/* ===========================================================
   KONG EG - styles
   Dark automotive aesthetic. Steel blue + ember accent.
   =========================================================== */

:root {
  --bg:        #07090c;
  --bg-2:      #0d1117;
  --bg-3:      #131a23;
  --line:      #1e2935;
  --text:      #eef2f6;
  --muted:     #8c9bab;
  --steel:     #6f93b8;
  --steel-lt:  #a9c6e3;
  --ember:     #ff4d28;
  --ember-dk:  #d63c1c;
  --win:       #ffce4d;
  --maxw:      1180px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 72px; }

body {
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: "Rajdhani", system-ui, sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.6;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

h1, h2, h3, .display { font-family: "Bebas Neue", sans-serif; letter-spacing: .02em; }

img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

.eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ember);
  margin-bottom: .6rem;
}

/* ---- Buttons ---- */
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .82rem;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: .85rem 1.6rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: transform .15s ease, background .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
}
.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.btn-accent { background: var(--ember); color: #fff; }
.btn-accent:hover { background: var(--ember-dk); }
.btn-ghost { border-color: var(--line); color: var(--text); background: transparent; }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--steel); }

/* ===========================================================
   NAV
   =========================================================== */
#nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 72px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: 0 clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10, 13, 19, .82), rgba(7, 9, 12, .55));
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(1.12);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(1.12);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(143, 181, 216, .1);
  z-index: 100;
  transition: background .3s ease, border-color .3s ease, transform .55s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1);
}
/* racing accent hairline under the nav */
#nav::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -1px; height: 2px; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--ember), #ffd24a, var(--ember), transparent);
  opacity: .45; transition: opacity .3s ease;
}
#nav.scrolled { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10, 13, 19, .96), rgba(7, 9, 12, .9)); border-color: rgba(143, 181, 216, .16); }
#nav.scrolled::after { opacity: .85; }
.nav-brand img { height: 34px; }
.nav-links { display: flex; gap: 1.6rem; margin-left: auto; }
.nav-links a {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .82rem;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: color .2s ease;
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--text); }
.nav-cta { padding: .6rem 1.2rem; font-size: .76rem; }
.nav-cart-btn {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: var(--bg-2);
  padding: .45rem .75rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .5rem;
  margin-left: auto;
}
#navToggle { display: none; background: none; border: none; color: var(--text); font-size: 1.5rem; cursor: pointer; }

/* ===========================================================
   HERO
   =========================================================== */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 86vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center 35%;
  transform: scale(1.05);
  filter: saturate(1.05) contrast(1.05);
}
.hero-veil {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at center, rgba(7,9,12,.35) 0%, rgba(7,9,12,.82) 70%, var(--bg) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7,9,12,.7) 0%, transparent 30%, transparent 60%, var(--bg) 100%);
}
.hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: clamp(2.25rem, 6vh, 4rem) 1.5rem 3.5rem;
  max-width: 880px;
  perspective: 900px;
}
/* 3D extruded KONG EG logo with a subtle Honda-blue glow */
.hero-logo {
  height: clamp(92px, 17vw, 184px);
  margin: 0 auto 1.6rem;
  transform: rotateX(11deg);
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  animation: kongGlow 4.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes kongGlow {
  0%, 100% { filter:
    drop-shadow(0 1px 0 #c2c7cc) drop-shadow(0 2px 0 #969b9f) drop-shadow(0 3px 0 #6c7074)
    drop-shadow(0 4px 0 #494d50) drop-shadow(0 5px 0 #303336)
    drop-shadow(0 12px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.8))
    drop-shadow(0 0 10px rgba(0,114,206,.22)); }
  50% { filter:
    drop-shadow(0 1px 0 #c2c7cc) drop-shadow(0 2px 0 #969b9f) drop-shadow(0 3px 0 #6c7074)
    drop-shadow(0 4px 0 #494d50) drop-shadow(0 5px 0 #303336)
    drop-shadow(0 12px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.8))
    drop-shadow(0 0 34px rgba(0,114,206,.6)); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero-logo { transform: none; animation: none;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 0 #494d50) drop-shadow(0 10px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.8)) drop-shadow(0 0 22px rgba(0,114,206,.4)); }
}
.hero-tag {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--steel-lt);
  font-size: clamp(.8rem, 2vw, 1rem);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.hero-line {
  font-family: "Anton", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 6.5vw, 4.6rem);
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hero-line .ember { color: var(--ember); }
.hero-sub { color: var(--muted); max-width: 620px; margin: 1.3rem auto 2rem; font-size: 1.02rem; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 1rem; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.scroll-cue {
  position: absolute; bottom: 1.6rem; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 2; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.4rem;
  animation: bob 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes bob { 0%,100% { transform: translate(-50%,0);} 50% { transform: translate(-50%,8px);} }

/* ===========================================================
   STAT BAR
   =========================================================== */
.stat-label { color: var(--muted); font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .04em; margin-top: .5rem; }

/* ===========================================================
   SECTIONS (shared)
   =========================================================== */
.section { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 7rem) clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.5rem); }
.section { content-visibility: auto; contain-intrinsic-size: 1px 780px; }
.section-head { margin-bottom: 2.6rem; }
.section-head h2 {
  font-family: "Anton", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 5vw, 3.2rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
}
.section-lead { color: var(--muted); max-width: 640px; margin-top: .8rem; }

/* ---- Story ---- */
.story { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .85fr 1.15fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); align-items: center; }
.story-media img { border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--line); width: 100%; }
.story-text h2 {
  font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4.5vw, 2.8rem); text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}
.story-text p { color: #cdd7e1; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.story-text blockquote {
  margin-top: 1.8rem; padding-left: 1.2rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--ember);
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.3rem; color: var(--text);
}

