# E7 - The Man in the 4 Car
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**[00:13] Commentator**
* The 16, 18, and 86*
* ascend toward the toll plaza.*
**[00:18] Kogashiwa**
* We're seeing real sparks fly*
* between these three cars.*
**[00:22] Commentator**
*And so, the race enters its second lap.*
**[00:25] Commentator**
* Will we see more upsets*
* from Katagiri Kanata?*
**[00:40] Seven**
*Good luck, Kanata.*
**[00:42] Sign**
Katagiri Kanata
**[00:42] Sign**
Katagiri Kanata
**[00:42] Sign**
Katagiri Kanata
**[00:42] Sign**
Katagiri Kanata
**[00:42] Sign**
Katagiri Kanata
**[00:43] Sign**
Katagiri Kanata
**[00:43] Sign**
Katagiri Kanata
**[00:43] Sign**
Katagiri Kanata
**[00:43] Sign**
Katagiri Kanata
**[00:43] Sign**
Katagiri Kanata
**[00:44] Sign**
Katagiri Kanata
**[00:45] Seven**
*I don't want you to be famous, but...*
**[00:49] Seven**
*I want your dream to come true.*
**[00:59] Male Customer A**
Glorious!
**[01:01] Female Customer B**
She's got such a cute tush.
**[01:03] Female Customer C**
Yeah.
**[01:05] Seven**
*Oh, shoot!*
**[01:07] Seven**
*I let my guard down.*
**[01:09] Uehara**
Now that's done, let's hit
Number Seven with a question.
**[01:13] Uehara**
Who's your favorite driver?
**[01:17] Seven**
U-Um, I only just joined the Angels,
so I don't really know the drivers yet.
**[01:24] Ren Dad**
Liar.
**[01:25] Ren Dad**
You know one of them *real* well.
This is a riot. Right, dear?
**[01:29] Mayuko**
Please don't heckle your daughter.
**[01:34] Seven**
* I can't label someone*
* I don't know as my favorite.*
**[01:37] Seven**
So I want to spend my first year
working really hard as one of the Angels,
**[01:41] Seven**
and learn about MFG.
**[01:44] Seven**
I'm sorry, but that's
all I can say right now.
**[01:48] Seven**
The end.
**[01:49] Uehara**
*She's got a bit of a tsundere streak.*
**[01:51] Uehara**
* That was a fresh outlook from*
* the new recruit, Number Seven!*
**[02:01] Commentator**
* And so, all 14 cars still running*
* have now started their second lap.*
**[02:06] Commentator**
* This is where it really*
* heats up, Kogashiwa-san.*
**[02:08] Kogashiwa**
* I'd say so, yeah. Most drivers try to*
* conserve their tires on the first lap.*
**[02:13] Kogashiwa**
* Every year, the second lap of Odawara Pikes*
* Peak tends to be where the race shakes up.*
**[02:19] Commentator**
* We'll see these motorized monsters*
* unleash all of their power*
**[02:23] Commentator**
* as they try to battle their way*
* to the front of the pack!*
**[02:51] Sign**
MF Ghost
**[03:59] Sign**
m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
**[03:59] Sign**
The Man
in the 4 Car
**[04:05] Commentator**
* In eighth, Akaba in the 2 car*
* continues his assault on the field!*
**[04:09] Commentator**
*Next in his sights is Taylor in the 8!*
**[04:13] Kogashiwa**
* It seems only a matter of time*
* before he overtakes him.*
**[04:16] Kogashiwa**
* I have a hard time believing a 450 HP Carrera*
* GTS can keep a 650 HP Ferrari behind for long.*
**[04:24] Akaba**
*I've figured out something crucial.*
**[04:27] Akaba**
* Thanks to a sensor issue, I wasn't getting*
* the usual power out of my boost in qualifying.*
**[04:32] Akaba**
* But I was able to beat my best time*
* in Sector 3 in spite of that.*
**[04:37] Akaba**
* That's gotta be a clue to*
* figuring out the big MFG mystery.*
**[04:41] Akaba**
*Ain't that right, Ryo Takahashi?*
**[04:46] Commentator**
*And here he comes!*
**[04:53] Commentator**
*The 2 car overtakes Jackson Taylor in the 8!*
**[04:58] Taylor**
*He's good. I couldn't do a thing to stop him.*
**[05:02] Taylor**
* There are three drivers in MFG*
* I consider exceptional.*
**[05:06] Taylor**
* Beckenbauer is one.*
* He's a completely different animal.*
**[05:10] Taylor**
*Then, there's you, Akaba.*
**[05:13] Taylor**
*As for the third...*
**[05:15] Taylor**
* That'd be last year's fourth-placed driver,*
* who didn't even show up for this race.*
**[05:25] Sana**
Huh? Hey, Ko-kun.
