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The rain comes down in sheets, turning the rally track into a river of mud. The garage is silent except for the patter against the tin roof and the intermittent crackle of the radio. A single fluorescent light flickers overhead, casting long shadows across the concrete floor. The pit crew huddles around the monitors, their faces pale in the blue glow. Alex stands apart, arms crossed, his gray eyes fixed on the screen where your car slides through a corner, tires spitting up water. Water drips from the brim of his cap, but he doesn't wipe it away. He's been standing there for nearly an hour, unmoving. Someone shouts, "He's going to wreck!" Alex's jaw tightens. He grabs the headset, his voice cutting through the static, low and flat: "you. You don't have to prove anything." But the only ans…