Southern Knights
Ok Last time Kenneth meant the new teams in SC including Supremacy 6 who said they were the best in the Low country and challenged Kenneth against Supremacy 6's two best but instead Kenneth ended up racing Jake and his MKIII Supra Twin Turbo Wide body edition, and Cody with his 81 Celica 2800XX (supra). The race between Brandon and Keisuke was about to begin…
Chap. 25: next time...
"5!"
"4!"
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"GO!" yelled the starter as the Camaro and the RX-7 Blew by him and down the very lightly curved part of Crowfield Bl.
The RX-7 drifted through the hard left at the stoplight and blasted on the outside of the separated road. While the RS Camaro drifted tight and caught the inside of the turn. The sped through the long sweeping left following the hard left.
The course was short but the high-speed turns followed by hard slow turns challenged even experienced drivers and pushed cars to the limit. The long left was followed by an extremely light right and then a Hard slow right and a Tight left hairpin. Both cars where pushing there tires to the limit but Brandon's control was just better. He followed a line that was nearly perfect.
The RX-7 was right on the RS Camaro's tail but was struggling to pass the powerful 350 RS Camaro. Brandon slid tight around every turn except the ones exiting onto the strait College Park Rd. and the sharp right back onto Crowfield Bl.
After 2 laps around the circuit the RX-7 was starting to gain ground but the RS camaro had almost 12 seconds on the RX-7. The Race was run but the outcome was known by the end of the first lap when the RS Camaro choose the speed drifts more than anything else.
The RS Camaro and the RX-7 came to a stop next to their teams. Brandon exited the RS Camaro and smiled. "It looks like I still got It.," said Brandon as he shook keisuke's hand.
"Takumi when you race Kenneth you better watch out these guys are even faster here than on Akina." Said Keisuke slightly worried.
"Well first Ryosuke has to race Richard then we can worry about Kenneth." Said Ryosuke in his normal calm voice. Richard was ready for the Hamlet Sprint. It was a run from the entrance of the hamlets all the way around the 5 miles long course and ended back at the entrance to the hamlets.
The Chevelle and the RX-7 FC pulled up next to each other at the entrance to the hamlets as Keisuke walked in between the cars as the starter.
"5!"
"4!"
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"GO!"
Yelled Keisuke as the Chevelle and the FC tore off and into the Hamlets.
The first turn was a soft Right left combo that flowed into another long right which both cars were accelerating through. The chevelle was playing very carefully on his tires. "Well at least your not making the same mistake as on Akina but you a little to careful." Said Ryosuke as the FC passed the Chevelle on the inside of the long left hand sweeper.
Back in second place Richard was smiles contently. Ryosuke was running to hard on Akina Richard my have worn his tires down fast but on the hamlet Sprint it was all about pacing yourself and your car. "Don't forget this is a 5 mile sprint." Said Richard as he followed the FC down the gently curving strait and the hard right that followed.
The two cars continued around the track through the right sweeper the backstretch and the next right sweeper. But Ryosuke noticed that the tires on the FC were loosing grip.
"This race is longer than I thought." Said Ryosuke as he backed off the throttle and watched the Chevelle blow by on the outside.
While Richard conserved his tires for the second part of the course Ryosuke had used his in the first half.
The next 2 ½ miles were almost all very light full acceleration turns with a semi hard right followed my a hard left at the very end. The Chevelle's Lead was unchallengeable now the strait had given him an amazing lead and the turns only increased his lead as had conserved his tires to deal with the difficult combo turn.
The Chevelle beat the FC by about 7 seconds. But even if officially the Southern Knights had won the challenge both teams agreed that the deciding race would be the one between Kenneth and Takumi.
"Well it would seem that the teams want this decided by the race between Kenneth and Takumi on the Stratford sprint." Said Richard with a smile.
"Well then lets do it." Said Kenneth as he cranked the 215hp 1970 Porsche 914/4.
The 914 and the AE86 pulled side-by-side and waited for the countdown.
"5!"
"4!"
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"GO!" yelled the started and both cars launched onto the long smooth sweeper turns that where beautiful to race on but the fact that they were blind corners added an aura of danger to the turns.
The first actually turn came at the entrance to the hamlets where the long left hand sweeper passed the hamlets and headed down the short strait into a banked right hand sweeper.
Kenneth hugged the inside both turns with Takumi following his line exactly. The 914 and AE86 where evenly matched but the problem with the Stratford sprint is you have only one hard turn with which to gain the lead. The two cars blasted another short strait and then onto another right hand sweeper. Followed by a medium strait.
The 914 was holding the lead as the rounded the beginning of a left hand sweeper but quickly reversed direction and drifted into Westview Bl. The turn was followed by an immediate uphill but then the course leveled out.
The AE86 had been slower on the turn than the 914 but when they hit the uphill the AE86 caught the914 and some air as well. The two cars raced passed the short strait and onto a very long left hand sweeper turn. Kenneth slid the 914 in smoothly in a high-speed drift to clear the whole corner. Takumi did the same but was distracted for only a second by a fallen tree who's roots seemed like they would grab a passing car off the road and tear it to pieces.
