“...race hots up.” LOL
> ...race hots up. LOL
I find “hots up” funny too! However:
hot up
vb (adverb) Informal
1. to make or become more exciting, active, or intense the chase was hotting up
2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (tr) another term for soup up
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hot+up
I think I’ll start using it. LOL