**[05:28] Sana**
Isn't that an MFG race on
the big screen over there?
**[05:31] Sana**
It's gotta be a repeat
of an old one, right?
**[05:33] Sawatari**
Nope, it's live footage.
**[05:35] Sana**
Wait, what? Shouldn't you be racing in it?
**[05:38] Sana**
Is it okay for you to be here, Ko-kun?
**[05:41] Sawatari**
Of course it is.
After all, it's your birthday, Sana.
**[05:46] Sana**
Huh? But if you don't race,
you won't earn any money.
**[05:50] Sawatari**
You don't need to worry about that, Sana.
**[05:53] Sawatari**
I came fourth last year. Do you even
know how much money I made?
**[05:58] Sana**
Still, I can't help feeling
nervous all the time.
**[06:02] Sana**
I mean, you're older, you're hot,
and you're a celebrity to boot.
**[06:07] Sana**
I get anxious because even if *you* don't
approach girls, they come up to you.
**[06:11] Sign**
No Fear of Blind Corners
**[06:11] Sign**
The MFG Theme Song
**[06:11] Sana**
Plus, the Angels are
all cuties with great bodies.
**[06:15] Sawatari**
The angels are all old hags
compared to you, Sana.
**[06:19] Sana**
Oh, c'mon.
**[06:20] Sana**
I'm just a totally normal
high school student.
**[06:24] Sawatari**
That's not true.
**[06:26] Sawatari**
You're more than normal.
**[06:29] Sawatari**
You're special, Sana.
**[06:32] Sawatari**
*I mean, you're 17, right?*
**[06:36] Sawatari**
*Ah, 17.*
**[06:39] Sawatari**
*How I love the sound of it.*
**[06:42] Sawatari**
* That number that shakes*
* my soul to its very core.*
**[06:46] Sawatari**
* There's only two things I love*
* with all my heart in this world.*
**[06:50] Sawatari**
* The first is how I fall head*
* over heels for 17 year old girls.*
**[06:55] Sawatari**
* And the other is how I feel when I'm behind*
* the steering wheel and pushing to the limit.*
**[07:01] Sawatari**
*It's just so cool.*
**[07:04] Sawatari**
*By comparison, the money doesn't matter.*
**[07:06] Sawatari**
* I'll spend it all on a girl, then once*
* it's gone, I'll risk my life to earn more.*
**[07:13] Sawatari**
Let's go get you a birthday present, Sana.
**[07:16] Sawatari**
Let's really live it up. Unlimited budget!
**[07:20] Sana**
You're so awesome, Ko-kun.
**[07:34] Ishigami's Second**
*You need to attack, Ishigami-san!*
**[07:36] Ishigami's Second**
If you don't get him in Sector 1,
your chances of winning are—
**[07:39] Ishigami**
I don't need you to tell me that.
**[07:41] Ishigami**
Just shut up! You're distracting me!
