Team Westlake all set for Formula Drift Singapore
25 Jun 2012|5,430 views
While teams is getting all souped-up and ready for this weekend’s big event – the Singapore leg of the Formula Drift Asia championship, we take the opportunity to interview one of the latest contestants to join the drifting scene – Geoveen Hi.
SGCM: Good day Geoveen, thank you for granting us the time for the interview. Let us start by wishing you all the best for the upcoming Singapore leg of the championship. Singapore is the second leg of the championship, how would you compare the local culture and receptivity to that of Malaysia?
Geoveen: Comparing the two scenes, I would think that the Malaysia scene is more forgiving, in the sense that drivers are given more time to practise in the circuit prior to the qualifying session. For instance, we were only allowed two to three hours on the local circuit. As with any motorsports event, there is the lack of space for practice.
SGCM: It must have been hard to keep the passion alive in the tough situations. Would you give us more details of the difficulties you have experienced in the field?
Geoveen: Our team started out as a group of friends, passionate about drifting. To begin with, drifting is an expensive sport. The lack of appropriate places to practise meant that we have to do most of the practise in neighbouring countries. Besides honing the driver’s skills, it is also important that the team is equipped with experienced mechanic. Locally, it is tough to locate personnel with expertise in setting up a proper drifting car. There must also mutual understanding to build a cohesive working relationship, as most of the time tuning of the cars is progressive, mechanics will need to work on it based on feedbacks from drivers.
SGCM: With the strong competition from the rest of the region, such as Japan, how would you see yourself fare against them?
Geoveen: The competition is strong, but nonetheless we at Westlake take it as a learning experience. Each leg of the competition is filled with different elements, with each of us facing different competitors from different teams. Everyone in the arena is our competitor, and as such we need to ready ourselves, to be prepared to perform at our best levels. I can’t say for sure how well we will fare, but we will definitely put up our best.
SGCM: Thank you Geoveen, we wish you all the best in the competition.
Geoveen: Thank you.
Team Westlake will be entering five contestants for the upcoming Singapore leg of the Formula Drift Asia, two of them Singaporeans, with Geoveen as one of them. 2012 marks Geoveen’s maiden expedition in competitive drifting, with the Formula Drift Asia as his first major competition. Prior to this he was the manager of Team Westlake.
SGCM: Good day Geoveen, thank you for granting us the time for the interview. Let us start by wishing you all the best for the upcoming Singapore leg of the championship. Singapore is the second leg of the championship, how would you compare the local culture and receptivity to that of Malaysia?Geoveen: Comparing the two scenes, I would think that the Malaysia scene is more forgiving, in the sense that drivers are given more time to practise in the circuit prior to the qualifying session. For instance, we were only allowed two to three hours on the local circuit. As with any motorsports event, there is the lack of space for practice.
SGCM: It must have been hard to keep the passion alive in the tough situations. Would you give us more details of the difficulties you have experienced in the field?
Geoveen: Our team started out as a group of friends, passionate about drifting. To begin with, drifting is an expensive sport. The lack of appropriate places to practise meant that we have to do most of the practise in neighbouring countries. Besides honing the driver’s skills, it is also important that the team is equipped with experienced mechanic. Locally, it is tough to locate personnel with expertise in setting up a proper drifting car. There must also mutual understanding to build a cohesive working relationship, as most of the time tuning of the cars is progressive, mechanics will need to work on it based on feedbacks from drivers.
SGCM: With the strong competition from the rest of the region, such as Japan, how would you see yourself fare against them?
Geoveen: The competition is strong, but nonetheless we at Westlake take it as a learning experience. Each leg of the competition is filled with different elements, with each of us facing different competitors from different teams. Everyone in the arena is our competitor, and as such we need to ready ourselves, to be prepared to perform at our best levels. I can’t say for sure how well we will fare, but we will definitely put up our best.
SGCM: Thank you Geoveen, we wish you all the best in the competition.
Geoveen: Thank you.
Team Westlake will be entering five contestants for the upcoming Singapore leg of the Formula Drift Asia, two of them Singaporeans, with Geoveen as one of them. 2012 marks Geoveen’s maiden expedition in competitive drifting, with the Formula Drift Asia as his first major competition. Prior to this he was the manager of Team Westlake.
