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THP - Street Luge Malaysia (Wang Kelian 2009: Vio POV 1.5 Maiden Test Run)

Testing my new Vio POV 1.5 helmet cam at Wang Kelian, Perlis, Malaysia.

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Comment by Robbo on June 23, 2009 at 8:32
Almost all ASP events are now held because of the wave. It was a conscious decision made by the tour a number of years ago because a lot of the best riders were skipping the tour and just doing videos and because the Coke Classic at Manly sucked soooo bad and it was the biggest money event on the tour. So in some way we can thank the northern beaches for giving us the real ASP Tour.

The key is to package and sell the video and you need to go to the most awesome hills you can find to do that.
Comment by Hop on June 23, 2009 at 7:53
Abdil, I understand the fact it is a long way from anywhere but I dont think that should be a deterrent. In some ways it could make a race easier. Remote areas are easier to close off, governments like events in country areas.
One of the ASP big events for the year is Teahupoo. Hard for spectators, media, surfers to get to. They go there because of the wave. I think in downhill there will be some roads worth travelling to, like this one.
Comment by Abdil Mahdzan on June 23, 2009 at 0:49
Jacko: Glad you love this road! Would love to bomb this hill with you. If you notice on the video just right before where I hit my max speed of 105 km/h, you should notice a noticeable shake. There is a rough patch on the left side of the road, which even bounces me around on the luge. I don't know what that patch is gonna do for standup, but I reckon if you go to the right of it (opposite lane), shouldn't be a problem.

Gilbert: Haha definitely! Make sure you're comfortable going 100 km/h standing up! :) But yeah, there are PLENTY of roads in Malaysia that I haven't had the opportunity to check out and ride. We can definitely travel around, time and holidays permitting.

Hop: Yeah this course is definitely worthy of being an IGSA World Cup course. It is very much similar to Mount Panorama when you think about it. Both courses have a top half which is technical, and a bottom half which is high speed. The top half of this Wang Kelian course is more European style with its hairpins, which gives it a low average speed compared to Mount Panorama (nothing like the Dipper). The bottom half is like Conrod Straight, except it's got that right-hand sweeper at the bottom, but which I believe can be taken without braking if the road was closed for a race. In short, this Malaysian course is what I dare say a combination of Chill on a Swiss Hill, Almabtrieb, and Newton's Playground. Unfortunately this road is too far away from Kuala Lumpur, and is in the middle of nowhere, so it'll be difficult to get spectators and media. I am in fact trying to work with the guys from the Philippines to put on a race in another part of the country (which is much closer to Kuala Lumpur) since they have such a HUGE scene in their country, and they don't have awesome roads like we do, so they're keen to travel and come over. They've put on some races back home though, so I guess the stoke has already spread!

Ching: Don't worry, sooner or later Malaysians will get used to it. Haha, it's not that I'm working too hard on it! In fact I think I've been slacking a lot lately just because I've been so busy these days!

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Comment by Ching on June 22, 2009 at 21:40
might be abit hard to have a race in malaysia considering we're not used to any form of dh sport over there. but furlong is working on it!
Comment by Hop on June 22, 2009 at 21:33
Seven hairpins. The straight finish is awesome. The sign said 10% gradient. To put that in perspective conrod straight is 6% and forest elbow is 15%. 1 in 10 is steep!!
How friendly is the local government? We should start planning a race.

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Comment by Bugs on June 22, 2009 at 18:55
What a road!

Weird fact of the day: Sweden used to drive on the left, but changed to the right. The changeover occurred at 5am on Sunday, September 3, 1967 - you can imagine what a big deal it would have been - everybody thought there would be carnage over the first few weeks, but the accident rate actually dropped! People took extra care, but the accident rate returned to its previous level within 2 years.
Comment by Gilbert on June 22, 2009 at 18:33
I think most current/former commonwealth countries drive on the left, India, Singapore and South Africa. I think the Irish drive on the left no?
Comment by tom Crane on June 22, 2009 at 18:27
heres a pic of the left and right hand driving countries


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Comment by Jacko on June 22, 2009 at 17:32
im not confused with riding on the wrong side of the road, have done it alot this past year actually...

which got me thinking: how many countries drive on the left? i could only think of Ozzie, NZ and England... so now ive got 4 on my list.
By the way, that looked so sketch when he went to chop that right hand sweeper and then the on-coming traffic appeared in the double lanes... Car on the inside lane looked like he shat his pants the way he swerved around him haha
Comment by Gilbert on June 22, 2009 at 16:15
haha, and yes jacko we drive on the left side on the road as well, so there won't be any confusion if you decide to come over to skate in Malaysia.

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