[center][h2]Sunday June 20th, 2094, 13:00
Silverstone, United Kingdom[/h2][h3]The Race[/h3][/center]Her start may have been a solid five of ten, but Paul and Cassie’s high speed kiss offered a chance at redemption. Side-by-side with Cassie through Luffield - who was scared more would be one hell of a mystery - until Harrison looked around the outside of Copse, her defensive move unsettling the Carrera Condor ship and allowing Harrison to sail past her down the inside with a switchback as she drifted out, pacifying her unruly ship on the edge of track limits only for Harrison to get overtaken again halfway to Maggots with a mighty burst of her ELS.

Layla made a good attempt when Bea had to move off the line to block a lunge Cassie was setting up, but Bea held her line, leaving her just about a ship’s width on the outside of Abbey, translating into forcing her to the inside of Farm and leaving Layla the choice of either driving into the side of her or backing out, the Jordanian wisely choosing the latter.
[color=#1EFF24]”If that had been Jamie, we’d have another red.”[/color]
[color=#129914]”Manners, Bea, and focus.”[/color]

She was relentless. If she wasn’t making an honest attempt at an overtake, she at least feinted to keep the driver ahead of her guessing. She braked for corners early or slightly off the racing line, compromising her entry but also forcing the driver behind her to take a suboptimal line and making up ground when she got early on the throttle and shot out of the corner. According to León, that had been a common tactic of his grandfather’s. Cassie’s ship was on par on speed, but wounded from the collision, leveling the playing field. Harrison’s was faster, but he seemed to be struggling with stability, something Bea was having problems of her own with, but also a wealth of experience. Layla’s may have outpaced hers, but was held back either by worse handling or the presence of a rational brain on board, playing it safe and letting several opportunities go to waste. 

Near the end of the race, Layla and Dorian had turned their sights on each other for a few laps, allowing her to build up an energy reserve that would come in handy when she overcooked it into Village and lost three positions, leading to her Herculean drive in the final minutes of the race.

Full speed through Maggots and Becketts past the struggling Zygon sled - Cassie.

Down the straight out of Woodcote at full energy deployment - Dorian.

A last lap feint around the outside of turn 17 and down the inside of Club to get through, straight to the finish - Layla.

Only then did she realize she hadn’t been breathing since Stowe.

[color=#1EFF24]”Fuck me that was close!”[/color]
[color=#129914]”But it counts!”[/color]
[color=#1EFF24]”Tell me where we are! I see it on my HUD, but I want to hear it.”[/color]
[color=#129914]”P5! Fucking brilliant, that!”[/color]
[color=#1EFF24]”Note for mechanics, check exterior for Al-Saqr green. Note two, you all are drinking on me next Saturday. You’ll have to celebrate without me today, sorry.”[/color]
[color=#129914]”They already are.”[/color]
[color=#1EFF24]”As they should. YES!”[/color]
[color=#FFAA00]”Bea, fantastic job today scoring our first top five in as many years.”[/color]
[color=#1EFF24]”Thank you, sir. We’ll try to keep them coming if possible.”[/color]

In parc fermé, she could be seen shaking hands, patting shoulders and trading quips and compliments with the four other drivers she tangoed with throughout the race.

[color=#1EFF24]”You two gave me quite the scare at the end. Where did you come from?”[/color] She threw an arm around Dorian and Layla’s shoulder each, having to tiptoe to reach. [color=#1EFF24]”You can’t do that to me, or my hair will turn grey and I will have to ask Jen to hook me up.”[/color] She grinned mischievously.

[color=#1EFF24]”Shame about the start. For you, not me, likely would have had me otherwise.”[/color] She addressed Cassie seriously before switching to a jovial tone, [color=#1EFF24]”Those were some battles. You weren’t taking out that I didn’t visit you in the hospital on me, were you? I was going to, but then PR happened.”[/color]

[color=#1EFF24]”You should fumble qualifying more often.”[/color] She appeared from behind Harrison’s ship, offering the Kiwi a handshake and a smile. [color=#1EFF24]”As you can see, we have heaps of fun in the midfield. Thanks for the race.”[/color]

[color=gold][center][h1][i][b]DELTΔ HYPER[/b][/i][/h1][/center][/color][color=gold][center][h2][i][b]Episode Eight: The Chain[/b][/i][/h2][/center][/color]
[hr]Bea ascended the Delta Hyper stage, waving and blowing kisses at the crowd. She sauntered up to the back of the couch, vaulting over the backrest to take her seat.