**[07:45] Ishigami**
* I was so convinced this baby's*
* engine made it invincible.*
**[07:50] Ishigami**
*Out of all the cars competing in MFG,*
**[07:52] Ishigami**
* this is the only one that can reach*
* 9000 RPM with a flat-six that has 500 HP.*
**[07:57] Ishigami**
* And yet, it somehow feels*
* underpowered right now.*
**[08:01] Ishigami**
*It's not enough.*
**[08:02] Ishigami**
*It's still not enough to compete with him.*
**[08:06] Ishigami**
* He's got no openings.*
* There's no angle of attack I can take!*
**[08:15] Commentator**
* There are several points in Sector 1 where*
* a car at full throttle can exceed 200 kph.*
**[08:22] Commentator**
* I bet some viewers are asking how our drones*
* that have a max speed of 180 kph can keep up.*
**[08:29] Commentator**
* Well, these flying drones*
* can turn faster than the cars,*
**[08:33] Commentator**
* so any losses on the straights*
* are clawed back in the corners.*
**[08:42] Aiba**
*This ain't good. It's looking kinda bad for me.*
**[08:47] Aiba**
*Come on, Lady Luck. I need your help.*
**[08:52] Aiba**
*For my beloved Number Seven!*
**[08:54] Sign**
Emergency
**[08:54] Sign**
Escape
**[08:54] Sign**
Ramp
**[09:04] Ogata**
*This is Ogata. Do you read me, Kanata?*
**[09:06] Kanata**
Loud and clear. Over.
**[09:08] Ogata**
You sure you're not going too fast?
I'm worried about your tires.
**[09:12] Ogata**
In qualifying, they were
about 80% worn after one lap.
**[09:16] Ogata**
If you go into the second lap with the same
approach, you'll run out of grip halfway.
**[09:22] Kanata**
It's not a problem, Ogata-san.
**[09:24] Kanata**
They drilled tire management
into us at the academy.
**[09:29] Kanata**
I know from experience how long I can go in
a stint—or rather, the distance I can drive...
**[09:35] Kanata**
before all the grip
from a set of tires is gone.
**[09:39] Kanata**
* It's bad to burn through them too quickly,*
* but worse to have rubber left at the end.*
**[09:43] Kanata**
* I won't go all out until*
* the final downhill section.*
**[09:49] Kanata**
I'm confident I can execute that task
better than anyone else here.
**[09:55] Kanata**
I believe I can present you with a higher-placed
finish than where I am right now, Ogata-san.
**[10:01] Kanata**
Over.
**[10:04] Ogata**
*Crap, I'm getting goosebumps.*
**[10:07] Ogata**
*And I can't help but tear up after that speech.*
**[10:12] Commentator**
* Beckenbauer in the 12 isn't letting*
* Ishigami in the 1 car gain any ground on him.*
**[10:17] Commentator**
* His pristine white Porsche Cayman has*
* zoomed past the rest house in first place!*
**[10:22] Commentator**
* This is a real upheaval. It's hard to imagine*
* anyone getting past him at this point.*
**[10:28] Commentator**
* This young man known*
* as the Stuttgart Slayer*
**[10:31] Commentator**
* is aiming to obliterate*
* the two-time champ's prestige.*
**[10:36] Commentator**
*The 9 car is in third, and the 5 car is in fourth.*
**[10:39] Commentator**
*Otani in the 7 is on his own in fifth place.*
**[10:41] Commentator**
*And that brings us to the battle for sixth.*
**[10:44] Commentator**
*The 2 car is clinging to the rear of the 6!*
**[10:47] Commentator**
*Will we see Akaba Kaito make his move?*
**[10:50] Commentator**
*Is this it?*
**[11:04] Commentator**
* And the 2 car completes a successful*
* overtake on the 6 car! He's now in sixth!*
**[11:09] Yanagida**
* Damn. Crawling all over me in a*
* tight section with that wide-ass car...*
**[11:14] Yanagida**
* Aren't you being a little*
* too eager, Akaba Kaito?*
**[11:17] Commentator**
* Here come more of the pack.*
* It's Taylor in the 8, followed by Oishi in the 3.*
**[11:22] Oishi**
Where's Akaba? Where'd Akaba Kaito get to?
**[11:25] Oishi Second**
* He's 9 seconds up the road.*
* You've got two cars between you.*
**[11:29] Oishi Second**
* Settle down, Daigo. Stay calm*
* and focus on getting past the 8.*
**[11:34] Oishi**
Damn it.