/* ---- Car ---- */
.car-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
.spec-card {
  background: var(--bg-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 1.8rem;
}
.spec-card h3 {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .06em; font-size: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; color: var(--steel-lt);
}
.spec-card dl { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: .1rem 1rem; }
.spec-card dt { color: var(--muted); padding: .55rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: .9rem; }
.spec-card dd { text-align: right; padding: .55rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-weight: 600; }
.spec-card dl > :nth-last-child(1),
.spec-card dl > :nth-last-child(2) { border-bottom: none; }
.classified { color: var(--ember); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; display: block; }
dd.tbd, dt.tbd { color: #59697a; font-weight: 500; }
.tbd-note { color: #59697a; font-size: .78rem; margin-top: 1rem; }

/* ---- Performance ---- */
.perf-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr; gap: 1.5rem; align-items: start; }
.timeslip {
  background: #f4efe3;
  color: #14110b;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem 1.8rem;
  font-family: "Courier New", monospace;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}
.timeslip-head {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between;
  font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; font-size: .8rem;
  border-bottom: 2px dashed #14110b; padding-bottom: .7rem; margin-bottom: .4rem;
}
.timeslip table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; }
.timeslip td { padding: .5rem 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted #b6ad97; font-size: .95rem; }
.timeslip td:last-child { text-align: right; font-weight: 700; }
.timeslip tr.final td { border-bottom: none; font-size: 1.25rem; padding-top: .9rem; }
.timeslip tr.final td:first-child { color: var(--ember-dk); }
.timeslip .mph { color: #7a7361; font-weight: 400; font-size: .8rem; }

.results { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: .8rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
.result-chip {
  background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 1rem 1.1rem;
}
.result-chip .r { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--win); }
.result-chip .w { color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; }

/* ---- Gallery ---- */
.gallery-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr)); gap: 1rem; }
.gallery-item { position: relative; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--line); aspect-ratio: 16/10; }
.gallery-item img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .5s ease; }
.gallery-item:hover img { transform: scale(1.06); }
.gallery-item figcaption {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  padding: 1.4rem .9rem .7rem;
  background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(7,9,12,.92));
  font-size: .8rem; color: var(--steel-lt);
}

/* ---- Sponsors ---- */
.featured-sponsor { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.featured-sponsor a {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--bg-3), var(--bg-2));
  border: 1px solid var(--steel); border-radius: 4px; padding: 1.6rem 2rem;
  transition: border-color .2s ease, transform .15s ease;
}
.featured-sponsor a:hover { border-color: var(--ember); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.featured-sponsor .fs-label { color: var(--ember); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.featured-sponsor .fs-name { font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 2.4rem); text-transform: uppercase; }
.featured-sponsor .fs-cta { color: var(--steel-lt); font-weight: 600; font-size: .85rem; }
.logo-wall { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(150px, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px; overflow: hidden; }
.logo-wall span {
  background: var(--bg-2); padding: 1.6rem 1rem; text-align: center;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .04em;
  color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; transition: color .2s ease, background .2s ease;
}
.logo-wall span:hover { color: var(--steel-lt); background: var(--bg-3); }

/* ---- Partner / media kit ---- */
.reach { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1rem; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; }
.reach-card { background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px; padding: 1.6rem; text-align: center; }
.reach-card .rv { font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-size: 2.2rem; color: var(--steel-lt); }
.reach-card .rp { font-weight: 700; margin-top: .3rem; }
.reach-card .rh { color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; }
.tiers { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1rem; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; }
.tier {
  background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px; padding: 1.8rem;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
}
.tier.featured { border-color: var(--ember); position: relative; }
.tier.featured::before {
  content: "Most Popular"; position: absolute; top: -11px; left: 1.8rem;
  background: var(--ember); color: #fff; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .64rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: .25rem .7rem; border-radius: 2px;
}
.tier h3 { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .05em; font-size: 1rem; }
.tier .price { font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-size: 2.2rem; color: var(--text); margin: .4rem 0 1.2rem; }
.tier ul { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .6rem; }
.tier li { color: #cdd7e1; font-size: .9rem; padding-left: 1.3rem; position: relative; }
.tier li::before { content: "›"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--ember); font-weight: 700; }
.partner-cta { text-align: center; }

/* ---- Shop ---- */
.shop-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr)); gap: 1.2rem; }
.shop-card { background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px; overflow: hidden; }
.shop-thumb {
  aspect-ratio: 1; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, var(--bg-3), var(--bg-3) 12px, var(--bg-2) 12px, var(--bg-2) 24px);
  color: #44525f; font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-size: 1.4rem; letter-spacing: .1em;
}
.shop-body { padding: 1.1rem 1.2rem 1.4rem; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; }
.shop-body .sn { font-weight: 600; }
.shop-body .sp { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; color: var(--steel-lt); }
.shop-card button {
  width: 100%; border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); background: transparent; color: var(--muted);
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em;
  font-size: .78rem; padding: .9rem; cursor: not-allowed;
}

/* ===========================================================
   FOOTER
   =========================================================== */
#footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); text-align: center; padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem 2.5rem; background: var(--bg-2); }
.footer-logo { height: 44px; margin: 0 auto 1rem; }
.footer-tag { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; color: var(--steel-lt); margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.socials { display: flex; gap: 1rem; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.socials a {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em;
  font-size: .8rem; color: var(--muted); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: .55rem 1.1rem; border-radius: 2px;
  transition: color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}
.socials a:hover { color: var(--text); border-color: var(--steel); }
.credits { color: var(--muted); font-size: .78rem; margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.copyright { color: #44525f; font-size: .78rem; }

.footer-sponsor-strip {
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin: 0 auto 1.4rem;
  padding: .9rem 1rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(67, 92, 118, .54);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 17, 24, .88), rgba(9, 14, 21, .78));
}

.footer-sponsor-label {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-size: .64rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #9eb3c9;
  margin-bottom: .65rem;
}

.footer-sponsor-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: .68rem;
}

.footer-sponsor-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: .5rem .9rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(70, 98, 126, .58);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: #0c121a;
  transition: border-color .15s ease, transform .15s ease;
}

.footer-sponsor-link:hover {
  border-color: rgba(132, 186, 238, .82);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.footer-sponsor-logo {
  max-height: 20px;
  width: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.footer-sponsor-link .logo-text {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: .78rem;
  color: #d7e6f4;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
}

