A Speedster's Spirit (Ejen Street Racer AU)

A Speedster's Spirit

     'SCREEEECH!!!!!' The sound of tires skidding on the asphalt of the winding mountain pass road of Cyberaya. Two cars raced along the road in a downhill battle. A blue Mazda RX-8 leading the battle and a pinkish red Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren chasing it down like a wolf hunting down it's weak, small prey. The Mazda driver is seen anxious and pressured, sweat covered his head and his teeth gritted. No matter how fast his corner entry and exit is, the opponent behind him always remains on his rear bumper. Shining it's headlights on his rear, edging him on every second. "Damn, she's on my rear no matter how fast I attack the corners. Not to mention the acceleration on the straights" he mind raced, gripping the steering wheel tightly as he turned into a right-hand-side hairpin with a handbrake drift while his opponent grips it like it was nothing. and gets back on his bumper, mere centimetres away from touching bumpers. The spectators all were shocked by the opposing racer's skill and vehicle power, staying close no farther than two meters from the leader even though the leader is a local racer who knows the course better than his opponent. Viktor and Mia watched from above as their crew member is losing the race with every passing second. "This is going to be tough." the teen with twin ponytails spoke, her eyes trailing off to the distance, worry is an understatement, she's freaking out on the inside. Viktor sighed, "I don't think we can win this even if luck is on our side." before Mia could respond a subtle echo landed on her eyes and before the two could lean on the guardrail to see what is going on a guy in black sweater and glasses comes in rushing and sweating, Sarsi took a deep breath before continuing. "Syed's Mazda blew it's engine, the Mercedes won!"

     "Damn it!" Syed cursed as he slammed his fist on the steering wheel. Smoke coming out the hood of his Mazda RX-8 on the straightway leading to the uphill hairpin. Endurance racing is proven difficult for his Mazda RX-8 to handle and it's only the third round. Kim, the driver of the Mercedes SLR McLaren turned around and stopped right besides the broken down vehicle with a neutral face. "A blown engine is an instant lost in the racing world. Hope you put it to rest properly." she said and drove off. Syed steps out and walks to the front of the car. Oil and debris from the engine blow tainted the sides near the gap line of the hood, smoke continues to escape into the air. Shaun came with his purple 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle and offered his best friend a lift to the top of the mountain pass which the glasses wearing boy gladly took. Once at the top, the two can see Mia's metallic deep blue Toyota MR2 SW20 aligned next to the same pinkish-red Mercedes SLR McLaren that defeated Syed in his Mazda. A crowd has gathered to watch the race. Viktor stood in the middle to start the countdown as both racers revved their engines.

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Go!"

     With the mighty roar of her car's engine Kim set off and dashed ahead of Mia without effort and disappeared behind the corner as Mia entered it at full speed, drifting all the way. Slowly she catches up behind Kim with 20 metres of difference between the two cars. Another hairpin is coming up at the end of the straight they're on so Mia decides to go full speed and on the final moment she braked, clutched and downshift two gears in a row and turns all the way, using the advantage of her car's oversteer nature and momentum thanks to the weight shifting to the front, she initiates a 4-wheel-drift overtake on Kim, catching the leading driver off-guard. Kim smirked, "Impressive." she thought and decides to step it up a notch. Mia has her eyes narrowed, putting all the focus on her car's control to avoid any foolish mistakes that might cost the race. This is a downhill race and from here on out the slopes are steeper meaning power difference is lessen and she can maintain a lead better. A corner approaches and she again brakes, heel-toe rev match and downshifts to take the corner as she turns the steering wheel to initiate a drift. Suddenly Kim in her Mercedes came in close, shining her headlights onto Mia who was slightly annoyed by the blinding brightness shone on her. Kim grips the turn at high speed while edging Mia on with every second. Once they cleared the corner Mia immediately floors the pedal to escape the grasp of the Mercedes but her car's power isn't enough to outrun her opponent! Kim simply rides on Mia's rear bumper like a bug, irritating her and waits until her opponent messes up.