Malaysian Top Offroad Racer - David Lim
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 | 271 viewsWe just cannot ignore this report aka comment made by our Malaysian Top Offroad Buggy and Truggy racer, Mr David Lim, at one of the Malaysian Thread in rctech. Go ahead, read what he said and tell us later why he is always on the top podium and why he is always so kind to all of us. Great personality and work ethic - is a formula that equal champion in itself. No wonder he is sponsored by many companies and currently is under Team Losi Malaysia and Werks Racing Malaysia.
To My Friends & Off-Road Lovers,
To be frank, I have been thinking for quite sometime should I write out something to share my experiences. Today I have made up the decision, and decided to put in writing and I totally have no intention to hurt anyone feelings nor create any unnecessary forum wars ok. If I unintentionally said something wrong, kindly accept my apologies. Nor I am trying to show off my collection of achievements ya. I have been following up on this forum since the day Danny posted it, lots of enthusiastic potential participants been asking questions and inputting personal thoughts and opinions. I hope you guys have gotten a satisfy reply from the organizer and I personally appreciate those feedbacks from you guys ya.
The 2008 National series is just around the corner, taking this opportunity I would like to share my personal experience and the benefits that I have gain from participating in series races for the past few years. I guess the history should began with thanking Mr. Thomson Chong (JSA) where he started the JSA 7 rounds series from November 2003 and ended on April 2004. In my opinions Thomson efforts have revolutionized the way off road racing have been conducted in the pass years. The series began with average participants of 30 drivers and as time flies only left back approximately 10 to max of 12 guys racing for the remaining series. Although is a small crowd I have not gave up racing coz the track was so challenging where full up big jumps, followed by multiple jumps and etc. I have never experience this sort of fun before and I have learned so much to up grade my driving and jumping skills. At the end of the series I finished 3rd overall with Jessel (HPC) being the champ.
During this 7 rounds of racing besides having the chance to gain more racing track time, I am glad they were this group of friends sitting around at the pit areas for me to exchange knowledge, answer my doubts in set up and etc. This is the best time for me to learn and picked up experience from the old timers and experience drivers in off road scene.The trend continue in June 2004 and ended on April 2005, we had the RCAC 6 round series. I am proud to say I managed to finish as the overall Champ this time and I have improved a lot. Being the national champ and move on to race in my very first FEMCA in Malang Indonesia. The outing was great but not my result was up side down…hehe, overall finishing 98th position out of 150 drivers if not mistaken. That time I was so disappointed and I took the opportunity to speak to some of the best factory drivers in Asia and world level. For example, Atsushi Hara, Kenji Osaka, Cheng Wu Jung (Taiwan No.1) and discover my biggest weak points were badly lack of racing experience and track time. I sit back and think for a while, I practice extremely hard prior to FEMCA I would probably say I have spent so much money on my affordable level to purchase the best equipment for the race and yet I still way behind. That was the time I realized a besides participating on those ad-hoc major event l
ike LPR Master, Hobao Cup and etc is not sufficient. Participating in a series race is the best way for me to have constant measurable race time and polished up my driving skills. I was so much looking forward to race on the next coming series race.Prior to last year 2007 FEMCA in Pattaya, we had a 3 rounds series. The competition was so intense throughout the series. But it was a good warmed up and preparation prior to FEMCA. With all these real time racing practices, I am glad I able to finish in the top 15th position for my 2007 FEMCA race. I will continue to chase for top 10 in the next FEMCA. 1 of the biggest problem in Malaysia off road scene is that we are badly lack of races. For myself as a sponsor driver today, I guess max max I get to race about 12 to 15 races in a year, comprising Malaysia major events like Hobao Cup, LRP Master, HPC International, national series (3 – 5 races) and some overseas racing. But my teammates in Europe or preferably US they can complete the same amount of races in just 1 quarter of the year. That is why these guys are extremely fast, constant race environment practice, sharing of knowledge and vast improvement in driving skills = great fun and victory.
If possible I urge all my friends and a new joiners to off road hobby come and participate in the 2008 national series. With great blessing from the God, I hope everyone can run in all the 5 series. I have seen some posting where people were so concern the lucky draws and etc, once again I have no intention to offend anybody. Is that really important? Honestly my personal answer is “No”. Those are just additional excitement thanks to our local hobby shops generosity to sponsor engines and etc to build up the crowd. But the experience of off road racing one will gain at the end of the series worth way much above the price of an engine. I can have the best engine where money can buy, but I don’t have the skill set to put the engine power into great use even the best factory modified engine will just transform into a normal engine in the eye of the spectators.
I guess I have been a little long winded, once again looking forward to see you guys on March 16th and lets race ok. To conclude this, thousand of apologies if my posting has hurt anyone feelings! At the end of the day I am just another off road lovers who enjoys the hobby very much. Trust me and please give Danny and gang your support where these guys have been working so hard over the months planning up the event, finding sponsors and etc. Why would 1 bother to do all these for charity, these guys earn nothing because of the passion in off-road they are doing all for us.
Take care & Cheers!
Regards,
David Lim
(Werks Racing & Team Losi)
The above picture is one of his latest achievement, Top Qualified (TQ) the recent Hobao Cup and also TQ’ing the truggy class and winning it at the end. You can check his other achievement in his own David Lim Archive Category. Yes, we do keep track of our own top man. Go go David Lim. 
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