In the manga, there are symbols above the cars when they race. In the picture
below, it says ガッアアアア in katakana. What does it mean? Is it the sound of
drifting or an engine?

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What are those symbols above the racing cars?
ガアアアア ("gaaaaa") implies more of an engine sound than the screeching tires I
would associate with drifting.
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Near as I can tell, it's neither. It rather appears to be the totality of
sound emitted by the car travelling at speed, as experienced by an external
observer; akin to the sound you would hear as a car travels past you while
standing near a road.
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