It's been 2 years since my last visit to Sepang. With only 7 days of annual leave left, I never think twice to take a day off for the event of the year - SuperGT 2007. We in Malaysia are fortunate because it's the only track outside Japan that the cars are being racing. Car pool down Sepang with the
RojakStudio gang on Friday. Despite knowing these people through the web for like 3 years already, but it's my first time going out on a weekend with them. Nothings changed since my last visit but we are all excited to be there.
We are the biggest group going down from the north for the SuperGT event. In 4 cars, we drove according to the speed limit. Luckily I wasn't in NikonK's BMW, it's really scary seeing him zoom pass us at a speed of 180kmh!!! Once we step our foot in Sepang, we went straight to Sepang International Circuit (SIC) to collect our tickets. As much as we want to take a rest in the hotel, our feet walks straight to into the main grandstand without much thinking. We shot for at least 3 hours of cars from various series before driving to Concorde Inn, which is like 10 minutes from SIC. As there ain't much choices nearby for dinner, we ate in. Don't even think about travelling down to KL as all of us are worried about the traffic.
For the next 2 days, we arrived at the circuit before the place is ready for us and we make good use of our energy, stamina and endurance under the hot sun. Not forgetting that we are carrying all our best camera, lens, flash and other gadgets, knocking over each other to get a better spot and better angle.
You might remember the LoyKartong incident when I killed my RM500 phone while shooting in the sea. It can't be help when taking photographs. Luckily this time my phone not wet in water, dropped, or crash, but yet..
Cost of this trip:
1. Rudoph nose, burnt hands
2. Muscle cram, blisters on feet
3. Broken 52mm UV filter for my Nikkor 50mm f1.8
4. Lost D70s LCD protector
5. Lack of sleep
Getting all those pictures: PRICELESS. For everything else, there's Mastercard.
It's not just me who ran into such a situation. Most of the gang had either smth lost or broken. It's true that we are all tired and worn out by the end of the day but one thing for sure we have the best time of the year.
I'm thankful that my parents wait up for me untill 2am in the morning just to make sure I'm save at home. Sorry to make my mom worried that much. My choobee is also very considerate to let me off for the weekend as she knows how much I blame myself for not being able to join the event last year. You people makes my life worthy.
It's a Monday, most of my friends are on leave today, but I'll still have to punch in as usual. Took 2 panadols at 5.30am and 11.00am. Felt a little dizzy but managed to get back my conscious after lunch break.
Face already better with the cucumbers, but my hands are still burning. Luckily my neck and back was not affected like last time. Still need panadols for the night. Now drinking the Ho Yan Ho tea to cool down my body.
Labels: Photography, Travel
