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I thought I'd give this fan fiction deal a good ol' community college try! Maybe all the reading I do will pay off after all. Please tell be what you think, but please be kind!
Chapter 1: The Gift
Kyle rose to his feet, with adrenaline flooding his body. It didn't matter that he had just spilled his large soda, or that he had gotten sunburnt though out the course of the day. All that mattered was the roar of the engines growing closer and closer. Sweat beaded on his brow as he stood up craning his neck to see around the last corner, urging the racers with his thought. At last! He could see the leader, it was just a white spec out in the distance. Was it him?
Cape Ring North by oopssorry, on Flickr
Toyota Supra 2.5GT Twin Turbo R '90
Race Weight 2700 lbs
Race HP 354
Yes, Kyle recognized the white Supra drifting around the last bend, and with no sign of 2nd place either. Kyle ran out of the bleachers, making a b line towards the pits. He had to be there, he had to see his months of hard work pay off. He got there just as the Supra pulled into Victory Lane. It's driver climbed out of the window, just getting out as Kyle got to him.
"DAD! You won!"
"Whow sawh thabt?"
"Take your helmet off, I can't understand you!"
After a moment of fiddling, the helmet let go of Kyle's dad.
"You saw that? I thought you were going to stay with the trailer?"
"Are you kidding, I was on the finish line! I couldn't miss this, me and you put the who summer into this car. I had to see
it's maiden voyage!"
"Yeah and what a start it was, I'm told I was 4 seconds ahead of the R34. I didn't think I'd get past that monster! But it lost it's footing in the loop and powered past him. I've got to go collect my winnings, meet me back at the trailer in about an hour."
"Alright dad, see ya soon"
Kyle watched his dad walk towards the podium get his trophy and massive fake check. Once the reporters started flooding in Kyle started his 1/2 mile walk back to the trailer. He couldn't believe it. Kyle and his dad spent the whole summer making the old Supra race ready. Swapping out the 7M-GTE with a 2JZ-GTE, installing a 6 speed transmission, a custom LSD, a race suspension, and extensive body lighting and strengthening. And for it to win it's first race on the infamous Cape Ring track, that was just the icing on the cake. He opened the door to the trailer and surveyed the wreak he and his father had made of it. Last minute set ups and tuning tend to destroy a work place. Kyle moved some of the bottles of random engine fluids around until he found what he was looking for.
"I should have listened to him and put on sun screen, now I have to use this Aloe Vera crap. I hate it, stuffs so cold!"
After the Aloe was applied, Kyle flopped down on his fold out bed, the heat of the early Georgian autumn wearing away at his endurance. Before he knew it, Kyle had passed out, and it was only 4 PM!
(2 Hours later)
"Kyle Wake Up!"
"Huh? Wha...."
"How long you been asleep Kyle? It's 6."
"I don't know, I got here around 4.30..."
"Well get up I got something to show you."
Kyle dragged himself out of his makeshift bed, found his shoes and followed his dad outside
"What do you want to show me? I don't see anything."
"It's not here, it's out at the track. Hop in the Supra, it'll be faster."
"But the Supra only has one seat! I've sat on the floor once and that was enough for me!"
"Nah I put in a bucket seat in there just for you."
"Like a bucket for water, or bucket car seat?"
"Get in and you'll find out."
It was the 5 gallon bucket he and his dad used to drain the old oil earlier that day. Thankfully for Kyle the trip was a short one, so he didn't suffer much.
"So your birthday is coming up in a month, and I thought I'd get you your birthday present a little early."
"Really what is it? Could you not fit it in the car?"
"You could say that." His father grinning at this statement."
They stopped at the finish line and got out, there were a few wrecked cars on the track, getting loaded into their respective trailers, but Kyle didn't see any boxes on the rumble strips."
"Where is it dad? I don't see anything"
His dad put his arm around Kyle's shoulder and pointed to his right "It's right in front of your face son!"
"Were I still don't..."
Cape Ring by oopssorry, on Flickr
"You got me a wrecked car?"
"Hey now it's not all bad! I thought we could build it up together, like we did the Supra. Plus this way you'll know how to fix her if anything breaks. You can drive her to school and..."
"But school starts in two weeks! Do you really think we'll have it done by then. It looks really beat up!"
"Yeah, she got punted in the first hairpin and spun out. But the bodies true, so it just needs a new engine, transmission, suspension, and some body panels."
Cape Ring_2 by oopssorry, on Flickr
"Just? That's a lot of work dad! I didn't ever think I'd have to drop another tranny in again!"
"Trust me, we'll have it done, and you'll love it! I've already bought all the parts we need, and am having them over nighted we can start tomorrow if you wanted."
