DATE- FEBURARY 1, 1999
Ash had just visited Yuichi and then left for work.
When Ash arrived at the Mitsuyama shop, he went to see Mr. Mitsuyama.
Mitsuyama said "Ash, good to see you. You're a bit early."
Ash said "Hello, Mr. Mitsuyama. Listen, can do me a favor?" Mitsuyama wanted to know what Ash wanted and Ash said "Is it okay if a couple of the guys repair my Supra? I was racing Saturday night in a duct tape death match and my car's got a few scratches."
Mitsuyama then said "Let me see the situation."
Ash and Mr. Mitsuyama walked over to see the Supra. Mr. Mitsuyama then said "It looks like you banged it up quite a bit. Fortunately you didn't do too much damage. However the entire right side needs to be repainted so we will need it for a couple of days. You will have to pay for it."
Ash then said "Thanks. I will pay you when it's finished. Can I make a phone call to somebody?"
Mr. Mitsuyama then let Ash use his telephone. Ash decided to call Norman.
At Norman and Caroline's house, Norman answered the phone when he heard it ringing. He said "Why is the Mitsuyama shop calling? I have not dropped off my car there." When he picked up the phone, he said hello.
Ash said to him "Hello, Norman. It's good to talk with you."
Norman said "It's good to talk to you too. What's up with you? Why are you calling from the Mitsuyama shop?" Ash said "I work at the Mitsuyama shop. Listen can I borrow your S13 for a couple of days. My Supra needs to be repaired."
Norman then said "Certainly, Ash. What happened to your Supra?"
Ash then said "I had a duct tape death match Saturday night and I hit the guardrail a bit. My entire right side needs to be repainted."
Norman then said "I see. Well, I'm sure Mr. Mitsuyama and his employees will do a great job. They always do great work on cars."
Ash said "I know. Mr. Mitsuyama is a great guy. He treats all his employees with respect."
Norman then said "I hear that. Listen, what time do you want me to meet you there?"
Ash then said "How about noon? That's our lunch hour."
Norman then said "That's perfect. I will have Max drop me off at home."
Ash then said "Alright then." & then he hung up.
Meanwhile, May was driving Max to school in her R34. It was around 7:25 AM when she was driving him to school.
Max said to her "That race Saturday night was intense. I'm glad Ash won for us." May said "Me too, brother. It was good Ash prevented us from going to the hospital."
They arrived at school 2 minutes later. They went to their first class which was economics. They got out of school at 10:00 AM. May then dropped off Max at Yuichi's gas station. Then May went home and then headed off to the police station.
While at the gas station, Max was filling up a car then Akito came over. He said to him "Hey Max, how are you doing today?"
Max told Akito "Me? I'm doing well. So, what's up?" & Akito said "Nothing much. How was school today?"
Max said "School was good. Me and May learned nothing new but that's okay with me."
At around 11:45 AM, Max was filling up a car when Yuichi came out. Yuichi said to Max "Listen, Ash just called. He needs you to meet him at the Mitsuyama shop so you can pick up your father and take him home. You better get going."
Max then said "Okay, boss. Let me finish with this customer." A minute later, he finished with the customer who game him cash for filling up the car. The customer gave Max a 1000 yen tip for working on his car.
Max then left in his NSX to meet up with his dad and Ash.
Max arrived at the Mitsuyama shop around noon. Ash said "Hello, Max. Good to see you."
Max then said "Nice to see you Ash." Ash said "Listen, you dad's here and he wants you to take him home.
Max said "No problem, Ash." He yelled to his father "Dad, let's get going."
Norman said "You're right, Max. Let's make this quick so you can get back to work."
Max then took Norman home and dropped him off.
Max then drove back to Yuichi's gas station and got back to work. At around 1:00 PM, May came over to the gas station.
She said to Max "How have you been doing, brother? Is everything alright?"
Max said "Yeah, everything is fine, sis. I've been doing well. I just got back from dropping off dad at home and came back here to work. What's up with you?"
May said "Things are quiet at the police station. They didn't need me today. What's up with dad?"
Max said "Nothing. I had to meet Ash at the Mitsuyama shop. He's borrowing dad's S13 while his Supra is being repaired."
May said "That's good. I told Ash to get it fixed. Looks like it might be a couple days if his car's being repaired. Listen, I'm going home. See you later." May then took off in her R34 and went home.
