/* =========================================================
   VMRA HOMEPAGE MODULES · home-page-only styles
   Global shell (nav, mobile menu, banner, footer.shell) lives
   in /css/shell.css — do NOT redefine those selectors here.
   Root tokens live in /css/shell.css too.
   ========================================================= */

/* =========================================================
   TOP TICKER
   ========================================================= */
.ticker {
  background: var(--race-red);
  color: var(--chalk);
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 8px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  white-space: nowrap;
  position: relative;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}
.ticker-track {
  display: inline-block;
  animation: ticker 60s linear infinite;
  padding-left: 100%;
}
.ticker-track span { margin-right: 48px; }
.ticker-track span::before { content: "◆ "; color: var(--sodium); }
@keyframes ticker { 0% { transform: translateX(0); } 100% { transform: translateX(-100%); } }

/* =========================================================
   HERO — cinematic motorsports / broadcast control room
   ========================================================= */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: clamp(720px, 92vh, 960px);
  padding: 80px 5vw 100px;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--asphalt);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
}

/* Layered backdrop — black + deep oxblood + restrained red glow */
.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 60% at 78% 38%, rgba(61,10,20,0.55) 0%, rgba(26,5,8,0.32) 35%, transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 80% at 14% 110%, rgba(209,26,42,0.16) 0%, transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 30% at 90% 90%, rgba(138,115,51,0.08) 0%, transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(168deg, var(--oxblood-deep) 0%, #0e0e10 38%, var(--oxblood) 100%);
}

/* Tactical grid: 40px fine + 200px coarse, masked to fade at edges */
.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(241,230,211,0.022) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(241,230,211,0.022) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(rgba(241,230,211,0.045) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(241,230,211,0.045) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 40px 40px, 40px 40px, 200px 200px, 200px 200px;
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 95% 100% at 50% 50%, #000 45%, transparent 95%);
          mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 95% 100% at 50% 50%, #000 45%, transparent 95%);
}

/* Scanline overlay — broadcast feel, very subtle */
.hero-grain {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 2px, rgba(0,0,0,0.13) 2px 3px);
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  opacity: 0.55;
}

/* Cinematic vignette */
.hero-vignette {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 3;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 100% 80% at 50% 50%, transparent 50%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%);
}

/* Giant ghost numerals — thin gold/red strokes, restrained */
.hero-marks {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  user-select: none;
}
.hero-marks .num {
  position: absolute;
  font-size: clamp(20rem, 38vw, 48rem);
  line-height: 0.78;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px rgba(255,179,25,0.07);
}
.hero-marks .num.l { top: 4%;  left: -6vw; }
.hero-marks .num.r {
  bottom: -10%; right: -3vw;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px rgba(209,26,42,0.10);
}
.hero-marks .yr {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 5.5%; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: clamp(5.5rem, 14vw, 16rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(241,230,211,0.05);
  font-weight: 700; white-space: nowrap;
}

.hero-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 10;
  max-width: 1480px; margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
  gap: 80px;
  align-items: center;
}

/* === LEFT: headline composition === */
.hero-copy { max-width: 780px; }

.hero-copy .badge {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sodium);
  margin-bottom: 42px;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold-rule);
}
.hero-copy .badge .ix {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--bone);
  padding: 3px 9px;
  background: rgba(255,179,25,0.10);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,179,25,0.45);
  line-height: 1;
}
.hero-copy .badge .pulse {
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  background: var(--race-red);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(209,26,42,0.18), 0 0 14px rgba(209,26,42,0.6);
  animation: pulse 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes pulse {
  0%, 100% { transform: scale(1);   opacity: 1; }
  50%      { transform: scale(1.4); opacity: 0.65; }
}

.hero h1 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(4.8rem, 11.5vw, 11.5rem);
  line-height: 0.86;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone);
  margin: 0;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}
.hero h1 .ln1 { display: block; }
.hero h1 .ln2 {
  display: block;
  color: var(--race-red);
  text-shadow: 0 0 28px rgba(209,26,42,0.32);
  position: relative;
}
.hero h1 .ln2 .dot {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 0.18em; height: 0.18em;
  background: var(--sodium);
  margin-left: 0.06em;
  vertical-align: 0.12em;
}

