There was an advantage to holding skills in reserve this way: it left more room to maneuver.
If the T2 Drivers ahead all drove fast, Shen Qi could unleash his burst right away without a problem;
If, as Dodo had said, he could not charge through the pack for a while, he could also use "Alliance Attack" to save the Normal-type skills until the first corner and unleash them after the turn.
"Whoa! Little Sheep's acceleration strategy is outrageous."
"Yeah, you rarely see a Driver choose something like this. Did he plan it all along, or did a mistake at the controls happen to produce this effect?"
From an outside perspective, including the commentators', how could anyone know a Pokémon Trainer had a way to "bundle" Pokémon skills? They could only find it very, very unusual.
After that outrageous sprint, Shen Qi used [Global Eye] to see deeper and farther into the corner, learning how to take it in advance. Little Sheep nearly overtook 3rd place at the first corner, but unfortunately, an experienced T2 Driver blocked him.
In the short stretch from the starting line to the first corner, which the spectators could see with their own eyes without needing the big screen, Little Sheep had already delivered two brilliant offensive and defensive maneuvers, instantly raising their opinion of it considerably.
That felt good!
Shen Qi switched his communications headset to the public channel to listen to the commentators praise him and enjoy it for a moment.
Then he switched back to the internal emergency channel to avoid unnecessary distractions.
Adjust [Adaptive Tire]...
Palmpona's beaches were covered in fine, soft sand.
Although they were currently driving on a normal paved road, the wind blowing in from the sea sent sand drifting through the air, always covering a wide area.