A few minutes later, a guy with a new Ford Mustang SVT Cobra came over to the gas station. He came out of his car and said "My name is Paul Shimamura. I heard a rumor there was some fast R34 that raced on the local pass. I race at Shomaru Pass in the Saitama Prefecture. Who here drives this R34?"
Max said "The driver of this R34 is my sister. She's not here right now. She just left but she could come back later. Can I leave a message for her?"
Paul said "That's fine with me. Tell her I want to race her Friday night at Mount Haruna at 9:00 PM."
Max said "That sounds good with me. I will talk to her about it and see what she says."
Paul then said "Sounds good. Here is my cell phone number. Call if me if something comes up." Max said he would call if something came up. Paul then left to head back to Saitama.
Yuichi then came out and said "Who was that guy?" & Max said "He was somebody from Shomaru Pass in Saitama. He drove a Ford Mustang SVT Cobra."
Yuichi said "He drove a Ford Mustang? You don't see a lot of street racer with American cars but this guy must really like it. It sounds like he wants to race"
Max then said "Yeah. It looks like it's been heavily tuned for street racing."
Yuichi then said "When is the race?" & Max said "Friday night at 9:00 PM. He will race May at Mount Haruna. It sounds like it will be a downhill race."
Yuichi then said "I see. No surprise. Every racer in Kanto now wants a piece of May because she is the fastest."
Max then said to Yuichi "Maybe, but I think many say Ryousuke Takahashi is the fastest in Kanto." Yuichi agreed with him.
Later that day, May was home alone at the house. The phone rang and she picked it up. It was Ash calling. He said "How are things, May?"
May said "Everything is fine here. Why did you call?"
Ash said "I wanted to check up on you and see if everything is okay. Listen, I'm working late tonight. I won't be home until at least midnight. Take care and make sure nothing bad happens."
May said "Sure thing, Ash. You don't mind Max coming over, right?"
Ash said "Of course not. I know Max is a great kid. He would never do anything to get himself in trouble."
May said "You're right there. Talk to you later." May then hung up.
An hour later, Max arrived. He knocked and May opened the door. May said "Come on in, bro. What brings you here?"
Max said "I have to tell you something. This guy named Paul Shimamura from Saitama came to the gas station today. He wants to race you Friday night on Mount Haruna at 9:00 PM. Will you race him?"
May said "Yes, I will. 9:00 PM is fine with me. I only have to work at the police station from 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM Friday. By the way, what car does this guy drive?"
Max said "He drives a brand new Ford Mustang SVT Cobra. It looks pretty fast. This guy probably tuned it for street racing."
May said "I see. What do you want to do for dinner? Ash won't be home until midnight. He's working late."
Max said "How about we go to a sushi bar? & May said "Sounds fine with me. Remember, no booze."
Max said "I know. We are underage so we can't drink anyway." May and Max then left to get some dinner.
The next day, May was on patrol. She pulled over a speeding driver. She was taking care of the speeder like normal.
Later that day, Ash was on his way home from work. He got home at around 7:00 PM. 15 minutes later Solidad came over. Ash wanted to know why she came over.
Solidad said "I heard that May is racing this Friday night on Mount Haruna. She's racing some guy from Saitama who drives a Ford Mustang SVT Cobra. Well, I wanted to install a telemetry system on her R34. Do you know what a telemetry system is?"
Ash said "Well, when I watch auto racing on TV sometimes they show the speed they're going and the RPMs also. They must have some computer to relay information to the broadcaster."
Solidad said "Well, that's how a telemetry system works. A special module is installed to send data to a computer to tell it the car's speed and RPMs. It can also tell it's lap times around a circuit. Anyway the telemetry system I'm installing will tell car speed and engine speed. If I wanted lap times, I would have to do something at Mount Haruna to get an accurate reading for time but that's very complicated and time consuming. I don't have time for that."
Ash said "I see. When do you want to install it?"
Solidad then said "How about 5:00 PM tomorrow? Is that okay with you?"
Ash said "Certainly. I will tell May not to take the R34 tomorrow. She can walk to school or Max can drive her to school. The police station is only two blocks from the school she and Max go to."
Solidad then said "Okay then. See you tomorrow." She then left to head back to her home in Maebashi.