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Okay, this is it. Time to send it,’ (safe behind a tyre barrier) had a a car, the Mercedes-Benz G350d.
said my mind as I chased my brother huge smile on his face as he looked Both, obviously, are tonnes of fun.
in a barely visible orange Maruti at his camera screen. We were They are fast, exotic and you will
Suzuki S-Presso as he powered having an absolute blast. never get out of them without a smile
towards the last corner at the Ajmera But what’s going on here, you on your face. But this is where my
Indikarting Dirt Track in Mumbai. ask? And what are two entry-level definition of attaining fun starts to
I was following the dust cloud in hatchbacks doing sliding around change. Over time, I’ve realised it’s
a Renault Kwid Climber, with the in the dirt? And how could those no longer the actual numbers, but
throttle pressed to the floor. At the possibly be fun? Well, over time more about the feeling. And for big,
last moment, I let off, twisted the my idea of fun has barely changed. powerful and fast cars, that moment
wheel and yanked the handbrake, all The route to attain it, though, has. comes far higher up the speedometer
at once, and the rear end kicked out, Elsewhere in this issue, you’ll find than what is normally safe. Which
swinging the car like a pendulum as a story featuring a Lamborghini brings me squarely to the two cars
I immediately counter-steered. I was Huracan Evo that can hit 100 kph you see here.
laughing hysterically, my brother in under four seconds. Last month, The Maruti Suzuki S-Presso and
gave me a thumbs-up, and Kaizad we drove a matte-black hooligan of the Renault Kwid Climber are small,
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