.hero-rule {
  width: 180px; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold-rule) 0%, transparent 100%);
  margin: 40px 0 30px;
  position: relative;
}
.hero-rule::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: -2px;
  width: 32px; height: 5px;
  background: var(--sodium);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255, 179, 25, 0.6);
}

.hero-lede {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.0rem;
  color: var(--bone-dim);
  max-width: 480px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 0 0 44px;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 36px;
  align-items: center;
}
.hero-link {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--bone);
  padding: 14px 0 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bone);
  transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s, letter-spacing 0.2s;
}
.hero-link.primary {
  color: var(--sodium);
  border-bottom-color: var(--sodium);
}
.hero-link .arr {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1;
  transition: transform 0.25s;
}
.hero-link:hover { color: var(--race-red); border-bottom-color: var(--race-red); }
.hero-link:hover .arr { transform: translateX(8px); }

/* === RIGHT: race control panel === */
.race-panel {
  position: relative;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(13,9,11,0.86) 0%, rgba(7,4,5,0.94) 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-rule);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px rgba(255,179,25,0.05),
    0 30px 80px -20px rgba(0,0,0,0.7),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,179,25,0.18);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
.race-panel::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 4px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,179,25,0.10);
  pointer-events: none;
}
/* corner ticks */
.race-panel::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  top: -1px; right: -1px;
  width: 14px; height: 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--sodium);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--sodium);
}

/* Top "RACE CONTROL // LIVE" strip */
.panel-strip {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  padding: 12px 22px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(61,10,20,0.55) 0%, rgba(26,5,8,0.78) 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold-rule);
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sodium);
  position: relative;
}
.panel-strip .live {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  color: var(--bone);
}
.panel-strip .live::before {
  content: ""; width: 7px; height: 7px;
  background: var(--race-red); border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(209,26,42,0.8);
  animation: pulse 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.panel-body { padding: 28px 28px 26px; }

.panel-head {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grease);
  gap: 16px;
}
.panel-head .label {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone-dim);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.panel-head .round {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  color: var(--sodium);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1;
}
.panel-head .tag {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.55rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone);
  border: 1px solid var(--race-red);
  padding: 5px 10px;
  background: rgba(209,26,42,0.12);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.panel-track {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.4vw, 2.25rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.panel-loc {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--bone-dim);
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}

/* Countdown — segmented panels in a precision frame */
.countdown {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  padding: 4px;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
  border: 1px solid var(--grease);
}
.count-cell {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(13,9,11,0.95) 0%, rgba(20,12,15,0.95) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,179,25,0.08);
  padding: 14px 6px 10px;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
}
.count-cell::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 8%; right: 8%;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--sodium), transparent);
  opacity: 0.4;
}
.count-num {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  color: var(--sodium);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  font-feature-settings: "tnum" 1;
  text-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(255,179,25,0.35);
}
.count-label {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.55rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone-dim);
  margin-top: 7px;
}

/* Two-column key/value meta grid with hairline dividers */
.panel-meta {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--grease);
}
.panel-meta > div {
  padding: 13px 0 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--grease);
}
.panel-meta > div:nth-child(odd) {
  padding-right: 14px;
  border-right: 1px dashed var(--grease);
}
.panel-meta > div:nth-child(even) { padding-left: 14px; }
.panel-meta > div:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: 0; }
.panel-meta .k {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.55rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-dim);
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.panel-meta .v {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: var(--bone);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  font-weight: 500;
}

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 56px; }
  .hero-marks .num.l, .hero-marks .num.r { opacity: 0.55; }
  .hero { min-height: auto; padding: 60px 5vw 80px; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .hero { padding: 44px 5vw 64px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 16vw, 6rem); }
  .hero-rule { margin: 32px 0 24px; }
  .hero-actions { gap: 22px; }
  .panel-strip { padding: 10px 16px; font-size: 0.56rem; letter-spacing: 0.22em; }
  .panel-body { padding: 22px 20px; }
  .panel-meta { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .panel-meta > div:nth-child(odd) { padding-right: 0; border-right: 0; }
  .panel-meta > div:nth-child(even) { padding-left: 0; }
  .panel-meta > div { border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--grease) !important; }
  .panel-meta > div:last-child { border-bottom: 0 !important; }
}

