The Highway Girl: Page 9 - The New Reina

Top Gear reference at Takanori saying how the GTR's acceleration is neck-snapping.

Also we can see that Nobuhiko may have died but his racing spirit still lives on. His spirit sure is strong if it could drive the Supra from his garage somewhere, go to Suzuka and have it go round the track as well.

Hiroyuki needs another appearance at these turn of events!
 
Top Gear reference at Takanori saying how the GTR's acceleration is neck-snapping.

Also we can see that Nobuhiko may have died but his racing spirit still lives on. His spirit sure is strong if it could drive the Supra from his garage somewhere, go to Suzuka and have it go round the track as well.

Hiroyuki needs another appearance at these turn of events!



Looking forward to reading it.


Well, that will have to wait. Any wild guesses why Takanori chose the Touge?

The next page will be posted later.


Bonus picture for today:

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Page 9 - Deception


Another week has gone by quickly, and it's time for Takanori and Shinji to race at the Touge.

Even I am wondering why he chose it to be the venue. Crowds are watching, and they are waiting for the race to start. Shinji is practicing with his S2000, and Takanori is...


...late.



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Shinji: "Oh how I love to humiliate you and your GT-R in this crowd. You made the wrong decision, Godzilla boy!"

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Shinji: "How can a pig like a GT-R move about on a winding road?"

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Shinji: "Oh well... I have to make it fun, though."

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Shinji: "And you are late! Isn't it a bit rude to make someone wait?"



Dammit, Takanori is still not around. I call him up...


Takuma: "Where the bloody hell are you!?"

Takanori: "I'm coming up... heh."


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One of Shinji's friends contact Shinji to inform that a car is coming up.

Shinji: "Really? A car is coming up? Well, I guess it's someone to watch the race too. Look out for a white R35 GT-R."


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Takuma: "Hurry up, little shrimp!"

Takanori: "I'm coming, don't worry! Of course I have to show up!"

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Then I have heard from the crowd that another car is coming up. Could that be him?

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What the!? He brought the Elise!?


Samui: "What's that car?"

Takuma: "A Lotus Elise. It's a formidable car in this type of road. It also has a mid-engined rear wheel drive layout like your NSX."

Shinji: "What the hell?"

Shouji: "That was unexpected."


Heh, I don't know what's running in your mind right now, but I gotta say you have a good plan.


Takanori heads out from the car and meets up with Shinji.


Shinji: "Heh, you're late. Are you insulting me?"

Takanori shows a grin on his face.

Takanori: "Have you tried being a father? You should try, especially when it comes to calming down your two crying infants."

Shinji: "And what's with that Elise?"

Takanori: "You read Sun Tzu's Art of War? All warfare is based on deception. You think I'd allow myself be doomed from the start, knowing your S2000's capabilities?"

Shinji: "Very well then. Let's start."

You have a brilliant mind there, Takanori. I have already found out why you brought out the Elise and chose the Touge as the venue.

Very brilliant indeed...



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Guess those noogies did do something to Takanori's head. :dopey:

Spirit Nobuhiko should haunt whoever repainted the Elise and Takanori being the main suspect shown with the repainting of Sir Ben's GTR.
 
Some more about Renn Eisenberg:

He is Axel's older half-brother. And he blames the Kanonji family for letting his mother go through suffering because of a love affair that bore a child out of wedlock (that's Axel)

Though revenge is not the theme of the next book.
 
Hopefully by tonight. I just need a volunteer who can come up with the Monza Red Pearl Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo with black rims.

The duel will be split into 2 parts since I plan to use two different Mt. Aso tracks.
 
Somebody else can take the reins for volunteering for the battle. Given the connection trouble I had the last time I tryed to help for the Suzuka race, I'll pass up the opportunity unless no-one else volunteers.
 
Tomorrow, I'll be available at 3:00 pm (GMT +8) for the duel.


I have made changes at The GT500 Legend II. I actually have to start all over again. I removed Renn Eisenberg and replaced him with:

Nobuyuki Ishida

who will be the main character and Samui's role will be downgraded as the 2nd main character.

He drives these two cars:

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and

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That Supra will give you a clue on his background... ;)
 
Page 10 - Paranormal Activity


All right, so the two racers get in their cars and line up for the start. However, I see Samui very shocked.... why?


Takuma: "Something wrong, Samui?"

Samui: "Umm....."

Takuma: "What is it?"

