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// We're A Team Now 
// Story: Vinyl's New Opponent 
// by OctaScratchRock 
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Rainbow Dash met Vinyl at the town square, and they sat down on a bench to talk. "You see, I was fired recently." said Rainbow Dash.

"I bet that must have hurt." replied the DJ.

"It did. That's why I want to be on your side. I want to help you out." replied the pegasus.

Vinyl smiled. "It's always good to have friends."

They shook hooves.

That night, Rainbow Dash and Vinyl began to start practicing driving together. Using some money that Vinyl "borrowed" from Octavia, Vinyl bought Rainbow Dash a GT-R of her own. Rainbow Dash's GT-R was a newer model. It was a blue Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec Nur, which was distinct from Vinyl's black R32. Regardless, both cars shared the powerful inline 6 engine known as the RB26, and they both shared Nissan's ATTESA ETS Traction System. Not to mention, they both shared All Wheel Drive. And of course, they were both Skyline GT-Rs. Rainbow Dash found her R34 to be very easy to control, and mastered the car in no time. 

Vinyl, curious to learn more about how the GT-R had changed since the R32 came out, decided to test drive Rainbow's R34. As expected, it was just as fast. But it also had some improvements. As Vinyl drove the car, she found that it corrected the R32's one and only weakness, which was stubborn understeer. In short, the R34 was the perfect car. Vinyl could easily tell that she had chosen the right car for Rainbow Dash.

Both the R32 and R34 were unbeatable machines, both bearing the same "GT-R" badge on their trunks. The only thing the two Skyline GT-Rs didn't have, however, was somepony to race against. However, they wouldn't be missing this factor for long.

Word of Vinyl's R32, which had gotten its name out weeks before (in the previous story), had been attracting more fans than ever before to the underground racing scene. However, its name was about to attract a new face in town. One who wasn't there to witness, but one who was there to battle. One who was there to conquer.

A young stallion who went by the name of Muscle Power had read about Vinyl's "unbeatable" R32. Fortunately for him, he had just gotten his tuned 900 horsepower drag-spec Dodge Charger ready for the races. And his first wish was to be able to race Vinyl and end her winning streak once and for all.