As Stirling Moss once said,
“There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well:
Drive and Make Love”.
Year 2021 was not a happy year for us Sri Lankans.
The year was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Financial meltdown, Prices went up, Spare parts imports banned, Business collapsed, Salary dropped, Unemployment exploded.
…and to add insult to injury, we experienced a fuel crisis.
In these desperate times we yearned for joy, something to lighten the future.
It came in quite an unexpected form.
From the very beginning it was an ‘Against all odds’ story.
With the three drivers behind the wheels of the Group A inspired cars and the team of six at the helm, Kandy Ghost Cats and later the Phase 2, captured the admires’ imagination.
While experienced drivers and 4wd cars who considered them amateurs, they challenged the big boys.
They worked as hard as they drove. They spend countless hours of analysing and making strategies.
New Ideas were born and put into action in workshops. Cars were constantly upgraded and they were stronger, faster and hungry for victory.
And they trained hard honing their skills and testing their theories.
This went on…
But unfortunately with the fuel crisis coming to its peak, they disbanded the team. Their beloved cars were mothballed.
The team that offered hope and cheer is gone.
And for the members of the team they went separate ways. One started to write his blog. Others went into became top of their lives.
This is their story!
...They are called mountain drivers. Men who drive cars on ordinary mountain roads. Roads that service cars, motorcycles, buses, tractors and lorries. Roads that are align with trees, stone walls, boulders and guard rails; unforgiving obstacles when struck by the human body. Driving on mountain passes is one of the purist forms of driving. For over years men have been flying flat out on these courses, inches away from cliffs and ditches; all waiting to catch out those who make mistakes. Drivers compete with each other and against the course itself.
Let’s enjoy this amazing video.
Video Credit: Antti Kalhola
Thank you.