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A computer based navigation system race machine...
...the Cyber Formula.
It has taken the place of F-1 as the new race machine of the 21st century.
Bringing excitement to people all over the world.
I'm going there quickly
So don't worry anymore
To save you, because I love you
A mysterious uneasiness
An SOS from you
I kept feeling it since last night
A sudden storm is blocking your way
I saw a visual of it
Lover or miracles
You can't look down on it. Even time would...
...bring new waves
I'm going there right now
So just stay there
Always keep the dream you have
You can do it
I'm going there quickly
So don't worry anymore
To save you, because I love you
At the All Japan Grand Prix, the official time trials started.
These are the trials for the drivers to qualify for the final race.
The All Japan Grand Prix will only give big prize money to the champion...
...but the top three winners, along with their machines, will be given the honor...
...of knowing that they are one of the best racers in the world.
They will live the dream of world-wide competition racing because...
...they will be permitted to race in the Cyber Formula World Championship Series.
And as proof that they are top drivers who can attend these world racers...
...a Super License will be given to them.
For the teams that won victories at the qualifier racers, held in different areas...
...this competition is the real battle to determine their fate.
Hayato, I don't mind if you get last place...
...just please pass these time trials.
Pei!
Don't put too much pressure on him!
I'm sorry.
Hayato, if luck has helped you to come this far...
...keep it and use it all the way to the end.
Yes.
A License to the World
A License to the World. A License to the World
How much more left?
1.2 kilometers.
It looks like he's 0.5 seconds faster than the average lap time...
...of the 25 cars that have already posted their driving results.
Boss, we can go on the final race!
Well, we don't know. 11 more machines haven't driven, yet.
For the 36 cars, there are only 24 spots available in the final race.
I hope he can shave another 0.5 seconds more in the remaining time.
He's coming back to home straight.
Asurada, how's the time?
The time at backstretch is above average.
The probable time needed to pass this preliminary race is 42.251.
I've got to be in the final race!
He shortened it by 0.5 seconds more.
He did it! Twelfth place!
There's only 11 teams that didn't get their final results yet.
We're safe at this point.
Even if the remaining 11 machines had a better time than Asurada...
...we would be in twenty third place. We would still pass the time trials.
Incredible! Hayato, you did great!
It really is incredible that you can attend the final race of the grand prix!
Hayato! Excellent! You passed the time trials.
What is the time difference from the top spot?
1.503 seconds.
What?! So miuch?!
The top is Gudelhian. Second place is Heinel.
Both are the top racers in the world.
Are they so difference from me?
Those two are the exception. Anyway, you passed the time trials.
You did very well.
There is no doubt that the Asurada will go no final race.
Listen Bootsvorz, the machine you should target in the final race is that one.
We've finished setting up the machine.
Thank you.
I don't think you will, but don't fail the time trials.
I must have sunk pretty low to have to crash into a kid...
...but it's for the team I owe everything to.
We'll have the final race after this.
Yes.
You've got to have more confidence!
You can even get an award for passing the time trials.
Yeah, I'll buy some juice for you, to celebrate.
What?
Let's go.
W...wait a minute!
It's hard to believe he once fainted after a race.
The teams that are in the final race, which already have the Super License are...
...Gudelhian, who got the best time, and Heinel...
I think there's one more.
Edelie Bootsvorz.
Yes, Bootsvorz.
I remember he was the racer who was very good at F-1...
...but then he was seriously injured during a machine test...
...and miraculously came back as a Cyber Formula racer.
Yes.
Counting his time in F-1 racing, he must have the most racing experience.
You've forgotten one more person.
One more person?
Yes.
Last year's All Japan champion, Minoru Tokimori.
That means there are already 4 racers who have a Super License...
...in this final competition.
This must be a very difficult situation for Hayato.
Yes it is. He can't win, unless he squeezes himself in between...
...those 4 racers.
The strongest racers include Morizono, who got second place last year.
And Shinjyo, who's putting all his hopes on this race.
And Ohtomo is in there.
That's true.
We were able to get to this point smoothly...
...but it still might be difficult to get the Super License.
We don't know until we try. That's the race.
Even a kid driver can get into the final race...
...that machine must be fairly good.
Is something wrong?
Did you videotape the performance of that machine?
