Air date: February 15, 2006

The battle tactic of Team White Snow is so innovative that it would rewrite the history of IGPX. Team Satomi is baffled. Takeshi is frustrated, because nothing seems to work. Liz is worried about Takeshi, but her words express only harsh criticism toward her teammate. And the two harming each other is producing the worst team chemistry... To make the situation even more serious, Team Satomi starts to consider dropping out of the next race due to serious damage to the machines. Then Himawari's words bring an unexpected stir in the team...

Script: Mitsuru Hongo
Storyboard: Yumi Kamakura
Director: Masakazu Hashimoto
Animation Director: Hideyuki Morioka