Part 1 : Rolling Candidates
Yatabe Test Track, Tsukuba - 28th August 1999
The members of the High Noon Club received 20 candidates from all around the world, something they did not anticipate. But, in any case, they invited 9 vehicles to Yatabe Speedway for now, which is notorious for pushing automobiles’ highest speeds to their limits.
“Right, we have 20 runners on our list and boy, this is gonna take a while to review each of these cars.” said by Mr.B, the owner of the Denver Arachne while flipping through the list on the clipboard.
“Quick review each car then, like we did with the guy who had a 40’s Denver that can go up to 320km/h.” Takaki or known as Ms.T said, the owner of the pink Atera Great Crest.
“Yeah because the guy already proved us that it can go up to 320km/h+ with a video he provided, Takaki. What are you trying to prove here? Asking these runners for videos at the last minute?” said by Uyeno, the owner of the dark purple Steurmann.
“I-i mean we can-” Takaki said before got cut by Mr.B.
“Ms.T, cut it. Anyways, here there are arriving at the same time for some reason.” Mr.B said while looking at the convoy arrived at the parking lot. Car parked to the parking spot and the runners hanging out and meeting each others.
Uyeno counted the cars that were arrived on the scene, just for fan and noticed one is missing…
“Uh, Mr.B. I think we’re missing one.”
“Oh, he just called me that he’s late due to family problems. He can’t come, sadly. His car looks so awesome though.” Mr.B pulls out a picture of the car from his car’s glove box to Uyeno.
“Oh damn, you’re not wrong this look cool as hell.” Uyeno exclaimed.
@Ryan93 - Mosoka GR300
(Binned due to didn’t followed the naming system, sad to see this one go due to how good it is.)
“I think we’re ready to review these cars, guys.” Takaki said to two of them while pointing at the car line-up.
Mara Kavaler AMM Millenium Extreme - @AndiD
“First up is Mara Kavaler AMM Millenium Extreme.” Takaki stated.
“This has got to be the most bland and boring car i’ve ever seen. Did we really get the right car, Takaki?”
“Yep, i triple checked the list many times and yes, this car is really in the list.”
“I just have no any questions or answers to this.” Uyeno blankly stared at this car.
“The looks maybe looks so… this but maybe this car has a good performance wise.” Mr.B said with a tad bit of confidence in this car.
The trio talked to the owner of this car with specs and such. It got naturally aspirated 4.6 V8 producing up to 433hp which is not bad and claimed it can go up to 330km/h, not fast by the club’s standard but it’s over 320km/h atleast.
But the owner atleast mentioned one problem and he quote “I was unable to test the car due to its repeated catching on fire at the turn of the key” and “Not good for racing, excellent for BBQ sessions” immediately they got turned off from this car.
“Wait, then how did you get here without the car’s killing itself?” Takaki asked.
“I just have to drive 30km/h most of the time.” the owner said.
“Huh.” Mr.B at that moment is just really speechless with this owner’s action. The trio politely declined the car and moved to the next candidate.
(Binned to engine cooling all the way down to 1 which is nope in this case and the car looks like it belongs in 90’s video game)
Haniyasushin Monaaku RO Special - @TheAlmightyTwingo
“Next up is Haniyasushin Monaaku RO Special.” Takaki said.
“RO Special, i heard about them. Heard they are good tuning shop and this one in particular has V12 swapped in it, gone with the 3.2L I6, now V12 takes the throne.” Mr.B then walked to the car to give closer inspection.
“You know, this car seems furious while standing still, it gives me that kind of aura.” Uyeno said
“Can’t argue with you on that. As I like to call it, a Practical Supercar.” Takaki elaborated and was excited as another potential sedan joins the club if it got picked, anyways.
The trio then spoke with the owner of the car, which was equipped with a 6.4L V12 capable of producing up to 587hp, a huge number of horsepowers. It can go up to 333km/h, thanks to the beefy V12.
Peeking into the interior, it is definitely looks comfy with 2 factory front seats ripped out and changed to more sporty seat in fact to keep you tight during C1 loop races which is a bonus point for that. It can definitely hold all of those computer gadgetry and spare parts in this car, no doubts.
With few talks about the car here and there, the three of them concluded.
“Well Mr.RO, you’re up for the test run on Yatabe.” Mr.B said and others seemed to agree to with his decision with how good this car is and gave a business card to the owner.
Alba Cordillera S-Type (Street Runner) - @TheLapTopX20
“Our next candidate is Alba Cordillera S-Type.” Takaki stated.
“Never heard of this local car brand before.” Uyeno questioned.
“Well yeah, it’s a car from England with Japanese style, which is a frequent trend in the automobile business where people simply imitate others.” Mr.B said while Uyeno touched his chin.
“Apart from being copycat, it does looks promising. Love the colour on this car, dark red is that you call it? Whatever, love the stealth looks on it.” Takaki said.
“It’s like the car almost looks like Nissa-” Uyeno then got cut out by Mr.B
“Right, we shall to talk to the owner and talk business with him.” Mr.B and the others did the business with the owner.
The turbocharged 3L inline 6 in the Cordillera S-Type produces up to 442hp and 450nm of torque. This one has a powerful and hefty engine. It has a 5-speed manual transmission, which isn’t thrilling but is adequate. The claimed top speed is 289km/h, which is a tad disappointing given the club. Promising car but disappointed with the top speed, maybe it’s a good candidate with this setup for touge division, it can handle really well.
“Your car, on the other hand, is a terrific contender for our touge division. Here’s the phone number for Miki, the division’s boss. We’re sorry we couldn’t take your car, mister.” Following that, Mr.B bowed respectfully to the owner.
Ossan - Zenkaze - @conan & @z2bbgr
“Ossan Zenkaze is our next contestant.” Takaki said.