**[11:35] Oishi**
*How the hell am I supposed to stay calm?*
**[11:37] Oishi**
* Our cars should be evenly matched,*
* so how'd he get so far ahead in Sector 1?*
**[11:42] Commentator**
* The Yashi-Kita Gang*
* are still formation flying.*
**[11:46] Commentator**
* And about six seconds back,*
* a red vehicle is climbing up.*
**[11:49] Commentator**
* Out of the 15 cars in this race,*
* the Toyota 86 GT is the most down on power.*
**[11:55] Commentator**
* And since this is the power section,*
* the cars ahead are pulling away.*
**[11:59] Kogashiwa**
*This must be a difficult race for Katagiri.*
**[12:03] Kogashiwa**
* That said, his car's weakness makes the*
* driver's performance stand out all the more.*
**[12:10] Kogashiwa**
* Even next to Beckenbauer in the lead and Akaba*
* Kaito, who's climbing up through the field,*
**[12:16] Kogashiwa**
* we're seeing a similar level*
* of driving skill from him.*
**[12:27] Commentator**
* And back in last place,*
* the 13 enters Sector 2.*
**[12:37] Kakeru**
* The second half of the course from Mount Taikan*
* to the lakeside is in pretty rough shape.*
**[12:43] Kakeru**
* It's bumpy enough to cause bad vibrations.*
* And the dust here is no joke.*
**[12:47] Kakeru**
*Push too hard and you might lose control.*
**[12:51] Kakeru**
* That should make*
* any driver a little hesitant.*
**[12:54] Kakeru**
*So all I can ask is "How?"*
**[12:57] Kakeru**
*How is* he *the only one
fiercely picking up speed?*
**[13:15] Kanata**
MF Ghost.
**[13:15] Sign**
MF Ghost
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MF Ghost
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**[13:21] Sign**
MF Ghost
**[13:22] Ogata**
MF Ghost.
**[13:30] Commentator**
* Beckenbauer's on the cusp*
* of breaking away in first place.*
**[13:34] Commentator**
* The 1 car is making no impression.*
* He's gradually being left behind!*
**[13:43] Commentator**
* But we're seeing some*
* activity in the group behind.*
**[13:47] Commentator**
* Despite driving smoothly before,*
* the pace of the 9 seems to be dropping off.*
**[13:51] Commentator**
* The gap he'd built up to the*
* 5 car has almost evaporated.*
**[13:55] Kogashiwa**
* We're seeing signs of*
* understeer from the 9 car.*
**[13:59] Kogashiwa**
*I think his tires are worn thin.*
**[14:03] Aiba**
* Damn. My front tires wore down*
* faster than I expected.*
**[14:08] Aiba**
* I'm struggling to control this thing's*
* heavy body under braking now.*
**[14:12] Aiba**
*But my rear traction is fine.*
**[14:15] Aiba**
* These roads are narrow enough.*
* I won't let him pass me.*
**[14:18] Aiba**
* I'm not giving up that kiss from*
* Number Seven, you dumb son of a bitch.*
**[14:38] Kaito Second**
*Booth to Kaito. Do you read me?*
**[14:41] Kaito Second**
* The 9's slowed down quite a bit,*
* and he's trying to hold on for third.*
**[14:45] Kaito Second**
* Keep this pace up and*
* you'll be on him by the end!*
**[14:48] Akaba**
Copy that. Though first, I've gotta
catch the AMG in front of me.
**[14:53] Akaba**
I can see his rear end
getting bigger and bigger.
