After seeing Takumi Fujiwara's Toyota AE86 race against Keisuke Takahashi's Mazda RX7, Takeshi Nakazato of the Myougi Night Kids issues a challenge to defeat the AE86 in a downhill duel. Despite the fact that his Nissan Skyline GT-R fully outclasses the AE86, Nakazato is told that he will never defeat Takumi, which enrages him. Nakazato, who believes that grip racing is far superior to showy drift racing, is dead focused on defeating the AE86 to prove that he is the greater racer. Takumi is hesitant to participate in the challenge due to Itsuki Takeuchi's fast acceptance of the match on his behalf, and chooses not to compete, claiming that he is not a racer by any means. Takumi's boss, who is watching the situation, taunts him.