01x08 - The Voice Callout

[bunniefuu]

We've finally reached the last section,

a nightmare-like downhill with
an altitude difference of 874 meters.

Everyone, he's here.

The car we have to mention in sector 3

is the fiery red TOYOTA 86GT.

On this Hakone mountain road,

this young man will get help
from gravity and create a miracle.

The newcomer who grew up in the UK,

Kanata Katagiri is here.

LET'S GO.

MF GHOST

[Turn08: Voice Count]

This is big news.

Car No. 2 has caught up with the third
place group that can't accelerate.

Now there's a fight between
Car No. 9, car No. 5, and car No. 2.

Sakamoto in the middle
will be in a tricky situation now.

He has to pay attention
to both cars in front and behind him.

I didn't expect car No. 2
to catch up here.

Once he overtakes me,
it won't be so easy to overtake him.

I must change the strategy
and block Akaba completely.

Damn it.

Aiba, don't dawdle
as if you're driving a safety car.

You shouldn't be in this race if you
can't do tire wear management.

ATTENTION FLAG

This is surprising.

The headquarters' computer
put an attention flag on car 86!

This is unprecedented!

I don't remember it ever happened before.

And it's not in the preliminaries,
but in the final race!

Mr. Kogashiwa, what is this...

I don't understand either.

This situation is beyond my imagination.

There's no way
the tires aren't worn at all.

Such a thing is impossible in physics.

Brother!

I don't need you to tell me.

He's also in my rearview mirror!

We should have entered sector 3
with the same gap as in the first lap.

What on earth happened?

He caught up way too quickly.

If he overtakes us before
entering the death zone,

even if we use slipstream
on the Kamaboko Straight,

it's impossible to overtake him again.

I'll have to do that now.

Nozomi, we need the change of strategy!

We change our route and block his way.

Blocking formation is adopted.

Understood.

He took action before we made a move.

He overtook me without any hesitation
as soon as he caught up.

Damn it. He cut into the middle?

But once trapped between us,
it plays right into our hands.

This is an impenetrable fortress.

Now we take the sandwich formation.

Trap him in the middle
before we enter the Kamaboko Straight.

OK, brother.

ATTENTION FLAG

When he caught up with Yajikita Siblings,
the attention flag disappeared.

Being sandwiched between
these two cars is tricky for Kanata.

The Lotus's skillful blocking makes
it impossible for him to overtake.

The Alfa Romeo behind will
keep putting pressure on him.

If he is a bit careless, the front
of his car will be smashed.

What will you do, Kanata?

How will you get out of this deadlock?

I won't let you take the inside line.

The No.16 Lotus Exige
has great blocking skills.

If I don't utilize the tires well,
I can't make my way out.

Mr. Fujiwara once said,

the road may seem narrow,

but as long as it can accommodate
three cars, one can overtake.

My skills are not as extraordinary as his,

but there's enough width
for three and a half cars here.

I don't want to put
too much pressure on the tires.

So I have to succeed on the first attempt.

It's gone.

The car 86 is gone.

Brother, the outside line!

What...

His car suddenly shifted to the side.

I have never seen such a thing.

Impossible.

I'm driving a Lotus.

Lotus doesn't lose to any cars on curves.

It's a tradition that's been passed
down since the Colin Chapman era.

It's not inferior to
the TOYOTA 86GT in any respect.

Here it comes... Car 86 is coming!

He overtook the Yajikita Siblings!

All of this happened in an instant.

That must be what lightning-fast skill is.

Look at my hands.

It gave me goosebumps.

I'm the same.

I feel the shudder from within.

I never thought that car 86
could maintain tire grip so well.

I thought its weak horsepower would
wear out the tires even quicker.

I must say there's always someone better.

The talent from
the prestigious RDRS in the UK,

Kanata Katagiri.

It's hard to tell how much
potential he hasn't exerted yet.

The announcer Mr. Tanaka
is talking about Kanata.

Let's get back to our topic.

You never had a boyfriend before?

You must be popular with your looks.

No. I'm not popular at all.

Really?

Yeah.

Some boys confessed to me a few times.

But it always scared me.

I don't have confidence in my personality.

Really?

I'm an only child, so my parents
often said since I was little

that I am spoiled and arrogant.

It makes me think people
would dislike me in a relationship.

Is that so?

I think you're a good girl, Ren.

However, if that's the case,

you should try to find
a boyfriend even more.

For a girl, being in love
will make her grow.

Because if you're too self-conceited,
you will have obstacles in your love life.

So you need to think from
other people's perspective.

If you like that man,

you would naturally
learn to do those things.

Being in love is not always happy,

and there are also a lot
of things that can hurt you.

But if you are afraid of getting hurt,

you will never have the chance to grow.

If you want to become a good girl like me,

you should go for a great relationship.

For that to happen, you need
to fall for a good man first.

I've gained a lot of courage.

