Yamato takes in what's ahead as well: The boost rings, the ice patches, and the silver rings at the end.
Behind Cisco, he zips from the same smaller boost rings to one or another at first, and this time he also aims for the ice patches, letting the short moment of low friction they provide prolong how long he's accelerated for.
It only lengthens the boost by a little each time, maybe half a second, and he has to use some frantic and clever driving to keep himself from spinning out of control, but it's enough that he's eventually nearly alongside Cisco.
He waits, waits, waits. Then, when the time is right, and a lesser boost ring is close, he activates his power-up, counting off the boost in his head.
x2 speed.
He zips forward, into the lesser boost, letting it stack.
x4 speed.
And then he rockets directly into the silver ring.
x12 speed.
He feels like someone stuffed him in some kind of g-force blender that threatens to either throw him out of the car or crush him against the seat, and he can't really see what's going on, as he rockets forward at absurd speeds.
His car has just about crossed the finish line at twelve-times speed when the front wheels burst. It doesn't stop moving. A few moments later, the back wheels burst. It doesn't stop moving. A few seconds later, it grinds to a halt, engine emitting copious steam, a ways down the track from the finish line.
Yamato has no idea if he won or not, but he hops out of the car (only a little shakily) to look for Cisco.
Monzaemon watches that particular spectacle unfold with enough concern that he seems to honestly consider bubbling Yamato for a moment, before deciding against it.
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Behind Cisco, he zips from the same smaller boost rings to one or another at first, and this time he also aims for the ice patches, letting the short moment of low friction they provide prolong how long he's accelerated for.
It only lengthens the boost by a little each time, maybe half a second, and he has to use some frantic and clever driving to keep himself from spinning out of control, but it's enough that he's eventually nearly alongside Cisco.
He waits, waits, waits. Then, when the time is right, and a lesser boost ring is close, he activates his power-up, counting off the boost in his head.
x2 speed.
He zips forward, into the lesser boost, letting it stack.
x4 speed.
And then he rockets directly into the silver ring.
x12 speed.
He feels like someone stuffed him in some kind of g-force blender that threatens to either throw him out of the car or crush him against the seat, and he can't really see what's going on, as he rockets forward at absurd speeds.
His car has just about crossed the finish line at twelve-times speed when the front wheels burst. It doesn't stop moving. A few moments later, the back wheels burst. It doesn't stop moving. A few seconds later, it grinds to a halt, engine emitting copious steam, a ways down the track from the finish line.
Yamato has no idea if he won or not, but he hops out of the car (only a little shakily) to look for Cisco.
Monzaemon watches that particular spectacle unfold with enough concern that he seems to honestly consider bubbling Yamato for a moment, before deciding against it.
"I will need to get that car repaired."