:root{--y:#FFD100;--bg:#0d0e10;--bg2:#17191c;--bg3:#202328;--line:#2a2d33;--tx:#ececee;--mu:#9a9da4;
--f1:#e10600;--imsa:#00a3e0;--nascar:#7b5cff;--indycar:#00b25c;--other:#8a8f98}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--tx);font:16px/1.6 Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:var(--y)}img{max-width:100%;display:block}
h1,h2,h3,h4,.brand,.kicker,.chip,.sec,.btn{font-family:"Barlow Condensed",Impact,sans-serif}
.wrap{max-width:1280px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
/* masthead */
.masthead{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;background:var(--bg);box-shadow:0 2px 0 var(--y)}
.topbar{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#000,#141518);border-top:5px solid var(--y)}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:58px}
.brand{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:1.65rem;font-weight:900;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:.01em}
.brand b{color:var(--y)}
.main-nav a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;margin-left:22px;font-weight:600;font-size:.85rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em}
.main-nav a:hover,.main-nav a.active{color:var(--y)}
.main-nav .yt{background:var(--y);color:#000;padding:7px 14px;border-radius:2px;font-weight:700}
.series-nav{background:var(--bg2);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.series-nav .wrap{display:flex;gap:4px;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}
.series-nav .wrap::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.series-nav a{flex:0 0 auto;color:#cfd1d5;text-decoration:none;font:700 1rem "Barlow Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:11px 14px;border-bottom:3px solid transparent}
.series-nav a:hover,.series-nav a.active{color:#fff;border-bottom-color:var(--y)}
.series-nav .sn-blog{margin-left:auto;color:var(--y)}
/* ticker */
.ticker{display:flex;align-items:stretch;background:#000;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);overflow:hidden;height:40px}
.ticker-label{flex:0 0 auto;background:var(--y);color:#000;font:900 italic .95rem "Barlow Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;padding:0 16px 0 20px;display:flex;align-items:center;clip-path:polygon(0 0,100% 0,calc(100% - 12px) 100%,0 100%);position:relative;z-index:1}
.ticker-track{overflow:hidden;flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center}
.ticker-move{display:flex;white-space:nowrap;animation:tick 90s linear infinite}
.ticker:hover .ticker-move{animation-play-state:paused}
.ticker-move a{color:#e4e5e8;text-decoration:none;font-size:.88rem;padding:0 28px;border-right:1px solid #333}
.ticker-move a:hover{color:var(--y)}
.ticker-move b{font:800 .75rem "Barlow Condensed",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;margin-right:8px;padding:1px 6px;border-radius:2px;color:#fff}
@keyframes tick{to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ticker-move{animation:none}.ticker-track{overflow-x:auto}}
/* series colors */
.s-f1{background:var(--f1)!important;color:#fff!important}.s-imsa{background:var(--imsa)!important;color:#fff!important}
.s-nascar{background:var(--nascar)!important;color:#fff!important}.s-indycar{background:var(--indycar)!important;color:#fff!important}
.s-other{background:var(--other)!important;color:#fff!important}
.s-bg-f1{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3a0d0b,#141518)}.s-bg-imsa{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#06303f,#141518)}
.s-bg-nascar{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#251a4d,#141518)}.s-bg-indycar{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#073a22,#141518)}.s-bg-other{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#2a2d33,#141518)}
.chip{display:inline-block;background:var(--y);color:#000;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;padding:3px 9px;border-radius:2px;margin-right:6px}
.chip-ph{background:#444;color:#fff}
.kicker{display:block;color:var(--y);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px}
/* lead */
.lead-wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,2.1fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:24px;padding-top:24px}
.lead{position:relative;display:block;border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;min-height:480px;background:#000;color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.lead img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .6s}
.lead:hover img{transform:scale(1.03)}
.lead::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(0,0,0,.95) 8%,rgba(0,0,0,.55) 45%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 75%)}
.lead-txt{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;padding:32px;z-index:1;border-left:6px solid var(--y)}
.lead h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.2vw,3.6rem);font-weight:900;font-style:italic;line-height:1.02;margin:.15em 0 .2em;text-transform:uppercase;text-wrap:balance}
.lead p{color:#d6d7da;max-width:720px;margin:0;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}
