Southern Drifters Trail

Disclaimers: Shigeno and tokyopop, then the car companies are next: Porsche, MG, Chevy, Triumph, Mazda, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, and Subaru. Kenneth, Salina, and any other characters not from the show or manga are mine.

Last time Takumi and Ryosuke had had their race that ended the first stage of the show. Lana and Sara raced and ended in a tie right after Takumi and Ryosuke, and then Itsuki and Daylan raced with daylan emerging victorious. Kenneth asked Salina to marry him. The race between Josh and his CRX SIR-II and Shingo in his EG-6 Civic SIR-II on the myogi downhill.

Chap. 8: Defend your turf.

"3…2…1…GO!" The Hondas tore off there line and onto the short strait before the first turn. Josh powered ahead and thought. Ok first turn is up hill so I'll need to widen the gap soon. As the first turn approached Josh readied by swinging wide and diving into the corner causing oversteer but never losing control.

Shingo braked to avoid the CRX and then tried to shadow it out of the turn. As the rounded the next turn the CRX and the Civic were tight and exiting was becoming a problem already. As they rounded the second turn the CRX was using the oversteer to his advantage as the Civic attempted to pass on the outside.

Shingo was already realizing that this was a losing race. And his tricks wouldn't work on the CRX. "Son of a…" the turn had startled him as they entered the CRX again used the oversteer to help take the turn perfectly. The Civic on the other hand was struggling and was forced to brake hard to follow the CRX.

As they entered the first of 3 consecutive hairpins the CRX simply continued increasing his lead. As he hit the main strait of the coarse Josh dropped the hammer and was up shifting into 4th at 185 mph on the strait waiting for the up coming set of S turns. As he entered them he used no throttle on the first turn and used his Oversteer drift on the second.

As he rounded the last corner Josh had a smile on his face sliding through with such position that it was amazing just to watch. When the run was over Shingo lost by 12 seconds and Josh shattered the course record by 7 seconds.

At the base everyone but Carl was shocked that Shingo lost. Carl laughed and said, "Just as I thought well I guess I'm up next." He turned to face Zack and grinned then got into his 944TT and started the twin turbo V6 and pulled up to starting line.

Zack pulled besides the Porsche in his Skyline GT-R V-spec II R32 and revved the RB26DETT motor to intimidate his opponite but Carl just revved the 944TT in return. Josh stood between the two racers and began to countdown from 5.

"5…4…3…2…1…GO!" josh yelled as the two twin turbo monsters passed him. The two cars took off up the first strait. Zack was cursing his lack of power compared to the 944TT. As the entered the first turn the 944TT drifted wide and was passed by the GT-R on the inside.

The 944TT then tailed the skyline as he tried to pull away again and again the 944TT had no chance of passing the GT-R if it kept drifting so wide. As the S turn approached the 944TT used his power around the first turn and coasted though the second once on the strait the 944TT powered forward and next the GT-R showing Zack he had the power to pass him.

"Damnit I never thought I would run into a more powerful car than my GT-R this soon!" Carl backed off and dropped behind the GT-R through the hairpins and waited for the last turn. As the rounded the third from last turn the 944TT set up for an inside pass but didn't make a move.

ON the next turn he slid to the outside of the GT-R and taunted Zack. "How you like that one kiddy now its time for me to quit playing." The Final turn was quickly approaching Zack braked hard but the 944TT swung around him and drifted wide and fast. Very Fast. As cars passed the finish line Zack came to a stop next to the 944TT the man stepped out and shook Zacks hand. "That was a good race maybe you and I should race again some time." Said Carl as he happily walked back to his 944TT.

At the base Josh, Kenneth, and the others were waiting for the 944TT to get down there. When he arrived they all headed to the E3 shop and had a southern style BBQ. All the cars sitting outside. And Kenneth and his family outside eating at a large wooden table the grill still cooking some more food. The sound of two rotary Engines pulling up could be heard Kenneth looked around the corner to see Ryosuke Takahashi and his brother getting out of their cars.

