Days of Thunder Page #2

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You've got to tell us

what's going on with the car.

You want to change the way l drive.

Set up the car

so l don't have to change.

- Tell me how.

- What do you want to know?.

Is she running loose or tight?

A turn here, take some wedge out,

we'll win some races.

l can't do that. l don't know

what the hell you're talking about.

How do you mean that?

- l don't know much about cars.

- Neither does any other driver.

No, l really don't know.

A turn here? A wedge there?

- l don't know.

- How can that be?

They told me

to get in a car and drive.

I'd like to help out, but l can't.

l don't have the vocabulary.

Well ... we're just going

to have to figure one out.

Don't worry about it.

All right?

How does she feel?

- Her ass is all over the place.

- Her rear end is loose.

''Loose'' is fast, and ''on the edge''

is out of control.

Cole, there is something else.

- Tires is what wins a race.

- What are you talking about?

lf you can't run without melting

the tires, we can't finish a race.

What do you want?

Run 50 laps any way you like,

then 50 laps like l want you to.

Give me an honest run.

lf you do, I'll beat you.

Now we're going to do it

When you were racing Indy cars,

the tires were twice as wide -

- and the car weighed half as much.

Now it's the opposite.

You're burning them up.

They melt and get greasy.

You slip and slide

and you're out of control. Let's go!

His way, my way.

l was six seconds faster.

You can buy me some lunch

at the highway joint.

- What's wrong?

- We're figuring out what to do.

- About what?

- We're in trouble.

Rowdy took the pole in 30:25.

We're almost a second off the pace.

We're looking for some speed.

The car's perfect, Harry.

it's the first race of the season at

Darlington International Speedway.

You're running 12th.

- You're going to burn the tires.

- Everybody else slowed down.

He's right. Check his lap times.

Everybody else has fallen off.

You're doing good, Cole.

You're gaining on the leader.

Don't pass

on the outside of turn four.

Stay to the inside.

Ten laps to go.

Trickle is right behind Rowdy Burns.

- I'm right behind the leader.

- Five laps to go.

- Remember me?

- What the hell's going on?

Just a little rubbing.

Rubbing's racing.

I'm going to take this rookie

once and for all.

That's enough!

You can't play with Rowdy like this.

Relax, Harry.

Rowdy Burns is out!

No! An incredible recovery by Rowdy.

We have a new leader.

Cole Trickle in number 46.

We're under caution

with three laps to go.

- Come on in.

- What for?. it's almost over.

You've done 68 laps.

Everybody's got to pit, Cole.

Go, go!

The air gun's jammed,

get me another one.

Let's go!

Damn it! Go! Go!

Get them on quick!

- Son of a b*tch!

- Now, Cole ...

- Son of a b*tch!

- We're on the air, all right?

l was in first place. Now I'm

in third with two laps to go.

Don't get excited.

Third place is pretty respectable.

Going into turn four,

drive right by him on the outside.

Nobody goes to the outside

on turn four.

- You can hold it.

- He's going to end up in the wall.

The pace car is about to go off.

We don't have time to talk.

- We've got a good set of tires on.

- What?

- Those tires are matched perfect.

- You're going to get him killed.

lf you go to the outside,

you can hold it.

All right.

The white flag is out.

One lap to go.

The boy don't have the balls

to pass me on the outside.

They're heading into

treacherous turn four.

Cole Trickle wins his first ever

NASCAR victory.

Second place goes to Rowdy Burns.

On that last turn, did you know you

could make the car stick like that?

l knew it all along.

Harry put on special tires.

- What's special about them?

- Nothing in particular.

- You told me ...

- l had to calm you down.

You were acting like such

a candy-ass when the air gun stuck.

Try this on for size.

We've got ourselves a sponsor.

Promise me that whatever else we do

from here, we win Daytona.

That's a promise.

Selling useless mining stock

is called a dog and pony show.

It may be funny, but it's not that

funny when it happens to you.

- It happened to me.

- You bought worthless stock?.

l told you l lost my ride.

That's how l lost it.

Team owner was a conman

selling junk bonds.

But mainly he sold stolen yachts.

After l won, he used my name

to promote the sales.

He went to jail

and l lost my ride.

- It was pretty humiliating.

- Hell, don't be embarrassed.

Some lowlife piece of trash

put you in a bad position.

That depends on whether you're

related to that piece of trash.

He was my father.

I've never really

stuck with anything since.

They don't trust me,

and l don't trust them.

Like for instance ...

You lied to me today. It was

dumb-luck l didn't end up crashed.

- l ought to punch you out.

- Yeah? Give it a try.

No.

l wouldn't want my ass kicked

by a 60-year-old man.

Drivers just don't go

to the outside like that.

l knew you could do it.

l believed it in my heart.

- Peach or cherry?.

- Cherry.

l need a leak.

There's calculating drivers,

and then there's kamikaze drivers.

Cole here's a kamikaze,

like my pappy was. Buddy Bretherton.

Buddy Bretherton was your dad?

- He died at Daytona.

- Last year.

- How did it happen?

- He hit the wall.

He was probably dead before that.

The coroner reported a heart attack.

We've been pulled over.

Everybody out and up against

the wall. You're under arrest.

- What the hell for?.

- That.

Transportation of alcohol

for the purpose of distribution.

This is not distribution,

this is consumption.

That doesn't make it legal.

Up against the wall.

It looks like we've found something.

A concealed weapon.

- Where?

- Right here.

Now, the only question is:

Will he actually use it?

Don't be mad. Harry and the boys

thought you might like me.

Here we are for summer speed week

in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The favorite today is newcomer

Cole Trickle in number 46.

He has won an unprecedented

five out of his last six races.

Stop playing peek-a-boo

in Rowdy's rear-view mirror.

- I'm not doing anything like that.

- Then what are you doing?

l loosened his bumper.

I'll have to break it off.

lf his bumper goes through

your radiator, you're finished.

Rowdy, let him go by.

I'm going to take him

on the high side.

- What are you worried about, Harry?.

- Great recovery, Cole.

Trickle's right behind the number 51

car, and they'll go at it again.

There's a crash

coming out of turn four.

l see it.

- l can't see anything.

- Wiggle your fingers for me.

l can't see anything.

I'm all right.

- l don't need recharging.

- It's standard procedure.

- You go screw yourself.

- What was that?

l wouldn't tell you to do that.

- Tell me what's going on.

- What's your name?

- Cole.

- Cole, lie still, please.

- CAT scan, right away.

- Yes, Doctor.

He's had a concussion. His brain

is bruised and it's going to swell.

That's what's affecting his vision.

You have a concussion.

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