Wysteria Blend
Monday, March 20, 2006
Pampanga 4x4 Off-RoadingI don't know anything when it comes to cars. As far as I'm concerned, if I can drive it, it's good enough for me. But this weekend showed me what a 4x4 off-roading race is, and it rocks!
It was held at Pampanga, under the dreadful heat of the sun, in the middle of all that lahar. And it wasn't a race race. It's a matter of finishing the course within the given time frame (if you can finish it at all), going through all those blasted lahar hills, water, mud, you name it, and making sure your car is in tip-top shape enough to drive back home to Manila. In our team, Kuya Nicky was the head driver and Billy was his navigator who spent most of his time digging his aqua socks into the mud to check if the route won't get the Suzuki Samurai stuck. Billy, by the way, is the guy who's cousins with THE MiG Ayesa and he promised to give me a cd of all the MiG songs. Whoopiedoo!
Back to the race, well, the stupid organizers didn't bother testing out the track so it was hardly doable. Only team 24 out of 24 teams finished. That, by the way, was Gov. Mark Lapid's team, who also donated the prize. How luto is that! And he probably won because all the other teams had already paved the way for him.
So anyway, it was an enjoyable experience. I'm majorly sun-burned. I learned to appreciate C2 and cheers to Coleman for a brilliant invention that he should be made a saint. And I met majority of the Vitara Club of the Philippines who all have cool cars! I'm not talking expensive BMW, I'm talking about cute Jimnys, cool Tonkas, and amusing Samurais with snorkels on them. I have a new found respect for KN's Samurai. Can't believe that car pulled the Tonka.
Oh yeah! At the beginning of the weekend, Kuya Nicky's car ran out of gas on EDSA. So we had to tow him to the nearest gas station. Towards the end of the weekend, Billy's car lost its clutch (had to ride with him all the way since I couldn't fit anymore with KN). When it comes to cars, I believe I've seen everything. And it didn't help that our time in the car established a musical generation gap.
Kudos to Kuya Nicky for a brilliant toy car and excellent driving skills! If I were a guy, I'd follow in his footsteps. Hehe! And galeng ni Wifey (a.k.a Ate)! She's still cool even in the face of a track like that and major butterflies in the stomach.
Music: The ones from Billy's Ipod
