Some of us often hear this particular question: “aren’t you afraid of driving this way?”

When you’re driving, you forget about everything… the thrill of speed, booming stereo, the road, you and your machine… the other cars on the road, they are nothing more than obstacles, similar to cones on the track, that you must evade… The more experienced driver you are, the faster you can calculate the perfect maneuver to evade the collision…

The perfect maneuver consists out of multiple aspects: your speed, speed of other cars, your acceleration, the possibility of other driver to make an unpredicted move, the temperature of your tires and brakes, the state of the road and much more…



… when your mind collaborates with your brain to calculate the perfect maneuver faster and faster after every successful attempt, you are feeling more successful, in fact you start feeling invincible… As a matter of fact, within a few weeks you run through yellow lights split seconds before they turn red, you pass the other cars as if you are about to hit them with your side mirrors… all these things add even more adrenalin to your body, adrenalin that transforms in the feeling of confidence that may become so strong that will hit you off balance and will cause miscalculations, which in fact may be the introductory chapters of a worst case scenario… Right then you have to stop, otherwise these thrill of speed, adrenalin rush, the vibrations and the sounds of the engine – all of them will shut down your brain and the only things that will be left are feelings, instincts, and not much more, the same characteristics a true racer possesses… but this is not a race and not a race track – this is a city…



At the point when you park your car in front of your house after such a rush, you think about your actions, that were taking place a few moments ago, while you cool down your engine… You sit in the driver’s seat and –while the sweat rolls of your back- think how only ten minutes ago you were speeding on the main road, passing by first car, second, third and how you could hit the fourth one if some small random, but such an important factor would have played a role such as a small amount of sand on the road or your miscalculation of the speed of the other driver… right then, that sweat on your back which was caused by adrenalin becomes the sweat of fear when you make predictions of what could have happened… you become scared, but unfortunately you can do nothing about it…



And the very next day everything happens again and again… You drive way above the speed limits and when you reach your point of destination you tell yourself not to endanger yourself anymore… But as soon as you get back in the car, grab that steering wheel, hear the roar of your engine and the whistle of your turbo – all of these precautions fade away…

Suddenly, fellow speed lover and thrill seeker enters your horizon…

Usually your paths cross when you are driving slowly, but suddenly your attention is grasped by the sound of the engine or exhaust of the other participant… Yes participant, not an opponent, since there is no clear goal…



While you were calm a few moments ago, your condition changes in fraction of a second… you start paying attention on his actions: how much he –or she- is ahead of you or falling behind, without forgetting about the aspects of a perfect maneuver since you need them now more than ever… You and him, two cars, two lanes and suddenly, everything is different… You drive behind him and between your hood and his exhaust is not enough space for another car… His braking pedal is linked to yours and his throttle also somehow cause your rpm’s climb… In a moment you try to pass him on the lane next to you, on the same moment when his acceleration is put on hold by another car in front… You did it, you passed him just before the finish line which is marked by the point where your paths split just as sudden as they crossed in the first place… You signal him with your lights or claxon to show your sign of gratitude for his company and he does the same in return, showing you his respect and understanding, that you are not alone in this big city…