Chapter 2

The cars exploded from the starting line. Brian immediately took the lead. He looked in his rear view mirror and saw that Danny and Jose were nowhere near him. The new guy however was right on his tail. He shifted gears, edging a little further away from him and closer to the finish. He gave a little smile and pressed down on the gas. The new guy quickly recovered the distance and they were now neck and neck. Actually the guy was starting edge ahead of Brian. As they neared the finish line, Brain hit the NOS button on his steering wheel. He shot forward towards the finish, the force of the NOS boost pressing him back into his seat. Brian knew he had won but before he could bask in his victory, the new guy shot past him in a blur of black, clearing the finish line a nose before Brian.

"Damn!" Brian slapped his hand against the steering wheel. He slowed his car down, did a u-turn and mad his back towards the crowd. As usual, everyone crowded around the winner. Everyone wanted to congratulate the winner, but more than that, they wanted to see who had finally taken Brian down. Brian parked his car and was immediately met by Rome.

"What the fuck happened Brian?" Rome asked.

"I don't know man, I thought it was my race. Guess it just wasn't my night." Brian responded shrugging his shoulders.

"Bout time someone took you down." Suki says, walking up to the guys and punching Brian in the arm lightly to show she was just playing.

"So who is it anyway?" Rome asked, looking toward the RX-7. Tej was talking to the driver who was still seated inside the car and hidden behind the tint on the windows.

"Don't know. But I intend to find out." Brian says. He heads towards Tej and the winner, followed by Rome and Suki. They were halfway their when the inevitable shout came.

"COPS! COPS! COPS! COPS!"

The crowd immediately scattered and drivers took off at break neck speed in an effort to get away before the cops arrived. Brian gets a last glance at the RX-7 as it takes off before he hops back into his car and makes his getaway. Suki and Rome had also sped off into the night.