We taped the performance of all the machines, so far.
That's fine.
I want to take a look at it, later.
You better recover from exhaustion, before the final race stars.
I understand.
What?
Hi! Charming Japanese lady!
What?
Jackie Gudelhian.
Would you like to have tea with us?
Oh.
I'm sorry Mr. Gudelhian, but we're in a rush right now.
Let's go.
Uh, Hayato!
Why did you have to start running so suddenly?
Hey, did you hear that? He said I'm charming.
He's the one who made the best time.
What's wrong?
I'll catch up with you later.
Hayato!
Oh, I don't care!
What are you looking at?
Hey, I guess we both get to go on the final race.
Yes, somehow.
Even if the machine is well designed he must also have strong potential...
...since he's moved up this far with only two racing experiences.
14 years old. He just became the youngest world grand prix racer.
Hayato, victory or defeat in the final race depends on the tires.
What?
Mr. Ohtomo...!
Victory or defeat depends on the tires...
Cyber beat is now echoing in the blue sky of Niseco.
The All Japan Grand Prix, using the fruits of 21st century Cyber Formula technology.
The start time to the final race is getting closer with every moment.
As expected, Jackie Gudelhian of the Star Stampede team got the pole position.
Franz Heinel of team S.G.M is reluctantly behind of him.
The front row is now occupied by the invited racers.
And the #8 gird has skilled racer, Edelie Bootsvorz, who just transferred from F-1.
From the Japanese teams, we have the veteran, Tokimori...
...and the backbone, Morizono...
...who really wants a ticket to race around the world this year.
At the top rank of a group of young racers, who are about to change the map...
...of the Japanese racing world, is Naoki Shinjyo of Aoi Formula...
...Johji Ohtomo of Albatross DDT.
And at only 14 years old, Hayato Kazami of Sugo Asurada.
Now every machine has started their formation lap and moving into position.
Please do well Hayato.
Pei, why don't you borrow the Super License and sleep with it overnight...
...if Hayato is able to get it.
You've been dreaming of it.
I wish I could do that.
Now, the 24 super machines are lining up on the grid.
The green flag is waved!
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The 24 machines have started their race.
Gudelhian has a good start!
Heinel, who said he's Gudelhian's rival, is keeping right behind him.
Now Shinjyo is determined to keep hes good position.
Tokimori took the inner course.
And Morizono after that.
Ohtomo is following them.
What happened to the experienced racer, Bootsvorz?
He has surprisingly dropped to ninth place.
The 14 year old new star, Hayato Kazami, is also dropping in the ranks.
He might have had a slow start.
The walls to the world of international racing may still be too thick for him.
I'm sorry, the meeting took too long.
I'm glad you made it. It just started.
To tell you the truth, I've never expected Hayato to do this well.
Everybody thought so, too.
What's the matter Hayato?!
You have to calm down a little bit.
Damn it! Damn it!
Relax your shoulders. Your handling is not smooth.
Don't he hasty. Relax.
You need 10 more years of practice, to get ahead of me.
The key to determine the final result is in the machine's performance...
...not just in the driver's skill.
Why don't you guys keep fighting and crash into each other?
And I'll just get the top spot while you guys are doing it.
You're finally here.
I was waiting for you to get in front of me.
That's the only purpose why I'm attending this race.
What's Hayato rank?
Eighteenth place.
Hayato, get ahead!
It's just started and we have to keep up for 22 more long laps.
If we get impatient and tell him to do "this and that"...
...it would just become a disadvantage to him.
Manager is right.
There are two ways to win a race.
One way is to use your own judgement. The second way is when others crash.
As long as he doesn't cause the machine any trouble...
...we still have a hope of winning.
He's passing that one car!
Well, I guess I'll hello.
Danger! Accelerate quickly!
Damn.
What a lousy driver!
Now!
Two cars cleared the lane for me and now I'm fifth place.
It's coming.
Asurada, what's my position right now?!
It's better not to hear.
Tell me!
Seventeenth place.
Damn it!
Shit.
Gudelhian appears to be already on the victory course.
Heinel is still keeping up, right behind him.
Keeping up the rear is Tokimori.
And Shinjyo is following him.
In back of that is Ohtomo, and is sixth place is Morizono.
Back off! Open the lane for me!
