Racing Legends
Prologue
A/N: K, so as you can tell this story is about racing and I am basing it off the Formula One League.
Heres some basic information in case you don't know much about racing:
-Each race will have a pace car. Right before the race, all the drivers follow the pace car for a couple of laps to warm up on the track. Then it'll disappear into the pits, and the racers dont have to worry about it into a yellow is called.
-The pits is the long stretch of road where each car's team is in a specific spot. If the car needs gas or needs to change tires they go in there to do it. It's common for most or all of the drivers to pit on a yellow flag.
-Races are usually on Sundays. Saturdays are the days for time trials (or 'qualifiers'). Basically, each driver races and they get timed on one of their laps, and that determines where they will place in the race.
-Each flag color is important, and I'm going to be mentioning them. Green: go, Yellow: slow down and follow the pace car, Red: stop, White: one lap left , Checkered: finish.
If you still dont know that much, I'll be sort of explaining things throughout the story too, to help you.
And as another side note, I have been attending NASCAR, Formula One, and Indy races since I was a baby. So I know what I'm talking about.
Also, this wouldn't let me put any urls on here, for guidance to you guys. So if you want, look up on google an image of a Formula One car to help your memory when reading this.
And it wouldn't be bad to watch a youtube video on racing or even crashes. They're actually pretty interesting, plus if you haven't seen racing before, you can picture it better.
Besides all this racing stuff, expect a lot of fluff. Romance is my favorite, but I also love angst, so be prepared :P
Anyways, enjoy!
This is what his life was about. This is what he had always dreamed of: to be able to be going over two hundred and twenty miles an hour and feel the adrenaline rush of racing at high speeds.
Inuyasha Takahashi is one remarkable man. At least, that's what everyone says about him. He is the one who at age twenty-two won his first series, and now twenty-eight, has won numerous titles to give him the nickname as the 'Legend.'
Inuyasha's name is posted everywhere in Japan, for he was the guy who, after only a year of racing, became the man who is now difficult to beat.
He was now racing in Suzuka, Japan, a small track, but perfect for the first race since the last season ended. Inuyasha gripped the wheel as his car started swerving behind Koga Kimura who had the pole in leading first place. There were only two laps left, and Inuyasha knew he had to get in front of him soon to win the race.
Although this race didn't count towards the actual season, Inuyasha felt he still had to win in order to prove to everyone that he wasn't going to lose any race this summer. Inuyasha planned on winning every one and his main goal was to win the Shikon Cup at the last and most important race of the year: the Shikon Circuit.
That was another reason Inuyasha was so famous, because the Shikon Cup was hard to get. Before Inuyasha had come to the Formula One league, the record was set by thirty-six year old Naraku Murakami who won three Shikon Cups. Then last year, Inuyasha won his third in a row, giving the world something to talk about. It was also giving Inuyasha something to shoot for this year; to beat the world record and win the Shikon Cup four times before Naraku did.
Inuyasha smirked to himself, thinking of all the accomplishments he has made so far. He sure has shown the world just what he can do. Racing was his passion, ever since he was four years old and saw his first race, he fell in love. Little did he know then that it would change his life forever.
So far in the current race, Inuyasha had been coasting behind Koga, letting this man feel that he had a chance at winning. And after one hundred and ninety eight laps of doing that, Inuyasha couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Koga after he would see Inuyasha's car speed past him.
Coming up to the third turn in the track, Inuyasha took the opportunity to push his foot more on the pedal, feeling the car shake a little bit more from how fast he was traveling.
Inuyasha glanced over, looking through his helmet to see Koga glimpse over at him too. A smug grin on his face, Inuyasha pressed down more on the accelerator and sped past him. As the turn rounded into turn four, Inuyasha veered the car in front of Koga's and sped up a little faster, leaving at least a two second lead.
Inuyasha passed the checkered line, seeing a guy on top of a podium waving a white flag, indicating the last lap of the race. Inuyasha kept his distance ahead from the other thirty-five cars, hearing his head crew chief, Myoga, on the intercom praising him on what a great job he was doing. Inuyasha then laughed as he heard his good friend, Miroku Hayashi, start yelling about how he kicked Koga's ass.
Inuyasha continued to listen to their voices as he crossed the finish line. His eyes followed the movements of the checkered flag waving above him as he passed under the podium. Slowing his car down, Inuyasha looked around at the stands, seeing fans standing and cheering, waving flags with his car's colors of red and black.
This is what he lived for. This excitement and the feeling of doing something no one has done before. He was the first to have already won so many titles at a young age, and he was going to keep it that way. Inuyasha wanted to keep his winning streak, no matter what it took.
As he pulled into the Winner's Circle, Inuyasha unbuckled all his seat belts and slowly got out of the car, lifting his helmet off his head and tucking it under his arm.
After wiping away his sweaty bangs from his forehead, Inuyasha waved at the crowd in front of him, in front of the thousands of people screaming for him.
Racing has always been his love, and Inuyasha was never going to let this dream pass.
So another story, yay :) And I have to say I'm already in love with it. Plus I haven't seen any racecar stories out there, so I feel awesome with having an original story.
I have already written a couple of chapters, but I'm gonna edit through them. But lemme tell you, I haven't felt this way about a story yet. I've been writing like crazy, and my chapters are long, woo! I'm going to really enjoy writing this, and there's so many things I can do with it too.
Expect a chapter every week. I can honestly say I know I'll stick with this story because of how fun it has been to write so far.
But please review. For the whole story, you have no idea who excited they get me and make me want to write more.
Hope you liked it so far, sorry for the long note at the beginning. Chapter one will be up soon!!
~Every Heart~