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Initial
Battle on Akagi White and Black Blaze!
I couldn't sleep at all last night.
The Eight-Six is gone.
I feel like I've lost something very important...
...like a dear family member.
Yo!
You look as dull as ever, Takumi.
Itsuki, your tension's so high this morning.
Why're you so excited?
It's so obvious.
Today's the day of the race between the Redsuns and the Emperor.
I'm so excited that I forgot to pee this morning.
Takumi, let's just take one car, like when we went to Myogi.
Can you drive your Eight-Six?
Didn't you hear me?
I want you to drive your Eight-Six...
Wha...?
Hey, wait a sec, Takumi!
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to tonight's battle.
Who do you think'll win?
I think Takahashi Ryosuke will win.
I don't think that Sudo guy from the Emperor team is that great.
Only the car's potential is good.
Don't make such irresponsible comments when you don't really know about him.
Why're you so upset?
I'm not upset.
I have something to do today, so I can't go to Akagi.
Why not?
I just can't.
Sorry, but go with Iketani and the others.
Say what? Takumi was defeated?
Yeah...
He went to Akagi yesterday, after all.
A rumor says that Takumi's Eight-Six stopped in the middle of the battle.
Stopped?
Mechanical failure or did the Eight-Six's engine die?
We don't know what happened...
...but it's created a sensation.
I thought you'd know something...
...since you're a friend of Takumi's father.
Hey, I haven't heard anything.
Give me a second. I'll call him.
No use. No one's answering.
Takumi must be at school now.
It's so frustrating, not knowing anything.
Hey, it's Takahashi Keisuke.
Is Fujiwara Takumi around?
He's taking the day off.
I see.
I wanted to tell him in person, but...
I want you to tell him that...
...the race yesterday wasn't legitimate, and I don't acknowledge it.
That race was nonsense.
I don't care what everybody says...
...but I don't think Fujiwara Takumi lost.
And one more thing...
We'll avenge it for him.
We'll beat the shit out of those annoying Emperor guys.
See ya.
Okay, I'll tell him.
Good luck with the battle tonight. We're coming to watch your race.
Shit.
Hey...
Itsuki, don't you think this is too big?
What would you have done if it smashed the window?
I tried to find the right size, but I couldn't.
I thought it'd be alright if I threw it gently.
No way.
It would've smashed the window at that speed.
Sorry! I didn't do it on purpose! I swear!
It's my fault, isn't it?
I told you I wasn't going to Akagi.
It's alright. I decided not to go either.
I'm going for a drive on Akina.
You wanna come along, Takumi?
Ah...Takumi...
...I'm sorry about this morning.
I didn't know anything.
I don't mind.
So you've already heard about last night.
I heard about it from Iketani when I stopped by the station on the way home.
So they know, too.
Well, it is incredibly big news.
You're famous, after all.
Oh, Iketani asked me to give you a message.
Wha...? A car is tailgating me.
It must be someone who's coming to see tonight's race.
Probably so...
...but I don't like it because I feel like I'm being pressured.
I'd better speed up.
He wants to pass you. You'd better let him go by.
Crap. What kind of car is it?
A...an Eight-Six Levin!
It's a turbo.
I clearly heard the noise from the waste gate.
It pulled away from my SR20 Turbo equipped car as if it was sitting still.
I don't believe it. It's on an uphill slope, too.
Where did it come from? I don't know of any Eight-Sixes like that in our area.
He doesn't think that you were defeated in the last battle.
Takahashi Keisuke showed up at the station and said so.
I don't know what he means...
...but I was no match for that guy, so I was completely defeated.
Is the Emperor's Sudo Kyoichi that good?
He is.
I wouldn't have been able to win, even if we'd raced on Akina.
I see.
Hey, Takumi, what about the Eight-Six?
It can be repaired, right?
Dad said that all he can do is install another engine.
I shouldn't have gone to Akagi.
I really regret it.
For some reason, everyone looks gloomy.
Did you hear about yesterday?
Akina's Eight-Six was defeated, right?
