The Race
District 1’s principal sporting event. Open to all Prime bloodlines.
It’s one of the highlights of District 1. ‘The Race’. Five locations, with each pure blood racing for their heritage. Entry into the line up is utterly exorbitant, however that doesn’t bother these thrill seekers, for they come from old money.
Each driver commands a team to rival his competitions. A finely tuned array of hand picked individuals, sourced from various districts to ensure their driver wins at all costs. For winning the R Cup is a momentous moment. Not only for the driver, but his bloodline. It’s bragging rights and shiny delights that cement a pure bloods family with a legacy of power, triumph and the accolade of simply being better than anyone else.
On the day of the race, the relentless growl of high-performance engines resonates through the city streets, sending shivers down the spines of those in proximity. The courses themselves resemble intricate mazes, replete with treacherous hairpin turns, unexpected chicanes, and unforgiving inclines. These tracks serve as a crucible, pushing both drivers and their machines to the brink.
Streets are never closed to the public on race day, bearing witness to some of the most horrific accidents in District 1's annual calendar. Safety is outweighed by the desire to win.
Bloodlines have battled in sport for centuries, this is simply the next progression.
Crowds are raucous, they revel in the chaos.No barriers between racing machines and pedestrians. No distinction between leisurely drivers and those racing. For the public and those oblivious to the race share road space on race day. However, despite the danger and high stakes, these racers are literally fearless. This is primarily due to pure adrenalin and the drug concoction all participants are required to take prior to the race, pushing themselves way beyond their absolute limit, risking absolutely everything and everyone around them for their chance of glory.
The clock will tick for five hours. Three hundred minutes of gruelling endurance, concentration pushed to its absolute limit. Machines and consciousness holding together for dear life.
Not all contenders will make it to the checkered flag, some racers legacy will end in tragedy. However once the jubilation has subsided, the quest will continue, another four races in the calendar. Drivers firing on all cylinders for the next chance to conquer their rivals.
Written the classic way.
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