While teams is getting all souped-up and ready for this weekend’s big event – the Singapore leg of the Formula Drift Asia championship, we take the opportunity to interview one of the latest contestants to join the drifting scene – Geoveen Hi.
SGCM: Good day Geoveen, thank you for granting us the time for the interview. Let us start by wishing you all the best for the upcoming Singapore leg of the championship. Singapore is the second leg of the championship, how would you compare the local culture and receptivity to that of Malaysia?
Geoveen: Comparing the two scenes, I would think that the Malaysia scene is more forgiving, in the sense that drivers are given more time to practise in the circuit prior to the qualifying session. For instance, we were only allowed two to three hours on the local circuit. As with any motorsports event, there is the lack of space for practice.
SGCM: It must have been hard to keep the passion alive in the tough situations. Would you give us more details of the difficulties you have experienced in the field?
Geoveen: Our team started out as a group of friends, passionate about drifting. To begin with, drifting is an expensive sport. The lack of appropriate places to practise meant that we have to do most of the practise in neighbouring countries. Besides honing the driver’s skills, it is also important that the team is equipped with experienced mechanic. Locally, it is tough to locate personnel with expertise in setting up a proper drifting car. There must also mutual understanding to build a cohesive working relationship, as most of the time tuning of the cars is progressive, mechanics will need to work on it based on feedbacks from drivers.
SGCM: With the strong competition from the rest of the region, such as Japan, how would you see yourself fare against them?
Geoveen: The competition is strong, but nonetheless we at Westlake take it as a learning experience. Each leg of the competition is filled with different elements, with each of us facing different competitors from different teams. Everyone in the arena is our competitor, and as such we need to ready ourselves, to be prepared to perform at our best levels. I can’t say for sure how well we will fare, but we will definitely put up our best.
SGCM: Thank you Geoveen, we wish you all the best in the competition.
Geoveen: Thank you.
Team Westlake will be entering five contestants for the upcoming Singapore leg of the Formula Drift Asia, two of them Singaporeans, with Geoveen as one of them. 2012 marks Geoveen’s maiden expedition in competitive drifting, with the Formula Drift Asia as his first major competition. Prior to this he was the manager of Team Westlake.
SGCM: Good day Geoveen, thank you for granting us the time for the interview. Let us start by wishing you all the best for the upcoming Singapore leg of the championship. Singapore is the second leg of the championship, how would you compare the local culture and receptivity to that of Malaysia?
Geoveen: Comparing the two scenes, I would think that the Malaysia scene is more forgiving, in the sense that drivers are given more time to practise in the circuit prior to the qualifying session. For instance, we were only allowed two to three hours on the local circuit. As with any motorsports event, there is the lack of space for practice.
SGCM: It must have been hard to keep the passion alive in the tough situations. Would you give us more details of the difficulties you have experienced in the field?
Geoveen: Our team started out as a group of friends, passionate about drifting. To begin with, drifting is an expensive sport. The lack of appropriate places to practise meant that we have to do most of the practise in neighbouring countries. Besides honing the driver’s skills, it is also important that the team is equipped with experienced mechanic. Locally, it is tough to locate personnel with expertise in setting up a proper drifting car. There must also mutual understanding to build a cohesive working relationship, as most of the time tuning of the cars is progressive, mechanics will need to work on it based on feedbacks from drivers.
SGCM: With the strong competition from the rest of the region, such as Japan, how would you see yourself fare against them?
Geoveen: The competition is strong, but nonetheless we at Westlake take it as a learning experience. Each leg of the competition is filled with different elements, with each of us facing different competitors from different teams. Everyone in the arena is our competitor, and as such we need to ready ourselves, to be prepared to perform at our best levels. I can’t say for sure how well we will fare, but we will definitely put up our best.
SGCM: Thank you Geoveen, we wish you all the best in the competition.
Geoveen: Thank you.
Team Westlake will be entering five contestants for the upcoming Singapore leg of the Formula Drift Asia, two of them Singaporeans, with Geoveen as one of them. 2012 marks Geoveen’s maiden expedition in competitive drifting, with the Formula Drift Asia as his first major competition. Prior to this he was the manager of Team Westlake.
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