[quote]”Bea Ward, P5 and at home, you must be on top of the world, and definitely shocking fans with what have been outstanding performances so far? What a fight you gave in the midfield, you must be exhausted after that!”[/quote]
[color=#1EFF24]”Uhh, yeah. Still catching my breath.”[/color] She beamed with a smile so bright one could easily mistake for a canal defense light, [color=#1EFF24]”I mean, the top is five floors above, but realistically speaking, I’m on cloud nine. Though I shouldn’t have said ‘Pinch me!’ within earshot of Jen. She’s fast like a cobra, even out of the ship.”[/color]

[quote]”And well, what about your last minute overtakes, tell us how it felt?”[/quote]
[color=#1EFF24]”Ah, it was beautiful. No strategy, no shitebox holding you up on a track you can’t hold your arms out at, much less overtake, just the drivers, the machines and the mechanics that built and tuned them before the race.”[/color] She jabbered excitedly, striking a camera drone with her elbow by accident. [color=#1EFF24]”This? This is what racing is! Isn’t it, Silverstone?”[/color] She turned to the crowd.

[quote]”Do you think the hype coming from other teams looking to sign you this season has any substance?”[/quote]
[color=#1EFF24]”I don’t know. It could be empty paddock talk, it could be some people regretting a missed opportunity.”[/color] She leaned back comfortably on the interview couch with a shrug, allowing herself this bit of smugness. [color=#1EFF24]”After all, you can’t believe everything you hear in the media. They’re always hungry for drama.”[/color] She briefly paused with a shit-eating grin before leaning forward and patting Aurora on the shoulder, [color=#1EFF24]”I jest.”[/color]

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[center][b]Bea Ward @MadBea[/b]: 
[i]"Hear ye, hear ye! Yours truly will be in attendance at the 178th Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, Friday 25th to Sunday 27th.
Because León is not at a high enough risk of heart attack. 😛
We have a ton of fun in store both for rally and AG fans alike in the Pikes Peak Open and Exhibition classes, plus I also owe [b]@DanOgier[/b] a whooping and I think [b]@Wedge_MMR[/b] is going too.
I’m looking forward to seeing if the American Crowd can match the noise of Silverstone, because my ears are still buzzing from this weekend.”

#MadLads #PikesPeakInternational[/i]
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[b]CarreraCarmen:[/b] Poor León getting called out like that. 😀
[b]AndesAG:[/b] Three overtakes in a lap. Holy. Shit.
	[b]Richie:[/b] Ogier is cooked. [b]#RallyBrave[/b]
		[b]DohnJoe:[/b] or she finna die next week
		[b]Briat77:[/b] Did you really use ‘cooked’ in 2094?
[b]CrossfitCrusader:[/b] Sucks about Paul tho.
	[b]Zero:[/b] Caused it himself and screwed over Neves.
		[b]LaughNess:[/b] Poor lass needs some luv’ aye?
[b]Mate0:[/b] Why is she actually gooood? I don’t want to like the Pirata, but I’m running out of arguments by this point.
	[b]MadBea:[/b] Appreciate the honesty.
		[b]Sol_de_Mayo:[/b] We were the ones waving the Argentinian flag on Thursday, we got your back! [b]#RallyBrave[/b]
[b]Shel1:[/b] First the donuts in Copse, then this. Best money I spent this year and that’s counting the skydiving gear!
	[b]UrbanMaverick:[/b] I love the sunglasses.
		[b]GaryFrom indiana:[/b] Not that you need them in UK.
			[b]UrbanMaverick:[/b] Fair.
[b]ForzaGl0ria:[/b] Trova donne single attraenti nella tua zona: [link]
	[b]ForzaGl0ria:[/b] Please ignore that, I got hacked! Anyone know how to delete comments on here?
[b]HotStuff:[/b] what the fuck is villarosa doing lately
	[b]CloroxEnjoyer:[/b] Struggling.
		[b]Xinny:[/b] It’s the stability. She’s always had problems with that. Give Felix time to cook.
			[b]CloroxEnjoyer:[/b] I just worry he’ll need a rat under his hat to cook that good.
[b]TruckerTim:[/b] Reset the ‘Races since Hart fucked it’ counter.

[center][b]Siobhán Manning @GalwayGirl[/b]: 
[i]"On behalf of MadLads, Escuadrón Villarosa and Carrera Condor fans in general, thank you, [b]@TeamValkyrie[/b], for letting us have Felix.
Glad [b]@ValkyriePaul[/b] is OK. Hope you like marzipan (the real stuff, from [u]actual[/u] almonds!)
[Image of a cake shaped like the Nürburgring, done in Valkyrie colors, with marzipan models of both of the team’s current ships and figurines of Paul and Dorian with comically oversized helmets stood atop it]”

#FormulaAG #AGRacing #ValkyrieAGRSport #CarreraCondorFA #MadLads #Escuadrón_Villarosa[/i]
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That same sponge cake with banana and chocolate flavoring would arrive by post to the Valkyrie headquarters later that week.

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[center][url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TrLdbYUu7LJQf9_6F1zblN3WfwvCU8R3W8Xskd8b3vI/edit?usp=sharing]Carrera Condor NPCs[/url][/center]