Just think about keeping your current position on the gravel course.
Accidents happen the most on this part of the course.
I'm still in seventeenth place now!
We have a long time to finish this race. Just follow my instructions.
Damn!
I think Mr. Ohtomo can drive this kind of road easily.
Hayato, victory or defeat depends on the tires.
What did he mean by that?
It must have some meaning, since a championship racer said it.
Asurada, connect me to the pit.
Roger.
Ohtomo?
Yes, please let me know when Mr. Ohtomo makes a pit stop and changes his tires.
What do you mean by that?
I'll tell you the reason later.
Hayato.
Why does he want to know when Johji Ohtomo makes a pit stop?
I don't think he would ask that if he were having trouble.
Is that Asurada's instruction?
I have no idea.
Still on top, Gudelhian is coming into the home straight.
Gudelhian and Heinel are having an intense battle for the top spot.
Hey, you spoiled brat of a top German auto maker...
...don't get so worked up!
I'll prove to you, in the end, how well I designed this machine.
After the opening lap, the leader is Gudelhian.
Oh, what happened?
One of the top leaders, Johji Ohtomo, has made a pit stop after his first lap.
Is it machine trouble?
He's changing to rain tires.
Rain tires?
Hayato, Ohtomo entered the pit.
Already, at the second lap?
He changed to rain tires.
Rain tires?
Victory or defeat depends on the tires. Depends on the tires.
Asurada, we're going to make a pit stop, too!
What for?
Tire change!
There is no need for that.
I said I'm going!
There is no tire damage.
The abrasion level is normal considering the mileage.
It is not necessary to lose time.
Boss, I'm heading in to the pit.
Is there any machine trouble?!
Please prepare the same tires that Mr. Ohtomo changed into!
Changing into rain tires? What's Hayato thinking?!
Why does he have to changed to tires that reduce the speed?!
Besides, he's hardly holding seventeenth place now!
Let's think about it later! He's coming in!
Hurry!
Did he just enter the pit?
Just after Ohtomo, Hayato Kazami's Asurada has also entered the pit.
Shinjyo, can you hear me?
Loud and clear.
Johji Ohtomo and Hayato Kazami just entered the pit...
...and both of them changed to rain tires.
Rain tires?
Do you know what this means?
According to the weather report, there's no possibility of rainfall.
Loss time is 7.12 seconds.
What's the rank?
He was passed by five cars while changing tires...
...so now he's in twenty third place.
This isn't good.
Ohtomo, who held fifth place, is now way behind because of that pit stop.
He's back in twelfth place.
I was born and grew up in this place.
I know it will come!
What those two people did has nothing to do with me.
I just have to think where I should pass the 3 cars in front of me.
I can rely on you.
You will definitely get the Super License if you keep it up like this.
I'll get no matter what!
Twenty third place?!
You are the one who created this situation.
I can't understand why.
I bet my fate on a racer named Johji Ohtomo!
Here it comes.
Rain.
I see. He was checking the weather when I saw him last time.
No wonder he knew, he grew up here. He's better than a computer!
He passed one more!
Eighteenth place! He's moved up to eighteenth place!
Hayato bet this race on Ohtomo, who grew up in this land.
Something human intuition works better than a computer.
Although, I said that to win the race you can use your own judgment...
...Hayato really made the big bet.
He's finally moving close to me.
It's him.
The rain always causes trouble.
So, I can make him crash and just avoid getting the violation.
Watch out!
Shit!
Damn it!
Asurada, do you still think we shouldn't have gone into the pit?
What's the matter, say something?
The reason a human's eyes...
...are not on their back is...
...because we live facing forward
Because we have a mission...
...believe each other
When I stop working...
...and look up at the blue sky...
...believe each other
Your smile becomes my emotional support
Because there are hard times now...
...tomorrow will shine bright
So, I'm not going to regret...
...the goal I had chosen
Now run the wind
Someday we're winners
Next Episode
The rain falling on the circuit has changed the flow of the race.
Superion and Albatrander are blustery driving towards the goal of glory.
Asurada, don't let us fall behind!
We will, by all means, win the prize, and get the Super License!
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The Rainy Niseco Battle.
In the next episode, the fun level is in the red zone!
The Rainy Niseco Battle