2023 HighPoint.com 400

The 2023 Highpoint.com 400 is the 21st race of the **2023 ISCR Season.**

This race was known for B. J. Lestrana getting his first career win after 21 races. On lap 3 Lore Ida clips Bris Zimo's tires which results in an unusual rollover at the top of the hill. Another caution occurs on lap 16 with Maya Lee, Luke Powderkreg and Michael Pigguns going off in the gravel trap in turn 3, and Carrie van Gobsgen stopping on top of the hill.

Since this is a road course race, the MRN announcers were Star Butterfly, Princess, Tulip Olsen and Marco Diaz who called the race at specific turns. This is also the only time Hilda announces for the ISCRS for the year. What's more interesting is that Hilda transforms into a Kung Fu Girl form of herself after she puts Kung Fu Sock on early on in the satellite feed prior to broadcasting. The pit-reporter Kiff seems to approve Hilda's outfit.

Vince Camacho and Miera Zenoris are the only ones to DNQ.

## Transcript

### Who is Kung Fu Girl? (Satellite Feed/Pre-Intro Only)

(Hilda and Frida, and the entire NBC crew are preparing to go live, but someone is missing.)

Hilda; Where is Frida? We are supposed to go live in a few minutes.

Alfur: Possibly late by this point. It is very unreal when someone is absent for today.

(Tee Zing, in her Kung Fu Girl form arrives)

Tee: Oh hey guys, I’m here.

Hilda: Who are you?

Tee: I’m Tee Zing, or, as you see, Kung Fu Girl.

(Alfur and Hilda are shocked in surprise.)

Alfur: Who…..who is Kung Fu Girl?

(Kung Fu Sock removes himself from Tee, causing the two to revert back into their casual forms.)

Hilda and Alfur: Oooohhh…

Tee: That would be Master Kicko, aka Kung Fu Sock.

Kung Fu Sock: Hey guys.

Alfur: How did you do that?

Kung Fu Sock: It’s simple, Anyone can put me on and he/she can turn into Kung Fu Girl/Boy.

Hilda: Let me put you on Kicko. (she puts KFS on. It made her transform into a Kung Fu Girl version of herself.) OH MY GODNESS!!! THIS IS UNREAL! IS THIS REAL?! IS THIS REALLY IS REALLY REAL?!

Alfur: By my records, it is.

Kung Fu Sock: See, Hilda, it works doesn't it?

Hilda (in her Kung Fu Girl form): I think so, but what happened to Frida is the main answer.

Tee: She’s sick, so that’s why she called us here.

Hilda: Well now that’s taken care of, we can now start.

Tee: You all heard her. We do not want to be late!

### Pre-race

Alfur: Here at the Cork Raceway for round 23 of the ISCR Cup season. I’m Alfur Adric.

Tee: Tee Zeng here!

Hilda: And I’m Hilda, or, should I say, Kung Fu Girl!!!

(The trio laughs)

Hilda: Anyways, enough about that, heading into today's race, the points battle is really intense, with rookie driver CJ Wills winning back to back at Pikes Peak a few weeks ago, currently third with 605 points earned.

Tee: Another driver that is a rookie is G. B. Lestrana, returning after his burn injuries at the second Pikes Peak race, currently has two wins of 2023.

Alfur: But the biggest headlines is that of Ain Madison, who starts 31st today in the Highpoint.com400. Kiff has more with Ain. Kiff?

(Over to Kiff)

Kiff: Alfur, our cool girl Ain Madison has been reported to have been possessed under the power of Manipulens, while we didn’t know Manipulens up until this point in the season, this driver really knows Manipulens really well, not his driving career but his overall status. Ain, what can you tell about Manipulens?

Ain: Well, a long time ago, he pretended that he wanted to learn Kung Fu so he did training with me and my teacher. However, we we soon discovered that he only wanted power, which shocked me the most. So he sent Master Kicko to the future, far into the future, where he was turned into a sock, but Manipulens accidentally fell into the portal as well. He also got turned into an object - a pair of sunglasses. Very…….unusual. I think that was what led to my Berry Hightower rivalry; I was possessed, by Manipulens.

