<< JOURNALISM LOG >>
AUTHOR: Thandi Bek
PUBLICATION: Centralised Cintri
LOG ID: #317
Timestamp: 9,534 CC. Day 124
Vessel: Drop Racing Centre
Location: In-Transit
SUBJECT: The Sport Taking Over the Galaxy.
You’ve probably heard the murmurs and whispers about a sport that’s slowly drawing attention throughout the galaxy. What started as a fun way of dropping from the orbital city to the snowy mountain ranges below it quickly became an event the entire Banta star system congregated to enjoy.
Drop Racing is the galaxies premiere racing sport in which Drop Ships free fall from the Statosphere (50km in the sky) before pulling up to race along the race tracks at sea level (undergoing G forces of up to 22gs for 1.5s as they begin accelerating at approx. 300m/s).
Each race takes place on a different planet in the solar systems of the VAST galaxy
The layers of plated steel churn so loud, Izzy could barely hear her own thoughts or the comms of her race engineer- the atmospheric waves ripple throughout her vehicle as she maintains her trajectory towards the track 40km below with a constant 10gs pressing against her limbs. Her eyes tunnel vision as her brain endures more and more pressure with each second that the drop endures.
With each kilometer, she hurdles towards the race track below, squeezing every muscle in her lower body to maintain blood flow to her brain and stay conscious- The last thing she needs is another crash.
Drop racing, as perilous of a sport as it may be, is a thrill to the likes of Izzy.
“It’s like getting paid to ride a rollercoaster,” She chuckled to a journalist at the press conference before the race.
An oversimplification, but her passion for being in the cockpit usurps the struggle she undergoes to be the greatest pilot in the galaxy. Whether it’s the most advanced drop ship technology ever created, or a cargo hauler barely clocking 4gs on radius…
This is where she belongs.
END LOG – Thandi Bek, In-Transit