Would you have thought that there's a go-kart circuit in Manjung? Haha, there actually is. I'm not sure when they began their operation, but I only came to know it this year. True enough, the place seems quite "secluded" and there's only a big signboard at the front to tell you it's a karting circuit. However, it's by the highway, and most of the people who sped by probably wouldn't notice. So, we knew of it's existence by word of mouth.
We went to the Manjung Karting circuit, except for my mom, just for a try-out. No other customer was there, just us. Probably because it was a weekday. Great, the whole circuit was ours. It's a rather simple circuit, you can actually see the whole track in a glance - it's not even as big as a football field. Well, you wouldn't expect it to be like those in Genting or Sepang anyway. RM10 for 5 minutes, RM20 for 10 minutes. My sis said you could go for a steamboat for RM20. Haha.
Everything was ready, so off we go. The engine's chugging quite loudly, and we were wearing a heavy helmet, so it was kinda hard to hear others. The whole kart also vibrates from the engine. Once on the track though, you wouldn't notice it much. When you look at another kart in front of you (and you're in a kart too), it was kind of funny and cute. Imagine, my dad in a mini car, speeding away. And my sis with a grin on her face, on the other side of the track. I just wished I could get hold of my camera then. The curve was kind of sharp though, and the steering wheel was a little hard, but it was fine. In fact, the steering wheel could only turn 60 degrees max to either side. With a full-sized car, the curve might be like a U-turn every 5 seconds, but for a smaller go-kart, it was more "manageable". Haha.
Well, my dad was like driving past us all quickly - probably his driving experience. Haha. As for me, I took my time. I could speed all the way and overtake, but the width of the track wasn't very big. Plus, the guy in charge warned of reckless behaviour. There was actually two times when I came close behind one of my sis' car where she suddenly slowed down. And I was so near, I stepped on the brakes as well as let go of the accelerator. Guess what happened? My kart's engine shut down. And I was left waiting for the guy to come over to help start the engine again. It was funny. And it happened two times! Haha. And you bet, 5 minutes passed pretty quickly.
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