First Stage - Act 9

'''Battle to the Limit! '''(限界バトル!) is the ninth Act of Initial D: First Stage.

The episode is the first half of Takumi Fujiwara's battle with Takeshi Nakazato.

Synopsis
The race is underway with Takumi behind the wheel of the Eight-Six. His competition, Takeshi, drives the Three-Two with undeniable skill - but he can’t seem to pull away from Takumi!

Airdates

 * Fuji TV: June 27, 1998

Characters

 * 1) Takumi Fujiwara
 * 2) Bunta Fujiwara
 * 3) Kenji
 * 4) Koichiro Iketani
 * 5) Itsuki Takeuchi
 * 6) Takeshi Nakazato
 * 7) Ryosuke Takahashi
 * 8) Keisuke Takahashi
 * 9) Yuichi Tachibana

Cars

 * 1) Sprinter AE86 Trueno GT Apex
 * 2) Nissan 180SX Type II (RPS13)
 * 3) Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II (BNR32)
 * 4) Mazda SAVANNA RX-7 ∞ III (FC3S)
 * 5) Mazda efini RX-7 Type R (FD3S)

Music

 * 1) around the world - m.o.v.e
 * 2) Running In The 90's - Max Coveri
 * 3) Back On The Rocks - Mega NRG Man
 * 4) Burning Up For You - Sara
 * 5) Rage Your Dream - m.o.v.e