They walked around the corner to see if Kenneth was with the rest of the group. As they did Kenneth greeted them. "Ryosuke what are you doing here?" Ryosuke looked at him and then everyone else. "Well Kenneth I wanted to challenge you to a race on mount Akina next Saturday. Do you except?" Kenneth was about to except the challenge when his phone rang.

He answered it and was shocked. "WHAT? What about Richard and Brandon?…. they were beat!…. you know I will spread the word the 914 of SC is returning." Ryosuke looked at Kenneth confused and said, "What's going on are we on for a race next Saturday?" Kenneth shook his head, "sorry Ryosuke but someone's trying to sweep the SC low county my home turf. I won't be able to race you." Ryosuke nodded he understood. The Keisuke and Ryosuke Takahashi returned to their cars and left.

The others looked at Kenneth and asked, "Are you coming back to South Carolina?" Kenneth nodded and said, "But only for a little while. A team calling them selves the Anacondas is trying to take over the low county turf." Tillmon nodded we'll head out tomorrow and I'll go ahead and guess you will drive the Mongoose?" Kenneth nodded. Time to show these Anacondas what a real racer is." That night everyone finished their packing really quick. And went to sleep early to be able to catch a flight out on the cargo plane that they had hired.

When the sun rose into the sky the groups headed out and were at the airport into 30 minutes. They had there own plane so they were able to board it and load the cars right away. 45 minutes later they took off. It would be a 2 hour flight. The time was spent talking about the events of the past. And Daylan asking if he could stay with Kenneth and Salina in Japan.

When they arrived the group headed to the E3 shop and pulled into a large garage on the side. Inside the farthest bay was a 1967 MG Midget with a wide body kit that flowed into the bodylines. The dual exast tips and the lowered ride height with wheels like the 914 has but chrome. The pure white paint helped the car seem less and less menacing. Kenneth stepped out of the CRX passenger side. The 914, 280Z, and Kenneth's other cars are still in Japan.

He walked up to the MG Midget and said, "Well Mongoose time to see what you can do." He opened the right hand driver's position. And popped the hood. He walked around to the front of the car and looked at the 357ci V8 that sat in the engine bay and the custom suspension that held the Mongoose to the road. He seemed to be learning the car earning its trust.

He cranked the Mongoose and smiled as it came to life. "This is gonna be one hell of a ride." Said Kenneth as he got out and closed the hood. He motioned to His cousin to help him remove the hard top. When they did it had the Shelby Cobra type rear head hoop. Kenneth smiled as he got into the Mongoose and pulled out of the garage. He could feel the power running through the body. The steering was incredible. And I rode like it was floating on air.

Kenneth smiled as he pulled up to a stop light and saw Richard in his 67 Chevalier Malibu and Brandon in his custom 67 Cameron RS. They pulled into a parking lot and stopped. As Kenneth exited his car Richard and Brandon greeted him. He was shown around their cars and was being told that they had improved greatly but they were still beat by the Anacondas

. Kenneth looked at them and asked, "So what do theses anacondas drive?" Richard looked at his Chevalier and said, "They drive Shelby Cobras and Dodge Vipers." Kenneth got into the Mongoose and cranked the 357 and pealed out in search of these Anacondas.

As he looked for an Anacondas team members He stopped at a red light and heard a 427 Cobra pull up besides him. Kenneth looked over at the Cobra and saw Anacondas written in white on the rear quarter panel. The Cobra revved its engine challenging Kenneth to a fun run. Kenneth looked at the driver. He revved his cobra and had a cocky grin on his face. Kenneth accepted the challenge with a rev of the 357. As the light turned green the two cars tore off the line with incredibly acceleration.

