I failed. despite 300 more power she couldn't close a 1 length gap to pass suzuka and wasn't able to trigger red ace, and then gold ship did her thing to add insult to injury.
simulator says that even with her low guts she should have had enough hp to spurt instantly. I shoulda had it. oh well, sometimes you just get unlucky. there's always tomorrow. I still have 1 borrow left but its time for bed, so i'll start the run and quit for the night.