Capeta

Taira Capeta was a fourth-grade boy who had lost his mother when he was very young. Although he pretended to be tough in front of his father, he actually felt lonely. One day, his father brought home some junk parts from his workplace and made a racing kart. They soon went to a circuit to drive the kart. However, Capeta found that its frame was bent and it could hardly run straight. But, with his technique, he managed to drive the kart. Moreover, he followed closely behind the fastest kart on the track and nearly left it behind. The driver in the kart was Minamoto Naomi, the champion of the East Japan Junior Kart. Watching their chase, Naomi's mother, Minamoto Nanako, advised Capeta to take part in the official race.

Note: Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen in 2005.