America: Starting with the Last Liberty

Unfortunately, Franklin wasn't listening to Megan at all; he was completely absorbed in his Dodge Challenger 1st generation car.

As the countdown reached zero and the race queens waved their flags, most of the race cars shot off like arrows.

Megan couldn't help but scream. She had thought she was brave enough not to be afraid of racing.

(Dodge Challenger 1970)

However, the blonde news anchor overestimated her courage. Fortunately, Franklin was not affected by Megan and kept the car firmly in control.

Of the 16 race cars, Franklin's car was definitely the oldest, as the first generation Dodge Challenger was launched in 1970.

It's about the same age as the Dodge Charger 500 parked in Dominic's garage, and it's older than many of the drivers present.

Moreover, Franklin himself was very poor, and even the registration fee was borrowed, so he naturally couldn't make major modifications to the car like Rosen did. Therefore, his Dodge Challenger unsurprisingly fell to the bottom.

Leading the pack was Martin's Porsche 911.

This Porsche 911 has clearly been modified and tuned by a master, and its straight-line acceleration is significantly faster than other cars.

Fortunately, this race wasn't a drag race, so the other cars still had a chance to win.

However, one car was very special; after the other 15 cars drove off, only this one car remained at the starting line.

"Hey! Is that Dodge Viper SRT-10 malfunctioning? Why isn't it starting?"

The surrounding audience also looked curiously at the purple sports car.

"Rosen, why aren't you starting the car?"

Inside the Dodge Viper, Svefa gazed at Rosen's captivating profile.

"Don't rush! Give them 20 seconds first; that'll make it more challenging for me!"

Rosen's confident face made Svefa look infatuated; she felt herself becoming more and more fascinated by this young man.

Watching the countdown on his watch, as soon as 20 seconds were up, Rosen immediately activated the nitro boost system and shot off from the starting line like a rocket.

Bob's narration came through the radio.

"Ladies and gentlemen, with the Dodge Viper SRT-10 taking the lead, all drivers have now started! After the first corner, the leading group has been established: Porsche 911 (Little Aston Martin), Mazda RX-7 FD3S (Dominic), and Honda S2000 (Johnny Chen)!"

Before the race started, all the cars were equipped with networked locators, which Bob used to provide real-time commentary.

As you can see, there are no American cars in the first tier, and there are even two Japanese cars.

Starting in the 1980s, American cars declined across the board due to fuel consumption and price issues; otherwise, America wouldn't have restricted the import of Japanese cars.

However, after being subject to import restrictions, Japanese automakers turned to researching higher-profit luxury cars, which in turn impacted high-end American cars.

Nearly half of the drivers in tonight's race are driving Japanese cars, with only Rosen and Franklin driving American muscle cars, specifically the Dodge series.

Moreover, they were driving old cars. Lawson's Dodge Viper SRT-10 was the first generation Viper, released in 92, while Franklin's Dodge Challenger was even earlier, a classic car from 1970.

"The Porsche 911 firmly holds the top spot with its powerful engine, while the Mazda RX-7 FD3S and Honda S2000 are vying for second place, constantly exchanging positions in a very close contest! Wait, what's going on?"

Bob stared wide-eyed at the screen in front of him, his face filled with disbelief.

"What the hell?! Is he out of his mind? A Dodge Viper SRT-10 is going into the first big corner at 350 mph! Is this a malfunctioning locator or has the driver really gone mad?"

Svefa, inside the Dodge Viper, had the same question. She had faced countless dangers in her career, but had never encountered anything like this before.

Then, Svefa let out a long scream, while Rosen, who was driving the car, quickly pulled up the handbrake and used a perfect inertial drift to navigate through the bend.

Bob is clearly a very professional racing commentator, and he quickly noticed the clues from the Dodge Viper's average cornering speed of over 200 mph.

"I get it! The Dodge Viper driver must have used inertial drifting to get through the corner! It can definitely be very effective on some corners, but did the tires really take a hit when the Dodge Viper did that?"

There are many theories about the origin of drifting technology, but the most common one is that it originated in Japan or Germany in the 1960s.

Japan popularized this technology worldwide in the 80s, making it a highly entertaining racing technique.

The students at Dongda University probably know more about drifting because of a certain anime, specifically the one about '86 going down the mountain and Mercedes-Benz going up a tree.

However, in real racing, drivers are still very cautious when using drifting techniques because drifting puts enormous pressure on the tires.

In real-world racing, there's no drifting nitro boost, and tires don't have unlimited durability.

Therefore, excessive tire wear, which weakens grip, will seriously affect performance in the race.

Moreover, on many curves, drifting is not necessarily faster than following the line.

However, Rosen was not afraid of this at all, because he had the Iron Man ace.

Driving the Dodge Viper was like an extension of Rosen's body; he could clearly feel the wear and tear on the tires and make optimal adjustments.

This is something no other driver could ever do.

Therefore, Rosen dares to take corners in the most extreme and crazy way, and even activates nitro boost the moment he exits a corner.

Yeah, this is like playing Need for Speed ​​like KartRider.

With this reckless driving strategy, Rosen's Dodge Viper quickly closed the 20-second gap.

Quite by coincidence, the car currently ahead of Rosen in the queue is Franklin's Dodge Challenger.

It wasn't that Franklin was a bad driver; it was that his car was really not good, even though he tried his best to calculate the optimal braking point and entry angle before entering the corner and to use the most perfect racing line to get through the corner.

However, the huge gap in vehicle performance cannot be bridged by technology.

Franklin was filled with envy when he saw the Dodge Viper speeding up and chasing after him at a terrifying speed.

Megan, in the passenger seat, had recovered from her initial fear and excitedly patted Franklin on the shoulder.

"Little Fu, Little Fu! Do you remember? We saw the driver of that purple Dodge Viper near the scene of the May 5.1st Los Angeles Ring Expressway incident! He must be the driver of that blue sedan!"

Unfortunately, Franklin was in no mood to listen to Megan; there was a series of curves ahead, and he had to focus on his line.

Just then, the two cars in front seemed unwilling to let Rosen's Dodge Viper pass smoothly, and they blocked the track by taking the corner side by side, forcing Franklin to slow down as well.

However, the Dodge Viper still did not slow down.

Megan's eyes widened.

"Is he crazy?"