Touge 11/07/2010: Gombak – Genting Sempah – Bukit Tinggi and back

13 July 2010 15 Comments By Traffic Mag

“Kereta kalau bawak takpayah laju-laju, tapi kene maintain cepat. Laju tak cepat tak gune, buat accident je.” – Oreedo
(“There’s no need to drive fast, as the risks for accidents are higher. Drive quickly instead.” – Oreedo)

True to his words, Oreedo was one of the lead cars that took us Touge-ing last Sunday. A few days before that, I asked Oreedo whether there was a Touge on the weekend, and he said he’ll get back to me a.s.a.p.

He got back to me on Friday saying that the Touge session is confirmed on July 11th, Sunday. Come Sunday, we gathered at the designated Kedai Kopi to wait for everyone. After a few cursings, reminiscing and outright insults, we gathered our things, checked our tyre pressure and started the slow warming-up drive towards our first checkpoint.

After everyone has arrived, we turned off the hazard lights and started the journey. Ariel and Oreedo started to pick up speed after the first corner and off we went.

We went through Gombak, heading towards Genting Sempah. On the way there, we stopped at the first Touge checkpoint (under a bridge) for a few minutes before entering the highway through Genting Sempah to head towards Bukit Tinggi.

We took a short break at the new shop area in Bukit Tinggi before coming back down as our stomachs were vibrating with heavy metal music due to hunger.

The driving down was much faster, with a few close calls, probably because of the delicious Yong Tau Foo that was waiting for us. One car actually went off the road and managed to stop right before going off-roading on a 90-degrees hill.

The writer had some interesting lessons learned in Taking Corners 101 and The Fundamentals of Not Stepping On The Brake Pedal While Taking Corners.

Watch this space for the video.

text: Al-mu Syahrisyawal Ahmad pix: Syafril Ismail & Al-mu Syahrisyawal Ahmad

15 Comments »

shalie said:

hohoho… it was a splendid day! nice to meet u guys again… especially syawal since his late astina…

# 13 July 2010 at 9:35 am

Apizz said:

Salam.
Nice write & pics.
Love this image (image 22).

p/s:
Syawal…nnt tlg email pics tu kt aku. hehehe. tq.

# 13 July 2010 at 9:38 am

enche ariel said:

Nice weekend…see all of U again in the next session

# 13 July 2010 at 10:46 am

oreedo said:

Huhuhu…. enche syawal & geg…… terima kasih kerana sudi bersama kami penchenta alam yg marhain ini….

anyone can be fast…. but only a few will be quick….

have a safe & amp; pleasant drive….

# 13 July 2010 at 10:49 am

Kultuih said:

patut arr laju.. minum milo!

# 13 July 2010 at 10:57 am

jai said:

i miss this activity….bila la mau terjebak lagi,..haihhh

# 13 July 2010 at 11:10 am

oreedo said:

hahahaha…. yayayaya…. minum milo saya jadi sihat dan cepat!

# 13 July 2010 at 11:12 am

Kultuih said:

cepat lah on fb.. ramai meminati anda!

# 13 July 2010 at 11:30 am

oreedo said:

fb??? tak mauuuu……. nanti bila dah ada EPMC FAn Club baru aku buat….

Syawal, itu tarikh ada errata……. 11 Julai….

# 13 July 2010 at 11:34 am

Kultuih said:

hahaha ok wait n see..

# 13 July 2010 at 11:43 am

Cut Tari said:

Iya la Abg Oreedo, cepat la bikin FB…I dah tak sabar nak add U ni…mwahh! mwaahh! mwahhh!

# 13 July 2010 at 12:36 pm

The Black Selebet said:

“Kereta kalau bawak tak payah laju-laju, tapi kene maintain cepat. Laju tak cepat tak gune, buat accident je.”
– Oreedo

hmmm…
so reed coined another catchy tagline for his touge campaign.
Duh, I have to be quick on my feet, have to think something to respond quickly…

haha but on a serious note:
gampang kome bestnyaaa layan touge bersama masta2…
lantas aku mencemburui korang…but wait..

where’s the detailed story about the near transcendental incidents, the so called (no pun intended) clos calls?
ehee nak jugak tau ceritanya, sapa, kenapa, di mana…?

all in all, nice reports!
keep up de karipap, and may the force be with you…

# 13 July 2010 at 4:08 pm

shalie said:

hahaha… ade jugak close calls that i didn’t mentioned that day… the moment i understeered and almost ran into an oncoming cyclist who was quite fast on downhill and uses more than half of the road. Master Oreedo was far up ahead…

# 13 July 2010 at 4:43 pm

Iman said:

nice write up..rugi ta mai dgn r888 yg mengeras kat rumah…

defoe join u guys nxt time

# 14 July 2010 at 9:46 am

kura2 said:

mabeles!

# 15 July 2010 at 9:16 pm