We've finally reached the last section,
a nightmare-like downhill with an altitude difference of 874 meters.
Everyone, he's here.
The car we have to mention in sector 3
is the fiery red TOYOTA 86GT.
On this Hakone mountain road,
this young man will get help from gravity and create a miracle.
The newcomer who grew up in the UK,
Kanata Katagiri is here.
LET'S GO.
MF GHOST
(Turn08: Voice Count)
This is big news.
Car No. 2 has caught up with the third place group that can't accelerate.
Now there's a fight between Car No. 9, car No. 5, and car No. 2.
Sakamoto in the middle will be in a tricky situation now.
He has to pay attention to both cars in front and behind him.
I didn't expect car No. 2 to catch up here.
Once he overtakes me, it won't be so easy to overtake him.
I must change the strategy and block Akaba completely.
Damn it.
Aiba, don't dawdle as if you're driving a safety car.
You shouldn't be in this race if you can't do tire wear management.
ATTENTION FLAG
This is surprising.
The headquarters' computer put an attention flag on car 86!
This is unprecedented!
I don't remember it ever happened before.
And it's not in the preliminaries, but in the final race!
Mr. Kogashiwa, what is this...
I don't understand either.
This situation is beyond my imagination.
There's no way the tires aren't worn at all.
Such a thing is impossible in physics.
Brother!
I don't need you to tell me.
He's also in my rearview mirror!
We should have entered sector 3 with the same gap as in the first lap.
What on earth happened?
He caught up way too quickly.
If he overtakes us before entering the death zone,
even if we use slipstream on the Kamaboko Straight,
it's impossible to overtake him again.
I'll have to do that now.
Nozomi, we need the change of strategy!
We change our route and block his way.
Blocking formation is adopted.
Understood.
He took action before we made a move.
He overtook me without any hesitation as soon as he caught up.
Damn it. He cut into the middle?
But once trapped between us, it plays right into our hands.
This is an impenetrable fortress.
Now we take the sandwich formation.
Trap him in the middle before we enter the Kamaboko Straight.
OK, brother.
ATTENTION FLAG
When he caught up with Yajikita Siblings, the attention flag disappeared.
Being sandwiched between these two cars is tricky for Kanata.
The Lotus's skillful blocking makes it impossible for him to overtake.
The Alfa Romeo behind will keep putting pressure on him.
If he is a bit careless, the front of his car will be smashed.
What will you do, Kanata?
How will you get out of this deadlock?
I won't let you take the inside line.
The No.16 Lotus Exige has great blocking skills.
If I don't utilize the tires well, I can't make my way out.
Mr. Fujiwara once said,
the road may seem narrow,
but as long as it can accommodate three cars, one can overtake.
My skills are not as extraordinary as his,
but there's enough width for three and a half cars here.
I don't want to put too much pressure on the tires.
So I have to succeed on the first attempt.
It's gone.
The car 86 is gone.
Brother, the outside line!
What...
His car suddenly shifted to the side.
I have never seen such a thing.
Impossible.
I'm driving a Lotus.
Lotus doesn't lose to any cars on curves.
It's a tradition that's been passed down since the Colin Chapman era.
It's not inferior to the TOYOTA 86GT in any respect.
Here it comes... Car 86 is coming!
He overtook the Yajikita Siblings!
All of this happened in an instant.
That must be what lightning-fast skill is.
Look at my hands.
It gave me goosebumps.
I'm the same.
I feel the shudder from within.
I never thought that car 86 could maintain tire grip so well.
I thought its weak horsepower would wear out the tires even quicker.
I must say there's always someone better.
The talent from the prestigious RDRS in the UK,
Kanata Katagiri.
It's hard to tell how much potential he hasn't exerted yet.
The announcer Mr. Tanaka is talking about Kanata.
Let's get back to our topic.
You never had a boyfriend before?
You must be popular with your looks.
No. I'm not popular at all.
Really?
Yeah.
Some boys confessed to me a few times.
But it always scared me.
I don't have confidence in my personality.
Really?
I'm an only child, so my parents often said since I was little
that I am spoiled and arrogant.
It makes me think people would dislike me in a relationship.
Is that so?
I think you're a good girl, Ren.
However, if that's the case,
you should try to find a boyfriend even more.
For a girl, being in love will make her grow.
Because if you're too self-conceited, you will have obstacles in your love life.
So you need to think from other people's perspective.
If you like that man,
you would naturally learn to do those things.
Being in love is not always happy,
and there are also a lot of things that can hurt you.
But if you are afraid of getting hurt,
you will never have the chance to grow.
If you want to become a good girl like me,
you should go for a great relationship.
For that to happen, you need to fall for a good man first.
I've gained a lot of courage.
I'm a bit rigid, always trying to reason things out.
To be honest, there's someone I really like.