/* =========================================================
   SECTION SHELL
   ========================================================= */
section.block {
  padding: 100px 5vw;
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.block-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 40px;
  margin-bottom: 50px;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grease);
}
.block-title {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 18px;
}
.block-marker {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--race-red);
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.block-head h2 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.block-link {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sodium);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sodium);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.block-link:hover { color: var(--sodium-hot); }

/* =========================================================
   UPCOMING RACES STRIP (Super DIRTcar Series pattern)
   Research move #1 from /last30days racing site audit
   ========================================================= */
.upcoming-strip {
  background: var(--asphalt-2);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--grease);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grease);
  padding: 44px 5vw;
  position: relative;
}
.upcoming-inner {
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.upcoming-head {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--grease);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.upcoming-head .titleblock {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 16px;
}
.upcoming-head .marker {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--race-red);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.upcoming-head h2 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1;
}
.upcoming-head .link {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sodium);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sodium);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.upcoming-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 14px;
}
.race-card {
  background: var(--asphalt);
  border: 1px solid var(--grease);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--grease);
  padding: 20px 20px 18px;
  position: relative;
  transition: border-color 0.25s, transform 0.25s;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 180px;
}
.race-card:hover {
  border-top-color: var(--sodium);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}
.race-card.next {
  border-top-color: var(--race-red);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(209,26,42,0.06) 0%, var(--asphalt) 60%);
}
.race-card.next::before {
  content: "NEXT UP";
  position: absolute;
  top: -10px; left: 14px;
  background: var(--race-red);
  color: var(--chalk);
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  padding: 3px 8px;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.race-card .date {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--grease);
}
.race-card .date .month {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
}
.race-card .date .day {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  color: var(--sodium);
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.race-card .round {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.race-card h3 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: var(--chalk);
}
.race-card .venue {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  line-height: 1.35;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  flex-grow: 1;
}
.race-card .venue strong {
  color: var(--chalk);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.race-card .meta {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 10px;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--grease);
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
}
.race-card .meta .purse { color: var(--sodium); }
.race-card .meta .arrow { color: var(--race-red); text-decoration: none; transition: color .15s; }
.race-card .meta .arrow:hover { color: var(--sodium); }
.race-card .venue .addr { display:block; font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:.68rem; letter-spacing:.04em; color:var(--chalk-dim); margin-top:6px; line-height:1.4; }

@media (max-width: 1100px) { .upcoming-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .upcoming-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* =========================================================
   STANDINGS
   ========================================================= */
.standings-wrap {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: start;
}
.standings {
  background: var(--asphalt-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--grease);
}
.standings-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 60px 80px 1fr 100px 120px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 18px 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grease);
  transition: background 0.2s;
}
.standings-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.standings-row:hover { background: var(--asphalt-3); }
/* When the row renders as an anchor (driver CPT exists), strip default link styling. */
a.standings-row { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; }
a.standings-row:hover .driver-name { color: var(--sodium); }
.standings-head {
  background: var(--asphalt);
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  padding: 12px 24px !important;
}
.pos {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
}
.pos.p1 { color: var(--sodium); }
.pos.p2 { color: var(--chalk); }
.pos.p3 { color: var(--rust); }

.car-plate {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 56px; height: 40px;
  background: var(--chalk);
  color: var(--asphalt);
  font-family: 'Archivo Black', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  transform: skewX(-6deg);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  box-shadow: 2px 2px 0 var(--asphalt);
}
.car-plate.leader { background: var(--sodium); }

.driver-name {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}
.driver-town {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: 2px;
}

.wins {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}
.points {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  color: var(--race-red);
  text-align: right;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

/* Side panel: season at a glance */
.season-panel {
  background: var(--asphalt-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--grease);
  padding: 32px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.season-panel::before {
  content: "SEASON 2026";
  position: absolute;
  right: -20px; top: 16px;
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 5rem;
  color: rgba(244,237,225,0.03);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  transform: rotate(90deg);
  transform-origin: right top;
}
.season-panel h3 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.stat-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 14px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--grease);
}
.stat-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.stat-k {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
}
.stat-v {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  color: var(--sodium);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .standings-wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .standings-row { grid-template-columns: 40px 60px 1fr 80px; }
  .standings-head .hide-sm, .standings-row .hide-sm { display: none; }
}

