true. there arent anymore obvious skills to show to the lay man anymore. the makers will have to be extraordinarily creative to highlight some new surprises and ways to tell their story. even if there are any more high techniques they can use as a showcase trump, most prolly its such a subtle skill that most casual viewers wont understand, only a few drivers would.
the races are a bit helpless for the creators, bcoz there's not much variability they can play with, its whoever reaches the finish line in front or overtakes wins. no side kicks, roundhouse kicks, super punches, lightning aura or illogical hidden sword techniques that can be revealed to surprise the audience anymore. the basis of the story itself is quite inflexible to the naked untrained eye.
the problem is the story/message behind Initial D is too real. its too close to real life. if u choose to stick as close to reality as u can in telling ur story, that inself will kill the anime/comic progression. thats why they make fantasy animes in the first place, coz real life is repetitive and boring

. eventho i agree its getting repetitive, i do not blame the creators. however, they do need to find a miracle soon if they want to keep this thing going. not everybody will be kept content with just seeing CG cars drifting all day :lol:

haha