From Valet Parker to Street Racer - part 4, the little incident

[Anna+Reece]

This story is about a 20 year old Valet Parker named Niklas who wishes to someday become a street racer.

Part 1: the Beginning
There's nothing better than driving my Viper on a nice open highway! Says Niklas, gripping the wheel of his Dodge Viper ACR.
Now to see what she can do...again! He exclaims, as he releases the clutch and stomps on the gas pedal.



Hey! Niklas! Wake up! You have cars to park! Says his boss, Garret, with an angry tone.
uhhh...GAH!!! What??!?!
*facepalm* You passed out in a customer's car again!
Customer's car! This is my car!
No, This is a customer's car! This has happened before....First with that Ferrari 458, then with that Aston Martin DB7 (but I must admit, it was a gorgeous DB7), and now this Viper!!! What's going on with you!!
Ah..sorry boss. I just dream (literally) to be a racer someday.
Well, if you want that to happen, you need to work to get money to replace that beater Volvo of yours! So get back to work!

I'm on it!

To be continued, possibly

 

[DK]

There's always the Sunday Cup for that Volvo...

 

[Skython]

Love that I opened this to an ACR, then found out it wasn't even reality. 👍

PS: The Volvo isn't a beater, it's just not not a beater (intended double word)

 

[Zach]

Is this going to be like TDU2? So far, it is like the plot of TDU2.

 

[Anna+Reece]

I totally wasn't thinking of TDU2, but now that you mention it, they are quite similar....

 

[Anna+Reece]

Preview of part 2!

*phone rings* This is Chachere's, how may I help you?
Is this Niklas?
No, but I can get him.
Please do that. Thank you.

This is Niklas.
Hey Niklas, this is Andrew of MRE Motorsports.
Oh, hey Andrew.
I have some good news for you....since you have been a customer for 10 years, we are letting you have any modifications done to your Volvo, and you can change the color to any in our color catalog for free.
NO WAY!!!!! I want all engine parts you have and I want it painted Gold Chrome.
Alright, we'll come by and pick it up in about 20 minutes.
THANK YOU!!!!!!
*hangs up phone*

 

[Zach]

I totally wasn't thinking of TDU2, but now that you mention it, they are quite similar....

LOL Viper vs California!

 

[Anna+Reece]

Part 2: Driving his insane Volvo
Man, she's gorgeous.
Now remember, you need to keep it under 3500 RPM during the break-in process.
Are you serious?!?!
Of course not. Just change the oil every 500 miles.
Alright, thanks again, I really appreciate it!
No problem.
--Thirty minutes later--
Now that I have looked it over, I should get to work....what time is it? what....OH MY GOD I SHOULD HAVE LEFT 10 MINUTES AGO!!!!! Well, at least now I have an excuse to get there super fast in my super awesome Volvo....

What a great noise! 2nd gear....this gearbox is smooth as ice!

This thing handles amazingly!

Understeeeeeer.....

Almost there!!!

Oh man, that kid will be late!
Wait, what is this?
(Volvo comes to a screeching stop right in front of Garret)
I'm here!!! And I'm not late for a change!!!
A few days ago, this car was junk...what happened?
Let's just say a good friend of mine at MRE Motorsports tooled around with it....
Well, at least now you will get here on time.

 

[vasho]

Nice. I realy like this so far. And the choice of car is realy good!!!!

Looking forward to the next chapter. 👍 👍

 

[DK]

This is the first time I've seen a chrome gold Volvo.

 

[Anna+Reece]

Thanks for the nice comments vasho! And driftking, yeah these don't come around often lol

The next part should be here this Sunday.

 

[Michelin]

I lol'd at the awesomeness of that Volvo. For real.

 

[Zach]

I seriously think that main character cars should be Premiums.

 

[Anna+Reece]

I seriously think that main character cars should be Premiums.

That will come later, don't worry.

 

[Machate-man]

These chapters are good, but perhaps a tad sort...

 

[Anna+Reece]

These chapters are good, but perhaps a tad sort...

They will get longer, I just didn't have a ton of time for the second one.

