Excerpt from Karl de Mesa’s Dune Day Out: The LEAD Movement on Monday magazine isuue 5

“The whole sports sprung almost fully formed from the days of slow boredom that Glenn and Reny, both 4×4 racing enthusiasts, shared early last year, “malamang dahil sobrang tumaas ang presyo ng gasolina at hindi na kami makapag-4×4 kaya nag-isip kami ng ibang pagkakaabalahan,” Reny shrugs. Copying the equipment that sandboarders in Dubai used, Reny and Glenn devoted hefty man-hours to their backyard RND operation by August 2009, after building and breaking a lot of prototypes, they finally developed a board that could handle the dunes. “It’s made out of laminated plywood with a formica bottom,” says Glenn, an architect by profession. “I think we have three layers d’yan.” From their word spread like wildfire. People from as far as Hong Kong, Australia and China have since flown over to Laoag to try it. It’s something that makes Tina Tan just ecstatic: “The kids really love it! I can’t believe this is becoming a sport and getting the attention it’s had.”

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