Danica Patrick
(Toyota Atlantic Season)

225.597 MPH

*pictures taken without permission from danicaracing.com

363 kph...Thats how fast Danica Patrick was going around Indianapolis Curcuit during practice time!...the only female driver in this seasons IndyCar Series, she beat 32 guys to the pole position on Sunday's race...2005 Bombardier Rookie Of The Year, Danica is now my latest motorsports idol !...some of her achievements to date:

Most Memorable
- Finished second at the 2000 Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in England – the highest finish by an American in the event.
- First female driver to earn a pole position and podium finish in Toyota Atlantic history.


2004
- Finished third in Toyota Atlantic Championship for Rahal Letterman Racing.
- Earned 10 top-five finishes in 12 races, including a best finish of second at Portland.
- Earned first career pole position at Portland, becoming the first female driver to win pole position in Toyota Atlantic.

2003
- Finished sixth in Toyota Atlantic Championship for Team Rahal.
- Earned five top-five finishes, including a best finish of second at Miami.
- Became first female driver in series history to finish on podium with three place at Monterrey, Mexico.

2002
- Won pro division of Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at Long Beach Grand Prix from pole position.
- Signed multi-year driving contract with Team Rahal and named driver for team's 2003 Toyota Atlantic series program.
- Competed in five Barber Dodge Pro Series events for Team Rahal with best finish of fourth (Vancouver).

2001
- Competed in British Zetek Formula Ford Championship.
- Earned Gorsline Scholarship Award, given to top upcoming road-racing driver.

2000
- Competed in British Zetek Formula Ford Championship for Andy Welch and European Formula Ford Series for Haywood Racing.
- Finished second at the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, England – the highest finish by an American in the event.

1999
- Finished ninth in British Formula Vauxhall Championship.

1998
- Made European debut in Formula Vauxhall Winter Series.
- Competed in a limited karting schedule while attending Formula Ford Racing School in Canada.

1997
- Won two World Karting Association Grand National Championships (HPV and Yamaha Lite classes.)
- Won WKA Summer National Championship in Yamaha Lite Class.
- Finished 10th in Elk Constructors Championship Formula A.

1996
- Won WKA Manufacturers Cup titles in Yamaha Junior and Restricted Junior classes, WKA Grand National Championship in Yamaha Restricted Junior class and five WKA regional titles.
- Won 39 of 49 feature karting events.

1995 - Won WKA regional titles in Yamaha Restricted Junior and US820 classes.

1994
- Won WKA Manufacturers Cup title in Yamaha Sportsman class, WKA Grand National Championship in Yamaha class and two WKA regional titles (Yamaha Sportsman and US820 classes).

1993
- Finished second in WKA Midwest Sprint Series in both Yamaha and US820 classes. Finished fourth in WKA Manufacturers Cup points in Yamaha Sportsman class.

1992
- Began racing go-karts.

DANICA's 2005 INDYCAR BEAST

HONDA hi3r ENGINE:
Engine Type:	Normally aspirated, fuel-injected, aluminum alloy block V-8
Displacement:	3.5 liters (213.6 cubic inches)
Horsepower:	650+ horsepower at 10,300 rpm (IRL mandated rev limit)
Valve Train:	Dual overhead camshaft, four valves per cylinder
Crankshaft:	Alloy steel, five main bearing caps
Pistons:	Forged aluminum alloy
Connecting Rods:	Machined alloy steel
Engine Management:	Motorola / Zytek
Ignition System:	Motorola / Zytek
Lubrication:	Dry sump
Cooling:	Single water pump

Other Interesting Facts
- favourite actor(s): Adam Sandler (me too!)
- favourite tv show(s): David Letterman (me too!)
- favourite clothes: Guys briefs and a long sleeve t-shirt
- she's only a year older than me

and she's

- 5 foot 1 (hehe)

All i can say is WOWEEYOO!!!!!

Check Out Danica Here:

danicaracing.com

indycar.com

Requiem For A Feeling

Exams are over and im extremely relieved....but then i cant help feeling depressed at the same time....woke up this morning and was greeted with a cloudy and gloomy sky...as im typing, heavy raindrops fall... tears from heaven...very appropriate cos im crying inside...

Yesterday i had lunch wit someone i really care bout...it was in summer 2003 that i 1st met up with her(in KL,Malaysia)...it had been years since i'd seen her cos she was a former high school classmate...incidently she was one of the gals who sat behind me in class...anyways since then, weve been meeting up pretty regular in London as well...up until now...in July i'll be back in Malaysia and she'll be in UK for at least 2 more years...doesnt take a genius to see where all this is going...

