our EK9 will be running a A'PEXi Power FC ECU with a
RacePack In-Dash datalogger, racing monitor and
multifunction meter. ST Powered's EG6 will be running a
Motec M800. Our suspension setup will be TEIN Super Racing
coilovers with Hard Race adjustable arms and hardened
bushes. Our brakes are 6-pot stoppers from Option
Motor.
Our list of sponsors for
both our cars number a lot. They are (in one long breath)
Ogura Racing Clutch, OS Giken Oils, LSD and Final Drive,
Stamford Tyres for the Rays Gramlights rims, BRIDE Seats,
RacePack Data Logger, Motorola Communication Systems, Motul
Oils and Option Motors for the brakes.
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What's the
most difficult thing for you in managing and running a race
team? |
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Well,
for me logistics and timing is an issue that I take very
seriously. Parts and lubricants supply is very crucial
especially during testing, so the communication between the
logistics division and the mechanics must be top notch. We
do not want to waste any valuable time as every minute lost
is a chance lost for us to improve ourselves as a team. |
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The
competition will be tough for this race. Have you guys
thought of any strategies or methods to stay in top
contention? |
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Well,
I'd say that since this is our first outing as Team ST
Wangan, our main priority is to do our best and to finish
the race. Our focus is towards handling instead of having
high horsepower figures as we do not want to raise any
unnecessary reliability issues..
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Besides the
Sepang 1000 KM race are you guys involved in other racing
series? |
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For Team ST
Wangan, none at the moment. |
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So what's
next for Team ST Wangan? |
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Well, I'd hope
that the team can make it to MME (Merdeka Endurance Race)
but it definitely will not be this year. We'd like to review
our performance at the Sepang 1000 KM race and take it
slowly and one step at a time from there on. |
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Thank you and
all the best for Team ST Wangan for the Sepang 1000
KM in 2010! |
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Thanks and
hope to see you again soon. All the best to you as well. |