Samui: "I see Nobu-senpai... at the passenger seat."

Takuma: "What? Maybe you're just hungry."

I just don't believe in supernatural stuff. I have to see to believe.

Samui: "Nobu-senpai is showing a thumbs up at me..."


And they're off. Samui, are you freaking me out?


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Takanori: "Whoa... that S2000 is a rocket off the line!"

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Shinji: "You think that a puny Lotus Elise can keep up? My S2000 has over 600 horsepower! And with all these aerodynamic aids will help me tear through the corners at the track!"

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Takanori: "Though I might have miscalculated. Hehehehe...

But there is a reason why I chose the Touge. I made a little background check on you."

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Takanori: "Huh? Why are my arms moving faster? It's like a force controlling me!"

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Shinji: "That's odd.... why are you still behind me? At this rate, you should be way behind!"

Takanori: "And so does my foot movements... What on earth is going on?"

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Takanori: "The 2nd half of the downhill will start."

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Takanori: "I don't know what's going on, but I have faster reflexes!"

And then Takanori starts to sing.

Blast my desire, break off the barrier
nemutta yume wo tataki okoshte
Blast my desire, stronger than fire
jidai wo furuwasete Risky tune


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Takanori: "I usually sing when races get serious. But that song... just popped in my head. I never that sang that one..."

Blast my desire, break off the barrier
nemutta yume wo tataki okoshte
Blast my desire, stronger than fire
jidai wo furuwasete Risky tune

Blast my desire
Blast my desire


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At the summit, Sasori approaches Samui and Takuma, with the latter talking at his smartphone.

Takuma: "Is that so? I see..."

Samui: "What's happening?"

Takuma: "The S2000 sets a gap from the Elise. I don't know what is running on Takanori's head, but he must do something right now. The race will end pretty soon."

Sasori: "Shinji's S2000 has lots of power so that he can tear up the track with ease."

Samui: "Sensei?"

Sasori: "But I guess there is a reason why Takanori-kun chose the Touge."

Samui: "Good afternoon, Sensei..."

Sasori: "Can we have a talk? Oh, let's have a drive."


Takuma: "Go ahead. I think it's important."


So the teacher and the student set off.

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Sasori: "You must be really talented. Not only you're good in tennis, but in racing as well."

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Sasori: "And I like your NSX."

Samui: "Ichishima-san acts like a father figure to me. Not only he tuned this NSX, but also he taught me how to race."

Sasori: "Seeing that you are a Kanonji, he foresees that you will be a professional racer in the future, huh?"

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Samui: "Sensei, right now, I'm rather troubled. I'm torn to choose between tennis and racing."

Sasori: "You should explore. You have to try something new. I have a friend who needs a teammate right now in the upcoming Super GT. I'll contact him. That will be your opportunity."

Samui: "I'll think about it. Please give me time to think."

Sasori: "No problem."


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Featured song: Blast My Desire - m.o.v.e.
 
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Page 11 - Downforce

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Takanori: "The race will end soon. It's time for me to attack and show him the real reason..."

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Shinji: "The Elise caught up again. He got me through braking! And also, it's actually inching up to me at the turns!"

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Takanori: "I thought you are a great strategist? Haven't you anticipated my choice of venue for this battle?"

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Shinji: "I won't let you pass!"

The two cars trade paint.

Takanori: "Dammit! Here comes the straight, and the S2000 will move away for a bit..."

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Takanori: "...but not for long!"

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Shinji: "Late braking!? And why is the Elise cornering faster than my S2000?"

Takanori: "Your S2000 is a great weapon of choice on the track! But bring it here, and the difference between our 2 cars will be useless!"

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Shinji: "I can't turn as fast here compared to the track."

Takanori: "Your S2000's widebody kit and giant wing are nothing more than cosmetics on the Touge! This is a battle of skill, not technical superiority!"

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Takanori: "You're too fast on the blind corner! You can't turn enough!"

Shinji: "Understeer!!! The S2000's aerodynamics won't work! Arrrgh! I've crashed!"

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Takanori: "Whew... I'm glad it's not something serious. Time to reach for the goal!"

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Meanwhile, Sasori receives word that Shinji has crashed.

Sasori: "Is that so? Good thing it's not that bad."

Samui: "What's wrong, Sensei?"

Sasori: "Takanori-kun won this battle. Shinji crashed his S2000."

Samui: "Really!?"