/* ===========================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   =========================================================== */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .nav-links, .nav-cta { display: none; }
  .nav-links.open {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; position: absolute; top: 72px; left: 0; right: 0;
    background: rgba(7,9,12,.98); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 1rem 1.5rem; gap: 1rem;
  }
  #navToggle { display: block; margin-left: auto; }
  .story { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .car-grid, .perf-grid, .reach, .tiers { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .results { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   MULTI-PAGE ADDITIONS
   Page heroes, nav active state, explore + CTA bands,
   linked sponsor wall, grouped spec links, reaction tree.
   =========================================================== */

/* Active nav link */
.nav-links a.active { color: var(--text); }
.nav-links a.active::after {
  content: ""; display: block; height: 2px; margin-top: 4px;
  background: var(--ember); border-radius: 2px;
}

/* ---- Inner-page hero ---- */
.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin: 0 auto;
  /* matches the dialed home top: nav clearance like the countdown strip (84px) */
  padding: 84px clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.5rem) clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}
.page-hero h1 {
  font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 7vw, 4.4rem); text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1;
}
.page-hero-sub { color: var(--muted); max-width: 620px; margin-top: 1rem; font-size: 1.02rem; }

/* Image variant (The Car) */
.page-hero--img {
  max-width: none; margin: 0;
  min-height: 56vh; display: flex; align-items: flex-end;
  background-size: cover; background-position: center 38%;
}
.page-hero--img .page-hero-veil {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7,9,12,.55) 0%, rgba(7,9,12,.4) 40%, var(--bg) 100%);
}
.page-hero--img .page-hero-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  max-width: var(--maxw); width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.5rem) clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}
.page-hero--img h1 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 8vw, 5rem); }

.page-actions { display: flex; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 1.8rem; }
.story--full { padding-top: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem); }
.muted-lead { color: var(--steel-lt) !important; font-weight: 500; }

/* ---- Explore grid (home) ---- */
.explore-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 1rem; }
.explore-card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .5rem;
  background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 1.6rem; transition: border-color .15s ease, transform .15s ease, background .2s ease;
}
.explore-card:hover { border-color: var(--ember); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.explore-card h3 { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.explore-card p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; flex: 1; }
.explore-go { color: var(--ember); font-weight: 700; font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; }

/* ---- CTA band ---- */
.cta-band { text-align: center; }
.cta-inner {
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(255,77,40,.12), transparent 60%), var(--bg-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px;
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem); 
}
.cta-inner h2 { font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 3rem); }
.cta-inner .section-lead { margin: .8rem auto 1.8rem; }

/* ---- Featured sponsor note ---- */
.fs-note { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; margin-top: .35rem; }

/* ---- Linked logo wall ---- */
.logo-wall a.partner-chip,
.logo-wall span {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  background: var(--bg-2); color: var(--steel);
  padding: 1.4rem 1rem; text-align: center;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .04em;
  font-size: .9rem; min-height: 64px;
  transition: color .15s ease, background .2s ease;
}
.logo-wall a.partner-chip:hover { color: #fff; background: var(--bg-3); }

/* ---- Grouped spec links / multi-line values ---- */
.spec-card dd .spec-link { color: var(--steel-lt); border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; transition: color .15s ease, border-color .15s ease; }
.spec-card dd .spec-link:hover { color: #fff; border-bottom-color: var(--ember); }
.spec-card dd .spec-line { display: block; }
.spec-card dd .spec-sep { display: block; height: .3rem; }
.spec-card dd .classified { display: inline-block; margin-left: .5rem; padding: .05rem .45rem; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; color: var(--ember); font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: middle; font-weight: 700; }
.spec-card dt.tbd, .spec-card dd.tbd { opacity: .5; }

/* ---- Car build sheet: always visible + Forza-inspired styling ---- */
.section.car-story.reveal-up,
.section.car.reveal-up {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
  transition: none;
}

.section.car-story,
.section.car {
  background:
    linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(9, 16, 28, .84), rgba(7, 12, 22, .74)),
    radial-gradient(circle at 78% 20%, rgba(32, 171, 255, .18), transparent 48%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 22% 84%, rgba(255, 93, 46, .14), transparent 56%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(130, 170, 214, .08) 0 1px, transparent 1px 18px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(94, 132, 176, .45);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.08),
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(143,181,216,.14),
    0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.32),
    0 0 28px rgba(54, 157, 255, .14);
}

.section.car-story .section-head h2,
.section.car .section-head h2 {
  font-family: "Bebas Neue", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 7.2vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: .9;
  letter-spacing: .045em;
  text-shadow: 0 0 22px rgba(143,181,216,.28);
}

.section.car-story .build-story,
.section.car .section-lead {
  color: #dbe6f2;
}

.section.car-story .build-story {
  max-width: 70ch;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2.1vw, 1.15rem);
  line-height: 1.74;
}

.section.car .spec-card {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(7, 14, 24, .92), rgba(6, 10, 18, .86)),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.045), transparent 40%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(104, 156, 214, .42);
  border-top: 2px solid rgba(134, 195, 255, .78);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.06),
    0 10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.28);
  transition: transform .22s ease, border-color .22s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}

.section.car .spec-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 10px;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .72;
  background:
    linear-gradient(#84d8ff, #84d8ff) top left / 22px 2px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(#84d8ff, #84d8ff) top left / 2px 22px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(#84d8ff, #84d8ff) top right / 22px 2px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(#84d8ff, #84d8ff) top right / 2px 22px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(#84d8ff, #84d8ff) bottom left / 22px 2px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(#84d8ff, #84d8ff) bottom left / 2px 22px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(#84d8ff, #84d8ff) bottom right / 22px 2px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(#84d8ff, #84d8ff) bottom right / 2px 22px no-repeat;
}

.section.car .spec-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: -58%;
  width: 42%;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: skewX(-16deg);
  background: linear-gradient(105deg, transparent, rgba(154, 220, 255, .2), transparent);
  transition: left .5s ease;
}

