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THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION.

PLEASE DRIVE SAFE AND FOLLOW THE RULES.

(Initial D 2nd Stage)

(Episode 8: The Ferocious Car)

He actually managed to overtake!

He was so fast we couldn't react in time.

That LAN EVO is way too strong.

That kind of traction to suddenly surge to the front when driving side by side.

No matter the horsepower,

front-wheel and rear-wheel drives absolutely can't do it.

You're absolutely right.

This absolute performance difference is caused by the drivetrain.

Looks like this race won't be easy for Ryosuke.

Does he still have a chance to overtake?

There's no hope...

Ryosuke,

you're carrying the hopes and pride of all Gunma.

You can't lose.

I've finally overcome my fear of mountain roads.

You are not the leader of Gunma to me.

This blind worship is just an illusion.

Just expose it under the sun...

Its true colors are just as I thought.

Just a collection of techniques.

As long as I see through this,

Ryosuke is nothing to fear.

Because...

In this field, I'm the top.

Takumi,

I wonder how things are going on Akagi.

Has the result been decided yet?

Who do you think will win?

I have no clue.

I lost before I could figure out the strength of that black LAN EVO.

So I don't know.

Seeing your face, Itsuki, I feel very frustrated.

-Sorry... -I didn't mean it that way.

What I meant was, after chatting with you, I feel a lot better.

I've been feeling moody all day.

Tell you what.

After I wrecked the 86 yesterday,

the driver of the LAN EVO said to me,

he didn't think our race yesterday was a competition.

If I get a better car,

he can race me again.

What does that mean?

The way he spoke,

it didn't feel like he was bragging about his victory.

More like a school teacher educating a student.

I didn't expect to be talked down like that.

It really hurt my pride.

SUZUKI AUTO

Alright,

let's get started.

I'll be able to test it on Mount Akina tomorrow night.

The Fujiwara Tofu Store car is about to be revived.

Kyoichi, you've really upgraded this car nicely.

The chassis doesn't feel like a 4WD. Its cornering ability is incredible.

The revs pick up super fast. It can speed up at any time.

Fast cornering, then fast exiting.

In terms of acceleration, it's simply unbeatable...

Its combat power is truly terrifying.

Seeing it up close, it's powerful enough to make one gasp.

But it's not news to me.

I knew all this yesterday.

No way, Ryosuke actually hit the guardrail.

That wasn't a mistake.

If he didn't do that, he wouldn't be able to catch up.

Look at the time for this section.

Amazing, if he keeps running like this,

it will set a new record in Akagi.

It's not that Ryosuke's speed has decreased...

It's that the EVO3 is faster than him.

This is near the 35th corner,

EVO3 still leads.

Roger.

Keisuke, is this okay?

The speed of the LAN EVO hasn't decreased at all.

They're almost at the finish line. If it keeps going like this...

Don't worry.

My brother will definitely do something.

Sudo is indeed driving fast.

I guess no one here today

expected Sudo to perform like this.

I'm one of them.

But my brother is different.

Yesterday, when EVO3 and Akina's 86 raced,

my brother has gathered some information.

Even though I couldn't understand it no matter how hard I tried,

given my brother's analytical skills, he must have grasped Sudo's real strength.

So, I trust my brother.

He won't lose.

The "misfiring system" and four-wheel drive are perfectly matched.

During full-throttle acceleration in low gear, I'm no match for him.

But there should be a chance at high-speed corners.

As I thought.

He doesn't seem to be planning to overtake by changing his route.

Ryosuke, why?

Doing nothing is more suspicious.

Have you given up?

Absolutely impossible...

I know you're not that kind of person.

You'll definitely make a move at some point.

Even though I'm in an absolutely advantageous position right now,

I feel like I've been forced into a dead-end.

Could it be that I still have fear of Ryosuke in my heart?

Just defeat him, and all this will cease to exist.

Ryosuke, bring it on.

There's still some grip left in the tires.

They can still firmly grip the road.

I'm so excited right now, this race is fantastic.

Success or failure, I only have one chance.

As long as I can find that elusive key to a breakthrough.

Ryosuke's FC is still closely behind.

But the leading EVO3 is really fast.

He hasn't slowed down at all.

This is bad, Ryosuke Takahashi is in a tough fight.

Pass this corner and it's the finish line.

It can't be called a tough fight now. It feels like he's about to lose.

Here they come.

The leading one is still the EVO3.

The key to breakthrough...

is on the right side.

Kyoichi, your weakness is that you can't overcome your fear of the right side.

To put it specifically...

your right turn is very weak.

How could this be?

FC attacked from the outside.

Incredible, by following EVO3 so closely,

he won't be able to rush to the front.

Damn! Whether it's four-wheel drive or the "misfiring system"...

I can't show my advantage in horsepower.

That's amazing. FC blocked his car head-on and directly exited the corner.

Go! Ryosuke Takahashi!

Go... Overtake him!

Ryosuke, go for it!

Go, overtake him.

He did it.

He turned the tables.

Ryosuke, that's the way.

Just charge straight to the finish line.

Ryosuke won.

This result is amazing.

Ryosuke won brilliantly.

You got what you deserved.

Gunma is protected by us, the "RedSuns".

(Initial D 2nd Stage)

(Initial D 2nd Stage)

Kyoichi lost?

I can't believe it.

This result is crazy.

During the team's regular practice, Ryosuke never had such results.

Why is he so fast during the race?

When my brother does timing tests,

he drives more conservatively to avoid accidents.

If he went all out,

of course he could get such a result.

After all, that EVO3 is really hard to deal with.

So my brother just took it a bit more seriously.

SPIN SLIDE AKAGI WOOD HOUSE

Ryosuke really didn't let us down.

