My first ever ID tournament
….was a disaster? …was a fluke? ….was a complete humiliation of my ID driving skills?
haaaay….here i was…expecting exhibition games @ sm southmall one gud saturday afternun. bought around 50 tokens (4php/token) then redied myself for some serious battles. as i approach the machine, i saw what may a hardcore ID fan myself would consider a lucky day! the machine was packed with players! i thought "uy! swerte! daming kalaban!"….i never imagined what would happen next would ACTUALLY happen!
as i was waiting for my chance to play (and hopefully mercilessly kick the shit out of some of the players), i was suddenly approached by this skinny black guy with long hair (masyadong descriptive no?) then asked me, "ikaw si Z1 no?" (Z1 is my cardname and I was infamous to the Philippine ID players including the top Philippine ID team TOFU….thanks to my ‘friends’ at sm sucat….blabbermouth! ^__^) i said "yup…bakit?". he then answered by "mga taga sm fairview yang mga nasa kabilang seat…naki2pagchallenge sming mga taga southmall". sbi ko "aaaa…o e ano ngayn?" (sungit no?) "kulang kasi kami ng players e…biglaan kasi ang challenge nitong mga to…samin ka n lng muna, ok lang?" he was almost begging me to join their team. well, it was an ego boost for me, considering they taught i can make a good contribution for their team. hehe…
so they told me to pick a car i would like to use to battle the other team….of course i chose my black RX-8 which is by far my best battle car. little did i know the irony of the whole thing. u see, when i battle i prefer it raining…my RX-8 loves the wet asphalt and its easier to control. they told me i was the first battler…usui (my favorite course)…and the weather condition would be dry. DRY? DRY? i told them its practicaly suicide! my RX-8 doesnt respond well to the grippy asphalt! its a sure lose situation! they told me its alright since this is just a friendly battle….friendly battle my ass! easy for them to say, they r not d one hu would have a hard time. they also told me that its the tournament rules…all battles would be on dry. WHAT???? Had I known there to be a rule system, I wouldn’t opt for my RX-8…my FD or EVO can do a better job! they also told me that once i picked a car, i wont be allowed to use other cars. NOW they tell me….*sigh*
well, to make a long story short, my poor RX-8 lost ALL tournament battles that day! huhuhu! it ddnt really boost my ego u knw. haaay….nwei after that stupid tournament i challenged every player still present there and kicked their sorry ass in rain battles! i dont care if they are from fairview, southmall or even pampanga players! (yes there are ID players @ pampanga) I juz challenged them all so that my ego wont be completely shattered that day….
lesson of the story: ask rules first before joining any stupid tournament! ^___^
July 17th, 2005 at 9:06 pm
i was there at that so-called tournament. only problem jonas had was he didnt know the rules haha im sure if he was the one who chose the conditions the other player would go home with the 500+ advantage jonas will be having. oh well lets give them credit cause they know how to drive, i wouldnt be able to keep up yet. i will try to become faster and will fight them and hopefully beat the hell out of them hahaha