February 19, 22, 2009

Thursday, February 19
Title of Text: Hover Car Racer Crash Course
Minutes: 104
Summary: A 14-year old kid named Jason Chaser is a hover car racer looking to go to the Hover Car Racing School. He entered the final race for the invitation. The objective was to zoom through as many gates as possible in 3 hours and come back. Nine minutes into the race, a kid smashes into Jason, costing Jason a whole lot of time. When the race ends, he finishes dead last. When he returned to his pit zone, a guy named Syracuse was waiting for him. He asked him to draw his route on a map, then Syracuse ave Jason another map with the regular route. He was surprised by Jason's choice and he later invites Jason to the school. There, he gets assigned Syracuse as his mentor. On their first day, they practiced pit stops for hours. A couple days later, they have their first race. Jason doesn't finish because he decided to save fellow racer Ariel Piper from a crash. A connection I have with Jason is that instead of finishing in 5th place, he decided to save a fellow racer from suffering a severe crash. If I were put in that situation, I would most likely do the same because I'd much rather have everyone servive than have me finishing the race and one other driver dying. A prediction I have is that Syracuse will be upset about Jason's decision even though Jason did the better thing.

Sunday, February 22
Title of Text: Hover Car Racer Crash Course
Minutes: 100
Summary: As the other races go by, Jason tries to get 1st place in each so he can participate in the Sponsors Race where sponsors look for racers that may grow up to become one of the greatest. Jason continues to fail until their last chance, Race 25 comes to town. With a shortcut that's tricky but useful, the decision at the end is hard to make. Jason and the other competitors race their hearts out to the finish, but in the end, Jason came out leading the pack by just over 1.60 seconds. He gets the invitation to the Sponsors Race and achieves one of the best challenges the race school has ever seen. A connection I have with Jason is that despite the fact that he always came close to 1st, he never gave up. I wouldn't give up if I wanted a spot in the Sponsors Race. I would keep my head up high and take on the race with full strength. A question I have is that if they make a sequel, will they put a lot of new characters. Its just that I heard the same names a lot and I want things to change. Maybe also a lot more girls in the school. There are only two that they mention. It doesn't seem right.