.section.car .spec-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.01);
  border-color: rgba(150, 215, 255, .86);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.09),
    0 16px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.34),
    0 0 24px rgba(88, 190, 255, .26);
}

.section.car .spec-card:hover::after {
  left: 122%;
}

.section.car .spec-card h3 {
  color: #b9d7f5;
}

.section.car .spec-card dt {
  color: #9eb3c9;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(77, 120, 166, .62);
}

.section.car .spec-card dd {
  color: #e5edf7;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(77, 120, 166, .62);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .section.car .spec-card,
  .section.car .spec-card:hover {
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }

  .section.car .spec-card::after,
  .section.car .spec-card:hover::after {
    left: -58%;
    transition: none;
  }
}

/* ===========================================================
   REACTION TREE (Performance page)
   =========================================================== */
.reaction-wrap { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 1.6rem; }
.rtree {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px;
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 2.4rem) clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 3.4rem);
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 130%, rgba(255,77,40,.14), transparent 58%), linear-gradient(180deg, #101016, #0b0b0f);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 4px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 8px;
  cursor: pointer; user-select: none;
  box-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(255,77,40,.12), inset 0 0 18px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
}
.rtree:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--ember); outline-offset: 4px; }
.rtree__lane { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 9px; align-items: center; }
.rtree__spine { width: 2px; align-self: stretch; margin: 4px 0; background: linear-gradient(#2b2b33, #141419); }
.tree-bulb { position: relative; width: 20px; height: 20px; border-radius: 50%; background: #141419; box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px rgba(0,0,0,.85); }
.tree-bulb--pre, .tree-bulb--stage { width: 12px; height: 12px; }
.tree-bulb::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -1px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--glow); box-shadow: 0 0 9px 1px var(--glow), 0 0 16px 4px var(--glow);
  opacity: .1; transition: opacity .05s linear;
}
.tree-bulb--pre, .tree-bulb--stage { --glow: #ffd24a; }
.tree-bulb--amber { --glow: #ff9d00; }
.tree-bulb--green { --glow: #19e152; }
.tree-bulb--red   { --glow: #ff2a1f; }
.tree-bulb.is-lit::after { opacity: 1; }

.rtree__rt {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(.9);
  z-index: 3; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; white-space: nowrap;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .05em;
  font-size: 1rem; color: var(--text);
  background: rgba(10,10,12,.94); border: 1px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 9px 16px; box-shadow: 0 0 22px rgba(255,77,40,.4);
  transition: opacity .18s ease, transform .18s ease;
}
.rtree__rt.is-show { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1); }
.rtree__rt.good { color: #d6ffe1; border-color: #19e152; box-shadow: 0 0 22px rgba(25,225,82,.45); }
.rtree__rt.foul { border-color: var(--ember); color: #ffc9bf; }

.rtree__board {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: .6rem 1.4rem;
  background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 1rem 1.4rem; max-width: 560px;
}
.rtree__board .rtb__row { display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: .4rem; }
.rtree__board .rtb__k { color: var(--muted); font-size: .8rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.rtree__board strong { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; color: var(--steel-lt); font-size: 1.05rem; }
.rtree__board .rtb__msg { font-weight: 700; font-size: .88rem; color: var(--muted); }
.rtree__board .rtb__msg.good { color: #19e152; }
.rtree__board .rtb__fact { color: var(--muted); font-size: .78rem; width: 100%; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: .6rem; }
.rtree__board .rtb__reward { width: 100%; text-align: center; color: var(--steel-lt); font-size: .85rem; }
.rtree__board .rtb__reward code { color: var(--ember); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .08em; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .explore-card:hover, .featured-sponsor a:hover, .btn:hover { transform: none; }
}

/* ---- Responsive ---- */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .explore-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .explore-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   FULL TEAM SITE - carbon, tach cards, grids, cart, forms
   =========================================================== */

/* Carbon-fiber weave behind everything (pure CSS) */
body {
  background-color: var(--bg);
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% -10%, rgba(255,77,40,.10), transparent 45%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,  rgba(255,255,255,.018) 0 2px, transparent 2px 4px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, rgba(255,255,255,.018) 0 2px, transparent 2px 4px);
  background-attachment: fixed;
}

/* Nav: fit 10 links, collapse earlier */
.nav-links { gap: 1.05rem; }
.nav-links a { font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .04em; }
.cart-btn { position: relative; background: none; border: none; color: var(--text); font-size: 1.15rem; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1; padding: .2rem; }
.cart-count { position: absolute; top: -6px; right: -8px; background: var(--ember); color: #fff; font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-size: .62rem; font-weight: 800; min-width: 16px; height: 16px; border-radius: 999px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 0 4px; }

/* Hero extras */
.hero-pb { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--steel-lt); font-size: .8rem; margin-top: .6rem; }
.hero-smoke { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0; height: 45%; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(120% 100% at 50% 120%, rgba(180,190,200,.16), transparent 60%); filter: blur(6px); }

/* Tachometer-style stat cards */
.stat { position: relative; }
.stat-gauge { display: block; height: 4px; border-radius: 999px; background: #18222e; overflow: hidden; margin: 0 auto .8rem; max-width: 120px; }
.stat-gauge-fill { display: block; height: 100%; width: var(--pct,70%); background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ember), var(--win)); box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255,77,40,.6); }

/* ---- Racer bio ---- */
.racer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr; gap: clamp(2rem,5vw,4rem); align-items: start; }
.racer-media img { width: 100%; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.racer-media blockquote { margin-top: 1.2rem; border-left: 3px solid var(--ember); padding: .6rem 0 .6rem 1rem; color: var(--steel-lt); font-size: 1.05rem; font-style: italic; }
.racer-text h2 { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(1.8rem,4vw,2.6rem); margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.bio-block { margin-bottom: 1.6rem; }
.bio-block h3 { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em; font-size: .9rem; color: var(--ember); margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.bio-block p { color: #cdd7e1; margin-bottom: .7rem; }
.achievements { list-style: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: .7rem; }
.achievements li { background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 3px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 4px; padding: .9rem 1.1rem; color: #cdd7e1; }

