E9 - The 300 kph Dogfight

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[00:07] Nozomi
    Bro! On your outside!
[00:12] Kakeru
    Are you kidding me?
[00:22] Taylor
    Whoa!
[00:27] Taylor
    He's going full throttle
    in the middle of all this?
[00:30] Taylor
    Is he suicidal?
[00:36] Taylor
    I'm not gonna keep this up.
[00:38] Taylor
    I don't feel like risking my life.
[01:34] Man A
    Ever hear about the "phantom of the demo run"?
[01:36] Man B
    Hm? You talking about those course guide
    videos posted on MFG's official website?
[01:40] Man A
    Yeah, them. The shots are a mix
     of onboards and drone footage.
[01:45] Man A
    It's the same car and I think the
    same driver driving all the courses.
[01:50] Man A
    And before Beckenbauer showed up
    to the final race of last year,
[01:53] Man A
    it held all the course records by a distance.
[01:56] Man B
    So who the heck's driving? I gotta know!
[02:04] Keisuke
    In qualifying, it seemed like
    he was copying the demo run perfectly,
[02:10] Keisuke
    whereas in the race, he's been
    changing it up to better suit his own style.
[02:16] Keisuke
    He's a smart kid.
[02:30] Commentator
    The 86 is out of the death zone.
[02:33] Commentator
    And he's gracefully cleared
    the Ohiradai hairpin.
[02:40] Keisuke
    If I'm right, the driver of the 86 has
    a major flaw that hasn't been exposed yet.
[02:49] Keisuke
    Any ideas what it is, Kenta?
[02:53] Kenta
    If we're talking flaws... I'm not sure.
[02:57] Kenta
    Watching him, I'm reminded
    of Fujiwara's old acrobatic style.
[03:02] Kenta
    Could you tell me, boss?
    You've got me curious.
[03:05] Keisuke
    Think about it yourself a bit more, man.
[03:08] Keisuke
    This is why you never learn.
[03:10] Keisuke
    And if you don't up your game,
    I'm never sending you back to the factory.
[03:14] Genta
    So I can go back to parts
    development if I get this right?
[03:18] Keisuke
    Not right away, no. There isn't
    enough money in the parts market.
[03:21] Keisuke
    Plus, our big earner
    right now is real estate.
[03:24] Keisuke
    And you've got an eye for
    property, like a landshark.
[03:27] Genta
    Boss, don't make me sound like a gangster.
[03:33] Man C
    The Godly 15 have been
    duking it out in all these monsters,
[03:37] Man C
    but no one beat one of the times
    set in the demo runs until last year?
[03:42] Man A
    MFG's PR never said a word about it,
[03:45] Man A
    but they probably hired a top-class driver
    whose style suits racing on public roads.
[03:50] Man B
    That's a classic car, though.
    A manual with only five gears.
[03:55] Man A
    You hardly ever see cars like that on the
    road anymore. What was it called again?
[04:01] Man C
    Uh, I think it was a... something-7?
[04:30] Sign
    MF Ghost
[05:39] Sign
    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[05:39] Sign
    The 300 kph Dogfight
[05:42] Ogata
    Ogata here. Let's see...
[05:45] Ogata
    The car up ahead is the 3...
[05:48] Kanata
    Kanata to Ogata-san.
[05:50] Kanata
    I'm clear of the fog now, so there's
    no need to continue the voice countdown.
[05:53] Ogata
    Is that right?
[05:56] Kanata
    Between the downhill part ending and my tires
     wearing out, things are a bit tight on this end.
[06:02] Kanata
    But I'll do what I can. Over.
[06:08] Commentator
    The 86's blitz continues.
[06:11] Commentator
    Its performance in
    Sector 3 really stood out.
[06:22] Commentator
    Up front, Beckenbauer in the 12
    passes the Tonosawa hot springs district.
[06:29] Commentator
    He's displaying flawless race management.
[06:31] Commentator
    This German racing cyborg is
    driving with the air of a champion.
