Category: Automotive

This happened in Mishref.

I got a nasty chip in my windshield the other day from a flying pebble and if that wasn’t bad enough the chip happened right up in the middle of my line of sight. It was extremely annoying and I wanted to fix it right away so I ended up taking it to our friends at Al Falah Car Wash since they recently started repairing windshields.

It took them around half and hour to repair two chips in my windshield (the new one and an older tiny one) and now my windshield looks new again. It cost me around KD5 plus I tipped the repair guy. They did a great job so I highly recommend them plus you can get your car washed when you’re done.

They’ve activated the new clock road sign near McDonalds on the Gulf Road and it turns out they’re using a new screen for it. Unlike the first generation signs in which they used two smaller screens, the new sign uses one larger higher resolution screen which is much better. No more squinting trying to read the messages, they should be much larger and clearer from now on.

A reader sent me the picture above he took of a suburban in Fahaheel overloaded with stuff on the roof including an elliptical trainer. It reminded me of the Lebanese art installation below.

Thanks Thomas

GulfRun, along with HuperOptik Kuwait and Abdulmohsen Abdulaziz Al-Babtain Co., have sponsored Mubarak Al-Rumaidhi’s Nissan 350Z to participate in the Red Bull Car Park drift tomorrow. The car has been fixed, modded and tuned to burn some serious rubber. Make sure to be there tomorrow at 3:30pm at the Kuwait International Fair in Meshrif to watch the event. We hope the best of luck for Mubarak and all of the contestants. See you there.

I know the guy and he’s basically going to kick everyone’s ass tomorrow. [Link]

Just a reminder, the Red Bull car park drift is going to be held this Friday. I’m going to pass by after lunch and take pictures so hopefully the weather is going to be clear.

Location: Kuwait International Fair
Date: Friday April 22, 2011
Time: 3:30pm

A reader took the picture of the highway digital sign delivering a warning message and diverting traffic to the appropriate lane. According to him the signs got updated before the police arrived which means the sign was activated with the appropriate message from someone at the control center monitoring the road via highway cameras. If I still want to pick on the signs I would say they should have been twice as wide so that the font size would be much larger making it easier to read from a distance. Nevertheless it’s good to see these signs in action and not just telling time.

Thanks Mohammad

The Red Bull Car Park Drift is back for the second time around. This year it’s going to be held at the Kuwait International fairgrounds. The winner of the car park drift will end up flying to Lebanon with his car, all expenses paid to compete in the regional final event.

Location: Kuwait International Fair
Date: Friday April 22, 2011
Time: 3:30pm
Rules: Drivers must bring their own cars to compete with. The cars should be either rear wheel drive or 4-wheel drive (saloon and sports cars only)

To participate call 66406020 or visit www.redbullmea.com

A reader emailed me yesterday telling me that they had installed strange new devices on the Ghazali Bridge (RD 60) and today another reader emailed me pictures of the actual devices. They don’t look like speed detectors to me, does anyone know what they do?

Thanks Babar

Update: This most probably is a non-intrusive detector that records vehicle count and then wirelessly transmits the data. [Link]

This two events got canceled last week since the track got covered with sand so it’s being pushed to this Saturday April 2nd at Pro Kart.

Karting Speed Max Challenge 4 Hours
The first event is a 4 hour karting race. 40 drivers will compete in scoring the best time with 5 drivers racing every heat and the winner continuing on to the final race. The race starts at 4PM and ends at 8PM. The race is open to the public and it’s free of charge!

Dolphin Karting Cup
The second event is an event for juniors aged 5 to 8 year-olds. This race event starts at 3PM and is also free of charge.

For more information on these events and a map to the location plus contact numbers you can visit the Pro Kart website [Here]

Thanks Bader, I owe you a Shani

This is a very cool event that’s happening tomorrow, Saturday the 26th of March at Pro Kart. It’s actually a bunch of events which I will try my best to explain clearly.

Karting Speed Max Challenge 4 Hours
The first event is a 4 hour karting race. 40 drivers will compete in scoring the best time with 5 drivers racing every heat and the winner continuing on to the final race. The race starts at 4PM and ends at 8PM. The race is open to the public and it’s free of charge!

Dolphin Karting Cup
The second event is an event for juniors aged 5 to 8 year-olds. This race event starts at 3PM and is also free of charge.

Motocross Challenge
The final event is a motocross challenge which will be held at the motocross track adjacent to the karting one. This event will start at 1PM and will be divided into a seniors and juniors race. Participating in this event is also free but unlike the karting events you would need to bring your own dirt bike here.

For more information on these events and a map to the location plus contact numbers you can visit the Pro Kart website [Here]

*****NOTICE*****
Due to the dust storm the event was postponed till next week.

I passed by the Gulf Road gas station to fill up when I spotted a bunch of young Kuwaiti guys and girls wearing fluorescent orange vests. One of the girls approached me and told me they were giving out this supplement pictured above called Mororiyat as part of traffic week. The supplement has a few articles on things you shouldn’t do and general driving tips. Not a bad initiative although I doubt a simple supplement would deter speeders from speeding. Plus most importantly, I didn’t find any article telling guys not to slow down in the middle of the Gulf Road to try and meet girls.

Q8Geeks posted a video they took at the Kuwait Rally 2011. I didn’t think they would be allowed to get this close to the cars and now I am jealous I didn’t go and take pictures myself. [Link]