/* =========================================================
   40TH ANNIVERSARY MILESTONE STRIP
   ========================================================= */
.milestone {
  background: var(--race-red);
  color: var(--chalk);
  padding: 60px 5vw;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}
.milestone::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.08) 25%, transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(-45deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.08) 25%, transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 75%, rgba(0,0,0,0.08) 75%),
    linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 75%, rgba(0,0,0,0.08) 75%);
  background-size: 20px 20px;
  background-position: 0 0, 0 10px, 10px -10px, -10px 0;
  opacity: 0.4;
}
.milestone-inner {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 40px;
}
.milestone-40 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(6rem, 12vw, 11rem);
  line-height: 0.85;
  color: var(--chalk);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  text-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--asphalt);
}
.milestone-copy h3 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  line-height: 1;
}
.milestone-copy p {
  font-size: 1rem;
  max-width: 520px;
  opacity: 0.95;
}
.milestone-btn {
  background: var(--asphalt);
  color: var(--sodium);
  padding: 18px 26px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 2px solid var(--asphalt);
  transition: all 0.2s;
}
.milestone-btn:hover { background: var(--sodium); color: var(--asphalt); border-color: var(--sodium); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .milestone-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; text-align: center; }
  .milestone-btn { justify-self: center; }
}

/* =========================================================
   NEWS GRID
   ========================================================= */
.news-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 2px;
  background: var(--grease);
  border: 1px solid var(--grease);
}
.news-card {
  background: var(--asphalt-2);
  padding: 32px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--chalk);
  position: relative;
  transition: background 0.25s;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 340px;
}
.news-card:hover { background: var(--asphalt-3); }
.news-card.feature {
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  min-height: 680px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--asphalt-2) 0%, var(--asphalt-3) 100%);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--race-red);
}
.news-card.feature::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 55%;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 40% 40%, rgba(209,26,42,0.25) 0%, transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--asphalt-3) 0%, transparent 100%);
  z-index: 0;
}
.news-card.feature::after {
  content: "◆ FEATURE";
  position: absolute;
  top: 24px; right: 24px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--sodium);
  z-index: 2;
}

/* faux photo placeholder */
.news-photo {
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      45deg,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.02) 0 4px,
      transparent 4px 8px
    ),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--rust) 0%, var(--asphalt-3) 60%, var(--asphalt) 100%);
  height: 55%;
  margin: -32px -32px 24px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grease);
}
.news-photo::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 70% 30%, rgba(255,179,25,0.3) 0%, transparent 40%);
}
.news-photo .num {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 16px; left: 20px;
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 7rem;
  line-height: 0.8;
  color: var(--chalk);
  text-shadow: 4px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  opacity: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}

.news-tag {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sodium);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}
.news-headline {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}
.news-card.feature .news-headline { font-size: 2.4rem; }
.news-snippet {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}
.news-meta {
  margin-top: auto;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--grease);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}
.news-meta .arrow { color: var(--race-red); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .news-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .news-card.feature { grid-row: auto; min-height: 400px; }
  .news-card.feature .news-headline { font-size: 1.8rem; }
}

/* =========================================================
   DRIVER ROSTER
   ========================================================= */
.roster {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 16px;
}
.driver-card {
  background: var(--asphalt-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--grease);
  padding: 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.25s, border-color 0.25s;
  cursor: pointer;
}
/* When the card renders as an anchor (driver CPT exists), strip default link styling. */
a.driver-card { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; display: block; }
a.driver-card:hover h4 { color: var(--sodium); }
.driver-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: var(--race-red);
}
.driver-head {
  height: 200px;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      135deg,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.02) 0 2px,
      transparent 2px 6px
    ),
    linear-gradient(160deg, var(--engine-blue) 0%, var(--asphalt-3) 80%);
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.driver-card:nth-child(even) .driver-head { background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--rust) 0%, var(--asphalt-3) 80%), repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.02) 0 2px, transparent 2px 6px); }
.driver-card:nth-child(3n) .driver-head { background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--grease) 0%, var(--asphalt) 80%); }
.driver-card:nth-child(4n) .driver-head { background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--race-red) 0%, var(--asphalt-3) 80%); }

