Zero To A Hundred With You

Chapter 3: The Race

Alice charges the race with a 6-second lead. She looked into her mirror to see Sugimoto's car in the distance.

"Looks like that fool is far behind, there's no chance he can catch up with me now!" She said in a confident tone.

Alice takes the first turn and enters the hairpins in sector 2 of the race while Sugimoto begins chasing behind her. As she approached the third sector, Alice batted her eye to the mirror and saw him emerge from the hairpins.

"He's finally out of the hairpins huh? Guess I need to push harder now!" Alice muttered to herself

Alice steps on the floor and the engine of her M6 roars across the circuit. Alice brakes into the chicane and manages to clear it perfectly. A few seconds later, the Porsche followed suit and unto the first straight in sector 3.

Alice looked into her mirror and saw the 911 catching up to her at high speed on the straights.

"Damn, he's really gaining on me!" Alice muttered to herself feeling a bit paranoid that he was already gaining on her.

Alice could see Sugimoto closing the gap inch by inch until the chicane to the second straight. Sugimoto finally caught up with Alice and is currently using the M6's slipstream but didn't go for an overtake. The M6 brakes into the next corner while the 911 late brakes and enters the corner. They entered sector 4 with many turns and corners that would be great for Alice's car.

"I need to lose the Porsche here or I'm done for." Alice muttered to herself.  

The cars utilized most of the apex on the S curves as they got through sector 4. They entered the C curve and approached the chicane. Alice checks her mirror and notices that Sugimoto and the Porsche disappeared.

"W-what, where did it go?" She uttered in confusion.

Suddenly out of nowhere, the Porsche appeared beside her and began squeezing itself between her car. The Porsche took her inside line as half its wheels were on the grass.

"W-what the hell?" Alice muttered in shock seeing his car suddenly making such a move.

Alice backed off her line and gave him the lead as they exited the chicane. They entered Sector 1 and began to charge toward the finish line. Sugimoto grins to himself seeing her car now behind his mirror. The cars crossed the finish line and onto lap 2.

"Now it's time to widen the gap." Sugimoto muttered to himself and began smirking slightly.

Alice while still in a state of shock isn't ready to give up yet. She got herself together and began tailgating the Porsche from behind as they entered the 3 consecutive hairpins.

"Don't celebrate too early Senpai, things are just getting started!" She muttered to herself and became determined to pass him.

The cars began driving close to each other as they exited the hairpins onto the chicane. As Sugimoto checked his mirror thinking he had widened the gap, he was shocked to see the M6 was still right behind him.

"Woah she is actually keeping up with me, but I ain't letting you pass me anytime soon, kid." He utters to himself determined not to let her pass.

As both drivers became determined, they entered the third sector unto a straight and the M6 and 911 were glued together trying to get over each other. As they're about to exit the hairpins and onto the chicane, Alice tries her luck and tries to overtake him at the chicane but is quickly blocked by Sugimoto.

"Senpai is quite good at defending his position, maybe I did underestimate him." She muttered to herself and recognized his talents.

As the BMW tailgates the Porsche on the second straight of sector 3, Alice starts planning her strategy to try and overtake Sugimoto before the corner.