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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Borneo King of Drag 2012 : The real deal (interesting parts only)

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Here we are in the morning fields of Lutong Airstrip in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.
This is actually day 2 and apparently the qualifying round did not manage to complete on day 1, so they are forced to complete their qualifying round on day 1 before they can proceed to the Top 8 (there are usually more than 16 cars competing for the top 8 spots). So I'll just advance to the Top 8 part.

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So here we go...

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... the white Lancer broke down in which upon the chief mechanic is summoned...

Borneo King of Drag 2012 : The Action

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This is the action area. Where cars roar and tires burnt.

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That is where you see the back of the action.

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With cars prepped for their turn. But this is just the qualifying round. So it's nothing much intense yet.

Borneo King of Drag 2012 : The paddock

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I've been truly waiting for the Drag event held in Miri and it was finally here.
So I got my way there, forgetting the traffic and the lack of parking space, I chose to ignore it.

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As I parked, I immediately saw this Silvia S15 parked.

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A common but cool Corolla AE86

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Once, I entered the paddock area, I immediately spotted this Subaru Imprezza Tourer.

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How about this beautiful teal colored Mitsubishi?