.driver-num {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9rem;
  line-height: 0.8;
  color: var(--chalk);
  text-shadow: 6px 6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}
.driver-body {
  padding: 18px 20px 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--grease);
}
.driver-card h4 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.driver-card .meta {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.driver-card .meta .rank { color: var(--sodium); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .roster { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .driver-num { font-size: 6rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .roster { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* =========================================================
   SPONSOR WALL
   ========================================================= */
.sponsor-block {
  background: var(--asphalt-2);
  padding: 80px 5vw;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--grease);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grease);
}
.sponsor-inner { max-width: 1400px; margin: 0 auto; }
.sponsor-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.sponsor-head h2 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 0.9;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.sponsor-head h2 .accent { color: var(--race-red); }

.sponsor-pitch {
  max-width: 480px;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--sodium);
  padding-left: 18px;
}

.sponsor-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: 2px;
  background: var(--grease);
  border: 1px solid var(--grease);
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.sponsor-cell {
  background: var(--asphalt);
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  transition: background 0.25s;
  position: relative;
}
.sponsor-cell:hover { background: var(--asphalt-3); }
.sponsor-cell .name {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk);
}
.sponsor-cell .tier {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sodium);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.sponsor-cell.open {
  background: var(--asphalt);
  border: 2px dashed var(--grease);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.sponsor-cell.open:hover { border-color: var(--sodium); background: var(--asphalt-3); }
.sponsor-cell.open .name { color: var(--chalk-dim); font-size: 0.85rem; font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; letter-spacing: 0.2em; }
.sponsor-cell.open .plus { font-size: 2rem; color: var(--sodium); line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 6px; }

.sponsor-cta {
  background: var(--sodium);
  color: var(--asphalt);
  padding: 40px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 30px;
  align-items: center;
}
.sponsor-cta h3 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.sponsor-cta p { font-size: 0.95rem; max-width: 560px; }
.btn-media-kit {
  background: var(--asphalt);
  color: var(--sodium);
  padding: 18px 24px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 2px solid var(--asphalt);
  transition: all 0.2s;
}
.btn-media-kit:hover { background: var(--chalk); color: var(--asphalt); border-color: var(--chalk); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .sponsor-cta { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: center; }
  .btn-media-kit { justify-self: center; }
}

/* =========================================================
   ANSWER-FIRST ABOUT STRIP (SEO/AEO layer)
   ========================================================= */
.about-strip {
  background: var(--asphalt-2);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--grease);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grease);
  padding: 48px 5vw;
}
.about-inner {
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 260px 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: start;
}
.about-label {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sodium);
  padding-top: 4px;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--sodium);
  padding-left: 0;
  max-width: 220px;
}
.about-copy p {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--chalk);
  line-height: 1.65;
  max-width: 78ch;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.about-copy p strong { color: var(--sodium); font-weight: 600; }
.about-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 28px;
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--grease);
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
}
.about-meta div { line-height: 1.5; }
.about-meta .k {
  display: block;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.about-meta .v { color: var(--chalk); letter-spacing: 0.03em; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .about-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .about-label { border-top: none; border-left: 2px solid var(--sodium); padding-left: 14px; padding-top: 0; }
}

/* =========================================================
   FAQ SECTION (visible + schema-marked)
   ========================================================= */
.faq-wrap {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 2px;
  background: var(--grease);
  border: 1px solid var(--grease);
}
.faq-item {
  background: var(--asphalt-2);
  padding: 26px 28px;
  transition: background 0.25s;
}
.faq-item:hover { background: var(--asphalt-3); }
.faq-item h3 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 12px;
}
.faq-item h3::before {
  content: "Q.";
  color: var(--race-red);
  font-size: 0.9em;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}
.faq-item p {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  line-height: 1.6;
  padding-left: 28px;
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.faq-item p::before {
  content: "A.";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: var(--sodium);
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .faq-wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* =========================================================
   V3 · WHAT TO WATCH FOR (DIRTcar pre-race preview module)
   ========================================================= */
.preview-strip {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--asphalt-3) 0%, var(--asphalt) 100%);
  padding: 70px 5vw;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--grease);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grease);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.preview-strip::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -100px; left: -100px;
  width: 400px; height: 400px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(209,26,42,0.08) 0%, transparent 70%);
}
.preview-inner {
  max-width: 1400px; margin: 0 auto; position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 300px 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: start;
}
.preview-label {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.preview-label .sub-label {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  color: var(--race-red);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.preview-label .accent { color: var(--sodium); }