"Well we have to if I want to drive it to school!"
Chapter 1: The Gift
Kyle rose to his feet, with adrenaline flooding his body. It didn't matter that he had just spilled his large soda, or that he had gotten sunburnt though out the course of the day. All that mattered was the roar of the engines growing closer and closer. Sweat beaded on his brow as he stood up craning his neck to see around the last corner, urging the racers with his thought. At last! He could see the leader, it was just a white spec out in the distance. Was it him?
Cape Ring North by oopssorry, on Flickr
Toyota Supra 2.5GT Twin Turbo R '90
Race Weight 2700 lbs
Race HP 354
Yes, Kyle recognized the white Supra drifting around the last bend, and with no sign of 2nd place either. Kyle ran out of the bleachers, making a b line towards the pits. He had to be there, he had to see his months of hard work pay off. He got there just as the Supra pulled into Victory Lane. It's driver climbed out of the window, just getting out as Kyle got to him.
"DAD! You won!"
"Whow sawh thabt?"
"Take your helmet off, I can't understand you!"
After a moment of fiddling, the helmet let go of Kyle's dad.
"You saw that? I thought you were going to stay with the trailer?"
"Are you kidding, I was on the finish line! I couldn't miss this, me and you put the who summer into this car. I had to see
it's maiden voyage!"
"Yeah and what a start it was, I'm told I was 4 seconds ahead of the R34. I didn't think I'd get past that monster! But it lost it's footing in the loop and powered past him. I've got to go collect my winnings, meet me back at the trailer in about an hour."
"Alright dad, see ya soon"
Kyle watched his dad walk towards the podium get his trophy and massive fake check. Once the reporters started flooding in Kyle started his 1/2 mile walk back to the trailer. He couldn't believe it. Kyle and his dad spent the whole summer making the old Supra race ready. Swapping out the 7M-GTE with a 2JZ-GTE, installing a 6 speed transmission, a custom LSD, a race suspension, and extensive body lighting and strengthening. And for it to win it's first race on the infamous Cape Ring track, that was just the icing on the cake. He opened the door to the trailer and surveyed the wreak he and his father had made of it. Last minute set ups and tuning tend to destroy a work place. Kyle moved some of the bottles of random engine fluids around until he found what he was looking for.
"I should have listened to him and put on sun screen, now I have to use this Aloe Vera crap. I hate it, stuffs so cold!"
After the Aloe was applied, Kyle flopped down on his fold out bed, the heat of the early Georgian autumn wearing away at his endurance. Before he knew it, Kyle had passed out, and it was only 4 PM!
(2 Hours later)
"Kyle Wake Up!"
"Huh? Wha...."
"How long you been asleep Kyle? It's 6."
"I don't know, I got here around 4.30..."
"Well get up I got something to show you."
Kyle dragged himself out of his makeshift bed, found his shoes and followed his dad outside
"What do you want to show me? I don't see anything."
"It's not here, it's out at the track. Hop in the Supra, it'll be faster."
"But the Supra only has one seat! I've sat on the floor once and that was enough for me!"
"Nah I put in a bucket seat in there just for you."
"Like a bucket for water, or bucket car seat?"
"Get in and you'll find out."
It was the 5 gallon bucket he and his dad used to drain the old oil earlier that day. Thankfully for Kyle the trip was a short one, so he didn't suffer much.
"So your birthday is coming up in a month, and I thought I'd get you your birthday present a little early."
"Really what is it? Could you not fit it in the car?"
"You could say that." His father grinning at this statement."
They stopped at the finish line and got out, there were a few wrecked cars on the track, getting loaded into their respective trailers, but Kyle didn't see any boxes on the rumble strips."
"Where is it dad? I don't see anything"
His dad put his arm around Kyle's shoulder and pointed to his right "It's right in front of your face son!"
"Were I still don't..."
Cape Ring by oopssorry, on Flickr
"You got me a wrecked car?"
"Hey now it's not all bad! I thought we could build it up together, like we did the Supra. Plus this way you'll know how to fix her if anything breaks. You can drive her to school and..."
"But school starts in two weeks! Do you really think we'll have it done by then. It looks really beat up!"
"Yeah, she got punted in the first hairpin and spun out. But the bodies true, so it just needs a new engine, transmission, suspension, and some body panels."
Cape Ring_2 by oopssorry, on Flickr
"Just? That's a lot of work dad! I didn't ever think I'd have to drop another tranny in again!"
"Trust me, we'll have it done, and you'll love it! I've already bought all the parts we need, and am having them over nighted we can start tomorrow if you wanted."
"Well we have to if I want to drive it to school!"
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