Tabitha’s POV

By lap eighteen, it is chaos at the front. Reed, Andrew, and Arthur are practically wheel-to-wheel in a high-speed triangle. I can hear Evelyn and Elsie shouting for Rhett who is now slowly gaining back speed, fighting to keep pace. Melanie cheers for Arthur, urging him to stay on the gas. The crowd’s roar is a physical wave pressing against the deck.

Lap twenty is the apex of madness. Engines scream as riders push past limits. Andrew, Reed, and Arthur fight tooth and nail for the lead. Luca and Rhett, trailing but closing fast, are poised to challenge when suddenly Winslow and Harrington swoop on them from either...