.preview-article h3 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.preview-article p {
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  max-width: 68ch;
}
.preview-article p strong { color: var(--chalk); }
.preview-byline {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--grease);
}
.preview-byline strong { color: var(--sodium); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .preview-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
}

/* =========================================================
   V3 · TRACKS GRID (USRA Tracks pattern)
   ========================================================= */
.tracks-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
  gap: 2px;
  background: var(--grease);
  border: 1px solid var(--grease);
}
.track-card {
  background: var(--asphalt-2);
  padding: 26px 24px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--chalk);
  transition: background 0.25s;
  position: relative;
  border-left: 3px solid transparent;
}
.track-card:hover { background: var(--asphalt-3); border-left-color: var(--race-red); }
.track-card .tc-state {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  color: var(--sodium);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.track-card h4 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.track-card .tc-city {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.track-card .tc-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  padding-top: 14px;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--grease);
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
}
.track-card .tc-meta .k { color: var(--chalk); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.15em; font-size: 0.62rem; }
.track-card .tc-next {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  color: var(--sodium);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* =========================================================
   V3 · DOWNLOADS ROW (USRA Downloads pattern — essential for racing)
   ========================================================= */
.downloads-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 2px;
  background: var(--grease);
  border: 1px solid var(--grease);
  margin-top: 30px;
}
.dl-cell {
  background: var(--asphalt-2);
  padding: 26px 22px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--chalk);
  transition: background 0.25s;
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: 160px;
}
.dl-cell:hover { background: var(--asphalt-3); }
.dl-cell .dl-icon {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--sodium);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}
.dl-cell h4 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.dl-cell .dl-sub {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.dl-cell .dl-action {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--race-red);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.dl-cell:hover .dl-action { color: var(--sodium); }

@media (max-width: 900px) { .downloads-row { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .downloads-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* =========================================================
   V3 · SUBSCRIBE STRIP (USRA pattern — email list for fans)
   ========================================================= */
.subscribe-strip {
  background: var(--sodium);
  color: var(--asphalt);
  padding: 60px 5vw;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.subscribe-strip::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.05) 25%, transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.05) 25%, transparent 25%);
  background-size: 20px 20px;
}
.subscribe-inner {
  max-width: 1400px; margin: 0 auto; position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: center;
}
.subscribe-strip h2 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 0.95;
  color: var(--asphalt);
}
.subscribe-strip p {
  font-size: 1rem;
  max-width: 540px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--asphalt);
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.sub-form {
  display: flex;
  gap: 2px;
  background: var(--asphalt);
  padding: 2px;
}
.sub-form input {
  background: var(--asphalt);
  color: var(--chalk);
  border: none;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  min-width: 260px;
  outline: none;
}
.sub-form input::placeholder { color: var(--chalk-dim); }
.sub-form button {
  background: var(--race-red);
  color: var(--chalk);
  border: none;
  padding: 16px 26px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}
.sub-form button:hover { background: var(--race-red-hot); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .subscribe-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sub-form { flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; background: transparent; padding: 0; }
  .sub-form input { min-width: 0; width: 100%; }
}

/* =========================================================
   V3 · NEWS BYLINE upgrades (multi-author E-E-A-T)
   ========================================================= */
.byline-strong {
  color: var(--sodium);
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* =========================================================
   V3 · SPONSOR TIER BADGE upgrades
   ========================================================= */
.tier-badge {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 3px 9px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.tier-badge.title { background: var(--sodium); color: var(--asphalt); }
.tier-badge.major { background: var(--chalk); color: var(--asphalt); }
.tier-badge.official { background: var(--asphalt); color: var(--sodium); border: 1px solid var(--sodium); }

/* fade-in on load */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); animation: reveal 0.7s ease-out forwards; }
.reveal:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
.reveal:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
.reveal:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.3s; }
@keyframes reveal { to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }

