The crowd at the finish line heard the scream of engines long before they saw the lights. Ryosuke Takahashi, Keisuke’s older brother, watched the stopwatch with a stoic expression. He knew.
Keisuke gripped his steering wheel, his knuckles white. He had been humiliated by this "tofu boy" once before, and he wasn't about to let it happen again. He watched the 86 in his rearview mirror, wondering how a car with half his horsepower could possibly keep up. Watch Initial D First Stage (Dub) Episode 26 fo...
Keisuke walked over, his pride bruised but his respect earned. "You're fast, Fujiwara. But don't think this is over. The RedSuns are just getting started." The crowd at the finish line heard the
As the two cars burst out of the final corner, they were neck-and-neck. The FD’s power surged on the straightaway, but the 86 had carried so much momentum that it crossed the line just a fraction of a second ahead. The mountain went silent, then erupted. Keisuke gripped his steering wheel, his knuckles white
"Why won't he drop off?!" Keisuke gritted his teeth, throwing the FD into a drift.
The FD roared, its twin-turbos screaming as it tore into the first hairpin. Keisuke was driving at 110%, pushing the limits of his tires. But as he glanced at his mirror, the twin halos of the 86’s headlights were still there, bobbing rhythmically, refusing to fade.