Spa-Francorchamps, Sunset...
Fluttershy was in the garage of the Equestria Motorsports team, and she looked both excited and terrified. She couldn't believe that it all came down to this moment, to this day, to this race...
This was the final race of the Forza 2023 Championship, Round 7 of the Finals, the race to decide which team becomes champion. Equestria Motorsports has done well in the previous stages, advancing against Flynt Motorsports and the Washouts with dominating wins. They did lose once against the Washouts, but it certainly didn't slow them down.
Now, they are once again facing their rivals from last year, Akula-Lauda Racing. And they sure improved a lot, with 2 early wins to their name, followed by three wins for Equestria Motorsports, then followed by another win for Akula-Lauda.
And this is it - the last race. The championship decider. Round 7 of the Finals.
Assetto, EQM's team boss, decided to send in Zipp Storm, Izzy Moonbow, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie. An all-Ferrari lineup for the big day, where they could potentially win their 8th team title...
Rainbow Dash came up to the shy girl, who was about to take on the track. "Hey, Fluttershy. How are you feeling?", she asked.
"Nnnervous... I haven't done this in a long time.", Fluttershy responded.
"Yes... It's been 3 years since the last time you won the Finals for us.", Rainbow Dash said, "Just do what you did in those past four races, and the championship is ours!"
Fluttershy smiled. She knew that the team trusted her. These past four races in the Finals, she won the race every single time. Assetto decided to bring her in because Applejack and Octavia screwed up in the first two races and cost the team their wins. Fluttershy was a fast driver, with her fair share of clean driving to it. Just like the Iceman in person...
Fluttershy's thoughts went to the former F1 driver known as Kimi Raikkonen. Wherever he would be racing now, she knew that he would show clean and fast driving. And today, she would try to follow in his footsteps and get another championship title with her team.
She got up and checked her car, her trusty 488 GTB, for the last time. This car had its fair share of triumphs, just like its driver, winning the championship in 2020, and getting Equestria Motorsports into the final of 2021, which the new girl at EQM, former Shadowbolts Sports driver Indigo Zap, won in her first season for the new team.
Now was the time. Fluttershy changed from her casual attire into her racesuit, put on her shoes and gloves, and put on her helmet before she got into her car. The helmet was a design that her biggest fan, Rushing Wind, came up with. It had its fair share of yellow, green, and pale orange, with rabbit silhouettes in black and white on it.
Then, she started the engine, and the 488's V8 roared up. Then, Fluttershy drove out to the grid. Her amazing performance in yesterday's Qualifying brought her P3, behind her teammate Zipp Storm, and Akula, one of her rivals.
And today, on this fateful day, one team will make history. It's twelve laps of pure action in the Ardennes, and nobody knows who will win...