/* =========================================================
   THE CARS · cinematic video block (Vince's #72 walk-around)
   ========================================================= */
.cars-block {
  position: relative;
  padding: 80px 0 90px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% 20%, rgba(209,26,42,0.08) 0%, transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 85% 80%, rgba(255,179,25,0.06) 0%, transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--asphalt) 0%, #08080a 50%, var(--asphalt) 100%);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--grease);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grease);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.cars-block::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(244,237,225,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(244,237,225,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 80px 80px;
  mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, black 30%, transparent 75%);
}
.cars-inner {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 5vw;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}
.cars-head {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 18px;
  padding-bottom: 14px; margin-bottom: 36px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--grease);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.cars-head .marker {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--race-red); font-weight: 700;
}
.cars-head h2 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.8rem);
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1;
}
.cars-head .meta {
  margin-left: auto;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.66rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
}

.cars-stage {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 420px) 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  background: #050507;
  border: 1px solid var(--grease);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
@media (max-width: 920px) { .cars-stage { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* Video player frame — portrait (9:16-ish) for phone-shot walk-around */
.cars-video-wrap {
  position: relative;
  background: #000;
  aspect-ratio: 5 / 9;
  max-height: 760px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
@media (max-width: 920px) {
  .cars-video-wrap { aspect-ratio: 5 / 9; max-height: 72vh; margin: 0 auto; width: min(100%, 440px); }
}
.cars-video-wrap video {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  background: #000;
}
/* Cinematic letterbox on top + bottom */
.cars-video-wrap::before,
.cars-video-wrap::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 20px;
  background: #000;
  z-index: 3; pointer-events: none;
}
.cars-video-wrap::before { top: 0; }
.cars-video-wrap::after { bottom: 0; }

/* Corner-bracket overlay (looks like film viewfinder) */
.cars-video-frame {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 4; pointer-events: none;
}
.cars-video-frame span {
  position: absolute; width: 22px; height: 22px;
  border-color: var(--sodium);
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0;
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.cars-video-frame span:nth-child(1) { top: 30px; left: 16px; border-top-width: 2px; border-left-width: 2px; }
.cars-video-frame span:nth-child(2) { top: 30px; right: 16px; border-top-width: 2px; border-right-width: 2px; }
.cars-video-frame span:nth-child(3) { bottom: 30px; left: 16px; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-left-width: 2px; }
.cars-video-frame span:nth-child(4) { bottom: 30px; right: 16px; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-right-width: 2px; }

/* Recording-style HUD label */
.cars-hud {
  position: absolute; top: 36px; left: 28px;
  z-index: 5;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.66rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk); font-weight: 700;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
  padding: 5px 9px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--race-red);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
}
.cars-hud .rec-dot {
  width: 8px; height: 8px; background: var(--race-red); border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px var(--race-red);
  animation: rec-pulse 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes rec-pulse { 0%,100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: 0.3; } }

/* Sound toggle button */
.cars-sound-btn {
  position: absolute; bottom: 36px; right: 28px;
  z-index: 5;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
  border: 1px solid var(--sodium);
  color: var(--sodium);
  padding: 8px 14px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.2s;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
}
.cars-sound-btn:hover { background: var(--sodium); color: var(--asphalt); }
.cars-sound-btn .icon { font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1; }

/* Sidebar / story panel */
.cars-story {
  padding: 36px 36px 32px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--asphalt-2) 0%, #131316 100%);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--grease);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  position: relative;
}
@media (max-width: 920px) { .cars-story { border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--grease); padding: 28px 26px; } }
.cars-story::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--race-red) 0%, var(--sodium) 100%);
}

.cars-story .car-tag {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sodium); font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.cars-story .car-tag::before {
  content: ""; width: 8px; height: 8px; background: var(--sodium);
  clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 100% 50%, 50% 100%, 0 50%);
}

.cars-story .num-plate {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 5rem; line-height: 0.85;
  color: var(--chalk); letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  text-shadow: 3px 3px 0 var(--race-red);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.cars-story h3 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.cars-story .driver-loc {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.cars-story .memorial {
  background: rgba(255,179,25,0.05);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--sodium);
  padding: 14px 16px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--chalk-dim); line-height: 1.55;
}
.cars-story .memorial strong { color: var(--chalk); font-weight: 600; }
.cars-story .memorial::before {
  content: "IN MEMORIAM"; display: block;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.58rem; letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  color: var(--sodium); font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.cars-story p.copy {
  font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--chalk-dim); line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.cars-story p.copy strong { color: var(--chalk); font-weight: 600; }

