It was late when Gil called me up and invited me over at Macapagal just to take advantage of a clear night while the stars were out. It rained early this evening just as there was a scheduled get together at the Fort. So I thought I'd be spending the night at home in peace - but, I'm always looking for an excuse to ride - and this was a good one. I forgot that Saturday was a marked day in every racer's calendar to head on over to this infamous strip where paper bricks are laid down and you let your machine do the talking for you.
As always when you hang around Shell Macapagal past 12MN on a Saturday night you get to see different personalities. Machine-wise, that is. This is just a small fun run, with side bets, and the anticipation leading to the square off just made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up on end.
So its these two beasts that are up against each other tonight, and during the dry run you already know who'll smoke who. The roads and u-turns are momentarily blocked, and for a brief moment all eyes are locked unto this small strip of concrete playing host to this modern joust. The Suzuki's high-pitch scream is deafening, and will literally shake your eardrums. I got dizzy just following this bike as it whizzed past me during practice. The R1 was already hitting the red line while the GSXr's front wheel is still high off the ground. Best of 3. 2 straight wins for the Zuki. The long wait was worth it. We split even before we got caged in by incoming racers in souped up Civics and whatnots.Incidentally on September 7 of this year, Inside Racing will hold a track day at the Carmona Racing Circuit to educate racers about the hazards of racing on the streets. For the full article head on over to Inside Racing.