/* ---- Timeline ---- */
.timeline { position: relative; max-width: 760px; }
.tl-item { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; gap: 1.2rem; padding: 0 0 1.6rem 0; position: relative; }
.tl-item::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 99px; top: 6px; bottom: -6px; width: 2px; background: var(--line); }
.tl-item:last-child::before { display: none; }
.tl-year { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; color: var(--ember); font-size: 1.3rem; text-align: right; position: relative; }
.tl-year::after { content: ""; position: absolute; right: -10px; top: 8px; width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ember); box-shadow: 0 0 10px var(--ember); }
.tl-body h4 { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .03em; font-size: .98rem; }
.tl-body p { color: var(--muted); margin-top: .25rem; }

/* ---- Crew ---- */
.crew-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 1.4rem; }
.crew-card { background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden; transition: border-color .15s ease, transform .15s ease; }
.crew-card:hover { border-color: var(--ember); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.crew-photo { aspect-ratio: 4/3; background: var(--bg-3); }
.crew-photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 25%; }
.crew-photo--ph { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 40%, #18222e, #0c1219); }
.crew-photo--ph span { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; font-size: 2.4rem; color: var(--steel); letter-spacing: .05em; }
.crew-body { padding: 1.2rem; }
.crew-role { color: var(--ember); font-size: .72rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; font-weight: 700; }
.crew-body h3 { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.15rem; margin: .2rem 0 .5rem; }
.crew-body p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; }
.crew-social { display: inline-block; margin-top: .8rem; color: var(--steel-lt); font-weight: 600; font-size: .82rem; }
.crew-social:hover { color: #fff; }

/* ---- Sponsors (tiered) ---- */
.sponsor-tier { margin-bottom: 3rem; }
.sponsor-tier-label { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; font-size: .8rem; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 1.2rem; padding-bottom: .5rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sponsor-grid { display: grid; gap: 1rem; }
.tier-title .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.tier-major .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); }
.tier-partner .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr); }
.sponsor-card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden; transition: border-color .15s ease, transform .15s ease; }
.sponsor-card:hover { border-color: var(--ember); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.sponsor-logo { background: #f4f6f8; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 1.2rem; min-height: 96px; }
.tier-title .sponsor-logo { min-height: 150px; }
.sponsor-img { max-height: 64px; max-width: 80%; width: auto; object-fit: contain; }
.tier-title .sponsor-img { max-height: 110px; }
.logo-text { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; color: #11161c; font-size: 1.1rem; text-align: center; }
.sponsor-meta { padding: 1rem 1.1rem; flex: 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.sponsor-name { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; }
.sponsor-meta p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; margin: .35rem 0 .7rem; flex: 1; }
.sponsor-cta { color: var(--steel-lt); font-weight: 700; font-size: .78rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em; }
.tier-title .sponsor-card { border-color: var(--ember); }
.tier-title .sponsor-name { font-size: 1.4rem; }

/* ---- Sponsorship packages ---- */
.packages { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 1rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.pkg { background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px; padding: 1.6rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.pkg--featured { border-color: var(--ember); box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(255,77,40,.14); }
.pkg h3 { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.pkg-place { color: var(--ember); font-size: .78rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; margin: .25rem 0 1rem; }
.pkg ul { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .55rem; flex: 1; }
.pkg li { color: #cdd7e1; font-size: .9rem; padding-left: 1.3rem; position: relative; }
.pkg li::before { content: "›"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--ember); font-weight: 700; }
.pkg-cta { margin-top: 1.3rem; text-align: center; }

/* ---- Products / shop ---- */
.product-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 1.4rem; }
.product { background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden; display: flex; flex-direction: column; transition: border-color .15s ease, transform .15s ease; }
.product:hover { border-color: var(--ember); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.product-thumb { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 1/1; background: var(--bg-3); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
.product-thumb img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.product-ph { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; color: var(--steel); letter-spacing: .1em; font-size: 1.3rem; }
.product-badge { position: absolute; top: .7rem; left: .7rem; background: var(--ember); color: #fff; font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: .62rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; padding: .25rem .55rem; border-radius: 3px; z-index: 1; }
.product-body { padding: 1.1rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .5rem; flex: 1; }
.product-cat { color: var(--ember); font-size: .68rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; font-weight: 700; }
.product-body h3 { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.product-desc { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; flex: 1; }
.product-foot { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.product-price { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; color: var(--text); }
.product-opt { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .3rem; font-size: .75rem; color: var(--muted); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em; }
.product-opt select, .contact-form select, .contact-form input, .contact-form textarea { background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px; color: var(--text); padding: .6rem .7rem; font-family: inherit; font-size: .92rem; }
.product-add { margin-top: .3rem; width: 100%; }

/* ---- Media gallery ---- */
.watch-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 1rem; }
.watch-card { background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px; padding: 1.4rem; text-align: center; transition: border-color .15s ease, transform .15s ease; }
.watch-card:hover { border-color: var(--ember); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.watch-name { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .05em; }
.watch-handle { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; margin-top: .2rem; }
.media-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px,1fr)); gap: 1rem; }
.media-item { background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden; }
.media-item img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4/3; object-fit: cover; }
.media-embed { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 16/9; }
.media-embed iframe { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; }
.media-item figcaption { padding: .7rem .9rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; }
.media-tag { color: var(--ember); font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-size: .68rem; }

/* ---- Schedule ---- */
.sched-block { margin-bottom: 2.4rem; }
.sched-title { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; font-size: .8rem; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-bottom: .5rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sched-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr 130px 130px; gap: 1rem; align-items: center; padding: 1rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sched-date { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; color: var(--steel-lt); }
.sched-name { font-weight: 700; }
.sched-name a:hover { color: var(--ember); }
.sched-track { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; margin-top: .15rem; }
.sched-class { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .05em; }
.sched-result { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; color: var(--ember); text-align: right; }

