One early Sunday morning, my father brought me to a karting race track. He introduced me to the A1 GP Team Indonesia driver’s coach, Donny Sarwono, which then becoming my one and only coach up until now. I was an 8 years old guy with no dream and plan what I want to be in the future. Yes, it was normal for a young boy. However, by the time I knew what is motorsport and I felt fit in to it, I believe, I will be the next world champion in motorsport from Indonesia. “Drives slowly, and enjoy it,” that was the first thing that Sarwono told me to do when I jumped into the kart for the first time ever. It was only three months of practice, before having my first race ever in 2005. I could say it was not a good preparation for a totally rookie to race in a circuit that I never been there before with other 7 experienced drivers. It was totally new for me. “Calm down, relax and do what you can,” that was the first thing that my father told me to do for my first race ever in my life. …show more content…
This year I aimed to be the national champion. I learn a lot of technical things where I never get before. My second and third year was fully on developing my driving skill. I learned types of braking, hard-brake, soft-brake, and trail-braking. In addition, I also learned about cornering which taught me when did I have to turn the steering wheel by smoothly or hardly. However, in this final year being a cadet, the coach introduced me the principles of the engine. My coach found that my zero knowledge about how the engine works limits my achievement. Trouble with the engine I faced several times. Therefore, learning the basic knowledge of it was a crucial thing. Every Saturday morning, my chief engineer, Mursid Kamil, my coach and I seated together in the paddock. On the first day of the lesson, they taught me about how a carburetor works. I learned that how the carburetor works was like a man running a