 

[Anna+Reece]

Part 3-First race in the Swede Beater
It's late, thankfully I don't have work tomorrow.
You sure are, you would arrive so late if you did.....
Alright I see the rest of the competition, the race starts in about 20 minutes.
And there's the Silverware outlet. Thanks for driving me here.
Yeah, no problem.
(Garren needed to get some silverware for the restaurant)
This is Juan, he imported this Opel 2 months ago and already has 20 wins.

This is Justin, he loves the color Blue, and all of his cars are blue.

This is Andrew, he loves Alfa Romeos more than his wife and kids.

This is Marc, he started racing when he was 12.

Umm....?

This is Ashwin, he paid $200k for this Hyundai HCD6 Concept.

This is Miranda, she can only drive cars with automatics, and she only has 3 wins.

This is Tristain, he is fascinated by Volvos, and was drooling over mine before the race.

This is Josh, he is Tristain's brother and doesn't like Volvos.

This is Felipe, he used to own a Honda dealer, and he has about 20 Hondas.

This is Daniel, his Z4 has tons of miles, and he absolutely loves the thing.

This is Matt, he's one of two Type R brothers. All of his cars are Honda Type Rs.

This is Roger, he is the other Type R brother.

And last but not least, this is Biz. He drives only Wagons and Shooting brakes.

Alright, the race has started. This could be tough.
That Volvo is coming up fast...WHAT!!!

So far this is easier than I thought it would be. Wow, that Prowler just flew past quite a few cars. Time to change that....

Oh come on!
Looks like that Accord passed a few cars too.

Jeez this is easy!
VTEC just kicked in....and failed partially!
Now the Alfa and the awesome Alpine A110 are ahead.

Passed both of them!
At least the blue paint is fine!
I don't care about winning, I only care about my Alfa GT!!!
Now I guess I'm in first!

Time to get rid of this sluggish Opel!
And that's the win! How much do I get again? Let's check....$40,000? Wow!
So you're telling me that you beat all of those sportscars in this brick?
Totally true!
Wow, I wish my Taurus could do that!
You drive a Taurus?
Yup, a silver 1998 Taurus SHO with a 5 speed manual conversion kit.
Nice!
Thank you!
--2 days later--
I guess I have to go to work now.
This Volvo better move!
What's that noise? I know it's not my Volvo.
That thing is SLOW! Come on, Sky! Pass this heap!
Whoa, who is that??!!
Finally I passed that gross thing!!! Time to STAND ON IT!!!!

I've never seen that R32 around here....Sure doesn't sound like any R32 I have ever seen before. It sounds like it has a twin-turbocharged V10 with a Getrag 6-speed manual transmission....who is that!!?!?

 

[DK]

I actually can't see the writing beneath the cars of the opponents without highlighting it. Also, who in their right mind would swap out the RB26 for a twin-turbo V10? You could, in real life, tune an RB26 to the twin-turbo V10's levels for probably less money than it would take to buy the V10.

 

[Machate-man]

^^agreed.

ALso, your SSR5 pics are very dark....

At least you have an actual race, wheras I dont

 

[Anna+Reece]

I actually can't see the writing beneath the cars of the opponents without highlighting it. Also, who in their right mind would swap out the RB26 for a twin-turbo V10? You could, in real life, tune an RB26 to the twin-turbo V10's levels for probably less money than it would take to buy the V10.

Sorry about the text issue, there are only a few dark text colors you can choose. And who would swap an RB26 for a TT V10, obviously that mystery man in the R32 posted above.

 

[bonobo4]

Great story so far, good read!

 

[vasho]

When is the next chapter coming out?????

 

[Anna+Reece]

Oh jeez, I totally forgot about this, sorry to anyone that has been waiting for it. I'll get the next part done either tonight or tomorrow.