[06:37] Commentator
    It's fair to say he now has a 99% chance
    of winning the first race of the season.
[06:44] Commentator
    The 1 car is 13 seconds behind him
    in an uncontested second place.
[06:49] Kogashiwa
    It's hard to feel any of the momentum
    Ishigami-kun had last year at this point.
[06:54] Commentator
    He's been on the definitive losing side
     in this Porsche duel, after all.
[06:59] Kogashiwa
    I imagine all of the Godly 15,
    including Ishigami-kun,
[07:02] Kogashiwa
    will be thinking about
    how to topple Beckenbauer.
[07:06] Commentator
    That may just end up being
    the theme of this season's MFG.
[07:12] Commentator
    Here's the group
     fighting for third.
[07:15] Commentator
    And surprisingly, 
    Aiba in the 9 is holding firm.
[07:19] Commentator
    He's clinging on
     to third place.
[07:21] Kogashiwa
    I always had the impression that Aiba-kun
     was temperamental and had a short fuse.
[07:26] Kogashiwa
    Which can be great when attacking,
    but feels more precarious when defending.
[07:32] Kogashiwa
    But he seems different this season.
     I feel like he's grown.
[07:36] Commentator
    What could be behind this change?
[07:43] Aiba
    I'm not letting anyone take Number Seven's
    kiss away from me, you dumbasses!
[07:49] Commentator
    The group battling over third
    is coming up to Asahibashi Bridge.
[07:54] Commentator
    There are two routes
    the drivers can take here,
[07:56] Commentator
    with most choosing the left lane
    because it's a better line.
[08:01] Commentator
    But sometimes, drivers will opt to
    go right to try to gain an advantage.
[08:06] Commentator
    Oh! The 2 car takes the right lane!
[08:09] Commentator
    They cross the Hayakawa River
    before merging again.
[08:13] Commentator
    How will this shake out? It's gonna be tight!
[08:21] Commentator
    They almost make contact!
[08:23] Commentator
    That was very touch and go,
    but there's no review flag.
[08:27] Commentator
    Akaba Kaito has successfully
    overtaken Sakamoto in the 5 car!
[08:31] Customer D
    Damn, Akaba!
[08:34] Customer E
    I thought they were gonna make contact!
    And those cars are both expensive as hell!
[08:39] Sakamoto
    How's that move not being reviewed?
    Give the judges an earful, booth!
[08:43] Sakamoto SC
    I can try, but the flag just didn't come up!
[08:46] Sakamoto
    That's bullcrap! Are they blind?
    We would've crashed if I hadn't backed off.
[08:51] Commentator
    Here we see the 6 and the 3
    fighting over seventh place.
[08:56] Commentator
    And gaining on them quickly
    with both cars in its sights is the 86!
[09:02] Commentator
    He was within four seconds of them,
    but they're now gradually pulling away.
[09:06] Commentator
    It seems the gulf in power
    is just too large to overcome.
[09:10] Kogashiwa
    Just getting this high up
     is impressive enough.
[09:13] Kogashiwa
    He only has a 2-liter engine, after all.
[09:17] Kanata
    The two cars in front of me
    are extremely powerful.
[09:20] Kanata
    Even if I work the tires hard,
    they'll still get away.
[09:24] Kanata
    So I'll focus on maintaining
    my current position instead.
[09:28] Kanata
    Sorry, Ogata-san.
[09:34] Taylor SC
    Booth to Jackson. Do you read me?
[09:37] Taylor SC
    You're 4.7 seconds away from the 86.
[09:40] Taylor SC
    Now the course has evened out,
    his pace is dropping.
[09:43] Taylor SC
    It'll come down to
    the last long straight.
[09:46] Taylor SC
    Time to get revenge for
    what happened in the fog.
[09:48] Taylor SC
    Show him what being
    ranked eighth means to you!
[09:51] Taylor
    That's exactly the plan.
