Shen Qi handed Golett the wet towel and patted his head.
"Next time. This time, I'll aim for the top five."
After this stretch of rest, the standings had been updated.
Koji's average time was 8 minutes 24 seconds.
"Huh? That's pretty good."
With a Gym Leader for a mother, Koji had received a good education and favorable conditions for his development.
His race car, Big Yuanbao, was the same model as Maractus's, with fairly average performance among Class B Cars. What mattered most was being able to handle it and having it suit his current abilities. He didn't necessarily need to start out driving a good car.
Chloe, driving Cerise Castle, had such a powerful Pokémon lineup, yet her qualifying lap was still two seconds slower than Koji's.
Once all the drivers had finished qualifying, the two T2 Drivers' times appeared on the standings as well.
One had clocked 8 minutes 14 seconds, putting him among the pretty strong ones;
The other had clocked 8 minutes 22 seconds, which was a bit underwhelming. Or was he holding back?
Even Toy Car had managed 8 minutes 20 seconds.
"Lilligant, why do I keep feeling like some T2 Drivers... really aren't that strong?"
Age, being past their prime, or accidents involving the drivers or their Pokémon would explain it, but Shen Qi really had met some T2 Drivers whose abilities were upper-middle T3 at best.
Could T2 Drivers like that really finish in the top ten in a regional race?
Even with great luck, that seemed unlikely.
Lilligant explained that besides a top-ten finish, qualifying for T2 certification could also be done by reaching the T2 finals twice within three years.
This was the same as the Battle Circuit's rules. Tracey wanted certification as a T2 Pokémon Trainer, and his best