HKS Garage R Singapore

Alvis was excited about his visit to a race car garage.  An arrangement was made with Mr Lawrence Lee, Managing Director of HKS Technical Factory Singapore for Alvis to visit Garage R during his holidays to see how a race car is being created.

                                                     Nissan GTR 35


Lawrence took his precious time off his busy schedule to bring Alvis for a tour around the garage.  He brought him to the engine build room to show him how a engine was built and assembled.

           Lawrence gor gor and Alvis thumbs up for the newly built race engine


Alvis was thrilled to see so many modded race car and everything seem to come to live from his video racing game car garage.  He took the opportunity to take photos with the real race car.

 

                                                    Mitsubishi EVO

                                                     Honda S2000


After the tour, Alvis requested for a joy ride in the GTR but was not lucky enough because the GTR was undergoing upgrading. It was very nice of Lawrence to replace it with a Honda S2000 and bring Alvis for a joy ride.

                Hahaha... Just look at his 'I am going for a joy ride' expression.

 

                                Nice car, nice colour and nice number too


Alvis even went out of the building to take a look at the nicely decorated race team van.

                                             What a cool race team van


While striking a pose for a photo with the race team van, Alvis spotted a Mitsubishi Lancer with pink flowery decals. He then approached the car and took a photo with it too.

                                               It's Cheryl Jie Jie's car


It was the first time for us to visit a race car garage.  Definitely an eye opener for us, especially Alvis. We would like to thank Lawrence for the invitation and his time for accompanying us and show us around the garage. We wish him and Garage R with all the success in his business and races.

                                          A group photo with the GTR

2011 F1 Winter Testing and guided tour

This is the second time that Alvis visited Circuit De Catalunya. Last year, we did not manage to book the guided tour. This year, we did.

The forever Felipe Massa supporter. The first F1 driver that gave Alvis four signatures. If you have read the previous post, you will know that it was kind of fated that how Alvis got to meet up with Felipe Massa.

This day, we arrived early at Circuit De Catalunya to collect our guided tour entry passes. Alvis was so happy and excited because he waited for a year for the guided tour. He always wanted to see and be at the place where the F1 drivers would be.

While waiting for the others to collect their passes, Alvis took a photo with the Official Ferrari store. The Ferrari fan that started wearing Ferrari products because of Felipe Massa. He has given Alvis the special liking for the prancing horse.

Our shy little racer sitting on the chair where the F1 drivers will be interviewed during the press conference. Actually, the guided tour visitors were looking at him as if he was being interviewed by the reporters.

Listening attentively to the recorder (English recorded) at the rest and waiting area before going to the podium for the trophy!!!

Look at this trophy. It is for the guided tour group to take photo on the podium.

Alvis hopes the next time he lifts a trophy again in Circuit De Catalunya, it will be after a race with National Anthem.

                                          Alvis favourite F1 team truck

                            Alvis all time favourite F1 driver, Felipe Massa

We thank Felipe Massa and sincerely wish him all the best with successful races and win the F1 World Championship.

A Wet Race With Lao Tioh At Plentong

A day trip to Johor Bahru Plentong karting track on a rainy day.  It was a near cancelled trip due to the rain but somehow we pressed on as to probably not to disappoint Alvis.

                                    All gear up and ready to rock and roll.

Alvis started off with a small kart and it was like a guided tour round the wet track as a familiarize session and probably to ensure the quickest assistant if he was to skid out of the track.

Thinking that might be a good arrangement for him on a new track but it actually dampened his spirit. He did not like the idea because his main objective was to race with uncle Peter(Lao Tioh).

Finally, after some discussion and arrangement, he was able to hop onto a faster kart which was used early by one of the staff. He was happy and all ready to race again.

              The race is on and they were having lots of fun racing in the rain.

The excitement from watching them racing against each other actually warm up the surrounding on a cold rainy day.

It was a fun and exciting first hand and first time experience for Alvis' Gong Gong, Ah Ma, Gu Gu, Lao Tioh, Lao Yee and even Kayden to see him racing on a kart. We would like to thank them for taking the time to bring Alvis for karting and not forgetting the yummy seafood dinner.

Go Karting with Jason Ah Gu at Kartright Speedway

It was a long waited karting session with Jason Ah Gu since knowing that Alvis is into kart racing.

What a good way to start by walking the track to take a closer look and better understanding of the track.

First time with a Tony kart and getting ready while waiting for the kart to be setup.

 

Ricky was giving Alvis some instructions before he zoom away. I wonder was he listening or he was waiting for the instructions to end so that he can pedal on.

Jason and Alvis were having lots of fun racing against one another, overtaking and exchanging position on a wet track.

Fun, fun, fun. Thank you Jason Ah Gu and Alvis will race with you again when we go back for holidays again.