FINALLY! We defeated that damn little pipsqueak Hoser!

: Yay, we won!

: I'll make sure you keep your promise!

Even with the bigger turbo I struggled a bit. The trick I found in the end was to feather the throttle in the 4-5 RPM range before the launch. That seemed to maintain my grip, and give me enough momentum to pull through. It did cause a few flying starts though.

: Do you have a medal?

: I don't have anything like that.

That's right… Typhoon said we need to collect medals from every location to be the Zero 4 Champ of America… Though it seems pipsqueak here has never even heard of one.

: I'm not the ice course champion.

Say wha? Then why did we just spend all that effort racing you?

Don't tell me there's another ice course champion of Winnipeg…

: So what items are available for the Earth Course?

Earth course? Sadly I think Hiro just means ice course. Infact, I think he's actually asking ‘what items do you use?’

Like, does she have a weird cd, handcream and perhaps a magic monkey paw? Something useful for us to take away? Remember - she bet everything we own on a bet. It's time to take all our stuff back, and anything useful she owns.

: I don't use that. My car is almost standard.

Almost standard? I don't recall circa 1960s Volkswagen Beetles coming out of the with bizarre transmissions and rocket fuel.

I think she's just trying to get out of the bet!

You know, I’m starting to believe this whole situation had nothing to do with any official Zero 4 racing event, as much as that exists... and we were just being hustled by some bored Winnipeg teenagers.

: I see, that sounds good.

Hiro, of course, believes everything coming out of the little liars face

: I don't need anything.

C’mon Hiro. Don't let another person off lightly… Remember she promised us everything she owns!

Yes, I know she's a 16 year old in rural Canada in 1993, so her belongings probably consist of goosebump novels and beanie babies, but it's something!

I’ll have you know we just spent several hours whacking your chicken stick, so we expect some sort of return.

: I'm on a journey to become the best at 0-40. So I don't need anything extra.

Well… I guess the last time you did this, the guy was so grateful he gave us his motor home, so maybe the little tyke will have something rad to give us as well.

: Hmm, is that so? I don't have any items though.

...Or not.

: I know a place that sells it.

: Huh? Where? Tell me, tell me.

: Located just north of Calgary. Anchorage has a dedicated ice course.

Anchorage? Hold up. That's not in our list of destinations…

Is this yet another city? She said it had an ice course and a store.

How big is this damn game?

: Seems like they sell some great items

: You're heading north out of Calgary. Well, let's go. Thanks a lot.

Well ... It seems we haven't gotten anything worthwhile for our troubles in Winnipeg.

The only thing we seem to have got was a tip off that we might get some good items and racing just north of Calgary in a place called Anchorage.

Well, we may as well head there now since we’re close to Calgary.

…Hold up,

… isn't Anchorage in Alaska?!?

….

Yep. 47 hours… ‘Just North of Calgary’

Hiro, are you sure this teenager isn't just fucking with us?

This shop better be worth it!