Thomas and Friends- The Island of Sodor adventures
James and the racing cars
The engines on the island were working even harder than normal a race track was being built near Peel Gored, one particular morning James was working at the docks waiting for Cranky to unload two big metal boxes onto his flatbeds these were for the race track.
"Hurry up Cranky" shouted James
"I've been told to take my time" said Cranky
"I haven't got all day" said James
"I know but these are for the race track" said Cranky
"Pah its only machinery" said James
Cranky finally unloaded the containers and James steamed off to the race track, later at Kildane station James left his train in a siding and went for a drink at the water tower, Shaun one of the four electric diesels rolled up beside him.
"Hello James any idea what's in the boxes" said Shaun
"Hello Shaun absolutely no idea but it might be machinery" said James
"Ah well I better go and get my train ready see ya later" said Shaun
"Bye Shaun" said James
James waited until Shaun left the station and carried on down the line to the race track, there a man was waiting with a big rail crane on the other track.
"James there you are" said the man
"Hello sorry I'm late I had to get a drink at Kildane" said James
"At least you're hear now okay Boris unload the containers" said the man
"Yes Mr Hunt" said Boris the crane roaring into life
James was impressed by Boris as he lifted the containers into the paddock, some workmen opened the containers and strange engines noises roared out.
Slowly two strange car rolled out and came up along side James and Boris.
They didn't look like normal car they had a single seat, slopping bodies and looked very fast.
"Look at that James it's not machinery it's two racing cars" said James's driver
"I know that's why they were so light" said James
"Were so light because were made of Carbon Fibre" said one of the cars
"Carbon Fibre" asked James in surprise
"It's much lighter than metal and it will enable us to go faster" said the other car
"That's amazing wait till Gordon hears this" said James
"Aren't you going to introduce yourselves" said the first car
"I'm James" said James very proudly
"My names Boris I am a heavy lifter" said Boris
"I'm Jensen and that's my little brother Lewis" said Jensen
"Not by much" said Lewis
"Quit you're bickering I want you two to get ready and do a test lap" said Mr Hunt
"Yes sir right away" said Jensen
"Okay James it's time for us to go too" said his driver
"Oh can we come back soon" asked James
"Yes of course now let's get back to Knaford and tell the others about you're new friends" said his driver
"Sure see ya everyone" said James as he puffed off
"Bye James" said Boris
Later back at Tidmouth Sheds, James told his friends about Jensen, Lewis and Boris.
"Pah that's insane a material can't make you go faster" said Gordon referring to the carbon fibre
"It can Jensen and Lewis have the whole body covered in it it reduces the weight" said James
"If I was covered in it I would go a lot faster than now" said Gordon
"I asked about that" said James
"What did they say" said Henry
"We'd simply crumble away" said James
"Really" said Gordon
"Yes" said James
The race track is all the engines talked about that night, about a week later the first race of season was on Sodor.
Emily Hatt had asked Duck, Thomas and Alice to bring passengers that morning to the race track, James wasn't happy.
"Why do you get to pull passengers" said James unhappy
"It's because we haven't been yet" said Duck
"Duck's right we don't get to go up and down the Peel Godred branch to often" said Alice
"Cheer up James" said Thomas as he puffed away
Later that morning, Alice was bringing her second train down the line when she felt a little twitch, she felt nothing of it but soon she had to stop and rest she was out of steam, her driver got down and had a look.
"Driver is there anything wrong" asked Alice
"Your water tubes have collapsed your not getting any water" said her drive
"Oh no what are we to do" said Alice
"I will go and tell the station master" said her driver
About half an hour later James puffed up along side Alice.
"Okay Alice let's get you to the race track" said James as he buffered up in front of Alice
"Thank you James" said Alice
James got Alice and her passengers to the race track just in time, Duck and Thomas were waiting for them.
All afternoon James, Alice, Thomas, Duck and Boris watched the race, Lewis place first while Jensen placed third with a German car placing second.
James often finds time to see his friends when they are at home.