You sip on some Redbull and make some final checks on the car. The tyre-warmers are removed , you put the car into gear and casually reach the intersection. While waiting anxiously for the light to turn green, you realise you were to reach the office ten minutes ago. Revving the car, you anticipate the green light.3.....2....1...... And you're off like a Duracell bunny on meth. It was raining early in the morning and the road's still slippery. The intermediate tyres you have isn't working.... Better shift to wet tyres!

You pull up at a gas station. The pit crew comes running in for the tyre change. OH NO!! The front left tyre seems to be jammed... wait... got it... In and out in seven seconds flat!

Now that you have the wet tyres, you are blazing through the streets making good time. Some of your colleagues are now right behind you. They try to overtake you but you call their every move and block them out at every attempt. They may have better cars but you are the better driver.

The radio station announces "The sky has cleared up and the road is almost dry. It's time to shift to dry tyres!"

You pull up at the gas station and this time all goes well.... in and out in under six seconds!!! Your colleagues chose to tough it out on the wet tyres and are ahead of you... at least for now....

You are going at speeds that give rockets an inferiority complex. You are approaching the final few turns. Your colleagues are right in front of you. You easily reach up to them but struggle to overtake. They are better than they look.

You are approaching the final turn and one more person to overtake. Final attempt and....... almost had him.... he gets ahead but you still have hope. His wet tyres won't accelerate as fast as your slicks. Now it's straight to the main gate. You accelerate as fast as you can, shifting gears as flawless as possible and...... FINALLY... he has been reduced to nothing but a dot in the rear view mirror...

You cross the main gate and it's a flying lap through the parking lot looking for an empty space.

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