Kiff: That explains why you got suspended for the Monza race, right?

Ain: As I stated, after that run in with Berry, I think this Kwei took over control with my body and I was under control by the guy. But thankfully the Kwei is out of my body and is possibly captured by the dragon scroll.

Kiff: Well, that’s all that we can say about Ain’s encounter with the supernatural. Don’t want to ruin any of the non-ISCR related stuff so we return to Hilda. Nice costume, by the way Hilda!

(With Hilda)

Hilda: Aww, thanks Kiff, for the compliment. I do admit, my Kung Fu Girl is kinda amazing!

Kung Fu Sock: Just doing my job!

### Lap 3 crash

Marco: THERE’S TROUBLE IN THE HILL, HILDA!

Hilda: MAJOR TROUBLE IN THE HILL! SOMEONE’S UPSIDE DOWN!

Tee: Who is that!?

Alfur: It was confirmed that Lore Ida, the #15 car went on his roof, and it is really bizarre seeing a car flip on the hill climb.

Tee: There’s only one way we can find out.

(The replay comes on)

Hilda: So, it seems like Bris Zimo and Ida touched, and that causes Ida’s front tires to go up into the air, and that causes Ida to flip over.

Tee: Very, very weird.

Alfur: He seems okay.

### Lap 16 crash

Star: As they go up the hill, I will again pass it over to……

Hilda: I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT STAR BUT THAT WILL HOLD AS WE HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS ENTERING TURN 3! THREE CARS ARE OFF COURSE INTO THE GRAVEL TRAP!

Tee: THE RACE LEADER IS WRECKED, AS WELL AS POWDERKREG AND PIGGUNS!

(22 Team Radio)

Maya: This season f\*\*\*ing sucks! One year my previous driver won the title, the second year it’s pure trash!!

Beau: It’s your decision anyways to move up to this car with zero experience before.

(Live)

Alfur: As the radio stated, no one can suffer a season more bad that Maya. Won earlier this year at Texas, clinched her Chase spot, but it’s too late for her to avoid a championship hangover.

Tee: Yep!

### Lap 30 Spin

Princess: In the midpack is Nimy Shaw, she is-

Hilda: FORGET NIMY, ANOTHER CAR’S HAVING TROUBLE IN TURN 1! That’s C. J. Wills. Saves it, he will keep on going, and we remain green. Princess, about Shaw again?

### Lap 71 crash

Alfur: There’s smoke in turn 1, that’s Carrie van Gobsgen. Trying to get herself running again, she would not do so and the caution is out!

Tee: It is going to take hard work for the safety crews to get her out.

### Final Restart

Hilda: We will restart with one to go.

Alfur: Lestrana on the inside, Abbott on the outside.

Tee: Green flag, it’s on! Turn one, Star, coming up!

Star: Abbott trying to pass Lestrana, might have him here- OH NO! ABBOT SPINS INTO THE GRAVEL TRAP! MARCO, IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS OUT OF CONTENTION!

Marco: YEP, AND NOW LESTRANA HAS THE RACE IN HIS HANDS AS HE ENTERS UP THE HILL! Just a few more corners to go, Princess!

Princess: No one is challenging Lestrana tonight! He led a race high 30 of the 80 laps now! Only the last one is the one that matters most! Tulip!

Tulip: Lestrana has to save enough gas, because he last pitted on lap 45, it looks like he might have it as we have a car stalled up the hill!

Hilda: That’s Nimy Shaw in the 41, there’s the caution and that’s going to end this race, and the winner would be B. J. Lestrana, who pulled away from the rest of the pack!

Alfur: He crosses the finish line with the checkered and caution flags waving at the exact time! WIN NUMBER ONE FOR B. J.! HE WOULD LOCK HIMSELF INTO THE CHASE!

(Fedex radio)

B. J.: I DONE IT!! I FINALLY WON MY FIRST RACE!

(Live)

Tee: The cheers of the Fedex team is finally begun. Lestrana waited 40 whole races until now!