Nissan Exalta crew confident of breaking mark

Navigator non-pareil Andy Dysangco believes the Nissan Exalta GS Superior will break the record in the Pan Philippine Marathon even before it reaches its final destination this morning at the Greenbelt parking lot in Makati.

Joined by Jun Ramirez, Bebot Roque and guest passenger Raymond Tribdino, Dysangco took over from Willie Ingles last night en route to Calabarzon. Dysangco expects the Exalta to match the 30, 586-kilometer reading logged by the Sentra Series III seven years ago when his crew arrives at the scenic Lago del Oro in Calatagan, Batangas.

When the Exalta – which sports a high-revving QG 1.6-liter engine was handed over by Ingles to Dysangco at Nissan-Mantrade in Magallanes – the Caltex Havoline odometer reading was 30,055 kilometers.

"By the time we arrive in Makati, the Exalta would be parading a kilometer reading way above the previous mark," said Dysangco.