- Do you want to go to Kalasin to see the football game?
- How much, how long is the drive?
- Bt3,000, 1 1/2 hour
We agree on a lesser price and leave Sakon Nakhon around 4 pm.
The game is advertised to start at 6 pm.
A short while underway, Joey receives a phone call. The game is to start at 5, not 6 pm.
From that moment I'm sitting next to speedracer.
The Phu Phan mountain range has some very sharp curves.
I looked at the speedometer, at times we were nearing 145 kmph (90mph) on the straightaways.
I was hanging on for dear life. There were a couple close calls.
I gripped the overhead handle so tense that I actually loosened it.
5:20 pm we received another call. Game hasn't started, the ambulance isn't at the stadium yet.
Can't start without it.
We arrived at 5:40, the game had been underway for 10 minutes. As we walked through the parking lot, the crowd roared. Kalasin had scored.
The return trip started after the game. Eight PM. Traffic was very light.
There was an exiting moment when a bus was passing traffic, head-on in our lane.
We were forced off the pavement. We were lucky there was enough space for us to get out of the way. The bus never slowed and just kept on going.
We were doing 145kmph more frequently now. We were home in two hours.
If you drive safe and at the posted speed limit,
the drive can't be done in under two hours
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