I could go on and on about her personality and why i really like her...but i wont cos it'll onli make me feel worse...in many ways i blame myself....was it my lack of effort? because i seldom call? because i dont express myself enough?....sigh..it seems all my relationships go to the shithole...is this love im feeling?...what isit?....in Matrix Revolutions, a program told Neo that "Love is just a word, the reality is the connection it implies"...how true...there is a connection between us...but a connection that time and distance will sever....call me pessimistic, but im also a realist...its a fact and i know it...somehow this fact makes it harder for me to let go...

In a way its good that both of us have been avoiding this topic...i guess if we really brought it out it would haf been much worse...she's busy wit her work and i had my exams to worry about...so we really didnt haf time for a solid relationship....something i really wanted but never happened...but then im really grateful for the few hours on weekends that i got to spend time wit her...its not much but its all i had and i'll never forget them...im already starting to miss her

Closing another chapter in my life...

The End Is The Beginning

The 1st day of my finals starts at 2pm today....it ends tommorow...a new chapter in my life beckons...

Honda Movie Trivia !

Honda's 1st Generation Civic was featured in these films!..and all in white !

1) Pulp Fiction


2) Jackie Brown


3) Magnolia


4) American Pie 2


5) Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind

Check It Out !

Shepherds Pie@Marley

Last week Tomoteru(Malaysian Chinese bloke) and myself decided to cook dinner for a bunch of gals...thats cos the gals have been cooking seriusly good food for us since they arrived in Feb this year!...so to return the favour, Tomo and me decided to roll up our sleeves and turn feminine for the evening...u shud haf seen us....two guys sweating it out in the kitchen...one slicing and dicing, another dancing around the stove...it was totally gay

Anyways im extremely proud of myself...Tomoteru and me succesfully made shepherds pie(or the equivalent)!...it was topped with a mix of paramesan and cedar cheese which we left to melt on top of the pie...perfected!....we also cooked spaghetti bolognese and finished of the dinner with choc cake and cheese cake(bought of cos)...and we washed it all down with Smirnoff triple filtered...ahha...i even got out me speakers and laptop to create some vibes....with Ayumi Hamasaki and Beyond in the background, the dinner mood was perfect!...

As the famous Chinese saying goes "Sek Hai Fook" meaning Eating is a Blessing...or sometin like that...lol...well i got a bbq to attend now...cheers!

Spring@Greenwich

Honestly, ive been sitting here for the past 10 mins trying to figure out the right words to start of this posting after MIA for such a long period of time...much has happened over the past few weeks...but first, just wana say aBIG thank you to my faithful blogger frens who've been checking my blog fer updates only to be dissapointed...really sori...u know who u are!...

Time!...a gift or curse from God?....a week ago, i organised a picnic(for UEL Malaysian Society) at Greenwich Park, aptly named Spring@Greenwich...in front of the park is The National Maritime Museum and on top of Greenwich Park hill sits the magnificent Royal Observatory...wat can i say, it was the perfect morning for a picnic...beautiful weather, beatiful scenery, and very beautiful people...in the words of my friend "We acted like a recently released prison immates"...our eyes were in every direction...the guys i mean...lol...we did haf a good laugh playing mini rugby and definately suceeded in making a fool of ourselves on thr grass, but hey it was fun!...

Went up to the observatory and had a bit of lame fun crossing between the Prime Meridian which separates the eastern and western hemispere. Had an interesting tour thru the observatory and looked at a couple of long pipes used to study the stars.... Whats cool is that some of the pipes could still be used...in fact there was one big momma called the "28 inch photo visual refractor telescope"...its still in use and is controlled with some supposedly "high tech" computer system which looks like my dads old 486 pc...i had quite alot of fun playing Larry: Land of The Lounge Lizzards on that computer...ahh sweet memories!...but seriusly, if aimed in the right dimension, that 28 inch thingy could scope out some serius action for me...lol...

Besides the big momma, i really didnt haf much fun lookin at bunch of old clocks and mechanisms which tell the time so accurately, i got paranoid and started adjusting my watch...so now i can safely say my watch tells the exact time...to the second!...ok i know its lame...whats even more lame is that for 1 quid, u can get a "certificate" that says u visited the observatory and crossed between the hemisheres...what a scam!...overall it was pretty 'educational' tour and i did have a great view of London from the top of the observatory...the rest of the time i was either basking in the sunlight or busy zooming in on the female species with me frens 20x optical zoom camera...not as big as the 28 inch, but it did the job just fine...

Had 2 portions of nasi lemak and meehun which was cooked by one of the members...wicked stuff!...finally we finished of the afternoon with a walk thru Greenwich Market...and guess wat i bought!... a really cool wooden gun which fires rubberbands!..hahah...this baby can fire 4 ruberbands in succesion...if ur feeling abit sadistic, u can shoot ur little bro or sis with 2 or 3 at the same time...as u can tell, i was probably a nightmare to my sis when i was a kid...but lets put the past behind us...hehe

Event attended by 25 persons...Definately a success!...Cheers!

To Be Continued.....