20 Chase
After inspecting each other’s engines, Gus and I were set to go. Tyler, Mitch, and Sonny had taken off to meet us at the finish, while Jason and Bruce were still parked on the side of the road, preparing to follow us down. The rules were simple: Bruce was going to honk three times and then we’d take off.
We waited for the signal, and as soon as Bruce let out the last honk, I slipped the car into gear and gunned it. Both cars took off, our tires squealing from the dew that had already formed on the pavement. The road was a straightway, without any curves, so we were neck-in-neck for most of the race. About halfway through, he slipped in front of me and tried holding me back by swerving back and forth. Gritting my teeth, I managed to get next to him; that was when he decided to pr