**[14:59] Commentator**
*And now, we switch cameras.*
**[15:01] Commentator**
*Here come the 16, the 18, and the 86.*
**[15:05] Kogashiwa**
* These three have been*
* together all through the race.*
**[15:08] Kogashiwa**
* You could call it the*
* "Yashi-Kita Gang vs. Katagiri Kanata,"*
**[15:12] Kogashiwa**
* though that doesn't mean their*
* machines are on an equal footing.*
**[15:16] Kogashiwa**
* It's more like the 86 car is clinging*
* to the cars in front for dear life.*
**[15:21] Kogashiwa**
* I imagine it's frustrating for Yashio*
* and Kitahara to be chased like that.*
**[15:26] Kogashiwa**
* They run and run, but he*
* sticks to them like a shadow.*
**[15:30] Commentator**
*Yashio Kakeru: 22 years old.*
**[15:33] Commentator**
*Kitahara Nozomi: 20.*
**[15:34] Commentator**
*And Katagiri Kanata: 19.*
**[15:37] Commentator**
* It's a clash between talented,*
* prideful young drivers!*
**[15:41] Commentator**
*But who will have the last laugh?*
**[15:46] Kakeru**
Stay focused, Nozomi.
**[15:48] Kakeru**
We've gotta carefully make it
through every corner, one by one!
**[15:51] Kakeru**
Even little mistakes add up
to tire degradation over time!
**[15:55] Nozomi**
I know. But are you sure you're not a bit
*too* worried about who's behind us, Bro?
**[15:59] Nozomi**
I'm not as soft as you think I am.
**[16:03] Nozomi**
* If you show enough restraint,*
* storing up even a single second*
**[16:06] Nozomi**
* can turn into a huge advantage*
* when you least expect it.*
**[16:09] Nozomi**
*That's just how racing works.*
**[16:14] Sign**
National Route 1 Apex
**[16:14] Sign**
Kanagawa
Prefecture
**[16:15] Commentator**
* The drivers near the highest point on Route 1*
* as they enter the second half of the final lap.*
**[16:20] Commentator**
* Everyone's tires are bound to be*
* steadily losing tread by this point.*
**[16:27] Seven**
Wh-What is it, Kyoko-senpai?
**[16:29] Kyoko**
Oh, y'know. I was just
checking out how skinny you are.
**[16:33] Kyoko**
Even as a girl, I felt tempted
to give your waist a touch.
**[16:37] Seven**
I wouldn't say I'm especially thin. You have
a pretty slender waist, too, Kyoko-senpai.
**[16:44] Kyoko**
Only 'cause I hold it in while I'm at work.
**[16:48] Kyoko**
I'm cheating.
**[16:50] Kyoko**
You were on some kind of
sports team, weren't you, Ren-chan?
**[16:54] Seven**
I did track in middle school
and my first year of high school.
**[16:57] Kyoko**
That explains it. I was thinking you had just
the right amount of muscle on those legs.
**[17:02] Kyoko**
If you're a high school
second-year, then you're 17?
**[17:05] Seven**
That's right.
**[17:06] Kyoko**
Wow, 17, huh?
**[17:08] Kyoko**
Nice. That makes you
the youngest Angel ever.
**[17:13] Kyoko**
So, tell me, Ren-chan...
Do you have a boyfriend?
**[17:16] Seven**
No, I don't.
**[17:18] Seven**
I've never even gone out with a guy before.
**[17:22] Seven**
Do you have a boyfriend, Kyoko-senpai?
You seem like you would.
**[17:27] Kyoko**
Not right now, no.
**[17:29] Kyoko**
There is someone I'm interested in, though.
**[17:32] Kyoko**
But it's been all on my side for two years now.
**[17:35] Seven**
That's a surprise.
**[17:36] Kyoko**
I bet.
**[17:38] Kyoko**
Despite how I may seem, I tend to be pretty
buttoned-down when it comes to men.