.cars-spec-row {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 2px; background: var(--grease); border: 1px solid var(--grease);
  margin: 16px 0 18px;
}
.cars-spec-row .spec {
  background: var(--asphalt); padding: 10px 12px;
}
.cars-spec-row .spec .k {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.56rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim); margin-bottom: 3px;
}
.cars-spec-row .spec .v {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.86rem; color: var(--chalk); font-weight: 600;
}
.cars-spec-row .spec .v.hot { color: var(--sodium); }

.cars-sponsor {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--grease);
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.66rem; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
}
.cars-sponsor strong { color: var(--chalk); font-weight: 700; }

/* Caption strip below the stage */
.cars-caption {
  margin-top: 18px;
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.66rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.cars-caption .left { color: var(--sodium); }

/* ========== Heritage photo (Ernie Conwell's original #72) — archive-diptych treatment ========== */
.cars-heritage {
  margin: 36px 0 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.8fr 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  background: #050507;
  border: 1px solid var(--grease);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
@media (max-width: 920px) { .cars-heritage { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.cars-heritage-wrap {
  position: relative;
  background: #000;
  aspect-ratio: 2000 / 1048;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.cars-heritage-wrap img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  filter: saturate(0.92) contrast(1.04);
}
/* Subtle archive/sepia tone on hover — signals "vintage footage" */
.cars-heritage-wrap::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,179,25,0.04) 0%, transparent 35%, rgba(0,0,0,0.25) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 2;
}
/* Letterbox strips + corner brackets reuse .cars-video-frame styling */
.cars-heritage-wrap .cars-video-frame { z-index: 4; }
.cars-heritage-wrap .cars-hud {
  top: 20px; left: 22px;
  border-left-color: var(--sodium);
}
.cars-heritage-wrap .cars-hud .rec-dot {
  background: var(--sodium);
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px var(--sodium);
  animation: none;
}

.cars-heritage-caption {
  padding: 28px 30px 26px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--asphalt-2) 0%, #131316 100%);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--grease);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
}
@media (max-width: 920px) {
  .cars-heritage-caption { border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--grease); padding: 22px 24px; }
}
.cars-heritage-caption::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--sodium) 0%, var(--race-red) 100%);
}
.cars-heritage-caption .tag {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sodium); font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 12px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
}
.cars-heritage-caption .tag::before {
  content: ""; width: 8px; height: 8px; background: var(--sodium);
  clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 100% 50%, 50% 100%, 0 50%);
}
.cars-heritage-caption h3 {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 1.05;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.cars-heritage-caption p {
  font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--chalk-dim); line-height: 1.55;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.cars-heritage-caption p strong { color: var(--chalk); font-weight: 600; }
.cars-heritage-caption .meta {
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--grease);
  padding-top: 10px;
}

/* =========================================================
   TRUST STACK — 4 stat cells below the hero
   40 Years · 11 Rounds · 23 Drivers · 5 Tracks
   ========================================================= */
.trust-stack {
  background: var(--asphalt);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--race-red);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grease);
  padding: 36px 5vw 40px;
  position: relative;
}
.trust-stack::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--race-red) 0%, var(--sodium) 50%, var(--race-red) 100%);
}
.trust-inner {
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.trust-eyebrow {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sodium);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--grease);
}
.trust-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
}
.trust-cell {
  padding: 18px 28px 18px 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--grease);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease;
}
.trust-cell:last-child { border-right: none; padding-right: 0; }
.trust-cell:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.trust-num {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  color: var(--sodium);
  text-shadow: 3px 3px 0 rgba(209,26,42,0.18);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.trust-cell:hover .trust-num { color: var(--race-red); text-shadow: 3px 3px 0 rgba(255,176,46,0.18); }
.trust-label {
  font-family: 'Anton', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.trust-sub {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chalk-dim);
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .trust-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 0; }
  .trust-cell {
    padding: 18px 20px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grease);
  }
  .trust-cell:nth-child(2n) { border-right: none; }
  .trust-cell:nth-child(3),
  .trust-cell:nth-child(4) { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; }
  .trust-cell:nth-child(1),
  .trust-cell:nth-child(2) { padding-top: 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .trust-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .trust-cell {
    padding: 16px 0;
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--grease);
  }
  .trust-cell:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; }
}