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Arch Rivals
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Sponsor: Locus
The drivers of Arch Rivals will tell you, at length, that most racers think about driving and shooting as two separate problems. This is, they will explain, why most racers lose. The Arch Rivals have developed a unified theory of vehicular combat — equal parts drift mechanics, ballistic geometry, and what their more insufferable members describe as “the mathematics of the inevitable.”
Nobody on the circuit fully understands the theory. Nobody wants to sit through the explanation again. The results, however, are difficult to dismiss. Opponents who’ve raced against them describe the experience as being outmaneuvered by someone who already knew what you were going to do and found it mildly disappointing.
The Gateway Arch, they will note, is a weighted catenary curve — not a parabola, as commonly assumed. They will note this unprompted. They will note it more than once.