First Stage - Act 18

Hot Winds and Furious Driving (熱風!激走!碓氷峠, Neppū! Gekisō! Usuitōge) is the eighteenth Act of Initial D First Stage.

The episode is the first half of Takumi Fujiwara's battle with Impact Blue.

Synopsis
Mako and Sayuki are having their way with Takumi and the Eight-Six on Usui. As Takumi himself questions his ability to pull out a win, the racers approach the course’s toughest curve.

Airdates

 * Fuji TV: September 19, 1998

Characters

 * 1) Mako Sato
 * 2) Sayuki
 * 3) Takumi Fujiwara
 * 4) Koichiro Iketani
 * 5) Kenji
 * 6) Itsuki Takeuchi
 * 7) Bunta Fujiwara
 * 8) Ryosuke Takahashi

Cars

 * 1) Nissan SilEighty (RPS13)
 * 2) Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86)
 * 3) Nissan Silvia K's (S13)
 * 4) Toyota Corolla Levin SR (AE85)
 * 5) Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7 Type R (FD3S) (Flashback)
 * 6) Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II (BNR32) (Flashback)

Music

 * 1) around the world - m.o.v.e
 * 2) Lost Into The Night - Elisa
 * 3) Stay - Victoria
 * 4) Wings Of Fire - Mako & Sayuki
 * 5) 奇跡の薔薇 (Kiseki No Hana) - Galla

Notes & Trivia

 * In the credits, Lost Into The Night was misspelled as "Lost In The Night".