Kiwi Flyer Page #5

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Um, yeah. No.

Good.

She said yes then?

Well... Yeah.

Yes!

Um, but she says

keep it quiet.

She doesn't want her friends

to get jealous.

Yeah. Cool. Okay.

Let's go.

- Remember to talk into this.

- Yeah, yeah. No worries.

Okay, you see

the power pole down there?

Time me to that.

I'll tell you when I pass it.

Ready.

And three, two, one.

Go!

How's it going?

How does it look like

it's going?

- Is the brake on?

- No, the brake is not on.

[William Tell Overture playing]

That was rubbish.

[Sighs]

We'll be lucky

not to finish last.

May as well not bother.

- You really want to win, eh?

- Yeah.

It's 'cause of your dad, too,

eh?

He should have won it.

My mum says

she bets you miss him heaps.

What do you think?

Maybe I'm supposed to

be a loser.

If you don't go in the race,

you'll be a loser for sure.

Boys.

Taking up art, I see.

Hey, Mr. Lumsden.

So you broken any

land speed records yet?

Yeah, right.

Well, you've got

your aerodynamics right.

Low drag coefficient, nice.

Could be your footprint

is the problem.

Deformation of the tires.

That costs you energy,

which isn't returned

back into the system.

And, of course, the roll

resistance increases with speed.

So you see what your problem is,

right?

It's your wheels.

Racing wheels.

That's your answer.

But they don't come cheap.

Anyway, onwards and upwards.

Catch ya later.

Wheels.

Wheels.

- What?

- I need to borrow some money.

Walker.

What a surprise to see you here.

Have a seat.

So how much

do you want to borrow?

$400.

[Whistles]

And how will you be repaying it?

My paper round.

I get $30 a week.

- And what's your collateral?

- Collateral?

Something you own that I get

if you can't pay the loan back.

Has to be worth at least $400.

I don't own anything

worth $400.

Really?

Even slug here has started

accumulating his own assets.

Haven't you, slug?

Never mind.

You'll just have to pay

a higher interest rate.

15%.

Per month.

Now,

you know if you miss a payment,

you'll get a visit from

my debt collecting department.

He's very efficient.

Ah, Elliot.

- Lunch.

- In my bag.

All right, slug.

That's enough.

He could be

a valued client one day.

Have a nice day.

So you understand what can

happen if you don't pay on time?

Snap!

Good.

Now you need to sign in blood.

Blood?

[Both chuckle]

Just kidding.

No blood.

Not today, anyway.

[Whistles]

So your auntie

gave you the money?

Yeah. As my birthday present.

Is she a millionaire

or something?

Nah, she's visiting

from California.

It's my birthday present

for the last ten years.

Wish I had

an auntie like that.

Smooth.

I think we're ready

for the practice hill.

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