Low Profile has translated a famous Japanese racing story. Its about something that a lot of people seem to forget.
Keisuke and Tamura met each other on the highway. As they were both in the mood for racing they flashed their blinkers and started to race. Tamura was driving a Corvette Corvette and he was gone faster than Keisuke and his Civic. It did not take long before the Corvette was almost out of eyesight.
After two kilometers they reached a road with lots of corners. The Civic had a superior suspension so it did not take long before overtook the corvette. The old suspension and high weight of the corvette took its toll. After the road with the corners they sprinted to a gas station where the corvette arrived first. .
Upon arrival Tamura said toKeisuke: "As you see, there is no substitute for cubic inches! I have won big time.."
Keisuke replied: "Thats not true, it is very nice that you can press the throttle, but if I recall it right I was a lot faster in the corners. Everybody can go straight, it's the corners that show who is the best."
Tamura got angry and replied: "Corners are stupid, only pure acceleration shows who is best."
As Tamura and Keisuke couldnt agree with each other they decided to just go away.
What the story is trying to say is that a victory is subjective. Even though you think you have won, your opponent might have thought competely different about it. Unless you set out some strict rules before a race it will never be sure who would have won.
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