Chapter 4: The First Loss for AV

"Diane, hand me that wrench right there," said Jeff.

"Here you go," replied Diane, handing him the wrench.

Jeff reached into the engine bay and unscrewed a part, handing it back to Diane.

"How's it going over there Hieu?" yelled Jeff over the roar of the new exhaust being tested on the NSX.

"Great man, just frickin' great. This damn bolt won't fit on the damn screw thing. Son of a bitch!"

"Hieu, man, settle down." Jeff turned to Molly. "I think you should go calm Hieu down." Molly nodded and took Hieu by the hand and led him into the back room. Bumping sounds were heard by all.

"Diane. I want some tooooooo," said Jeff slowly.

"Sheesh horn dawg, you'll get yours later," replied Diane.

Jeff finished installing the new supercharger on his S2K and decided to take it for a high-speed test run. Diane wanted some lunch too, so they would just pick it up on the way.

Jeff revved the engine and popped the clutch, squealing off in reckless abandon. He pulled one more perfect drift as he pulled out onto Convoy. He drove to the freeway and got on the on ramp, opening it up and holding at a nice safe 95 mph. He drove north until he got up near Miramar, then exited the freeway onto Kearny Villa Road. He stopped at the single light, as it was red. "Alright babe, lets get ready for this." He revved his engine, hearing the beautiful bass tone of his twin Comptech exhausts. Just then, John Nguyen pulled up next to Jeff in his Supra.

John looked over and said, "Jeff, I hear you been fuckin' my girl."

"Nah man, that's not true. I'd never cheat on my girl. I love her too much for that," replied Jeff.

"Alright man, I'll give you a little sneak peek on what's gonna go down tonight on the streets." He revved, his car sounding like a rabid tiger about to die. Jeff revved his engine, sounding like a hungry lion moving in for the kill. The light turned green.

Tires squealed as they took off. The exhaust tone of Jeff's car rose until the tach hit the redline. He threw it into second and jumped back on the gas in less than half a second. He looked over to his right and saw John pulling away. "Shit." He hit his nitrous and caught up to John. He shifted into fourth and the blow-off valve let the extra boost go. His rpm rose more until the S2K's exhaust screamed at a nice sounding 9000 rpm. He decided to throw it into 5th, so he did. 145, 150, 155. Nitrous time. The button went in, and the car shot forward like a bullet, pushing Jeff and Diane back into their seats. He shot past John like John was standing still. He hit the clutch, threw the stick down into 6th, hit the gas, and let up the clutch. The car shot forward even more. 165, 170, 175. Jeff looked into his right mirror and saw John's Supra way behind, like about 10 car lengths. Sharp turn coming up. 185. Brakes. Clutch. Downshift. Clutch release. The car's rpm picked up again at 8500, and the car slowed down as Jeff let the gear run down. He downshifted again and let that gear run down. The car was going a safe turn speed, 105. Jeff took the turn and hit the gas again, shifting into 5th. He sped up again and hit the nitrous. The car shot forward again as the speed rapidly increased. He saw the light in the distance and slowed down, downshifting accordingly. He slowed to a stop at the intersection of Kearny Villa Road and Miramar Road. John pulled up 4 seconds later. "Jeff, I gotta hand it to you, that's one fast car. But, we'll see what it can do tonight against my secret weapon. Later." John went squealing off to the right as the light turned green.

"Jeff, that race made me horny," said Diane. Jeff peeled out in a U-Turn and headed back to the garage as quickly as possible.