Rassemblement National Ufolep 2012

It was a beautiful day on the 5 of July 2012.  We arrived early in the morning for Alvis to practice and be familiarize the beautiful track of Mer.     

Alvis is very glad to have a supporter all the way from Singapore.  Yes, our sweet cousin, Ailing took the opportunity to stay with us a couple of days while her husband, Donald was attending a conference in Paris.  We all spent a great time together and she is so pleased to be able to see Alvis on the track.  But due to the time constrain, we had to send her to take a train back to Paris by noon while Alvis continued his practice in the afternoon and the next day.
  

On a Saturday morning, the weather wasn't as bright as his practice days.  We were welcomed with rain and the track was wet.

Check out our petit little racer with 33 other Jeune pilots and Monsieur Michel giving them a briefing  before going for their chrono.  

This was taken on his last lap of Chrono !!

Yes!!  Alvis managed to get pole positon on his "impair" (odd numbers) group. Thanks to Lilian of Of Course for getting his tire pressure at the very end of the Chrono session.

Ready for manche 1    

A close up photo with his proud daddy cum mechano.

On marche 1, Alvis managed to keep his position.  

Unfortunately, he was pushed out during his pre-final, dropping from 2nd to 13th.  

Congrates to Simon for winning the Subaru Master Cup

We would like to thanks Simon for sharing and teaching Alvis a milestone on karting.

Trophée Ufolep Kart Aquitaine 2012 à Circuit de Magescq

The 5th race of the Trophée Ufolep Kart Aquitaine took place at Circuit de Magescq. The weather was nice and the practice went along without much problem.

On the race day during the chrono, Alvis was on pole for most of the laps only to lose it on the last lap by 8 thousand of a sec to his team mate Alexandre.

                    Photo by Thomas Martin http://www.thomasmartien.com


Starting the race on the front row next to Alexandre, he was ready to put on a good race.

                    Photo by Thomas Martin http://www.thomasmartien.com


However, it wasn't a good start for Alvis and he lost 2 places to 4th, and things got worse, he was pushed out of track on the 2nd lap on the 2nd corner. He was stucked in the gravels and was unable to return to the track. Only a lap later he was assisted by the photographer to get his kart back to the track and continue with the race. When asked what was on his mind when he was back to the race and he said 'I want to finish the race in the highest position possible.'

From first row to last row on the grid on prefinal, Alvis objective was to overtake as many as possible. He had a good start and gained 4 positions on the first lap. Moving up another 4 more positions to finish 5th for prefinal. To top it off, Alvis broke the track record of 58.4 sec with a new timing of 58.278 for his category.

                    Photo by Thomas Martin http://www.thomasmartien.com


A silent moment with his kart before the final. His target for this race was to get a trophy as a Mother's Day present. He really wished that he can do it together with his racing partner(his kart).

                     Photo by Thomas Martin http://www.thomasmartien.com


5th on the starting grid for the final, Alvis was determined to get on the podium. Knowing that he has the speed, his strategy was to stay calm and seize any opportunity to overtake. It was an exciting moment with the multiple exchanging of positions between 2nd to 7th until Alvis pulled away from the chasing pack.

                    Photo by Thomas Martin http://www.thomasmartien.com


Soon, Alvis was closing in on the leader on the last 4 laps. As he was near bumper to bumper, he launched an attack to overtake but was countered by Alexandre to regain his lead.

                    Photo by Thomas Martin http://www.thomasmartien.com


The attacking from Alvis and defending from Alexandre lasted for the remaining laps.  During the fighting for the lead, the chasing pack closes the gap on them. However, the experienced Alexandre defended his lead well from Alvis's attack and crosses the finishing line with Alvis following closely behind.

                    Photo by Thomas Martin http://www.thomasmartien.com


This is the first podium for Alvis in his first year in the Subaru Racing Kid category and it arrived just in time for Mother's Day present.

Well done for the happy little racer. His passion for racing can only grow stronger with each race regardless of results. It is the process of the racing that he enjoys and sought for. A happy racer will always enjoy a happy race process and in no time, happy results will come.

                  Photo by Thomas Martin http://www.thomasmartien.com

Trophée Ufolep Kart Aquitaine 2012 à St Genis

                   Photo by Thomas Martin http://www.thomasmartien.com

Trophée Ufolep Kart Aquitaine 2012 à Biganos

The second race of Trophée Ufolep Kart Aquitaine was held at Biganos on a mixed weather of sunny and heavy downpour.  Alvis and the rest of the jeune racers were even greeted with hailstones halfway through the race.

                  Photo by Thomas Martin http://www.thomasmartien.com


Alvis was very happy to see his friends and supporters come to see him race. It wasn't an ideal weather for the spectators but we were still very appreciative of their presents.

                                      Photo with uncle Tock Tong

                             Photo with uncle Boxer, Tristan and Nigel


Alvis love to race in the rain though he find it difficult to push as hard as when it is dry. Especially when you can only use slick tires even on a wet track. However, it is still something that Alvis wanted to improve on.

                   Photo by Thomas Martin http://www.thomasmartien.com


Starting the pre-final from 4th on the exterior, he was partially 'forced' out to the gravel on the first corner. That cost him dropping 6 positions to 10th on the first lap.

                                           Photo by Boxer


During the race, Alvis was unlucky enough to have a nasty hit from behind. Even a full counter on the steering wheel wasn't enough to get the kart back on track and eventually spun and skidded out of the track and dropping another 5 places to 15th.

