Chapter 024

Pushing It To The Edge (限界バトル!!, Genkai Batoru!!, "Battle to the limit!!") is the twenty-fourth chapter of Initial D.

Plot
Nakazato is shocked that Takumi is catching up to him, and realises that he may have underestimated the Eight-Six. This only riles him up more, as he hasn't faced anyone this skilled since he started driving the GT-R. Keisuke comments that the Eight-Six can't match the GT-R's acceleration after the corners. Takumi goes full throttle into each corner, barely missing the guardrail every time. Keisuke sees this, and realises the secret to Takumi's speed: he doesnt decelerate, as if he did he wouldn't have enough time to recover. Nakazato is unable to shake Takumi off of his bumper. Keisuke is surprised again by Takumi's closeness to the guardrail, and thinks that his skill is that of a pro.

Japan

 * May 8th 1996 (Tankōbon, Volume 03)

Chinese

 * March 1st 1998 (Tankōbon, Volume 03, Sharp Point Press)

English

 * October 22nd 2002 (Tankōbon, Volume 03, Tokyopop)
 * April 17th 2019 (Digital re-release, Volume 03, Kodansha USA)

French

 * May 28th 2009 (Tankōbon, Volume 03, Kazé)

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * Takeshi Nakazato
 * Takumi Fujiwara
 * Keisuke Takahashi
 * Ryosuke Takahashi

Cars (in order of appearance)

 * Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II (BNR32)
 * Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86)
 * Mazda SAVANNA RX-7 Infini III (FC3S)