“Looks rather mundane and boring commuter car to me.” Mr.B stated.
“Oh, Mr.B., that’s where you are mistaken. It boasts a 2.8L turbocharged inline 6 engine that produces up to 520hp under the hood.” Takaki enthusiastically revealed information about the car.
“Oh really? Intriguing…” while Mr.B stroked his chin. “After all, we do look out that cars didn’t really striked out to the cops. So, this may be a perfect candidate.”
Mr.B then walked to the owner to know more detail about the car. Apart from the really impressive engine, it got 6-speed manual and AWD which is really high tech. Claimed top speed is 336km/h and it is not bad, thanks to that engine. Obviously, it’s a sedan so of course it can fit those computers and spare parts.
“People will seriously not expecting this car is that fast.” Uyeno said following by “Yeah, we should pick this car, Mr.B.” said by Takaki.
“Well, because both or all of us like and agree on this fine automobile, it will be tested in Yatabe Speedway.” Mr.B remarked this while handing him a business card.
Régal GT 3500 Pro Car - @karhgath
“Regal GT 3000 Pro Car, gentlemen.” Takaki remarked.
“Why does it look so sad? Why the long face, man?” Uyeno questioned with the position of the opened pop-up.
“Gah, who knows. Manufacturer’s fault or something.” Mr.B said.
“But can we not acknowledge that it has kei car plates although it is clearly not…?” Uyeno exclaimed.
“Yeah, so? It’s not that big kind of deal. I know it’ll attract more cops with the suspicious license plate on this car but we or that owner swap the license plate to more sensible.” Mr.B said.
“I mean he’s not wrong, Uyeno…” Takaki added.
“Anyways, the usuals.” Mr.B and others then went to the owner to learn more about the specs.
Regal GT 3000 Pro Car is powered by 4.3L turbocharged V10 producing up to 724hp and paired to 6-speed manual to RWD only. Sounds like a death trap but the owner claimed the car is not that kind of death trap, it’s still controllable. But the owner did mentioned one problem tho and he quote “Oh, that radiator you pointed there? It’s just for decoration so i can go up to 369km/h.”
“Pardon me but what are you talking about?” Mr.B didn’t seem to be paying attention after the claims the owner made. “Is that a decorative radiator that you claimed? No, no, You are not even permitted to enter the club.” After hearing the disaster things he heard, Mr.B immediately moved his ass off to the next car without any answer for the owner, leaving him confused.
(Binned to 0 cooling airflow, really man?)
Neko Maneki Sport Wangan Special - @Mikonp7
“Now, this is what i like.” Mr.B claimed.
“It could be a race car at this point but i ain’t complaining, that is a good looker.” Uyeno remarked.
“Hey, Mr.B” Uyeno turned around and already saw him talking to the owner and quickly ran up to them.
Neko Maneki Sport Wangan Special was powered by turbocharged 2.3L inline 6, producing up to 407hp and equipped with 5-speed manual. Not bad but here’s the catch, the car weighs around 1143kg so it can easily reach up to 340km/h, thanks to it’s lightweight body.
But, it may be cramped with the computer inside the interior and with the limited boot space, putting spare part on this car may be hard.
“Well, with no hesitation, your car will be tested on Yatabe, mister.” Mr.B then gave a business card to him.
(K610) Kaizen SC34s 6MT engineer’s special - @66mazda
“God, park your car right, man!” Uyeno yelled at the owner of this car thus made the owner’s flinched.
“Nah, you’re good, mister.” Mr.B gave a smile to him. “Uyeno, we’re not parking meter cops or whatever just ignore it.” Mr.B tried to calm down Uyeno over a small little things.
“Alright, fine.” Uyeno let out a big sigh afterwards.
“Anyways, what’s the catch, Takaki?” Mr.B asked.
“Well, this is Kaizen SC34s 6MT Engineer’s Special.” Takaki said.
“Wait, this is not a tuned car but an official factory trim?” Mr.B curiously asked.
“Yep, you are looking at it right now, straight out of the factory.”
“Impressive, never knew big company are interested in our club… So, let’s talk to the possibly an employee from them, then.”
This car is powered by 4.5L turbocharged V8 producing up to 693hp powering through rear wheels only and 6-speed manual. Claimed it can go up to 359km/h and it is definitely a supercar but in sedan form at this point. It is similar to Ossan Zenkase and might rivaling against it too. Can definitely fits spare parts and computer in there.
“Well, my dear good sir. You are qualified for testing on Yatabe with us.” Mr.B then gave a business card to the owner and headed to the last car on the parking lot for the day.
Ursula R1 600S x4 (1994) “Midnight Racer” - @BannedByAndroid
“Our last car for today, Mr.B.” Takaki claimed. “We have Ursula R1 600S x4.”
“Those are some shiny chromed gold rims, man.” Uyeno noticed on how shiny and noticeable the rims colour is.
“Definitely looks exquisite.” Mr.B liked the appearance of the car. “Let’s get into it, lads and i’m really hungry for some food right now so we might push a bit.”
Mr.B and other two talked about the specifications of the car and such. Ursula R1 600S x4 used to have 5.2L V12 but got swapped with more dependable and powerful twin turbo 4.8L V10 producing up to 722hp, equipped with 6-speed manual and AWD and claimed can go up to 350km/h which is really fast and what are they looking for.
“Ms. Matsumi, you are qualified for to be tested on Yatabe next time when i call you.” Mr.B gave a business card while respectfully bowed to her.
“Right guys, that’s all ‘9’ cars reviewed. Others will come here tomorrow, same time, same place. Got it, guys?” Mr.B said to Uyeno and Takaki and both of them agreed. They packed up their stuff and then left the parking lot.