How it all started
It was a lazy sunday morning. It felt lazy due to a disappointment the night before . . . a carefully planned, supposedly spectacular, and outrageously wild boys night out that did not happen because of a weak link in the group. Anyways, I woke up that morning, looked at my watch and it indicated that its way past early and nothing has been planned for the rest of the day. I was not about to let the day pass without something to scratch my already itching feet. With almost maximum effort exerted, I searched within my blurry memory of what is supposed to be up for today . . .
Then I remembered that I can go to Daranak Falls and swim and lounge and frolic in the cool waters temporarily chiding the tremendously hot and humid weather for the rest of the day. It was just less than 30 minutes away. Then I remembered that there is a drift competition and an OSP drag meet at Clark set for today. Wow, a chance to quench my need for speed at NLEX and get to watch sideways and straight track action . . . the sweet stench of burnt rubber and howling engines in the air. Time is running and it is not slowing down, I had to decide quick if I want to make it early and enjoy the rest of the day.
The swimming excursion will cost minimal compared to the Clark run. What the heck, I am itching to run the NLEX for like forever, since the car has yet to run this north route after Godzilla’s installation (the turbocharged Nissan RB engine family is nicknamed Godzilla, with RB20DET as the smallest and the RB26DETT as the biggest and most powerful factory built). This is the time for the long-awaited-but-cannot-do run at the northerly long stretch of road. So what if it cost fuel? It is the price to pay to scratch the need-for-speed itch. To save as much fuel, step light on the gas pedal and do drafting.
Drafting??? Is there a misspelling here? Find out on Part 2 of the blog!