They say that the Emperor's Sudo Kyoichi has incredible technique.
That means Takahashi Ryosuke is the last bastion of Gunma.
I don't want him to lose, no matter what.
Oh, Shingo, you're here, too.
Oh, Takeshi.
I thought I should root for the Redsuns tonight.
Takahashi Ryosuke shouldn't lose.
We can't let that Lan-Evo corps disgrace the Gunma area.
Yeah.
Watching together "again?" We'd better keep a little distance between us.
An Eight-Six?
Is it Akina's Eight-Six?
Dummy, it's got a Saitama tag.
Kazumi, this seems to be a good place.
Okay.
There they come, the Lan-Evo corps.
Good luck, Redsuns!
Anything you want to say, Ryosuke?
Not really.
Our race is the whole reason for tonight's gathering.
I'm looking forward to it. Let's begin the real battle.
You told me you wouldn't race on Akina again.
When I heard that, I thought you were great.
Your aggressive attitude of going out instead of staying in the local area.
That's not it.
It wasn't like that yesterday.
Something really upsetting happened, and I was really angry.
I didn't know what I was doing...
...then I broke the car.
I guess I was punished for it.
A car shouldn't be driven with anger, and I realize that.
I don't care about my losing since it was because of my skill, but...
...I regret that I broke my father's precious car.
Takumi...
Kyoichi, what's your plan for today?
Simulation X.
X? Do we have one like that?
Takahashi Ryosuke is special.
It's the strategy I created just for today.
I'll win with simulation X.
I'm gonna start the countdown!
Five...
Four...
Three...
Two...
One...
Go!
If my brother's in the right mood, he can't be defeated by a mere Lan-Evo.
Takahashi Ryosuke's turn-in is so aggressive!
What happened?!
Takahashi Ryosuke usually lets his opponent go first.
What's gonna happen?
Incredible! Both look so awesome!
It's such an exciting battle.
Kazumi, can you see the sensitive clash of their tactics?
The Evo III got ahead at the start, but it didn't last.
When they tangled with each other and entered the first corner...
...it appeared to me that the Evo III driver pulled back a little.
That Evo III guy must have a reason for following his opponent.
It's worth coming to Akagi to see a battle like this.
I can win. I can win this battle.
I can see what Ryosuke's trying to do by driving behind him.
I outclass Ryosuke.
That hazy feeling of mine is gone.
Ryosuke, I never forgot what you said...
...when I was defeated a year ago.
Don't be so arrogant, Ryosuke.
I don't recognize Road Racers from the mountain passes.
They aren't that great.
The motor sport techniques that seek only speed...
...shouldn't be counted less than the immature skills for driving a mountain pass.
That's my policy.
I don't care what you think...
...but you've got to have the right technique to drive a mountain pass.
You can't master a mountain pass with the skills you learn in autocross or circuit racing.
It can't be! That's impossible!
Kyoichi...
...I'm not going to argue with you.
We won't agree on the answer, no matter how long we do so.
If you want to prove that your theory is right, defeat me.
Otherwise, yours is only an armchair theory.
I'll never forget that.
Next time, I'll defeat you and make you feel the same way I do.
I never forgot that, Ryosuke.
And you should also know that...
...this battle is for the sake of each of our driving theories and beliefs.
Ryosuke, you told me that a special technique is needed for a mountain pass.
An aggressive path to take the shortest way...
...heel and toe...
...and four wheel drift with zero countersteer...
You're indeed fast, but why do you call them special techniques for mountain passes?
What you're using is nothing but racing techniques.
If you seek speed, you're using motor sport techniques.
My theory can't be wrong.
Ryosuke's FC is running smoothly.
The Evo III is right on his tail.
They're coming.
Which one's ahead?
The FC or Evo III?
The FC's ahead!
Ryosuke, I'll show you the result of my past year's training.
Now, the 4WD and the misfiring system will show off their true potential.
He was passed! Takahashi Ryosuke's FC was overtaken!
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The Eight-Six has been resurrected?
The missing Eight-Six has been seen on Akina.
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