Kenneth used the moment to increase his lead slightly before Takumi snapped back into his racing mindset. Takumi was using the AE86s power to catch the 914 on the sweepers and stay with him everywhere else. The two cars exited onto the final stretch neck and neck. Kenneth was passed by the AE86 but the 914 held a secret. Kenneth had a high rev motor in the 914 with 215hp but it had a turbo with a bypass valve. Kenneth released thebypass valve and smiled as the Turbo spooled up and he gained an extra 75hp. Giving him the edge as the 914 passed the AE86 and sped into the lead. The 914 was able to pull away from the 86 just in time for the win.
Kenneth pulled the 914 into the parking lot followed by Takumi and the AE86. After exiting there cars the 2 great racers took one final look at the strait that ended the course.
"Good Race Takumi." Said Kenneth with a smile as he shook Takumi's hand and got back into the 914.
Both drivers headed back to the teams and the win for Southern Knights was announced.
It was official the Southern Knights had beaten Project D. They had gained the title as the best Street racing team in the World…
Soon after the teams returned to Japan where life resumed as normal. Kenneth had stopped Racing like he used to he had chosen being a father first and a racer second just like his father had done.
Kenneth continued racing everyonce in a while with a Sliver 1970 Nissan Skyline 2000HT GT-R (KPGC10) along with Salina and her 1978 Nissan 280Z. Both cars had near 300hp. Kenneth at 295hp and Salina with 305hp. Kizuna was growing up fast and already in middle school by the time Kenneth got a letter from the World Cup administration. It was a notice of his Banning from World Cup being lifted…
A few years before Daylan had signed up for GT-U in the E-Cubed tuning 1967 MG Midget (mongoose) with a large Supercharged and turbo 527 V8 with near 2000hp peak in a 347kg body. Daylan ended up showing both Carlos and Sweeper that just because he used to race rally doesn't mean that he is not as skilled as any other racer in World Cup.
Kenneth continued his life, as it was he bought a Lancia Delta HF integrale evoluzion for a family car only putting some suspension and tires on the car for upgrades. He watched as Kizuna grew and as his title as the Fastest racer in gunma be challenge by many.
One night Kenneth was heading down the mountain after taking a ride to calm and collect his thoughts. A pair of headlights came into view quickly approaching. Then the cars shape became appearent it was a dark silver Mitsubishi Starion GSR-VR the former rally car starting hugging the bumper of the white 1991 lancia Delta HF integrale evoluzion as Kenneth slowy began to speed up sending the 4 door family hatchback around the turn faster and faster with grip style driving.
The Starion followed closely not giving an inch. Kenneth Downshifted and sent the lancia into a fast drift as the Starion threw the rear of the 4wd rally car around the turn. The sound coming from the starion was not the motor that came stock instead it was the sound of a 3000GT SL(GTO) eninge roared from the Starion as it slid into the next turn trying to pass the Lancia. Kenneth threw the lancia into a grip and used the 4wd to the fully advantage to accelerate out the turn.
Suddenly the Starion dove in and nosed beneath the lancia in an attempt to pass Kenneth. In reasponce Kenneth used the Lancia's turbo 4 to power away from the N/A V6 of the Starion. Soon the Starion disappeared from kenneth's rearview mirror. Kenneth slowed and headed home.
On his way home he saw a familiar team of cars infact 2 teams. it was Stratford Soldiers in the face of Supremicy 6. the TT-R widebody and driver seemsed to continue radiating hatye in kenneth's direction.
AS he past the E-Cubed tuning shop the Demon GTR seemed to call from the showroom it wanted to roar it wanted to release the demon within upon the road once again.
Back at home was Salina and Kizuna. they were why he had stoped rcing hew was the best but he gave it up for a family. itwas a desision that he never had regreted even once until this night the streets seemed to call him.
As Kenneth pulled up Salina exited the house and got into the lancia. "i know you want to race but im not letting you go alone. kizuna is asleep." said Salina with her sweet smile.
Kenneth backed up and headed to E-Cubed the Demon BTR ready for its new take over. As they entered Salina walked up to her 78' Nissan Fairlady 280ZX and cranked the motor. kenneth got into the BTR and started the 5.0L Twin turbo supercharger boxer 6 with a demonic roar. Salinas 280ZX followed with a sound near that of BTR from her RBX-GT2 650hp inline 6 twin turbo in the 280ZX.
Both cars pulled out of the Shop and onto the roads the twobeast of E-Cubed hit the roads. the Goddess 280 and the Demon BTR. the 2500hp flew by Stratford Soldiers who tryed to keep but where left far behind. Soon the BTR hit the highway on ramp drifting the 60mph turn at nearly 100mph and flying over normal traffic after launching from the off ramp.
The Goddess 280 followed suit. Salina was a true goddess and even more so on the streets than anywhere else. as he flew down the highway he saw the cars from long ago. the GT2 that had hit Salina wioth the beem on top of the powerful car. the Skylines and the NSX that had attacking him the ZZ-II that nearly killed him.
He saw the 400R that had nearly killed him while he drove the beast. and a burning SZ-R Supra. to be more specific the same SZ-R that Kenneth had forced off the track that fateful day. at that moment Kenneth had decided to return to World Cup the Demon BTR would be there to prove the power behind the kind Kenneth. his dark side...
kenneth is now much older if you couldn't tell. kenneth will be returning to World Cup GT-Un with a rengance and needless to say there are spome people not happy about this. Salina will be showing her racing skills soon enough.