FRIENDLY THROWDOWN
Kismet and Nitro are usually racing team buddies. But once a year, they race against each other.
“FRIENDLY”THROWDOWN IN THE STREETS SUNDAY
Don’t go to bed early this Sunday, because you’ll miss some high-speed street-racing action. The Eighth Annual Acme Midnight Derby takes place at, well, midnight, in the Eastern Waterfront District. Get there early, because safety barriers will seal off about a dozen streets on the 3.2-kilometer circuit (see map below).
Just like at last year’s “First Annual,” it will be hard to beat the double threat of Nanae Lopes and Yan Dao, better known by their Lancer names of Nitro and Kismet. Plot twist: usually, they’re a team, but for the Derby, they’ll be racing against one another.
“I mean, she’s awesome and I love her, but you want to know who’s the fastest, right?” says Nitro. “Normally I we'd put our lives on the line for each other, but when you’re pedal-to-the-metal on the streets, the person you most want to kill is your partner. So once a year we race against each other.”
Asked to predict the outcome, Kismet responded, “Whatever is fated, will be. However, I will kick her ass.”
The cars have been powered by glunite ever since the Smash-Up. Their specifications change slightly very year, and this year is (continued on page 11)