                                           Photo by Boxer


Starting from 15th on the final, Alvis put on a good fight to gain back 7 positions to finally finished 8th ending the race with a rather mixed feeling. Nevertheless, when it comes to racing, Alvis is all ready to face any situations.

                  Photo by Thomas Martin http://www.thomasmartien.com

Round 1: Trophée Ufolep Kart Aquitaine 2012 à Magescq

Press release of "Le Team Of Course" for Trophée Ufolep Kart Aquitaine 2012 at Circuit de Magescq. http://www.mondial-karting.com/article96/ofcourse1.pdf

Derrière, Alvis Ang est à la peine. En cinquième position sur la grille de départ de la finale, il est victime d’un accrochage qui le fait partir en tête à queue. Lorsqu’il repart, il est dernier. Il parvient tout de même à remonter jusqu’à la neuvième place mais cette performance reste très en deçà de ses espérances. Il était le plus rapide lors de la préfinale avec le meilleur temps en course.

                            This photo was taken with Canon SX40 HS

                                  Photo courtesy of Thomas Martien
               http://www.thomasmartien.com/ufolep-kart-aquitaine/index.php

It was a sunny but cooling Saturday morning and the free practice session went on with some setup to be done. Everything went on smoothly until towards the end of the day as I totally forgotten about the running in of a set of new tires to be prepared for next day race.

                           This photo was taken with Canon SX40 HS


The Sunday race day started in the drizzling morning with one free practice session. The worry comes as Alvis has to use a new set of non run in tires on a wet track. True enough that Alvis was experiencing difficulties to find grip with the new set of tires on the track and in some instances, he nearly went off track.

                            This photo was taken with Canon SX40 HS


As usual, a briefing for the racers before the start of qualifying session. As usual again, you will see that Alvis is the only Singaporean kid this year racing with the Trophée Ufolep Kart Aquitaine.

                                  Photo courtesy of Thomas Martien
                  http://www.thomasmartien.com/ufolep-kart-aquitaine/index.php

                                          A moment of thoughts...


Despite not having a set of run in tires, Alvis achieved 10th out of 16 racers during the qualifying session(chrono lap).

                            This photo was taken with Canon SX40 HS

Below is the translation from the press release of Le Team Of Course for Trophée Ufolep Kart Aquitaine 2012 at Circuit de Magescq.

Behind, Alvis Ang is struggling. Fifth on the starting grid for the final, he suffered a hit from the back that resulted in a spin. When he recovered, he rejoined the race in 16th. He still managed to get back to 9th position but this performance is far below his expectations. He was the fastest in the pre-final with the fastest lap time.

                                                Start of the Final

                                         Crossing the finishing line

F1 Winter Testing 2012 At Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona

Alvis visited the F1 2012 winter testing at Circuit de Catalunya to watch his favourite F1 driver, Felipe Massa in action. The encounters with Massa in 2010 gave Alvis a great impression and inspirations to his kart racing. He is more than ever to keep racing and challenge himself to be a faster and greater racer.

                            This photo was taken with Canon SX40 HS

                           This photo was taken with Canon SX40 HS

                           This photo was taken with Canon SX40 HS

For more F1 2012 winter testing photos, please visit his facebook page Alvis Ang Kart Racing - Vitessekid


This year, Alvis did not get to meet up with Massa but he still would like to wish him the best and with a lot of good luck for the coming F1 2012 race season.

Additional to this, we met up with our Spanish friend, Monica. We are still very grateful for her helped back in 2010 and also because of her, Alvis got to meet up with Massa and have 4 of his signatures.

                                   With our Spanish friend, Monica                            

Trophée Ufolep Aquitaine 2012

Ufolep 2012 race regulations, dates and tracks

Race dates for UFOLEP 2012.

4 mars: Magescq (40)
18 mars: Biganos (33)
1er avril: Saint Genis de Saintonge (17)
15 avril: Teyjat-Nontron (24)
13 mai: Magescq (40)
27 mai: Layrac (47)
17 juin: Saint Genis de Saintonge (17)
16 septembre: Pageas (87)
7 octobre: Teyjat-Nontron (24)
21 octobre: Saint Genis de Saintonge (17)

Race Season 2012 for FFSA

This year, Alvis plans to take part in two Regional Championships, one National Race and a one race Trophee Kartmag.

The race dates are as follows:

Coupe d'Aquitaine (1st Regional Championship)

25-26/02/2012 : Muret (1st race)

28-29/04/2012 : Layrac (2nd race)

12-13/05/2012 : Escource (Final race)

Championnat d'Aquitaine (2nd Regional Race)

23-24/06/2012 : Layrac (1st race)
01-02/09/2012 : Layrac (2nd race)











13-14/10/2012 : Escource (Final race)

Trophee Kartmag
21-22/07/2012 : Escource
National Race
28-29/07/2012 : Escource

The next post will be the updates of the races from Trophee Kart UFOLEP Aquitaine 2012. Stay tuned.

Bonne Année 2012 - Happy New Year 2012

Nous souhaitons à tout le monde heureux, sain, riche et d'une année de prospérité à venir.
Nous tenons également à remercier tous les supporters, amis et parents pour l'ensemble des supports et l'encouragement donné à Alvis. Nous mettrons à jour horaire des courses Alvis pour 2012 après finalisée.

We would like to wish everyone happy, healthy, wealthy and a prosperity year ahead.
We would also like to thank all supporters, friends and relatives for the all the supports and encouragement given to Alvis. We will update Alvis's race schedule for 2012 once finalized.