[09:54] Taylor
    No way am I gonna finish behind
    a car with a 2-liter NA engine.
[09:59] Taylor
    No way in hell!
[10:10] Commentator
    The group fighting over third
    roars onto the Kamaboko Straight!
[10:16] Commentator
    Grinding their gas pedals into the floor
    as if to express their building frustration,
[10:21] Commentator
    these three beasts
    accelerate with prejudice!
[10:27] Commentator
    And the 2 car is the first to make a move!
[10:29] Commentator
    He's alongside the 9!
[10:31] Commentator
    On paper, his V8 twin-turbo is the
    most powerful engine in this trio!
[10:36] Commentator
    It's definitely fast!
[10:38] Sakamoto
    Not yet. It's too soon to make a move.
[10:41] Aiba
    You piece of crap!
[10:45] Commentator
    Oh, wow. The 9 car slips in behind the 2.
[10:48] Commentator
    At this point, all three cars
    are going in excess of 300 kph!
[10:53] Commentator
    What a sight. It's a street fight at 300 kph.
[10:57] Commentator
    But once they cross under the Seisho bypass,
    they'll almost be at the braking point.
[11:03] Commentator
    And all three drivers stand on the brakes!
[11:05] Commentator
    The 9 car is parallel with
    the 2 as they start braking!
[11:09] Commentator
    All three cars are in a line!
[11:11] Commentator
    What's going to happen in
    this three-way game of chicken?
[11:17] Sakamoto
    You really are an idiot.
[11:19] Akaba
    This is goodbye.
[11:20] Aiba
    I'm gonna get that kiss from Number Seven!
[11:26] Commentator
    The 9 car devastatingly overshoots!
[11:39] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:40] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:40] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:40] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:40] Ren
    MF Ghost.
[11:41] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:45] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:45] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:45] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:45] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:46] Aiba
    MF Ghost.
[11:50] Commentator
    The 9 car devastatingly overshoots!
[11:54] Customer D
    Aw, he blew it!
[11:56] Customer E
    The "Kamikaze" blew the wrong way!
[11:58] Customer F
    You can count on him to steal the spotlight!
[12:01] Customer D
    Aiba always entertains!
[12:03] Aiba
    Number Seven's kiss...
    I'm such a freaking stupid idiot.
[12:08] Commentator
    He scrambles to get back on the course,
    but he ends up behind Otani in the 7.
[12:14] Kogashiwa
    Seems the 9 didn't have enough tire life
    left to compete in that battle on the brakes.
[12:19] Commentator
    Hang in there, Aiba Shun!
    You're Odawara's hometown hero!
[12:27] Commentator
    Here's the leader going full throttle
    down the home straight!
[12:31] Beckenbauer
    You're dull, MFG.
[12:34] Beckenbauer
    No one here is worth my full attention.
[12:37] Beckenbauer
    There's no one who can
    force me to get serious.
[12:40] Beckenbauer
    I'll finish first at the
    rest of the year's races,
[12:43] Beckenbauer
    give them some pithy sound bite,
    then head home to Deustchland.
[12:50] Commentator
    And there's the checkered flag!
[12:52] Commentator
    Michael Beckenbauer comes out on top!
[12:55] Commentator
    He has dominated this 80 kilometer sprint
    race as if it were second nature to him.
[13:01] Commentator
    Finishing with a sizable lead
    over the next car,
[13:05] Commentator
    this performance feels more
    like the dawn of a new era!
[13:10] Commentator
    Next in is Ishigami in the 1 car.
[13:15] Commentator
    Akaba. Sakamoto.
[13:19] Commentator
    Otani. Aiba.
[13:22] Commentator
    We now switch to the camera
    showing Kazamatsuri East.
[13:26] Commentator
    Oishi in the 3 car is
    ahead of Yanagida in the 6!
[13:34] Commentator
    And behind them,
    there's movement in the race for ninth!
[13:38] Commentator
    The 8 car is nipping at the 86's heels!
