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    Drift: Nissan Skyline
    Drift: Nissan Skyline
    Drift: Nissan Skyline
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    Drift: Nissan Skyline

    By Patrick Jones

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    The great thing about drifting, thinks Kekoa, is that it's more about skill than expensive parts. That's good for him. Since his mom left him on the island with his grandma, his Nissan Skyline 350 is all he has to his name. Life is the opposite for Billy Cain, who can buy his way into or out of anything. But when Billy's antics threaten the few things Kekoa cares about, they'll put it to the test: does skill or money win out when it comes to wheels, winding mountain roads, honor, and love?

    Includes real tech specs and tuning details for the Nissan Skyline 350!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateAug 1, 2013
    ISBN9781467733564
    Drift: Nissan Skyline
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    Patrick Jones

    Patrick Jones lives in Minneapolis and is the author of many novels including the Support and Defend series. A former librarian, Jones received lifetime achievement awards from the American Library Association and the Catholic Library Association.

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      Drift - Patrick Jones

      Kekoa Pahinui tried not to cry as his mom passed through security at Hilo International Airport. She was on her way to the mainland to live with some guy named Ted she met online. Kekoa would live with his biodad’s mom, his kupuna wahine, in Honolulu. He was moving from the big island to the big city.

      Kekoa had been an outcast in Hilo as a half-black, half-Hawaiian kid. He couldn’t imagine how he would’ve been treated in Ted’s snow-white home of Bath, Maine. Instead, Kekoa was going to stay in Hawaii and finish his senior year. He and his mom would figure out the rest in June.

      You okay? someone asked as Kekoa walked toward the airport parking lot.

      I’m fine, Kekoa mumbled, head down.

      That’s how he lived his life: head down. It hadn’t helped him at his old school. Maybe because of his funny name or his biracial background, he was a bully magnet. Although he could’ve turned himself into an athlete or a popular kid if he had tried hard enough, some older friends from his block had shown Kekoa something far superior to sports or school success: drifting.

      As he drove his light blue Nissan Skyline 350 toward the booth, Kekoa couldn’t help but notice the empty parking lot on the airport’s east end. He wasn’t that good in math, but this was an equation he understood: his Nissan plus open pavement equaled a drifting opportunity.

      Making sure no cops were around, Kekoa accelerated quickly toward the corner of the lot, where he’d need to make a sharp left turn. Before he reached the turn, Kekoa dropped to second gear while revving the engine close to 4,000 RPMs. When Kekoa released the clutch, the surge in power made the back wheels spin so fast they lost traction with the pavement. The car’s back end swung into the turn. But rather than spinning widely, Kekoa held the drift through smart steering and speed control.

      Only in drifting did Kekoa experience an adrenaline surge, a sense of achievement. Before falling asleep at night, he’d fantasize about becoming a drift champion in Japan.

      He earned a dirty look from the woman at the booth. That didn’t surprise him. His mom didn’t like drifting either. He’d done it for fun because none of his friends had any money. Like Kekoa, they lived in near poverty. Unlike people who drifted in Japan or on the islands, Kekoa couldn’t tune his car’s body, suspension, or even tires with new gear. He could only tune up its engine with his hands and hard work. In his wallet, he kept an article he’d printed off a school computer about ten steps to creating a drift car. He didn’t know why he held on to it, since most steps took cash, but he’d memorized every word:

      1.  Strip the car

      2.  Tighten the suspension by installing stiffer springs and struts

      3.  Add anti-roll bars

      4.  Buy performance tires and wheels

      5.  Adjust the camber

      6.  Increase the engine power

      7.  Add cold air intake

      8.  Add cat-back kit

      9.  Add a turbocharger

      10.  Modify engine to improve horsepower and torque

      After leaving the airport, Kekoa drove the few miles to the apartment building he’d been sharing with his mom. They’d lived in the cramped space since they lost the house. As he left his car, his glasses steamed in the August heat. He wiped them on his long white T and headed up the stairs. The warped wooden steps creaked, but not loud enough to drown out the booming rap music and the nearby roar of jets. He knew that his grandma had a nicer space for him, but better yet, she had a garage for the Nissan.

      He entered the apartment and went straight to the window. It faced east, not just toward the mainland but toward his drifting paradise: the closed Lanakila Homes housing project. The homes where his childhood friends had lived were vacant, and the streets were empty. Kekoa was tempted to take one last spin, but he had to

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