.lead .chip{margin-bottom:8px}
.side{background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:0 18px 6px}
.side .sec{margin-top:18px}
.side-item{display:block;padding:14px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.side-item h4{font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.15;margin:6px 0 4px;font-weight:700}
.side-item:hover h4{color:var(--y)}
/* sections */
.sec{font-size:1.75rem;font-weight:800;font-style:italic;text-transform:uppercase;margin:44px 0 18px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.sec::before{content:"";width:22px;height:22px;background:repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,var(--y) 0 4px,transparent 4px 8px);flex:0 0 auto}
.sec-row{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.more{font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.06em}
/* featured post band */
.fpost-wrap{margin-top:28px}
.fpost{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--bg2),#1c1a10);border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:4px solid var(--y);border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;color:var(--tx);text-decoration:none}
.fpost-media img,.fpost-media .noimg{width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;object-fit:cover}
.fpost-txt{padding:32px}
.fpost h2{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.5rem);font-weight:800;line-height:1.05;margin:.3em 0;color:#fff}
.fpost:hover h2{color:var(--y)}
/* grids */
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:20px}
.grid-3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}
.card,.ncard{display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;color:var(--tx);text-decoration:none;transition:transform .15s,border-color .15s}
.card:hover,.ncard:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);border-color:var(--y)}
.card-media{position:relative;aspect-ratio:16/9;background:#000;overflow:hidden}
.card-media img,.noimg{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.card-media .chip{position:absolute;left:10px;bottom:10px}
.noimg{display:grid;place-items:center;background:repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,#1d1f23 0 14px,#16181b 14px 28px)}
.noimg span{font:900 italic 2rem "Barlow Condensed",sans-serif;color:rgba(255,255,255,.25);text-transform:uppercase}
.card-body{padding:14px 16px 16px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1}
.card h3,.ncard h3{font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.12;margin:.35em 0;color:#fff;font-weight:700}
.ncard h3{margin-top:0}
.card:hover h3,.ncard:hover h3{color:var(--y)}
.card p,.ncard p{color:#a9acb2;font-size:.88rem;margin:0 0 10px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}
time,.meta,.small,.src{color:var(--mu);font-size:.8rem}
.src,.card time{margin-top:auto;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-weight:600}
.notice{color:var(--mu);padding:20px 0}
.yt-band{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:20px;margin-top:48px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#1b1b14,var(--bg2));border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:6px solid var(--y);border-radius:4px;padding:26px 28px}
.yt-band h2{margin:0;font-size:2rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase}.yt-band p{margin:4px 0 0;color:#bfc1c6}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--y);color:#000;font-weight:800;text-decoration:none;padding:12px 22px;border-radius:2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1.05rem;letter-spacing:.06em;white-space:nowrap}
.btn:hover{filter:brightness(1.1)}
/* pages */
.page-head{padding:44px 0 10px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:28px}
.page-head h1,.page-title{font-size:clamp(2.6rem,6vw,4.4rem);font-weight:900;font-style:italic;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0;line-height:1}
.lead-p,.about .lead{font-size:1.12rem;color:#c9cbcf;max-width:640px}
.pb{padding-bottom:30px}
/* post */
.post-head{max-width:900px;padding-top:34px}
.post-head h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,5vw,3.6rem);font-weight:900;line-height:1.02;margin:.25em 0;text-wrap:balance}
.back{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:16px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.08em}
.meta{font-size:.9rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:16px}.meta b{color:#fff}
.post-body{max-width:900px;padding-bottom:50px}
.post-hero{margin:20px 0 28px}.post-hero img{width:100%;border-radius:4px}
.post-hero figcaption{color:var(--mu);font-size:.8rem;margin-top:8px;border-left:3px solid var(--y);padding-left:10px}
.prose{max-width:720px;font-size:1.07rem;line-height:1.75;color:#dcdde0}
.prose h3{color:#fff;font-size:1.7rem;font-weight:800;margin:1.8em 0 .4em;border-left:5px solid var(--y);padding-left:12px;line-height:1.1}
.prose li{margin:.35em 0}.prose li::marker{color:var(--y)}
.video{position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;margin:20px 0}.video iframe{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:4px}