**[17:46] Commentator**
* Here's Taylor in the 9 car and*
* Oishi in the 3 car fighting over eighth.*
**[17:51] Oishi**
* Get outta my way, damn it. There's no way*
* a Lambo sticks to a Porsche's ass for long.*
**[18:02] Oishi**
* The short straight just after the highest*
* point on Route 1 is where I'll make my move.*
**[18:07] Oishi**
* I'll show you what this*
* 5.2-liter V10 engine can do!*
**[18:21] Ogata**
* The two he caught up to in the first half*
* of the lap are leaving him behind again.*
**[18:25] Ogata**
* This climb in the back half*
* of Sector 2 is pretty steep.*
**[18:29] Ogata**
* It really drives home how*
* a racing car needs power.*
**[18:33] Ogata**
* You can talk all you want about balance,*
* but horsepower is a major factor, too.*
**[18:40] Ogata**
* Kanata must feel even more frustrated out*
* there driving than I do sitting here watching.*
**[18:46] Ogata**
* I wish he had more power.*
* What we need is more power!*
**[18:52] Commentator**
* And the lead car passes*
* the highest point on Route 1.*
**[18:56] Commentator**
* This mid-engine Porsche continues to leave*
* the pack of motorized monsters in its wake.*
**[19:00] Commentator**
* And that's despite the*
* flat-four at its heart*
**[19:02] Commentator**
* being a 2.5-liter engine*
* with meager displacement.*
**[19:06] Commentator**
* But behind the steering wheel is the*
* brilliant driver, Michael Beckenbauer.*
**[19:12] Commentator**
*In second, it's Ishigami in the 1 car.*
**[19:14] Commentator**
* Looks like he's cruising and*
* measuring up the cars behind him.*
**[19:19] Commentator**
*Here's the group fighting for third.*
**[19:21] Commentator**
*With Aiba in the 9, and Sakamoto in the 5.*
**[19:25] Commentator**
* They're both 4WD vehicles, but the 5 is*
* handicapped by being a mid-engine car.*
**[19:30] Commentator**
*He's on the verge of catching, but not quite.*
**[19:33] Commentator**
* But Aiba's Nissan GTR is still picking up*
* speed out of those sharp exits!*
**[19:38] Commentator**
* How well can he defend his position?*
* It's impossible to look away!*
**[19:43] Commentator**
*Behind them is the battle for fifth.*
**[19:52] Commentator**
*Whoa! And the Ferrari takes off!*
**[19:55] Commentator**
*Akaba Kaito is looking fierce!*
**[19:58] Commentator**
* Now he's used to the racing,*
* he's showing his true might!*
**[20:00] Commentator**
*He jumps up into fifth!*
**[20:03] Commentator**
* A great example of how your placing*
* in qualifying doesn't matter at all!*
**[20:06] Kogashiwa**
Akaba-kun's really going for it.
**[20:09] Kogashiwa**
It'd be hard to rein him in at this point.
**[20:11] Kogashiwa**
* It's only a matter of time before*
* he catches up with the group in third.*
**[20:16] Commentator**
* And here comes Yanagida*
* in the 6 car in seventh.*
**[20:18] Commentator**
* Behind them is the group fighting over*
* eighth, Taylor in the 8, and Oishi in the 3.*
**[20:28] Commentator**
*And it looks like the 3 car is going for it!*
**[20:31] Commentator**
* It's a risky exchange, and they're close*
* to making contact! Is he going to make it?*
**[20:35] Commentator**
* It looks like the 3 car*
* has left the 8 car behind!*
**[20:40] Commentator**
* Will he be able to close in*
* on the prancing pony badges?*
**[20:45] Commentator**
* The charging bull digs its hooves into*
* the ground in pursuit of its nemesis!*
**[20:50] Commentator**
* These two Italian models*
* that were quiet in the first half*
**[20:53] Commentator**
* are now out to shatter*
* the German power bloc!*
**[20:58] Commentator**
* And we're closing in on the*
* last section of the race.*
**[21:01] Commentator**
* As the tires wear away,*
* things will only get harsher.*
**[21:05] Commentator**
* A descent down the mountains of Hakone*
* that demands a driver's full focus.*
**[21:10] Commentator**
*A nightmarish 874 meter downhill!*
**[21:14] Commentator**
* And here he is, the man who made his name*
* in Sector 3, driving the bright red 86 GT!*
**[21:23] Commentator**
*Plunging down Hakone's mountains,*
**[21:26] Commentator**
* this young man is blessed by gravity*
* in a way that seems miraculous.*
**[21:30] Commentator**
* A new breed of driver,*
* imported from England...*
**[21:32] Commentator**
*Katagiri Kanata is making a move!*
**[21:38] Kanata**
Let's go.
**[23:31] Narration**
*Next time, Turn 08: The Voice Callout.*