Aisha sped past a trailer, zooming forward at top speed. She
made a sharp turn at a dogleg, only to almost hit an oncoming vehicle she
hadn't seen. She swerved sideways, losing control of the car for a fleeting
moment-But that was all Timi needed. Timi capitalised on Aisha's mistake,
thrusting forward at full speed. He was right on her tail, just a few inches
behind. This was the final 5 meters. He was determined to win. They both sped
onwards
, neither wanting to give in to the other. They darted dangerously past
other cars on the road, swerving left and right to avoid contact. Just as Timi
began to crawl up on Aisha, she sped past the Skyline motors finish line,
narrowly beating Timi. Timi was the
first to get out his Dodge Charger. He had picked it up two days earlier from
Big Jo's shop. It was faster now, had a much better grip, quicker
acceleration-In short, Big Jo had done a really good job. Since then he had
been training, trying to up his game, and he had improved considerably well.
"Wow,
you finished within five feet of me this time," Aisha mocked, grinning. "Don't let it get into your head sweetheart. I
was being a gentleman, I let you win." Timi said ID put an arm around
Timi's shoulder. "You've really got better man, and you car's nicer
too." Timi nodded. He liked the attention. Timi remembered they had a race
that evening, and he wasn't sure which two people were going to race. It was a
lap race, the second round of their first circuit race. If they won this race,
the Storm Chasers would enter the 25th spot. "So, who and who are going
to be racing tonight?" Timi asked. "Aisha and I have got this."
ID replied. "Yea
sure," Timi answered.
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***
Asiwaju Derele was the leader of the crew, Hell Racers, the
team on the 21st spot on the racers table. For weeks now, his crew had been on
that same spot, unable to move forward, and he was afraid another crew was
going to come and displace them. He knew the crew, Storm Chasers very well, and
he was aware that they posed the biggest threat to him. He was sure he could easily
defeat any crew below him, but not the Storm Chasers. Determined to keep his
team in the 21st spot, he came up with a plan to make sure the Storm Chasers
would not rise up to challenge him. He approached Ogundade Ebin, a member of
the Drifters X, the 25th crew and promised him N200,000 if Ebin would crash Idris Hassan's vehicle during the
race. He was well aware that ID was the best racer they had, eliminating him
would devastate the team. At first Ebin refused, but when Derele told him it
would benefit them both as the Drifters X would still be able to keep the 25th
place, Ebin agreed. Day went and night came. It was finally time
for the lap race. The two representatives from each the four crews, Storm
Chasers, Drifters X, Speed Cruisers and Scarlet Racers were settled at the
start line. Ogunlade Ebin was driving a
BMW M3 GTS.
As usual, after the
countdown to one, the lady at the middle of the road brought down her flag, and
the racers in their usual manner blasted past her in full speed, the air
flapping her dress and dishevelling her hair. Aisha blasted past the 1971
Mustang Shelby GT500 in front, taking the lead. She kept her speed at an
amazing 130km/h for the first 50meters of the race. It was a straight road, and
she kept her lead all through. ID was in third place, preferring not to dive
into the lead until the second lap of the race. He was hot on the 1972 Mustang
Shelby's tails, but wasn't too keen on overtaking him. Racing speedily behind
him was Ogundade Ebin's BMW M3. They approached a sharp bend, and Aisha had to turn at the blind spot.
Again, she hadn't expected the Honda Civic that popped up and she barely
managed to swerve away from the Honda's path. Still racing at over 130km/h, she
almost lost control of her vehicle but quickly got it back on track. Now the
Mustang was right behind her, one more slip up and Aisha would lose her first
spot. The Mustang kept edging closer and closer, and at the next turn, it
brushed Aisha's Chevrolet and overtook Aisha at top speed. Aisha mounted her
feet harder on the accelerator, determined to regain her top spot. She dashed
forward like a bullet, but the Mustang was no joker. Despite the pressure from
Aisha, it kept the lead till the end of the first lap. They drove past the
start point and the second lap began. Now more determined than ever, Aisha
increased her speed to 190km/h, shifting her gear from sport 2 to "sport
X", a gear courtesy of Big Jo's tuning. The air resistance that came
around from the intense speed almost crushed the glasses of Aisha's car, and
when she darted past the Mustang, the Mustang driver thought he heard his
windows crack. Now back in first place, Aisha was poised to win. However, she
suddenly had to push the breaks as she approached a road bump. The sudden stop
caused her car to skid into a 360 degree spin. Before she knew it, she was down
to fifth place. She started off again, going a full blast of 220km/h. She soon
met up with the fourth place, overtook him, then shot past her brother in
fourth place, and sprinted her way back
to second place. She was finding it difficult to break into the first place.
The Ford Mustang driver was very good. In the next few moments that followed,
Aisha's brother increased his speed too, breaking into third place behind her.
Ogundade too moved into fourth place behind ID. At the last turning, Aisha at
demon speed tore past the Mustang, her tyres splashed water from a poodle right
into the Mustang's windshield. The driver of the Mustang heard the
"whoosh!" sound that followed Aisha's car. Only few meters to the
finish line, and Ogundade struck. As ID accelerated further, planning to
overtake the Mustang, Ogundade tipped the rear of his car. ID immediately lost
control, his tyres screeched loudly, emitting large doses of smoke, his car veered off course and began spinning.
Another car coming behind almost rammed right into him but quickly averted the
disaster. Everyone watching held their breaths as they saw what had happened. ID's
car finally stopped when it crashed into the pavilion by the side of the road,
all the glass parts of his car shattered into bits. Aisha seeing what had happened through her
rare view mirror instantly slammed on the breaks, inches before the finish line.
The sound of her tyres screeching resonated in the night calmness. Immediately
she went into a reverse-She was going to rescue her brother.
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