what happened this morning:

i wake up, shower, and get in my car to leave. the fatigue sets in like worms crawling out of my eyes from my brain. i start the drive down 280 South - always a pleasant drive with the view especially on a nice and sunny day like this morning - but you can't really enjoy it if you're driving.

then i see them .

it's a black VW GTI VR6. my eyes gaze and i forget how tired i was. i just stare at the car, thinking "i had one of those." i continually stare until my attention is diverted by a honda civic - with the same body kit as the one used in the movie "The Fast and the Furious." "Funny," i think to myself, "I bet it's not fast."
Then another car drives right past - it's a lowered 1992 V6 XLE toyota camry with an expanded muffler. it's ostenatious sound whizzes by, and then it all starts. All of a sudden, a '96 honda accord - lowered with a full body kit - passes us all. One second afterward the Ford Taurus that was behind me for awhile decides to take part. A Ford Bronco also slams the gas. The weaving and racing continues for a while - then a '98 M3 and 321i comes from behind and tries to overtake everyone else. The Taurus and the GTI have the lead - and the M3, hesitant to really use it's power, simply stays back. The civic also decides it is too dangerous to compete. So what's left in the field is a toyota camry, honda accord, VW GTI, M3, 321si, the Ford Bronco, and me - a hyundai elantra gt - as the amused observer. Everyone starts weaving in and out, pulling pretty dangerous moves. The gold 1990 Taurus is the boldest - driven by a high school mexican with another compatriot as navigator. it swerves and almost hits the M3 a couple times. The Ford Bronco is trapped between a car in front, a car to its right, and the shoulder to its left. it gets stuck behind. the accord, with 3 asian high school girls pull off even more gutsy moves by weaving in and out of the exit lanes. the GTI is always in the rear, like a kid sister following her big brother, just aching and trying to be a part of the party.
eventually, the san mateo bridge exit separates the "fast and furious" pack and it comes down to the hyundai, the ford taurus, the M3, the GTI, and the 321i. since the road has cleared from traffic considerably, speeds start accelerating. the taurus with huevos hauls at around 105 mph - probably it's top speed. the M3 (driven by a lone asian male) decides it doesn't want to go any faster either, but stay just ahead of the taurus. the 325 also stays around 105. the GTI driver (asian male) says to himself "screw it" and accelerates passing everyone in a flash of black light. soon after is my exit. i turn off the freeway and just think about what just happened the past 45 minutes.

a modded camry, civic, accord, and taurus. only in california.