[13:42] Commentator
    The Porsche Carrera GTS has a profound
    advantage with its top speed.
[13:56] Commentator
    He's not even entertaining
    the thought of a slipstream.
[13:59] Commentator
    Taylor pulls up on the right as if to
    demonstrate the difference in raw power!
[14:12] Taylor
    He clipped me?
[14:14] Taylor
    Is he trying to get as close as possible
    to get the maximum tow he can?
[14:19] Taylor
    In my whole career, I've never had
    a French kiss from a car looking for a tow.
[14:26] Commentator
    The lower air resistance is
    pulling the 86 toward the 8.
[14:33] Commentator
    But it only lasts for a moment,
    as the 8 continues to pick up speed,
[14:38] Commentator
    disregarding the wall of air in front!
[14:43] Commentator
    After the overpass,
    they near the braking point.
[14:47] Commentator
    The 8 has a sizable lead,
    and starts braking first.
[14:55] Commentator
    Whoa! The 86 brakes late
    and instantly closes the gap!
[15:01] Customer D
    Wait, isn't this...
[15:03] Customer E
    A repeat of Aiba Shun.
[15:06] Commentator
    The 19-year-old is showing
    unrestrained aggression here.
[15:12] Commentator
    Looks like there's more to
    Katagiri Kanata than smart driving.
[15:15] Commentator
    He's picking a fight with Porsche, who are
    said to be makers of the world's finest brakes!
[15:37] Commentator
    Can he make it?
[15:39] Commentator
    Will he make it?
[15:45] Commentator
    He made it!
[15:58] Taylor
    It's not that the Porsche has worse brakes.
    I made a tactical mistake.
[16:03] Taylor
    I overextended my tires
    on that final spurt.
[16:07] Taylor
    But even so...
[16:10] Taylor
    he had enough grip left for
    one last battle on the brakes.
[16:14] Taylor
    What's gonna happen if a monster like him
    gets a car that can actually compete?
[16:24] Taylor
    It could fundamentally change
    the balance of power in MFG.
[16:48] Interviewer
    And here are today's big stars!
     Congratulations!
[17:02] Ogata
    The prize money for
    coming ninth is eight million yen.
[17:05] Ogata
    Even half that is four million yen!
[17:08] Ogata
    That's more than Ogata
    Automotive makes in a year.
[17:12] Ogata
    And in just one day.
[17:15] Kanata
    Aiba-senpai, why isn't the driver
    who finished first on the podium?
[17:20] Aiba
    Beckenbauer always ditches
    the podium ceremony.
[17:24] Aiba
    It's probably his way of
    showing he doesn't care.
[17:27] Aiba
    That little punk pisses me off.
[17:29] Kanata
    Really?
[17:37] Aiba
    Old man Ishigami always asks for Kyoko.
[17:40] Aiba
    Akaba Kaito tends to mix it up, but today,
    he went with the Butt Bongo chick.
[17:44] Aiba
    If nothing else, I'm glad
    no one asked for Number Seven.
[17:50] Aiba
    Luckily for me, none of
    these guys have any taste.
[17:53] Aiba
    How can they not see
    how dang adorable she is?
[17:57] Seven
    We actually have to kiss them?
[17:59] Seven
    That's part of the job? I don't like that.
[18:02] Seven
    I only wanna kiss Kanata.
[18:06] Taylor
    Sorry. Could you make way for a sec?
[18:13] Taylor
    I'm the driver of the 8 car, Jackson Taylor.
[18:16] Kanata
    Katagiri Kanata.
[18:20] Taylor
    You're a great driver.
    I didn't think you'd be so young.
[18:26] Taylor
    You got me today.
    But I'll pay you back next time.
[18:34] Nozomi
    What's up with Taylor?
    Trying to act all cool.
[18:37] Nozomi
    Guess I'd better go say hi, too.
[18:40] Nozomi
    I'm the driver of the 16, Kitahara Nozomi.