/* ===========================================================
   LIVE SCHEDULE (schedule.html) - branded render of the team's
   published Apple/iCloud calendar feed. Aggressive motorsport
   layout: dark, bold, race-card style with a Next Event hero.
   =========================================================== */
.sched-app { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem); }
.sched-group { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.1rem; }
.sched-group-title {
  font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .12em; font-size: .82rem; color: var(--steel-lt);
  padding-bottom: .55rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .6rem;
}
.sched-group-title::before { content: ""; width: 22px; height: 3px; border-radius: 2px; background: var(--ember); box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255,77,40,.5); }
.sched-group-title--muted { color: var(--muted); }
.sched-group-title--muted::before { background: var(--steel); box-shadow: none; }

/* ---- Next Event hero card ---- */
.sched-next {
  position: relative; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #2a3441; border-left: 5px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 12px;
  padding: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 1.4rem 2rem; align-items: start;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 88% -10%, rgba(255,77,40,.2), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.03), transparent 30%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, #121a26, #080b10 64%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 36px rgba(255,77,40,.14), inset 0 0 22px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}
.sched-next::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--ember), #ffd24a, var(--ember), transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255,77,40,.4);
}
/* checkered corner flourish */
.sched-next-flag {
  position: absolute; right: -1px; bottom: -1px; width: 120px; height: 120px; pointer-events: none; opacity: .12; z-index: -1;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(45deg, #fff 25%, transparent 25%), linear-gradient(-45deg, #fff 25%, transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 75%, #fff 75%), linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 75%, #fff 75%);
  background-size: 18px 18px; background-position: 0 0, 0 9px, 9px -9px, -9px 0;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(315deg, #000, transparent 70%); mask-image: linear-gradient(315deg, #000, transparent 70%);
}
.sched-next-head { min-width: 0; }
.sched-next-eyebrow {
  display: inline-block; font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .22em; font-size: .72rem; color: #ff6848;
  padding: .25rem .6rem; border: 1px solid rgba(255,77,40,.4); border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: .8rem;
}
.sched-next-title { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 3.1rem); line-height: .98; }
.sched-next-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem 1.1rem; margin-top: .9rem; }
.sched-meta-item { position: relative; color: var(--steel-lt); font-weight: 600; font-size: .96rem; padding-left: 1.3rem; }
.sched-meta-item::before { position: absolute; left: 0; top: -1px; font-size: .95rem; }
.sched-meta-date::before { content: "📅"; }
.sched-meta-time::before { content: "⏱"; }
.sched-meta-loc::before  { content: "📍"; }
.sched-next-desc { grid-column: 1 / -1; color: var(--muted); font-size: .98rem; max-width: 70ch; white-space: pre-line; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 1rem; }
.sched-next .sched-actions { grid-column: 1 / -1; }

/* countdown reuses the cd-unit chrome from the home hero */
.sched-countdown { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-self: start; }
.sched-next.is-live .cd-num { color: #7dffa6; text-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(80,255,140,.5); }

/* ---- Action buttons (shared by hero + cards) ---- */
.sched-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .6rem; margin-top: 1.1rem; }
.sched-btn { padding: .6rem 1.1rem; font-size: .74rem; }
.sched-btn--dir::before { content: "➔ "; }
.sched-btn--cal::before { content: "＋ "; }

/* ---- Upcoming event cards (race-card style) ---- */
.sched-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(330px, 1fr)); gap: 1.1rem; }
.sched-card {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr; gap: 1.1rem; align-items: start;
  background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 3px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 9px;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.3rem; transition: border-color .2s ease, transform .15s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}
.sched-card:hover { border-color: var(--steel); transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.4); }
.sched-card-date {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #16202c, #0a0e14); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 7px; padding: .55rem .2rem;
}
.sched-card-mon { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .1em; color: var(--ember); }
.sched-card-day { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; font-size: 1.7rem; line-height: 1; color: var(--steel-lt); }
.sched-card-body { min-width: 0; }
.sched-card-title { font-family: "Bebas Neue",sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; letter-spacing: .02em; line-height: 1.05; }
.sched-card-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: .35rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; margin-top: .35rem; }
.sched-dot { color: var(--line); }
.sched-card-desc { color: var(--steel); font-size: .88rem; margin-top: .55rem; white-space: pre-line; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; }
.sched-card .sched-actions { margin-top: .9rem; }
.sched-card .sched-btn { padding: .5rem .9rem; font-size: .68rem; }

/* ---- Past / results list ---- */
.sched-past { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.sched-past-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr auto; gap: 1rem; align-items: center; padding: .85rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sched-past-date { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 700; color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; }
.sched-past-name { font-weight: 700; color: var(--text); }
.sched-past-loc { color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; text-align: right; }

/* ---- Fallback / status states ---- */
.sched-state { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; gap: 1rem; padding: clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 5rem) 1.5rem; border: 1px dashed var(--line); border-radius: 12px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.015), transparent); }
.sched-state-msg { color: var(--steel-lt); font-size: 1.05rem; max-width: 44ch; }
.sched-state-sub { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; }
.sched-state-ico { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 46px; height: 46px; border-radius: 50%; border: 2px solid var(--ember); color: var(--ember); font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; }
.sched-state-ico--flag {
  border: 0; background-image:
    linear-gradient(45deg, var(--steel-lt) 25%, transparent 25%), linear-gradient(-45deg, var(--steel-lt) 25%, transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 75%, var(--steel-lt) 75%), linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 75%, var(--steel-lt) 75%);
  background-size: 14px 14px; background-position: 0 0, 0 7px, 7px -7px, -7px 0; opacity: .65;
}
.sched-spinner { width: 42px; height: 42px; border-radius: 50%; border: 3px solid var(--line); border-top-color: var(--ember); animation: sched-spin .8s linear infinite; }
@keyframes sched-spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
.sched-empty-inline { color: var(--muted); padding: 1rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sched-stale-note { color: var(--muted); font-size: .8rem; text-align: center; font-style: italic; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .sched-spinner { animation-duration: 2.4s; } }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .sched-next { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sched-countdown { align-self: stretch; }
  .sched-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sched-past-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; }
  .sched-past-date { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .sched-past-loc { text-align: left; }
}