That exiting just now was really cool.

Ryosuke,

I want to ask you a question.

What's the difference between the ways we drive?

Why can't I beat you?

I really don't get it.

Please tell me.

In my view,

our skills are about the same level.

Don't try to comfort me.

Where exactly do we differ?

What I mean is, the issue isn't about car handling skills.

Your weakness is right turns,

but not all right turns.

In some specific right turns,

your weakness emerges.

Right turns, really?

The right side of the road's centerline

is originally a dangerous zone where oncoming traffic could be.

So swerving to the right means you'll face the unease of possible oncoming traffic.

No one can guarantee 100 percent safety.

But with experience and effort,

you can raise the odds to as close to 100 percent as possible.

Kyoichi, do you understand now?

This is the biggest difference between us.

In professional racing, there's absolutely no need to deal with oncoming traffic.

On the Gymkhana and racetracks, you don't encounter oncoming traffic.

And it's the same on your home turf, the Nikko Irohazaka mountain road,

since it's a one-way road.

There wouldn't be any oncoming traffic either.

Your counter overtake

can only be used on right turns, and it requires you to swerve to the outer lane.

So, I noticed that you're not good at handling right turns.

In your race with the Akina 86, you gave me too much information.

That's also a major reason for your defeat.

Ryosuke, I lost.

I thought I finally caught up with you,

but in the end, you still outran me.

You really are the leader of street racing.

Yesterday's race was really exciting.

I once again realized how amazing Ryosuke Takahashi is.

So, the LAN EVO army that terrified Gunma has also come to an end.

Yeah,

If I had known, I would have gone there too.

By the way, didn't Takumi go yesterday?

No, I didn't see them.

After all, Takumi lost the other day. He probably wasn't in the mood.

That makes sense.

We were actually quite surprised too.

He clearly stated that he wouldn't go to race in Akagi.

I don't know why he suddenly changed his mind.

I'm really happy, Ryosuke Takahashi won.

This proves that the level in Gunma is higher than theirs.

Well, I gotta go.

Hey, Takumi, listen to me.

Last time...

Takumi, wait for me.

I'm sorry,

I don't want to talk to you.

A FEW DAYS LATER

What did you say?

Someone saw our 86 on the mountain road?

Could it be a mistake?

I don't know.

Someone in our team said he saw an 86 on Mount Akina in the middle of the night.

It's said to be a three-door panda-style 86.

I don't think it's our 86.

Speaking of which, where is your car now?

Well... I don't know.

After my dad towed it away in Akagi,

he seems to have taken it to some place.

Then how do you deliver tofu in the morning?

I use my dad's other super old truck.

Don't tell me that legendary 86

is now a pile of scrap metal in some recycling factory.

That would make me very sad...

I don't think so.

My dad said that it just needs a new engine.

Really?

Then what kind of engine will it be?

It's not possible to install the original 4A-G engine.

Finally, a turbo, huh?

I'm not interested in these things.

Why?

I think,

isn't the engine the most important part of the car?

That's true.

It would be like the brain of a human.

Takumi,

if you want to use this analogy normally, it should be the heart.

Really?

You can say it's the heart.

Anyway, I don't want to change to a new engine.

It makes me feel it would become a different car.

I see, so that's how you think.

After all, it's your own car.

I understand your feelings.

But for us,

we are looking forward to what kind of engine it will install.

Bunta, how does it feel?

Much better than before.

But this engine is too powerful. The chassis is never good enough.

Is this engine really that good?

It's really great, I love it.

Hearing you say this, I'm starting to get interested.

Can I sit in the passenger seat?

This car is pretty terrifying.

Is that something for you to say?

I've known since the first day how terrifying your passenger seat is.

I'll show you then.

Bunta.

What happened?

Can't you see?

I have to put my foot against the door to support my body.

Not using a racing bucket seat to fight against the centrifugal force

is the aesthetics I've always insisted on.

Although I'm reluctant, but if I don't change it to a racing bucket seat,

it'll tear my bones one day.

That's it for today's test.

It's really a ferocious car.

But that's what makes it so interesting.

I haven't decided how to modify this car yet.

I'll take my time and enjoy the fun of modifying cars.

After all, I have to modify it so that even a loser like Takumi can drive it.

He said Takumi is a loser.

Takumi is a loser? Spare me.

I always feel that high school life is boring.

Really?

I really want to go to work as soon as possible.

As long as I'm still in school, I will always be treated as a child.

I want to work as soon as possible to earn more money.

As long as I find a decent job, I can have my own car too.

I can't do anything now.

It's really embarrassing.

You don't have to rush.

We will graduate next spring anyway.

I want to graduate sooner.

There's nothing interesting at school.

Takumi, you seem a bit restless.

Wait...

Why are you avoiding me like this?

Did I do something wrong?

Or did I say something that upset you?

If so, you can tell me.

I can apologize to you.

You're overthinking it.

Then why are you acting so strange?

What's strange about me?

What's not strange? You're completely weird!

We used to have a good chat, didn't we?

Why are you ignoring me now?

You are ignoring me unilaterally.

Takumi, what's wrong with you?

What's wrong with you? Why do you care so much about this?

It doesn't matter if I ignore you.

After all, we're not dating.

I can't accept you suddenly becoming like this.

Explain it to me.

Don't follow me.

Go enjoy your time with your boyfriend with a Mercedes.

Don't come to me anymore.

Why...

Why...

That 86 is finally back.

That 86 is finally back.

(Next episode: Birth of the New 86) How is its performance?

(Next episode: Birth of the New 86) Next episode of Initial D 2nd Stage,

(Next episode: Birth of the New 86) Birth of the New 86.

Don't miss it.