Chapter 070

The Art of Cornering (そこまで曲がるかFD-3S!!, Soko Made Magaru ka FD-3S!!, "The FD3S Turns That Good!!") is the seventieth chapter of Initial D.

Plot
Keisuke notices Nakazato's steering change, and realises that he's going to try and pull away. Keisuke manages to close the gap on each corner. Nakazato is shocked at the speed the FD is taking the corners.

Iketani and Kenji realise that since Takumi's debut they had forgotten how cool uphill racing could be.

Ryosuke calls down to the mid-course lookout, and asks if Keisuke is trailing when leaving a corner. The lookout tells him that he slips back a little, before catching up again. Ryosuke realises that Keisuke's technique is perfect, and that he will be the winner.

Shingo doesn't think that Nakazato will lose. He realises that he'd always thought of Nakazato as an enemy, and that he's only now seeing him as a friend and teammate. He thinks that now, as he's racing for the pride of the entire group, that they're finally a team.

Nakazato is amazed that Keisuke is able to keep up with him, as he's pushing his car to it's limit. Keisuke thinks to himself that he used to be like Nakazato, but that with Ryosuke's help he's become so much better.

Japan

 * January 13th 1997 (Weekly Young Magazine, 1997 Volume 2)
 * June 6th 1997 (Tankōbon, Volume 07)

Chinese

 * July 1st 1998 (Tankōbon, Volume 07, Sharp Point Press)

English

 * August 5th 2003 (Tankōbon, Volume 07, Tokyopop)
 * April 17th 2019 (Digital re-release, Volume 07, Kodansha USA)

French

 * February 25th 2010 (Tankōbon, Volume 07, Kazé)

Italian

 * August 29th 2023 (Tankōbon 2-in-1, Volume 04, J-Pop)

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * Keisuke Takahashi
 * Takeshi Nakazato
 * Koichiro Iketani
 * Kenji
 * Ryosuke Takahashi
 * Shingo Shoji

Cars (in order of appearance)

 * Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7 Type R (FD3S)
 * Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II (BNR32)