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I think you are conflating the "Last Spurt" (mechanic) with the "Last Spurt" (race phase)
"Last Spurt", as in the point where umas start to accelerate to their top speed, begins at the Late Race mark, not the "Last Spurt" race phase mark. They are different but named the same specifically to confuse gaijins.
You want your acceleration skills to happen at the start of the Late Race phase, not Last Spurt phase.