Senior Kyoko.
Can I talk to you about love in the future?
Sure.
I'm always here for you.
KANATA KATAGIRI
Now the image changed.
The battle for third place.
Being swallowed by the fog in ghost town, everyone has slowed down.
As strong as Kaito Akaba, he's much more careful in this area.
Bad visibility, few straights, and wide car body.
There's no chance to overtake.
This stalemate should maintain until the end of sector 3.
The drone following the speeding car 86
just caught a glimpse of the taillight of the car ahead.
This is the first time since the start of racing Kanata Katagiri has seen
the taillight of Emile Hanninen's car No. 10.
This newcomer is stepping on the gas towards the top ten!
MF GHOST
The biggest challenge of sector 3 is right before our eyes.
The bright red racing car gradually disappears into the milky white fog,
entering the death zone.
Mr. Ogata, I need a favor from you.
Just say it. I will cooperate.
I can clearly see the track in the dense fog.
What is he saying?
But I can't see the cars on the track.
Please report the time difference
between me and the car in front via radio every other second.
Understood.
I don't understand what this is for.
The car in front of you is car No.10.
2.6 seconds.
Roger.
Now exactly two seconds.
Is this okay? Over.
Please keep this pace.
One second, over.
Roger.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
One.
What?
Crazy boy.
Kanata Katagiri has caught up with Hanninen!
Just when the taillight of car No.10 appeared in the fog,
he cut into the narrow lane at lightning speed.
One can't do such things just by thinking about tactics.
It's an action he took with 0.1 seconds of intuition and reflex.
I've watched so many races.
But I never had this feeling before.
Kakeru to rest house.
Tell me the current position of car 86.
Don't think about that now.
Focus on the road ahead.
You are in the death zone.
What?
You're only making me more curious.
Fine, I'll tell you.
Car 86 has surpassed car No.10.
It's 15 seconds ahead of you now.
The gap is already so big?
Is there something wrong with him?
What is he doing in such dense fog?
This is Ogata. The No. 8 Porsche is 3.6 seconds ahead of you.
Over.
Roger. I will catch up with him.
TIME GAP, +3.5 SECONDS This is ridiculous, Kanata.
TIME GAP, +3.5 SECONDS You're ridiculous.
My 86 is just an old car that costs 1.7 million.
But you're trying to catch up with a CARERRA GTS that costs 20 million with optional equipment.
Porsche is a world-leading supercar manufacturer.
A car that I can't afford in my lifetime.
This is Ogata, two seconds.
Over.
Roger.
TIME GAP, +1.5 SECONDS
I'm starting to understand why he wanted me to voice the time for him.
That's the data needed to grasp his and the opponent's positions.
He constantly simulates through the track in his mind
to figure out where he can catch up with the car ahead.
The moment the target emerges from the fog,
he already has a strategy to overtake.
What supports Kanata's superhuman driving style
isn't his driving skills,
but his information processing ability which outperforms that of other racers.
Be careful, Jackson.
A car is approaching you at a very fast speed from behind.
What did you say?
I don't understand what you mean.
Car 86 is approaching you from behind at an astonishing speed.
What are you talking about?
This joke isn't funny.
This is the center of the death zone.
This is Ogata. One second. Over.
Roger.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
One.
Full throttle in this kind of place?
Are you crazy?
Car 86 has made a move on car No. 8.
But Taylor isn't backing down.
Both are advancing side by side in the dense fog!
It's horrifying!
This scene gives the spectators a shiver!
These two are simply crazy!
They are absolutely reckless!
They are great MFG participants!
Neither side is backing down.
How will this battle end?
I can't keep playing with him like this.
I don't want to risk my life in this place.
Taylor is gradually falling behind.
Car 86 has taken the lead.
He finally advanced to ninth place!
He's made it into the top nine!
Incredible.
Kanata Katagiri is incredible.
Mr. Kogashiwa, don't be silent, just give us a commentary.
I'm sorry.
I can't find words to say.
That scene had us on the edge of our seats as well.
Despite the poor visibility, he overtook his opponent after three corners side by side.
Taylor also showed the momentum of an eighth-place racer,
but that was his limit.
There's some fundamental difference between Katagiri and him.
This is just my presumption.
Perhaps in Kanata Katagiri's mind,
he can clearly see the track engulfed by the dense fog.
But it's his first time participating.
It should also be his first time on the MFG's road track.
That's correct.
Maybe he possesses a unique memory.
And that
is the special talent that allows him to have such a great performance.
This Kogashiwa is extolling him.
Even if he's Fujiwara's student, there's no need to hype him like this.
But...
I thought he almost perfectly imitated my running style in the preliminaries.
I didn't expect him to develop it into his own style during the final race.
He's really smart.
Next Episode: Turn 09
300k/m Dogfight.