 

[Anna+Reece]

Preview!
Part 4: Falling in love with JDM, and a little incident...
Hm. I can't seem to get that R32 off my mind. I wonder if anyone at MRE has heard of it.
*picks up phone*
MRE Motorsports, how may I help you?
Hey, this is Niklas. I saw a Skyline a few days ago and I wanted to know if anyone here has heard of it.
Ah, let's see...... Generation?
R32.
Model?
GT-R.
Normal GT-R or V-Spec or anything?
It was a heavily modified V-Spec, in a dark grey color.
Hm......TE37's?
No, I'm not sure exactly what it was sitting on. I knew they weren't TE37s though.
Anything else that could change appearance?
It had a carbon fiber hood and like 4" exhaust.
Andre has heard of it, he says the guy's name is Itsouka and that's all anyone knows about it. Lots of people have been asking around on forums about it, but no one knows anything about it. It's known as the Ghost Skyline around here.
Huh. Well thanks for the info.

 

[Anna+Reece]

aaaaaaaand the rest

I should probably check to see if I am needed at work, but I don't feel like calling there, so I guess I'll drive there. Good excuse to put some miles on the Vo.
*walks into garage, gets in car*

Clutch in, turn the key....and she's started. Put it into 1st, handbrake off, and we're moving.

why can't I stop thinking about that R32? It's just so....different. It sounded like it had a V10, but NO ONE would ever put a V10 into an R32. What could he have done?

Well I better pay atte-AH!

Oh god, not on it's side!

HOW DID I MANAGE TO DO THIIIIIIIIISSS!!!

..........

*takes a few breaths*
That was insane. Well I guess what they say about these cars is right, they are safe.



Two hours later, calling his friend Mark
You did WHAT?
Yeah, I know....hard to believe. I need a new car but I can't go looking for one because, well, what do you think?
hm.....I'll pick you up in my S13 at 3AM so we can spend the day looking for a car. Sound good?
Sounds like a plan. See you then.


next morning


Thank you sooo much for this.
Yeah, no problem. Where should we look first?
Meh, wherever.
Alright, let's go south. What are you looking for in specific?
I'd really love a Japanese car, but let's see what we can find.

three hours later
dude.....look to your right.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's the ugliest Cervo I have ever seen!

Haha, it looks like a huge pear! That thing made my day!

Would you drive a Corvette?
Depends. Do you see one?
Yeah, right over there.

ooh, pull over I want to see that.
it's a C5 Z06....103k miles....um.....30 major services.....6 crashes......$67,000!?!? I don't have that money!
What about a Nissan March? There's one like right there.
Now we're getting somewhere.... 5-Speed, slightly lowered, 75k miles, no major services....I'm liking it so far. Wait.....nevermind. I'll definitely keep that in mind. $17,000.

My mom just called me, she said there is a red sporty car for sale about 13-14 miles from here. I wonder what it is.....
We've gotta go check it out.

A Mustang?

It looks pretty good.

You bet it does, this is really one of few modern American cars I would ever consider owning.
Hold on hold on hold on.....it's an automatic, I don't want it.
Blegh, forget about it. I'm not even the one buying the car and I don't like it.
That DC5 looks like it belongs to one of the Type R brothers.

Wow, you're right.

seven hours later...
Ah man, a day searching and NOTHING. That kind of blows.
Yeah, it really.......oh my god I see something you would love.
What is i-........

*drool*
Dude, hop out and get the information. That Evo's hot.
Let's see....50k miles, no major services, new tires, short throw shift kit......AGHHH!
What?!
I-i-it's only $6,000!!!!

two hours later
Nice, you've got yourself an Evo.
*fangirl scream* I can't wait to drive it!
Let's go out and drive it then!

THIS CAR IS AMAZING. It takes these corners like they're nothing, and it's fast!

Sounds good too!
Totally sounds good!

Oversteer, I'm digging it.
Have you ever been in a situation with oversteer before? Because if that's your first time, you're good at recovery.
That was my first time. Thanks.

I'm already in love!
I can see why!

three hours later
Thank you SOOO MUCH for driving me around all day, and helping me find my Evo!
No problem, it was fun!

next morning...
I can't wait to drive my Evo to work today!!

about 20 minutes later
Almost there, I can't wait to see what Garret thinks!
Last corner, almost to my sp-
.....
what....
WHAT!!!!!

What is he doing here?!?!

Oh god....oh god oh god oh god!!!!