Cut Battles

A total of 16 Battles were cut from the full original release of Sutorīto RPM, yet were also not present in the manga either. The only proof of their existance is Kobayakawa himself claiming to have drawn them for the series, but felt they were extremely unnecessary and just added more filler to the story. Considering the fact that the average main character of the series had an average of 8 (non-impromptu) battles, this would mean that each of them would be bumped up to 12, and that two entire new seasons would have had to be made to accomplish this. However, Sutorīto RPM: Overdrive did attempt to fill this void. This manga series was adapted to an Anime just a few months after its release, yet still only contained 8 of those total battles. There isn't much info known about the 8 other rivals that the main cast would have battled, except for their looks and a few of their vehicles, as all of the cast's main rivals were present during the final 4 battles.

Known Rivals

 * Dr. Akari (F110 Testarossa)
 * Seichi Haruto (Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4)
 * Takano Koichi (Porsche 911 GT2-RS)
 * Yasutake Ryota (Porsche 944)
 * Hata Shizuka (Lancer Evo 6)
 * Ueda Katsumi (WRX STi)
 * Miki Kaede (Toyota MR-S)
 * Tone-cho (Nissan S14)

Unknown Rivals

 * Driver of a 2016 WRX STi
 * Driver of a Lexus RCF
 * Driver of a Mazda RX-8
 * Driver of a Mitsubishi Eclipse
 * Driver of a NC Mazda MX-5
 * Unknown
 * Unkown
 * Unkown