.source-note,.placeholder-note{background:var(--bg3);border-left:4px solid var(--y);padding:10px 14px;font-size:.9rem;color:#cfd0d3}
.placeholder-note{border-left-color:#888}
.yt-cta{max-width:720px;margin-top:40px;padding:16px;background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px}
.post-nav{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px;margin-top:28px}
.post-nav a{background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);padding:14px;border-radius:4px;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font:700 1.15rem/1.15 "Barlow Condensed",sans-serif}
.post-nav a:hover{border-color:var(--y)}.post-nav .next{text-align:right}
.post-nav small{display:block;color:var(--y);font-size:.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;margin-bottom:4px}
/* about */
.about{display:grid;grid-template-columns:300px 1fr;gap:40px;padding-bottom:60px}
.about-img{border-radius:4px;margin-top:50px;border-bottom:6px solid var(--y);width:100%}
.about .page-title{margin-top:44px}
/* footer */
.site-footer{background:#000;border-top:5px solid var(--y);padding:34px 0 16px;margin-top:60px}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;gap:30px}
.foot-grid h4{text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--y);margin:0 0 8px;font-size:1.05rem;letter-spacing:.08em}
.foot-grid > div > a:not(.brand){display:block;color:#c9cbcf;text-decoration:none;font-size:.9rem;padding:3px 0}
.foot-grid a:hover{color:var(--y)}
.legal{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:14px;margin-top:20px}
/* responsive */
@media(max-width:1100px){.grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media(max-width:900px){.lead-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}.lead{min-height:420px}.fpost{grid-template-columns:1fr}.fpost-media img{min-height:220px}
.grid,.grid-3{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.about{grid-template-columns:1fr}.about-img{max-width:240px;margin-top:30px}.foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.foot-grid>div:first-child{grid-column:1/-1}}
@media(max-width:620px){.wrap{padding:0 14px}.topbar .wrap{height:52px}.brand{font-size:1.3rem}.main-nav a:not(.yt){display:none}.main-nav .yt{padding:6px 10px;font-size:.75rem}
.series-nav a{padding:10px 11px;font-size:.92rem}.lead{min-height:380px}.lead-txt{padding:20px}.grid,.grid-3{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.ncard{flex-direction:row}.ncard .card-media{flex:0 0 120px;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:96px}.ncard .card-media .chip{left:6px;bottom:6px;font-size:.66rem;padding:2px 6px}
.ncard .card-body{padding:10px 12px}.ncard h3{font-size:1.1rem}.ncard p{-webkit-line-clamp:2;font-size:.8rem}
.yt-band{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}.fpost-txt{padding:20px}.post-nav{grid-template-columns:1fr}.post-nav .next{text-align:left}}
/* v2.1 additions */
.empty{background:var(--bg2);border:1px dashed var(--line);border-left:5px solid var(--y);border-radius:4px;padding:24px;margin:10px 0}
.empty h3{margin:0 0 4px;font-size:1.6rem;font-style:italic;text-transform:uppercase}.empty p{color:#bfc1c6;margin:0 0 14px}
.empty-links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;align-items:center}
.empty-links .rel{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;background:var(--bg3);padding:9px 14px;border-radius:2px;font-weight:600;font-size:.9rem}.empty-links .rel:hover{color:var(--y)}
.btn-sm{padding:8px 14px;font-size:.9rem}
.series-page{max-width:980px}
.sg{display:grid;grid-template-columns:110px 1fr;gap:24px;padding:28px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);scroll-margin-top:120px}
.sg-tag{font:900 italic 1.5rem "Barlow Condensed",sans-serif;text-align:center;padding:18px 6px;border-radius:4px;height:max-content;color:#fff}
.sg h2{font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.05}.sg p,.sg li{color:#d0d2d6}.sg li{margin:.3em 0}.sg li::marker{color:var(--y)}
.sg-links a{font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
.sg-posts{margin-top:14px;background:var(--bg2);border-left:4px solid var(--y);padding:14px 16px;border-radius:0 4px 4px 0}
.sg-posts a{display:block;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;padding:3px 0}.sg-posts a:hover{color:var(--y)}
.about-facts{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(180px,1fr));gap:12px;margin:24px 0}
.about-facts div{background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:3px solid var(--y);padding:14px;border-radius:4px}
.about-facts b{display:block;font:800 1.5rem "Barlow Condensed",sans-serif;color:#fff;text-transform:uppercase}.about-facts span{color:var(--mu);font-size:.85rem}
@media(max-width:620px){.sg{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:10px}.sg-tag{width:max-content;padding:6px 14px;font-size:1.1rem}.sg h2{font-size:1.8rem}.main-nav a:not(.yt){display:none}}
.prose figure{margin:26px 0}.prose figure img{width:100%;border-radius:4px}
.prose figcaption{color:var(--mu);font-size:.82rem;margin-top:8px;border-left:3px solid var(--y);padding-left:10px}