Hanako Akiyama vs Nakayama (NA1 vs JZA80)

Hanako Akiyama and Nakayama's battle serves as the first battle of Sutorito RPM: Impossible and the 11th battle of the series. The race begins to be set up in the final episode of season one, and the race begins at the premier of season 2.

Prior to the Battle
Just a few moments before the race officially began, Nakayama requested some last minute changes. Unlike the previous rulers of their regions, Nakayama wouldn't be content with just a victory to defend his territory. Instead, he expressed that he wanted to completely leave her behind, which meant he had to have the best performance possible, so he requested an un-used Performance Wing he had brought with him to be applied at the last minute for the perfect balance of straight line speed and downforce. Meanwhile, Hanako, who was terrified of how she would do, was being pushed and motivated by her teammates to go.

During the Battle
As the event began, she found herself chasing as Nakayama had won the coinflip which determined who would start closer to the first corner. Despite wanting to enter the corner first, she failed as her straight line speed was no match for his Supra. As Nakayama attempted to figure out which corner would be the perfect spot to do the first dash, he found out that Hanako had practically stayed glued to his rear bumper since the road was far less straight and consisted of many more turns. Under the slight pressure, he dashed at the next corner to shake her off, but this failed as the exit for the corner was right before another turn, causing him to lose most of his momentum, which Hanako kept due to her car being far more balanced. She attempted to pass him just as he had lost his speed, but failed due to him recovering extremely quickly. She soon found out that she was starting to fall behind more and more because of the far straighter roads, and since they were about to enter the highway, she would fall behind even more. Nakayama pulled away from her almost immediately after entering the highway, avoiding the few traffic cars in the area as he dashed for the entrance back into the mountain. Hanako nearly lost her traction as she entered, since she desperately wanted to catch back up to him. Despite the near 7-second difference between them, she still made up a few seconds nearly every large corner due to the Supra having to slow down more than her NSX. As he dashed into the mountain, the desire to use Fujiwara Zone grew, but since she did not understand how the ability worked, she grew desperate. The ability didn't fully engage until she entered the Touge, in which she dashed at the very first corner. Despite having the advantage of having a more balanced car, The A80's straight line speed was too much for her to keep up. Her incredible weight shifting technique began to work for her advantage as she dashed away at nearly twice the speed of the Supra. Spectators observed how her vehicle blurred at nearly every corner in a desperate attempt to catch back up, and before Nakayama knew it, she was once again nearly touching his bumper. He wondered if he truly had an advantage as he was told, until in the middle of his dash, Hanako took advantage of the open space and very lightly tapped him out of the way, in the same way he had done to previous competitors. Her straight line of tailights stared back at the shocked Supra driver, who's Aura began to appear. Throught most of the rest of the race, Nakayama gave internal dialogue to the viewer of the show, as his voice tone and word choice began to signify a desperate driver who noticed his opponent dash away at nearly every corner and expanding the gap between them. There were two straights left, so in the upcoming one he decided to go all out and try to push her out of the way. His Aura shifted incredibly quickly from yellow, to purple, to red. His aura covered his entire car and he pushed Hanako to her limits, his aura nearly immediately dissappeared as Hanako emmitted a blue one, which seemed to be flying off her car, almost like if she was breaking some type of barrier. She dashed away at the end, meaning that his penultimate chance to pass her was erased. After these few corners, there would be the infamous Kanagawa Tunnel, in which one had to drive in a nearly perfect circle for almost 6 stories. Hanako was able to to do this with some precission, but the presssure from Nakayama was starting to affect her driving line, as it was far less consistent than before, but her tyre preservation allowed her to regain grip with relative ease. This would all add up to his final move, to use up all that was left of his worn tyres to pass her. This would prove to be a terrible idea, as the moment he exited the tunnel, he would find Hanako right at the exit, ready to enter the final straight of the course. However, he noticed the distance between them would allow him to pass her if he made it at least 2 seconds behind her. Unfortunately, his desperation grew too much, as he didn't pay attention to the state of his tyres nor to the danger of sliding at such a speed, his car's extremely heavy body would prove to be his worst enemy. His purple Aura withered away, and the moment he entered the straight with a short slide, his tires gave up, as he lost all of his traction in a snap. He spun out for a few seconds, hitting the guardrail and damaging his Supra in the process, as the NSX dashed away without noticing the crash.

After the Battle
Nakayama didn't speak to Hanako, but she did hear about what had happened, and how he lost his traction in the final straight, which caused her victory. Multiple characters congratulated her on her victory, as they warned her about her next Opponent. The other 3 members of her team prepared for their battles in Kanagawa which would be happening in a few minutes

Songs

 * Sunlight
 * Lady Samurai
 * Hot Hot Racing Car