The Mongoose easily pulled ahead and left the Cobra fare behind. Kenneth turned into a parking lot followed by the Cobra. The came to a stop facing each other. Kenneth calmly exited his car and looked at the Cobra as he did the same but with an attitude. "Who do you think you are punk!" yelled the driver of the Cobra. Kenneth grinned and said, "Me I'm the Porsche 914 driver that you and your Anacondas team must beat before you get the low county territory." The Cobra driver looked at him with pure hate, "Fine we will take you down too and then we'll take the low county territory as our own!"

Kenneth smiled he got what he wanted now. "Ok then you name a place and a time and I'll be there with the Mongoose." The driver of the Cobra was shocked and said, "next Saturday at the Stratford High parking lot 9:00pm don't be late!" Kenneth got back into the Mongoose and headed back to the shop.

The cobra driver pulled out a cell phone and contacted his team leader. "Hey this is john I just got a challenge from the driver of the 914….. Next Saturday but he says he will be driving his Mongoose…."

Back at the shop the rest of the family was over joyed at the fact of Kenneth's and Salina's plans of marriage. And His friends Richard, Brandon, JR, and Moah were there waiting for Kenneth's plan for beating the Anacondas. As he pulled up he knottiest the Yamaha R1 of JR, the 67 Chevalier malabu of Richard, the 67 Cameron RS of Brandon, and the Dodge Viper V12 of Moah.

He was greeted by his friends talking about the Anacondas. "They are really tuff from what I hear." Said Moah. JR looked at him and said, "Nothings faster than my R1." Richard and Brandon disagreed. Kenneth told them the plan it was going to be a Sprint from the Stratford High parking lot to the Westview middle parking lot using the light at Stratford Forest as a turning point onto Westview Bl. They thought that this would be more than enough to get the job done. So until then they would catch up on old times. Kenneth and Salina took some runs on the mountains they trained on and the back roads of the SC low county.

One week later the Ethridge family and friends waited for the Anacondas to show up. A pack of about 12 cars. 5 Cobras and 7 Vipers. The lead car a 427 Cobra came to a stop and a 6' blond guy stepped out and approached Kenneth, "I'm Mike leader of the Anacondas." Kenneth nodded, "I'm Kenneth the 914 of SC."

The crowds were soon gathering at different points on the track. "Shall we do this?" asked mike. Kenneth nodded and got into his 357 MG Midget AKA Mongoose and pulled up to the start line. Mike followed suit and pulled his 427 Cobra to the line.

"OK the race will start after the countdown. Drivers Ready?" Kenneth revved the 357 and Mike did the same. "10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1…GO!" The MG Midget took and early lead as the exited the lot and got onto the street. The tore through the gently curving turns at 155 mph as the first real corner began the Cobra slid wide and the Mongoose drifted through only losing 1 mph he took off around the turns with amazing acceleration the Cobra couldn't follow. As the exited final turn the Cobra was far behind and not going to catch Kenneth.

As the crossed the finish line the Anaconda team members couldn't believe it. "There's no way Mike could have lost!" The locals were cheering glad the winning streak of the Anacondas was over. Kenneth stood next to his car as Mike approached him. "Mike tried to smile as he said, "well at least I was beaten by the best there is. So I will end the take over plan. Kenneth you are as great as the legends say you are. It was an honor racing you." Kenneth smiled. "Well Mike with some practice you might beable to beat my here."

The Anacondas soon left leaving the family and friends to talk. Richard had a great idea. "Hey Kenneth lets all run the mountain before you leave tomorrow." Kenneth and everyone else agreed so the got into their cars and headed up to mount Brett and ran the downhill for about two hours. Then headed home they ate a great home cooked meal. The next morning Kenneth and Salina caught a plane back to Japan.

OK they is chapter 8 i had an epic relay type race planed but plans seem to fall apart lately im bringin Richard, Brandon, JR, and Moah back later in the storyu wityh their cars and JR's motorcycle. The whole Emporers trying to take over gunma plan haqppened while Kenneth and Salina were in the States. i need some guidence R&R please and put: Ahave daylan come over to japan with his car and the mongoose, or B have Daylan stay in the States, or CKenneth brings the mongoose back to japan but daylan doesn't come.