Tire Management (タイアマネジメント "Taiyamanejimento") is the nineteenth chapter of MF Ghost.
Summary[]
As the drivers continue up the opening part of the Odawara Pikes Peak, Michael Beckenbauer and his Cayman begins making a gap between him and Yudai Sakamoto's R8. Tanaka asks Kai about what his take is on the opening sector of the first race, with Kogashiwa noting Beckenbauer's exceptional tire management strategy. Meanwhile, Kanata notes that the grip on his rear left tire is really low, and drifts around the corner to heat it up, which shocks Ogata. Kanata then notes that the 4C and the Civic are dueling it out in front of him, but with nobody behind him, he can stick can stick to his own lines, and he notes that he may join the fight in-front sooner than he thought. Ogata is worried about Kanata, as he barely made it into the opening round, and hopes that Kanata would cruise to an easy 15th and claim the 2 million yen prize money.
As the Divine Fifteen continue to scramble up the Turnpike, Kai notes about how shockingly simple the Grip-to-Weight ratio rule is for MFG, as while it means that all cars have uniform cornering speed, higher horsepower cars get the advantage when it comes to speed, thus giving it the term of the "Rich Man's Regulations". However, he notes that with the introduction of Beckenbauer and Kanata in the races, the sport may seem a shift from powerful vehicles, to more balanced ones, especially due to the rules encouraging underdogs to make a surprise victory. Fumihiro then notes how much info Kai has gathered, and that Ryosuke made MFG as the next step for "Project D", to find the fastest drivers on public roads.
The 911 GT3 and the Cayman continue up to the end of Sector 1 at the Daikanzen Observation Deck, following them behind is Yudai Sakamoto and Shun Aiba, who are running close to one-another. As they exit Sector 1, the cars begin running downhill through the opening of Sector 2.
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Characters (In order of appearance)[]
- Ren Saionji
- Yoji Tanaka (Voice Only)
- Kai Kogashiwa (Voice Only)
- Michael Beckenbauer (Mentioned)
- Kanata Rivington
- Ogata
- Kyoko Kurihara
- Marie Sawamura
- Mami Sato
- Moe Hamazaki
- Ryosuke Takahashi (Mentioned)
- Fumihiro Joyu
- Shun Aiba (Mentioned)
- Yudai Sakamoto (Mentioned)
Cars[]
- Porsche 718 Cayman S
- Audi R8 V10 Plus
- Toyota 86 GT
- Alfa Romeo 4C
- Nissan GT-R Nismo
- Mercedes-AMG GT S
- BMW M6
- Porsche 911 GT3