My life in the fast lane
Pole Position in Macau! 
Saturday, November 15, 2008, 06:57 PM
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Qualifying worked out perfect today for me as I was able to put down my fastest lap ever at the Macau Grand Prix with a 2:27.15. I knew early on that I had to put a time down before we caught up to lapped traffic so I went out pushing hard. My time was over 2 seconds quicker than 2nd placed Danny Watts which is my largest margin I've ever had for a pole position!

On the first lap, I came across some traffic which gave me a time of 2:29.33. I pushed hard on the second lap and without any traffic, clocked in my pole position time. I slowed for 1 lap to try and gain some space again, but came across traffic on my third lap. I felt the time I had was quick enough for first so I came into the pit.

At the end of the session, I went back out for some more laps in order to try and get some data for the team. We wanted to see how the car felt after some more laps so we put in four more laps before the session came to an end.

I'm very pleased with the result as I put in maximum effort during the qualifying session. The race will be difficult tomorrow as there is 36 cars in the race. We will come across traffic after the first few laps so getting quickly and cleanly passed lapped traffic will be the key to victory for the race.

We also finished the day off with an autograph session for the fans. Thanks to all those that came out to show their support, its greatly appreciated! Wish me luck for tomorrows race as I will try my hardest to take my 3rd victory in the streets of Macau!

For those in Hong Kong, remember the race will be live on TVB at 10:30am.
Quickest in free practice at Macau... 
Friday, November 14, 2008, 10:50 PM
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It was an interesting session today for the Macau GT. There were alot of cars on track, 36 GT cars to be exact. With different skill levels and speeds between cars, it lead to alot of traffic in todays practice session.

At the beginning of my session, I went in quickly to the pit to check that everything was ok on the car. I went back out immediately and tried to put in a good lap time.. However, after two attempts, I came into extreme traffic on both laps and decided to come into the pit to give my team some data, such as tire pressures and temperatures..

At the same time, the team realised we had a slow puncture on the right front tire. I changed the tire and went back out for 1 flying lap. I managed to get a somewhat clear lap and clocked in a time of 1:30.1. This lap managed to be 3 seconds faster than second place Danny Watts in a Porsche and Keita Sawa in the Lamborghini...

I suspect my competitors also had alot of traffic and I know qualifying will be much much closer tomorrow. I will drive my hardest in qualifying tomorrow and I hope that I can get a clear lap in order to put in a fast lap!

Below are some pictures from todays practice session. Thanks to Team Jebsen, Blue Girl Beer, Aha Coffee, LKM, and Hotel Royal Macau for their support in this weekends race!








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Macau Grand Prix - Macau GT 
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 08:52 AM
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First off, I would like to thanks God for guiding me to victory in this years championship. It was a season of ups and downs, but at the end, we were able to fight through and take the title...thanks to everyone for all the calls, text messages, emails, and words of congratulations! It means alot to me, even though I can't answer all of them right away! haha...

After I arrived back from Bahrain, I didn't get any time to celebrate as we had Team Jebsen's press conference in the Porsche Showroom then off I came to the Macau Grand Prix.

The PCCA championship was won for all of us because without the support of my sponsors, fans, family and friends, this result really wouldn't be possible. So thankyou to everyone!!

I arrived in Macau yesterday and I can't wait to start practice tomorrow. There's still such a special feeling here in Macau during the grandprix weekend, its a completely different atmosphere than wut Macau usually has and it's by far my favorite race weekend in my whole years calendar...

This year, I won't be competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia as I have been in the past 4 seasons, but instead, this year is the ingural weekend of the Macau GT. This year, instead of it being a spec Porsche race, I'll be racing against all makes of cars such as Lamborghini's, Ferrari's, Aston Martins etc.. I've brought out a slightly modified Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car for this race. The race is live on TVB in Hong Kong at 10:30am on Sunday!

The last time this car turned a wheel was when I took the checkered flag for the win in Macau one year ago! The car has been checked up by the Jebsen service team at the Porsche Centre Hong Kong service centre..

I've done my track preparation such as walking the 6.2km track(took 2 hours) and the team is here prepared to compete. This race is also special for me as many of my sponsors have come together to make this race possible for me. Team Jebsen and Blue Girl Beer who regularly sponsor me in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, and also my Porsche Supercup sponsors, LKM and A-Ha Coffee. Thanks to you all for your continued support..

Below I've posted some pics of my car...Come back tomorrow for results of my free practice session on my favorite street circuit in the world!

This is about 1 week ago as Team Jebsen prepared the car in the Porsche Service Centre in Kowloon..


The GT3 Cup Car ready for battle in the Macau GT


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PCCA Championship won!! 
Sunday, November 9, 2008, 10:31 PM
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I don't have too much time to go into the race in detail rite now. I'm on the plane for a stopover in Dubai before heading back to Hong Kong.

I just wanted everyone to know one thing, I have won the championship of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia this past weekend. I was the winner in race 1, which was a very crucial win for my championship. In race 2, I came through in a comfortable 2nd place to clinch the title.

I'm very excited as this is my 2nd championship title in the PCCA. I'll give you a more detailed update really soon! Ciao..


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2nd in qualifying for the championship battle in Bahrain... 
Friday, November 7, 2008, 09:50 PM
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We have been very quick in the free practice sessions, however today in qualifying, the car changed alot with the new tires.

I struggled with major oversteer on the first set of tires. I came in for my second set of tires and changed my setup alot, then went out back onto the track.

I managed to salvage the session and take back second position, but I was unable to take the pole position and the extra point for doing so.

I'm happy to start on the front row, but the race will be a tough one...

Menzel. 1:25.48
O'Young 1:25.75
Jones 1:25.84
Sugden 1:26.10

Thats it for now.. no more time to write anymore!! Ciao and wish me luck!!

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