/* ---- Records ---- */
.records-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 1rem; }
.record-card { background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px; padding: 1.6rem; text-align: center; border-top: 3px solid var(--ember); }
.record-val { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; font-size: clamp(1.6rem,4vw,2.2rem); color: var(--steel-lt); }
.record-label { color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em; margin-top: .3rem; }

/* ---- Contact ---- */
.contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; align-items: start; }
.contact-form { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; }
.contact-form label { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .35rem; font-size: .78rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em; color: var(--muted); }
.form-note { color: var(--steel-lt); font-size: .85rem; min-height: 1em; }
.contact-aside h3 { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em; font-size: .85rem; margin: 1.4rem 0 .6rem; }
.contact-aside h3:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.contact-socials { display: flex; gap: 1rem; }
.contact-socials a { color: var(--steel-lt); font-weight: 600; }
.contact-socials a:hover { color: #fff; }
.contact .reach { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: .6rem; margin: 0; }

/* ---- Cart drawer ---- */
.cart-overlay { position: fixed; inset: 0; background: rgba(0,0,0,.6); z-index: 200; display: none; }
.cart-overlay.open { display: block; }
.cart-drawer { position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; height: 100%; width: min(400px,92vw); background: var(--bg-2); border-left: 1px solid var(--line); display: flex; flex-direction: column; box-shadow: -10px 0 40px rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
.cart-head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 1.2rem 1.3rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.cart-head h3 { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .05em; }
.cart-close { background: none; border: none; color: var(--text); font-size: 1.6rem; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1; }
.cart-items { flex: 1; overflow-y: auto; padding: 1rem 1.3rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; }
.cart-empty { color: var(--muted); }
.cart-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding-bottom: 1rem; }
.cart-row-name { font-weight: 700; font-size: .92rem; }
.cart-row-opt { color: var(--muted); font-size: .8rem; }
.cart-row-price { color: var(--steel-lt); font-size: .85rem; margin-top: .2rem; }
.cart-qty { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .4rem; }
.cart-qty button { width: 24px; height: 24px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); border-radius: 4px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1; }
.cart-qty .qx { border-color: transparent; color: var(--muted); }
.cart-foot { padding: 1.2rem 1.3rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.cart-total { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.cart-total strong { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; }
.cart-checkout { width: 100%; }
.cart-note { color: var(--muted); font-size: .8rem; margin-top: .7rem; }

/* ---- New footer ---- */
.footer-top { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1.5fr 1fr; gap: 2rem; max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto 2rem; text-align: left; align-items: start; }
.footer-nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: .5rem 1rem; }
.footer-nav a { color: var(--muted); font-size: .88rem; }
.footer-nav a:hover { color: var(--text); }
.footer-brand .footer-logo { margin: 0 0 .8rem; }
.footer-social .socials { justify-content: flex-start; }

/* ===========================================================
   RESPONSIVE (team site)
   =========================================================== */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .nav-cart-btn { margin-left: 0; }
  .tier-partner .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; }
  .packages, .records-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.4rem; }
  .sched-row { grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; grid-auto-rows: auto; }
  .sched-class, .sched-result { grid-column: 2; text-align: left; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .achievements, .crew-grid, .product-grid, .watch-grid, .packages, .records-grid,
  .tier-major .sponsor-grid, .tier-partner .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .tl-item { grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr; gap: .8rem; }
  .tl-item::before { left: 73px; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   CHECKOUT PAGE (secure Stripe Embedded Checkout)
   =========================================================== */
.checkout-page {
  padding-top: 104px;
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5rem);
}

.checkout-hero {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.checkout-kicker {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ember);
  margin-bottom: .5rem;
}

.checkout-hero h1 {
  font-family: "Anton", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6.6vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: .96;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.checkout-sub {
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: .8rem;
  max-width: 720px;
}

.checkout-back {
  margin-top: .9rem;
}

.checkout-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 330px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1.2rem;
}

.checkout-tiers {
  display: grid;
  gap: .7rem;
}

.tier-select {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.02), transparent 45%),
    linear-gradient(140deg, #131a24 0%, #0d1118 75%);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 1rem 1rem .95rem;
  text-align: left;
  color: var(--text);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .15s ease, border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}

.tier-select:hover {
  border-color: #3b4a5c;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.tier-select.is-active {
  border-color: var(--ember);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,77,40,.35), 0 16px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
}

.tier-select:disabled {
  cursor: not-allowed;
  opacity: .6;
}

.tier-name {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
  font-size: .93rem;
}

.tier-copy {
  display: block;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .84rem;
  margin-top: .3rem;
}

.checkout-panel {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 85% -10%, rgba(111,147,184,.15), transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.015), transparent 28%),
    var(--bg-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: clamp(.9rem, 2vw, 1.2rem);
}

.checkout-alert,
.checkout-status {
  border: 1px solid #293544;
  background: #0f151e;
  color: #c7d3df;
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-size: .87rem;
  padding: .65rem .8rem;
  margin-bottom: .75rem;
}

.checkout-alert.is-error,
.checkout-status.is-error {
  border-color: #6f2d20;
  background: #23120f;
  color: #ffc9bf;
}

.checkout-alert.is-success,
.checkout-status.is-success {
  border-color: #245535;
  background: #102116;
  color: #d9ffe6;
}

.embedded-checkout {
  min-height: 520px;
  border: 1px dashed #2a3441;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #0a0f15;
  padding: .2rem;
}

.checkout-note {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .78rem;
  margin-top: .8rem;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .checkout-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .embedded-checkout {
    min-height: 420px;
  }
}

/* ===========================================================
   SHOP CHECKOUT RETURN STATUS
   =========================================================== */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .shop-columns {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .product-slides-track .product { flex-basis: 100%; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   REFINEMENTS - grayscale (no hard white), countdown, 3x3, tiles
   =========================================================== */

