BMW Sauber Pitstop & Paddock Lounge with Intel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

[ShaolinTiger]

Basically the place is a mini F1 mockup with demonstrations of the various technologies involved in F1 racing.

It includes a mini-pitstop where you and your friends can race against the clock to change the tyres and refuel a real F1 car.

It also has some simulations and a mock-up of the F1 driver training area with some reaction testing equipment and weights.

I was there for a cocktail party with Intel, apparently Intel Core Duo is used in the computers controlling the F1 cars and helps to process the vast amounts of data that the cars churn out allowing the team to manage the car more effectively.

The party was fairly well populated with the usual suspects on show (X3, 6 series, 7 series and 5 series) plus journalists from most of the popular publications.

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It was a really hot day, especially by the side of the mini track where they were having RC car racing.

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Joey G the VJ was the emcee.

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Timo Glock the BMW-Sauber test driver number two was also there and said a few words (and received a helluva ugly batik shirt as a gift).

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Joey G was selling the merits of the Intel Core Duo processor, they actually shot a commercial live during the event and edited it in real time to show the power of the Core Duo system.

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Anyway enough of the boring event pics, let's see the fun ones.

[ShaolinTiger]

I didn't catch the guy on the bikes name, but he was awesome! Total control over the bike like it was part of him. It was a bloody powerful bike too, some nice stunts.

He's the man! Here he is doing a front wheelie to start.

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After that I tried some panning shots during his stunts, I'm not very good I know..need more practise!

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This guy rocks the bike, seriously!

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He can even make a complete circuit with no hands, breaking and turning the bike with his feet and body weight.

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He was going damn fast too, for such a confined space.

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[ShaolinTiger]

Complete control over the bike.

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The crowds enjoying the show.

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Posing...for BMW

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Balance

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The tricks he was doing were highly dangerous and required intense concentration!

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[mac]

ST good action, but next time try to include the whole bike

[ShaolinTiger]

A few of the scene and surrounding area.

Blistering hot!

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The F1 car showing off.

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Burning some rubber to impress the crowds..BMW Power?

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Smokescreen!

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Well that was my afternoon at the BMW Sauber F1 Team Paddock Lounge.

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I hope you enjoyed the pictures! :drunk:

[bimmer_man]

actually the single seater car is a Formula BMW car right?
btw, good catch ST :cool:

[jayhan]

That is absolutely NOT a formula 1 race car.
By the way, a whole series of interesting and enlightening shots you've got there ST! Thanks!

[eightmegapixel]

Thanks for the pics ST. I like the bike shots. I'm going there tomorrow.

[siew]

Well documented, ST. There are activities there from 4-8 Apr. Do you have any idea what time?

[JackJack]

why they dint use the real F1 car? Coz the F1 car in Sepang ma:D

[mobbes]

Great shots ST! I'll be going tonight. Hopefully not too crowded.

[derickuan]

ST....very good cover of the event....and good panning shots...I hope i could do that myself..

[noruazumi]

ST, thanks for sharing. good panning shots!
i remembered your post about your panning try-out on the rusty Proton Saga. :D
btw, what lens did u used? T17-50/2.8?

[alancheong7]

ST,
#2 is great - can actually be broken into 3 separate pix, very very nice.

The bike pix are awesome. Thanks for sharing. That you were able to get the chap that sharp .... res ipsa loquitor.
:thumbs_up:

[Norm]

Very nice panning shots, ST...
and the event well covered... great!:)

[ShaolinTiger]

ST good action, but next time try to include the whole bike

Thanks mac, I did try to do a variety of shots some with the full bike and some with close-up, I was very limited as to how I could take shots though due to the way they'd set up the area around the test track.

actually the single seater car is a Formula BMW car right?
btw, good catch ST :cool:

Yes my mistake it's a Formula BMW car. Thanks!

That is absolutely NOT a formula 1 race car.
By the way, a whole series of interesting and enlightening shots you've got there ST! Thanks!

It's a Formula BMW car as bimmer_man mentioned. Thanks.

Thanks for the pics ST. I like the bike shots. I'm going there tomorrow.

Do enjoy the show, make sure you catch the guy on the bike, fantastic.

Well documented, ST. There are activities there from 4-8 Apr. Do you have any idea what time?

Up until late evening I believe, the bike guy performs at something like 5pm and 8pm.

why they dint use the real F1 car? Coz the F1 car in Sepang ma:D

Yah and it's too big, noisy and powerful haha.

Great shots ST! I'll be going tonight. Hopefully not too crowded.

Thanks, it will be crowded on the weekend for sure, that's why I prefer to go in the week.

ST....very good cover of the event....and good panning shots...I hope i could do that myself..

Thanks DK, we can have an outing to practise at any bus-stop one day haha.

ST, thanks for sharing. good panning shots!
i remembered your post about your panning try-out on the rusty Proton Saga. :D
btw, what lens did u used? T17-50/2.8?

Thanks...wow that was a long time ago that panning shot in Putrajaya with my macro lens hehe.

I used the 70-300mm Nikkor VR lens for these panning shots and the Sigma 10-20mm super wide for the wide angle.

ST,
#2 is great - can actually be broken into 3 separate pix, very very nice.

The bike pix are awesome. Thanks for sharing. That you were able to get the chap that sharp .... res ipsa loquitor.
:thumbs_up:

Thanks alan :) Yah have to practise panning quite a bit, but once you get a feel for it and the shutter speeds required it's not too bad.

Very nice panning shots, ST...
and the event well covered... great!:)

Thanks Norm, do drop by if you are interested in F1, pretty neat show.

[noordin]

Nice series ST. I didn't attend but now I feel like I've been there. :thumbs_up:

[sampoerna]

Smokescreen!

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How can the kid get so close to the track?? Dangerous leh

[sampoerna]

ST,..tumpang a few. Met Mobbes on that night.

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[sampoerna]

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[qqmeng]

ST... those are nice pan shot!