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December 24. In the morning is the qualifying round.
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Once again, the play-by-play announcer is Ruckhard Randall. He seems to like this role.
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The crowd is in a state of excitement.
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There was an even louder cheer.
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More cheers, proving that Zion is also loved by the residents of
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A chuckle breaks out from the audience.
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"Oh, Zion is here today too?"
Jin heard Zion's voice and thought to himself.
Theon couldn't make it to the last boat competition. He was looking forward to it this time.
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"Well then, let's have a final practice.
After yesterday's practice run, he had a rough idea of the boat's performance.
After that, he had been trying to find the best setting for himself by slightly changing the maneuverability of the car and adjusting the gear ratios.
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He strengthened the parts that were worn out, and is now preparing for today's qualifying round.
This was not only Jin, but all the other contestants were thinking the same thing.
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"30 minutes left. That's it for practice.
Rubina muttered as she looked at the clock on the side of the course.
"I think we're almost set up the way we want to be.
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The car with the number 10 on its side sped down the course.
The car with the number 12 in front of it overtook the car from the inside, and its performance was very consistent.
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"Well, Rubina's car seems to be quite complete.
Rhodes smiled wryly.
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"Ugh, it's difficult."
Marikka's car was quite fast in a straight line, but it was not very stable, slowing down too much before a corner, or turning too slowly, or turning too hard without slowing down enough.
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<......Maricka is not good at driving in general. ......>>
Zion, who is watching from the commentary seat, says this with a wry smile on his face.
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The introduction was greeted with even more cheers than before.
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The bell rings to announce that the qualifying round has started.
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At this point, there are 8 cars on the course. Numbers 1,2,3,4,7,10,12, 13.
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The body looks like a slender canoe turned inside out, with four wheels sticking out of it. The body color is red and white.
The design is similar to that of the early F-1 cars.
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It would be a bit harsh to say that this is a common design or a safe design, but it is a solid design.
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Shu seems to have chosen a solid line, not to be eccentric. The body colors are blue and yellow.
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Eugene also has an orthodox design. His body color is white and green.
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The body is pointed. The body is sharply pointed. To put it simply, it looks like a carrot split in half vertically. The body color is orange and blue.
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This is another orthodox design. The body color is red and blue.
Her body color is red and yellow.
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The body color is green and yellow.
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Body color is red on silver.
The eight model cars run the 400-meter track in about 40 seconds.
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This is faster than the human 400-meter run. It would be about 40 kilometers per hour.
The fastest among them are numbers 10 and 12.
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Sion expresses his admiration.
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Rhodes' car is ahead, but Rubina is also trying to catch up to him. The time was under 40 seconds.
"Both of you are doing very well."
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Jin was watching the qualifying rounds from his car parked in the pits.
"Father, are you sure you can relax?"
Reiko, who works as a pit crew (technical staff), seemed to be concerned.
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"Yeah, we still have 50 minutes to go."
For Jin, the qualifying time is just a bonus, and he is aiming for a higher position in the main race.
So, he is taking his time to see what happens.
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At the same time, he is analyzing the characteristics of each car.
So far, the best time is 38.2 seconds by the number 12, RODOTOS.
This is followed by the number 10, Rubina, with a time of 39.5 seconds.
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This is followed by number 2, Shu with a time of 40.1 seconds and number 4, Grina with a time of 40.9 seconds. Rubina's car was in the top 10.
"Watch out for Rubina's car. ......"
Jin seemed to have noticed something.
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Fifteen minutes had passed when a loud cheer went up.
It was Rhodes who had set the fastest time.
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"36.9 seconds...that's ...... good!"
He was the top runner with a lead of more than two seconds over the second-place finisher. This is a record that can only be set by the Northern races with their superior physical ability and reflex speed.
With this record, Roth ended his qualifying run.
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Rubina also qualified in second place with a time of 39.0 seconds flat.
Shu was also satisfied with his third place finish with a time of 39.1 seconds.
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"All right, let's get out of here.
"Yes, father."
Jin was waiting for the moment when the number of other cars on the course would decrease.
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