I'm a bit rigid, always trying
to reason things out.

To be honest,
there's someone I really like.

Senior Kyoko.

Can I talk to you
about love in the future?

Sure.

I'm always here for you.

KANATA KATAGIRI

Now the image changed.

The battle for third place.

Being swallowed by the fog in ghost town,
everyone has slowed down.

As strong as Kaito Akaba,
he's much more careful in this area.

Bad visibility,
few straights, and wide car body.

There's no chance to overtake.

This stalemate should maintain
until the end of sector 3.

The drone following the speeding car 86

just caught a glimpse of
the taillight of the car ahead.

This is the first time since the start
of racing Kanata Katagiri has seen

the taillight of
Emile Hanninen's car No. 10.

This newcomer is stepping
on the gas towards the top ten!

MF GHOST

MF GHOST

The biggest challenge of sector 3
is right before our eyes.

The bright red racing car gradually
disappears into the milky white fog,

entering the death zone.

Mr. Ogata, I need a favor from you.

Just say it. I will cooperate.

I can clearly see the track
in the dense fog.

What is he saying?

But I can't see the cars on the track.

Please report the time difference

between me and the car in front
via radio every other second.

Understood.

I don't understand what this is for.

The car in front of you is car No.10.



Roger.

Now exactly two seconds.

Is this okay? Over.

Please keep this pace.

One second, over.

Roger.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

What?

Crazy boy.

Kanata Katagiri has
caught up with Hanninen!

Just when the taillight
of car No.10 appeared in the fog,

he cut into the narrow lane
at lightning speed.

One can't do such things just
by thinking about tactics.

It's an action he took
with 0.1 seconds of intuition and reflex.

I've watched so many races.

But I never had this feeling before.

Kakeru to rest house.

Tell me the current position of car 86.

Don't think about that now.

Focus on the road ahead.

You are in the death zone.

What?

You're only making me more curious.

Fine, I'll tell you.

Car 86 has surpassed car No.10.

It's 15 seconds ahead of you now.

The gap is already so big?

Is there something wrong with him?

What is he doing in such dense fog?

This is Ogata. The No. 8 Porsche
is 3.6 seconds ahead of you.

Over.

Roger. I will catch up with him.

TIME GAP, +3.5 SECONDS
This is ridiculous, Kanata.

TIME GAP, +3.5 SECONDS
You're ridiculous.

My 86 is just an old car
that costs 1.7 million.

But you're trying to catch up with a CARERRA GTS
that costs 20 million with optional equipment.

Porsche is a world-leading
supercar manufacturer.

A car that I can't afford in my lifetime.

This is Ogata, two seconds.

Over.

Roger.

TIME GAP, +1.5 SECONDS

I'm starting to understand why he
wanted me to voice the time for him.

That's the data needed to grasp
his and the opponent's positions.

He constantly simulates
through the track in his mind

to figure out where he can
catch up with the car ahead.

The moment the target
emerges from the fog,

he already has a strategy to overtake.

What supports Kanata's
superhuman driving style

isn't his driving skills,

but his information processing ability
which outperforms that of other racers.

Be careful, Jackson.

A car is approaching you
at a very fast speed from behind.

What did you say?

I don't understand what you mean.

Car 86 is approaching you
from behind at an astonishing speed.

What are you talking about?

This joke isn't funny.

This is the center of the death zone.

This is Ogata. One second. Over.

Roger.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

Full throttle in this kind of place?

Are you crazy?

Car 86 has made a move on car No. 8.

But Taylor isn't backing down.

Both are advancing side by side
in the dense fog!

It's horrifying!

This scene gives the spectators a shiver!

These two are simply crazy!

They are absolutely reckless!

They are great MFG participants!

Neither side is backing down.

How will this battle end?

I can't keep playing with him like this.

I don't want to risk
my life in this place.

Taylor is gradually falling behind.

Car 86 has taken the lead.

He finally advanced to ninth place!

He's made it into the top nine!

Incredible.

Kanata Katagiri is incredible.

Mr. Kogashiwa, don't be silent,
just give us a commentary.

I'm sorry.

I can't find words to say.

That scene had us on
the edge of our seats as well.

Despite the poor visibility, he overtook
his opponent after three corners side by side.

Taylor also showed the momentum
of an eighth-place racer,

but that was his limit.

There's some fundamental
difference between Katagiri and him.

This is just my presumption.

Perhaps in Kanata Katagiri's mind,

he can clearly see the track
engulfed by the dense fog.

But it's his first time participating.

It should also be his first time
on the MFG's road track.

That's correct.

Maybe he possesses a unique memory.

And that

is the special talent that allows him
to have such a great performance.

This Kogashiwa is extolling him.

Even if he's Fujiwara's student,
there's no need to hype him like this.

But...

I thought he almost perfectly imitated
my running style in the preliminaries.

I didn't expect him to develop it into
his own style during the final race.

He's really smart.

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