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My Imaganitive Recount

1) The author describes their experience competing in their first drag race, including their nervousness as they put on their gear and saw their more experienced competitor. 2) During the race, the author gains on their competitor, passing them before having to slow down as their car overheated, allowing the other racer to pass them back. 3) At the finish line, the author pushes through the pain in their legs to cross the line in a photo finish, and is announced as the winner to their surprise and joy.

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My Imaganitive Recount

1) The author describes their experience competing in their first drag race, including their nervousness as they put on their gear and saw their more experienced competitor. 2) During the race, the author gains on their competitor, passing them before having to slow down as their car overheated, allowing the other racer to pass them back. 3) At the finish line, the author pushes through the pain in their legs to cross the line in a photo finish, and is announced as the winner to their surprise and joy.

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My First Drag Race

As I walked over to my car put my helmet over my face, I pulled it over my ears making a
weird squeaky noise like when you squeeze a rubber duck in the bathtub as a little kid. I
could not hear much with the helmet on, Other than my team telling me about the car. My
heart was racing as I opened the door, a loud clank sounded as I hit my helmet on the roll
cage. I was sweating like a dog in the oversized leather suit. My ears were ringing as the cars
revved their engines. I looked at the competition in the other car as he looked at me.

I started to feel nervous because he looked as if he had done this a million times before. The
smell of fuel filled the air, I was ready this is it; this is what I have trained for. As the light
changed, I slammed my foot on the accelerator then there was a immense screech as the
cars raced down the track. I got thrown back into my seat by the inertia! He was ahead of
me, I needed to win this for not only my team, but to show I’m the best of the best.

What felt like hours was only a couple of seconds. I pushed hard on my accelerator, and I
got flung back into my seat. I looked down at my speedometer and I was going 231
kilometres an hour! I slowly was catching up to him, pushing harder and harder on the
accelerator. 240! 245! 250 KPH!

I had finally done it I passed him, but I needed to slow down because I pushed the car to its
limit. But I could not because he was still at least ten meters away from me. I was starting to
overheat in the leather suit and so was the car as I looked in my mirrors, I could not see the
other racer until he passed me again! I knew I should not have slowed down.

My team told me to stop because the finish line was only ten meters away, and if I tried to
keep going my engine would explode! I was so annoyed at myself, but I turned off my
communication. I was not going to stop, my legs were aching but I couldn’t give up I
slammed on my accelerator I zoomed down the track, as I was flying down the track when I
zoomed over the finish line. It was all over, all I could do is wait, it was a photo finish!

A loud buzz called as the judges were announcing the winner, they called out “The winner
is.” you could have heard a pen drop when they announced, “Ezekiel Taylor with a time of
45.12 seconds!” I jumped in excitement I had just won my first race. I threw my helmet
above the crowds, and when I looked up into the area where my team was, they also could
not believe it. I walked over to the other racer and yelled out to him good race. He just
rolled his eyes and walked off.

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