Posted by Furlong on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 @ 07:25 AM (GMT+0800)
During the Wesak Day weekend (May 16-19, 2008), my dad and I traveled back to his hometown in Arau, Perlis, for the birthday of the Raja Perlis. It is not very often that my dad goes back to his birthplace, but when he does, it's about once or twice a year, and I usually accompany him.
Perlis is the smallest state in Malaysia, and it is the northern-most state, bordering Thailand. Little did I realize that the smallest state in Malaysia has the most technical and fastest road I have ever riden in Malaysia to date!
The location of the road is at the Perlis State Park, which is on the way to Wang Kelian. Wang Kelian is known for its Sunday morning market, where lots of tourists go to buy cheap goods from Thailand. A few years ago, this place was busy with traffic, but thank god that recently not many people are going to Wang Kelian anymore. I think it has lost its novelty attraction. All the better for me, since the road leading to Wang Kelian is what I would dare say worthy of being IGSA World Cup level! The road is very challenging, but it is too far away from any major cities to make an event there worthwhile. For the time being, this will be the ultimate training grounds for me!
Let the Google Earth satellite image speak for itself!
3D image showing the terrain and change in elevation
Yes, I'm in Perlis, the smallest state in Malaysia! And yes, I've finally got myself a Rogers Bros pegless luge. I didn't bring the fairings with me here though.
At the start area
As seen from the lookout gazebo at the start area. Who knew that Perlis has beautiful mountain scenery, since the state is known for its flat rice fields?
View of the road going downhill as seen from the lookout gazebo
This is the max speed I got at the bottom of the hill. I still believe I can reach the magical 100 km/h here in Malaysia. I will try this hill again when I come back next weekend (June 13-16, 2008) and this time I will use the Seismic Speed Vent wheels and the aerodynamic fairings!
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 @ 08:27 PM
Furlong wrote:
Cool, got a lot of comments on this article!
Craig: Glad you enjoyed the ride as much as I enjoyed filming it! Hope to see you here one day.
Iman: Ha ah, Jim balik Arau this Friday. Confirm la nanti bila Iman nak pergi.
Jihad: Sorry to hear you can't make this trip. You can always take annual leave in the future!
Graham: Thanks for the words of encouragement! I do hope to break the 100 km/h barrier this weekend. Btw, the luge I used at NPG was also a Rogers Bros. It looked bad because of the lousy paint job!
Rafa: I'm still waiting to see photos from your BBB. It's not a race report, you were not racing! :)
i got my BBB race report done, just got to post it, by the way there are no excuses to not visit my website, because now it has a english translation feature
I reakon with your fairing kit and the seismics you'll definately reach the magical 100kph! It looks like an awesome track man, i definately wouldn't mind riding it one day. Also - Nice new sled furlong, it looks a lot more better than the one you were riding at newtons.
Bro!!! this road is sooo cooolll!!! give me 2 or 3 days to confirm with u yaa...i don't wanna cancel the trip last minute bcoz of hectic work schedule.... COOOOLLLLL!!!