[18:43] Nozomi
    You remember me, right? We met at
    that family restaurant this morning.
[18:47] Kanata
    Of course. I remember.
[18:49] Nozomi
    You really kicked my butt this time.
     You even passed me twice.
[18:54] Nozomi
    Normally, I'd be pissed off,
    but with you, I can admit when I'm beat.
[19:00] Nozomi
    How about a hug as a sign of mutual respect?
[19:03] Kanata
    Uh, I'm not really much of a hugger.
[19:07] Nozomi
    Now I'm getting a better look
    at him, he's seriously cute.
[19:10] Nozomi
    Don't be so embarrassed!
    Aren't you half European?
[19:14] Nozomi
    He smells so good.
[19:17] Seven
    Who the hell is she?
[19:19] Seven
    Get off him! Get away from Kanata!
[19:21] Seven
    He's clearly uncomfortable!
[19:27] Commentator
    That completes the first race of the
    MFG season, Odawara Pikes Peak.
[19:31] Sign
    MFG Round 1
    Odawara Pikes Peak
    1st: M. Beckenbauer
[19:31] Commentator
    Our winner is the Stuttgart Slayer,
    Michael Beckenbauer, in the 12 car.
[19:37] Sign
    MFG Round 1
    Odawara Pikes Peak
    2nd: Ishigami Fujin
[19:37] Commentator
    Last year's champion,
    Ishigami Fujin, came second.
[19:42] Sign
    MFG Round 1
    Odawara Pikes Peak
    3rd: Akaba Kaito
[19:42] Commentator
    Akaba Kaito finished third.
[19:46] Sign
    MFG Round 1
    Odawara Pikes Peak
    9th: Katagiri Kanata
[19:46] Commentator
    But maybe most remarkable
    of all is the rookie
[19:50] Commentator
    who clawed his way up to
    ninth in the 86, Katagiri Kanata.
[19:54] Kogashiwa
    I'd say so.
[19:55] Kogashiwa
    Let's not forget Sawatari Koki in the 4,
    who didn't compete in this race.
[19:58] Sign
    Last season's 4th-placed driver: Sawatari Koki
[20:01] Kogashiwa
    It'll get interesting
    if he's here next time.
[20:04] Commentator
    Our next race will be the 
    Ashinoko GT at Lake Ashinoko.
[20:08] Commentator
    Then, it's Round 3 at 
    the Peninsula Manazuru.
[20:12] Commentator
    Round 4 is
     Seaside Double Lane.
[20:15] Commentator
    And the final race
    is Atami Ghost.
[20:17] Commentator
    It's shaping up to be 
    another red-hot season of MFG.
[20:22] Commentator
    We've been your commentary team:
    MFG's walking encyclopedia, Tanaka Yoji,
[20:27] Commentator
    and providing color...
[20:29] Kogashiwa
    Kogashiwa Kai.
[20:31] Commentator
    So to all 30 million MFG fans around
    the world, thank you for watching.
[20:37] Commentator
    See you again from Odawara Japan.
[20:47] Crew
    All right! All right!
[20:52] Ogata
    Damn, man. Some of these guys bring trucks.
[20:57] Ogata
    Come on. I'll drive us home.
    You ride shotgun and rest up.
[21:02] Kanata
    Thanks, Ogata-san.
[21:07] Aiba
    Hey, you two.
[21:09] Aiba
    My crew and I are heading to the organ meat
    place to party. You two should come.
[21:15] Aiba
    It's my thing to take the day's frustrations
     and bury 'em with food, booze, and noise!
[21:21] Aiba
    And it's my treat. So let's go live it up.
[21:23] Ogata
    Sweet! I'm definitely coming!
[21:24] Kanata
    Wow! Offal!
[21:27] Ogata
    Sorry, Kanata. I wanna drink,
    so could you drive?
[21:32] Kanata
    You're welcome to.
    I don't like liquor much, anyway.
[23:31] Narrator
    Next time, Turn 10: Updates.