Takumi Fujiwara vs Satoshi Omiya

The battle between Takumi Fujiwara and Satoshi Omiya is the forty-first battle of Initial D.

Prior to the Battle
After the defeat of Kobayakawa, Takumi Fujiwara is promptly matched with Omiya for the battle. Omiya decides to go all out and end this battle in one round.

During the Battle
At the start of the battle, Omiya is in the lead position. The race continues on, until a point where Omiya speeds up and attempts to evade Takumi. As he does this, he turns his rear view mirror to prevent him from looking behind him, making him susceptible to a surprise attack. During the race, Ryosuke is shown on multiple occasions explaining various topics regarding the battle to Matsumoto and Fumihiro, generally noting Omiya's combat potential and the characteristics of his car. Takumi turns off his headlights as a blind attack, as later it is explained that it also gives him an advantage in speed as it helps in better aerodynamics. He was able to hold on and eventually catches Omiya off guard by turning on his headlights just besides him. Omiya quickly brakes and moves aside to the left lane, as he initially believes that the sudden light came from an oncoming car due to his distraction. Takumi is able to get side by side with Omiya and continues on until a sharp, narrow corner allows Omiya to regain his lead position. However Omiya soon realized that his rear wing was promptly damaged by a signpost on the course in the narrow section of the area when Takumi came side by side with him, knocking it loose and making the car unstable due to the aerodynamics being off balance. Omiya attempts to continue before he spins out due to the aerodynamic imbalance which caused the rear end to suddenly swing out. Takumi barely avoids colliding with Omiya and overtakes, leaving Omiya behind.

After the Battle
The aftermath of the battle is covered in the episode following the one Omiya's battle takes place in. Project D is given two weeks before their next faceoff against Racing Team Katagiri Street Version.

Fifth Stage

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Arcade Stage 8 Infinity

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Battle Stage 3

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 * Saving The World - Eurobeat Girls

Arcade Stage 8 RivalSide Info
Story arc: Team 246

Driver: Satoshi Omiya

Car: Mazda Roadster RS (NB8C)

Opponent: Takumi Fujiwara

Team: Project D

Car: Toyota Trueno GT-APEX (AE86)

Mission: Do not get overtaken by Rival

1-ryu Condition: Do not get overtaken 4 times

Cho 1-ryu Condition: Do not get overtaken 2 times

Course: Tsubaki Line

Rule: Downhill

Start: Standing

Weather: Clear

Time of day: Night