Sasori: "Takanori is such a genius... Shinji is not too familiar on the Touge since he races on the circuit for most of his life."

Samui: "The race is over, huh? Itoko is amazing, isn't it?"



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Takanori: "Kanonji clan wins Round 2! All right!"


Everyone gathers at the foot of the hill. Shinji approaches at Takanori and points his finger at him.

Shinji: "You... just why the hell are we racing here? Don't you know that amateurs race on public roads?"

Takanori: "That's where you're wrong, Shinji. Public roads are as unpredictable as weather. You need guts, and determination to conquer the Touge. The race track has none of those unpredictable factors. It's a one way track, and is wider which high speed is applied."

Shinji: "I don't get it."

Takanori: "On a technical road like the Touge, downforce is useless! On the track, it would work; but it's useless here! You can't be in high speed on the Touge! Your S2000's bodykit and big spoiler are helpful in cutting down lap times on the track, but you don't need them in the Touge. Moreover, that big wing caused your S2000 to understeer. My Elise's light weight frame makes it nimble to compensate the aerodynamic disadvantage here.

And also, when I was young, my father used to take me here for a drive every weekend, so I have gotten familiar with it."




I remembered racing Takanori here for the first time in my Zonda R, and I lost...

You are just brilliant, Takanori. I guess my noogies on you have an effect to your brain.



Then Samui sees Nobuhiko showing thumbs up to him. Then the ghost disappears.

Samui: "I guess you helped Takanori during the battle, Nobu-senpai. Thank you..."


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Page 12 - Living the Kanonji Name


Once again, we are a hot topic among racing blogs after we defeated the Akiyamas again. I'm just used to those, anyway; so I didn't mind.

Meanwhile, Samui has been offered a spot in a Super GT team. But he has doubts, and I have to convince him. The Super GT season is just around the corner, and unfortunately, the whole of The Dream Alliance team has commitments, so we cannot join.

I fetched him from school using Takanori's second, and street-legal R32 GT-R, since my FD is being worked on by Kaido for next week's race, hehehehehe...

And there we are talking in the car.



Samui: "Eh? It's exactly the one I saw in an anime last night."

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Takuma: "But that does not make Takanori scary."

Samui: "Sigh...."

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Takuma: "You look depressed there, boy."

Samui: "It's Super GT, and I might just made that team a laughingstock."

Takuma: "Hey, don't doubt yourself. Even though we'll not be a team this year, we would still back you up. We are a family."

Samui: "Thank you, but I just feel that I'm not good enough."

Takuma: "If that's how you feel, then hone your skills. You do that in tennis, so you must do that in racing as well. Remember, open track days happen every weekend, so you have plenty of time and opportunity to sharpen your skills."

Samui: "I guess I'll give that a try, like Sasori-sensei told me. I should try something new."

Takuma: "Indeed she's right. There's more to life than just school and tennis. You have lots of opportunities awaiting for you. It won't hurt to try. If it doesn't suit you, then move to another one."

Samui: "Thank you for the advice. Now I can think better."

I took him to the hills nearby, and we switched places...


Samui: "Whoa!"


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Samui: "That speed..."


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Samui: "...and traction!"

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Takuma: "That's what GT-Rs are known for. No need to wonder why a lot has attracted by it."

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Samui: "I guess racing is thrilling after all!"


Takuma: "Much like any other sport, racing is indeed exciting. It urges you to drive the car even more. No wonder it has been a way of living for most. It also provides you a great future..."


Samui: "Look at what racing brought you. You and Takanori have become great! I want to live the Kanonji name!


I'll do it! I want to make everyone proud, including Nobu-senpai!"


Takuma: "That's what I want to hear!"


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The next day, at Suzuka circuit...


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It's just a normal track day. Racers are free to set their lap times or race their opponents as they wish.

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As they move on, one of the racers notice an approaching car at the rear view mirror.

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Silver Z33 Driver: "Something's coming really fast..."



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Silver Z33 Driver: "It's already behind! Just what the hell is it!?"


It effortlessly overtakes the pack.


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Supra Driver: "Waaaaahhhh! That's the..."



Then it taps the rear end of a black Z33.

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Black Z33 driver: "What's that!?"



Z32 Driver: "What's going on here?"

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Then it goes side by side with an R32. The driver is horrified upon looking.

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R32 driver: "Waaaaaaaaaahhhh! The... the stories are true! That car has no driver!!!"



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Nobuhiko: "Mind if I practice here?"




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