From: eabu249@orion.oac.uci.edu (Video Boy Oi)
Subject: CyberFormula GPX Synopses: Episode 7
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Organization: Dosu Productions
Date: 16 Apr 92 21:31:12 GMT


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CyberFormula GPX - Episode 7
Sekaihe no LICENSE - License to the World
By Avi Melman
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   Hayato starts his engines for the Grandprix qualifier, as Maki and Asuka
monitor stats.  Kanto is worried because Hayato had never driven on that
track before, and he may not do well because of it.  Miki states that "...there
are 36 spots, and only the top 24 will race in the final."  Hayato finishes a
lap, and moves up to 13th place.  He pulls in, and is told that Jack Gudelian
(USA) has the top spot.  Meanwhile, the Sugo team is being watched by another
racer, Bootsvorz, who is instructed to go after Asurada during the race.  The
Sugo team rolls Asurada into the garage.  Maki mentions that 4 racers have 
"Super Licenses".  Hayato must beat one of them to get ahead.  Ryuuhei says
disappointedly, "I don't think we can get a Super License."  
  
   Franz Heinel walks by the Sugo pit, and, after seeing Asurada, requests a
videotape of Asurada in action.  Asuka & Hayato are walking back to the pit,
after making a pitstop of their own, for drinks.  Suddenly, Asuka is tapped on
the shoulder.  She turns around, and is shocked by Jackie Gudelian's smiling
face.  "Hi!  You charming, fine girl!"  Asuka is taken in by his sweet talk.
Jackie asks if she would like to join them (Jack and his all-female entourage)
for tea, but Hayato apologizes to Gudelian, and drags Asuka away.  "Why'd you
drag me off all of a sudden??  Did you hear him?  He called me charming!"  
Asuka blushes.  Hayato says  "He has a great track time."  totally ignoring
Asuka, who turns away, offended.  Just then, they hear familiar music.  Hayato
sees Johji on top of one of the trailers, blowing a tune through a blade of
grass.  Hayato runs off to join him, leaving Asuka holding the drinks.  Johji
says "Your tires will determine how you do in the race." (*)
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The CF GRANDPRIX IN NISECO qualifying racers are displayed:
               
   (I've inserted the full names and countries of the key racers in the story)
       1.    Jackie Gudelian (USA)
       2.    Franz Heinel (Germany)
       3.    Shinjyo Naoki (Japan)
       4.    M. Tokimori
       5.    K. Yuzawa
       6.    S. Morizono
       7.    Johji Ohtomo (Japan)
       8.    E. Bootsvorz
       9.    S. Yoshimatu
      10.    Y. Yoshi
      11.    G. Nishizawa
      12.    O. Nakazawa
      13.    Hayato Kazami (Japan)
      14.    T. Nakano
      15.    T. Kawamori
      16.    O. D. Paroma
      17.    H. Ohmori
      18.    H. Hoshiyama
      19.    A. Piro
      20.    K. Okamoto
      21.    T. Yonamine
      22.    K. Fukazawa
      23.    O. Mashimo
      24.    T. Tomita
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     Spots 25-36 did not qualify
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     Miki is talking to Ryoohei.  "If Hayato gets a Super License, you'll
probably ask to sleep with it.", she winks at him, "It is YOUR dream, isn't
it?"

     The green flag goes up for the race.  And they're off!  Gudelian has the
lead (primarily because he held the pole position: the first spot in line).
Hayato has dropped to 14th place because he made a late start.  Heinel &
Gudelian are fight for 1st place, while Shinjyo is close behind, planning his
attack.  Bootsvorz waits for Hayato to get in front of him, but decides to
attack him from the side, and attempts to smash into Hayato.  Asurada warns
Hayato, and Hayato escapes by speeding ahead, as they switch onto the dirt
track.  Ohtomo sees birds flying away.  "It's coming."  
    
     Hayato has dropped to 17th place.  Shinjyo has trouble handling on the
turns, and loses his position to another driver, as he almost skids off the
track.  Hayato remembers what Johji told him (*)   He tells Kanto to watch
Johji as he pulls into his pitstop, and see what kind of tires he has.  Ohtomo
pulls into the pit, and changes to rain tires.  Hayato tells Kanto to get the
rain tires ready.  The Sugo team wonder why Hayato would want rain tires, since
they'll only slow him down, and the forecast didn't call for rain.  Kyooko 
notices Hayato switching to rain tires, and tells Shinjyo.  "...it shouldn't
be raining.", Shinjyo thinks.  Ohtomo & Hayato are slowed down by the rain
tires.  Shinjyo doesn't want to worry about them, and tries for first place.
All of a sudden, it begins to rain.  Hayato is slowly passing everyone.
Bootsvorz tried another attack, but loses his tracktion due to the muddy 
track.  He's out of the race.  Asurada is angry because Hayato was right 
about the tires.  He turns away from Hayato and shuts down.  Hayato laughs
at Asurada's anger, as they continue to take the lead...

To be continued...

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