After spending a calm, starry evening by the fireside, the friends went to bed; Harlan, Grossie, and Ponch in one room, Webster, Bruce, and Bobby in another, and Kathy by herself.

The next morning, Bruce had his speedway gear on. He woke Webster and Bobby up by accidentally dropping his helmet.
"Bruce," Bobby said, half-asleep, "what are you doing?"
'It's the Ocean Island Speedway Tournament," Bruce whispered.
Bobby shook his head. 'You're really going to enter?"
"Sure."
Bobby knew there was no stopping Bruce, and he was too tired to even try. "Have fun," he said, turning over to his side and falling back asleep.

Grossie made pancakes for breakfast. In fact, he may have made a little too much.
"I'm full," Ponch said after eating three of the five on his plate.

"Me too," Harlan agreed.
"Where is Bruce?" Kathy asked.
Bobby laughed, "He woke up early and said he was going to the Ocean Island Speedway Tournament."
"We ought to go then," Ponch said.

The Ocean Island Speedway was big and booming with people. Bruce, spotting his friends from a distance, walked over to them.
"How were you able to enter the race?" Harlan asked.
"Well, at first, I actually wasn't allowed to be in the race," Bruce explained, "but one of the racers didn't show up when they were supposed to, and I took their place."
"Hey, Ponch!" a voice with a thick Alabaman accent called.
A man in a red, white, and blue jumpsuit was walking closer and closer. He had curly brown hair and big blue eyes.
"Roy Yarnell!" Ponch answered with a huge smile.
"It's been too long," Roy said.
Ponch introduced Roy to his friends.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all, and an honor to meet a World Champion," he said, nodding to Bruce. "I'm doing some stunts before the tournament begins. I'm glad you all could make it. It's been so long, Ponch. How's Jon been?"
"Good," he answered. "He's moving back to California from Wyoming."
The whole crowd was surprised. Ponch had forgotten to tell them before.
"So now I'll finally meet this Jon, huh?" Bobby said.
At that moment, Bruce and Roy were called away to prepare for the race.

Roy Yarnell made an epic jump that made the whole stadium explode with applause. The race was exciting, and Bruce won-was there any doubt he would?

Bruce was showered in applause and the glory of victory after the race. Among the faces of adoring fans, he saw a familiar woman with red hair. He couldn't stop staring, though he couldn't see her very well as she was far away. As the crowd died down, she got closer to Bruce.
"Bruce!" she said, giving him a hug and a kiss.
"Kelly!?"
"Forgot about me already, huh?"
"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in Europe?"
"Can't a girl have a vacation?"
Bruce smiled and said, "I'm here on vacation too."
"It looks like you took my spot," Kelly explained. "We arrived late, but I'll admit I couldn't have done much better than you out there."
"That's high praise coming from you!"
"You better believe it!"