Personally, Windbreaker is dear to my heart. It was one of the first stories I read while I was in High School. I will say this.
The beginning and about midway point are near golden. Absolute action, a bit of funny romance, and overall a great plot. But today, I feel like it has lost it's meaning. I felt like they're just dragging it at this point. It's the same story with every race. MC clutches the race, or MC gets destroyed and has a life lesson taught to him. It's boring now, and it's unfortunate, because I used to rate this much higher.