/* Soften pure whites to grayscale tones */
:root { --text: #dde3e8; }
.btn-accent { color: #f1f2f4; }
.cart-count, .product-badge { color: #f1f2f4; }

/* Sponsor logo tiles: per-logo background, never a hard white box */
.sponsor-logo { background: #11161c; }
.sponsor-logo--light { background: #c7ccd1; }
.sponsor-logo--light .sponsor-img { mix-blend-mode: multiply; }
.sponsor-logo--light .logo-text { color: #11161c; }
.sponsor-logo--dark { background: #0f141a; }
.sponsor-logo--dark .logo-text { color: #dde3e8; }

/* Sponsor layout: two primary cards up top, then a clean 3-wide grid */
.tier-title .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
.tier-major .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); }
.tier-partner .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); }

/* ---- Next-race countdown strip (home) ---- */
.countdown-strip { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 72px clamp(1rem,4vw,2.5rem) 0; transition: transform .55s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1) .12s, opacity .55s ease .12s; }
.cd-card {
  position: relative; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; gap: 14px 28px;
  border: 1px solid #2a3441; border-left: 5px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 10px;
  padding: clamp(1rem,2vw,1.35rem) clamp(1.1rem,2.6vw,1.9rem);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 62% 130%, rgba(255,77,40,.18), transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.03), transparent 38%),
    linear-gradient(165deg, #111824, #090d12 62%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 28px rgba(255,77,40,.16), inset 0 0 18px rgba(0,0,0,.52);
  isolation: isolate;
}
.cd-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: inherit;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .2;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(255,255,255,.09) 25%, transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(-45deg, rgba(255,255,255,.09) 25%, transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 75%, rgba(255,255,255,.09) 75%),
    linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 75%, rgba(255,255,255,.09) 75%);
  background-size: 22px 22px;
  background-position: 0 0, 0 11px, 11px -11px, -11px 0;
  mix-blend-mode: soft-light;
}
.cd-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--ember), #ffd24a, var(--ember), transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255,77,40,.35);
}
.cd-meta { min-width: 0; z-index: 1; text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.cd-brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .75rem;
  margin-top: .7rem;
  padding: .45rem .75rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.03), rgba(255,255,255,0)), rgba(5,8,12,.72);
  border: 1px solid #24303d;
  border-radius: 999px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.05);
}
.cd-brand-k {
  font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif;
  font-size: .56rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #7b8c9d;
}
.cd-brand-logo {
  display: block;
  width: auto;
  height: 16px;
  max-width: 132px;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.cd-label { display: inline-block; font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .24em; font-size: .72rem; color: #ff6848; position: relative; padding-left: 34px; }
.cd-label::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 50%; width: 26px; height: 3px; border-radius: 2px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ff8a6f, var(--ember)); transform: translateY(-50%); box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255,77,40,.4); }
.cd-event { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(1.3rem,3vw,2rem); line-height: 1.02; margin-top: .65rem; }
.cd-where { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; margin-top: .2rem; }
.cd-timer { display: flex; gap: 10px; z-index: 1; }
.cd-unit {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.05), rgba(255,255,255,0)),
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(11,17,25,.92), rgba(8,11,16,.9));
  border: 1px solid #273241;
  border-bottom-color: #3a4c61;
  border-radius: 9px;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  min-width: 60px;
  text-align: center;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.08), 0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
}
.cd-num { display: block; font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: clamp(1.5rem,3.2vw,2.1rem); color: #d7e8fa; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; text-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(132,175,221,.42); }
.cd-lbl { display: block; font-size: .6rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .15em; color: #8f9cad; margin-top: 1px; }

/* drag tree embedded in the countdown (the hidden easter egg) */
.cd-tree-wrap {
  align-self: stretch;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 .15rem;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
}
.cd-tree { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 8px; cursor: pointer; z-index: 20; }
.cd-tree .tree-bulb { width: 12px; height: 12px; }
.cd-tree .tree-bulb--pre, .cd-tree .tree-bulb--stage { width: 8px; height: 8px; }
/* reaction-time result sits in the tree's lower area, on top of the countdown
   (cd-tree z-index lifted) -- not behind the middle text, not down in the gap */
.cd-tree .rtree__rt {
  font-size: .82rem; padding: 6px 12px; z-index: 50;
  top: 72%; bottom: auto; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(.9);
}
.cd-tree .rtree__rt.is-show { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1); }
.cd-tree:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--ember); outline-offset: 4px; border-radius: 6px; }

.cd-tree .tree-bulb--amber.is-lit::after,
.cd-tree .tree-bulb--green.is-lit::after,
.cd-tree .tree-bulb--red.is-lit::after {
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px 2px var(--glow), 0 0 20px 7px color-mix(in srgb, var(--glow), transparent 60%);
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .cd-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .cd-brand { width: fit-content; }
  .cd-tree-wrap {
    border: 0;
    padding: 0;
  }
  .cd-tree { display: none; }
  .cd-card { justify-content: center; }
  .countdown-strip { padding-top: 72px; }
  .page-hero { padding-top: 78px; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   RACER PAGE - close the column gap + flashy achievements
   =========================================================== */

/* Stretch the photo to fill the column so there's no empty space
   beside the longer bio text. */
.racer-grid { align-items: stretch; }
.racer-media { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.racer-media img { width: 100%; flex: 1 1 auto; min-height: 280px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 22%; }
.racer-media blockquote { margin-top: 1.1rem; }

/* Flashy achievement cards: numbered ember badges, gradient, hover sheen */
.achievements { counter-reset: ach; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 1rem; }
.achievements li {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; list-style: none;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.1rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,77,40,.10), var(--bg-2) 62%);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 3px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 1.15rem 1.3rem; color: #e7ecf0; font-weight: 600;
  transition: transform .18s ease, border-color .18s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}
.achievements li::before {
  counter-increment: ach; content: counter(ach, decimal-leading-zero);
  font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-size: 1.7rem; line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ember); text-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(255,77,40,.75);
  flex: 0 0 auto; min-width: 2.2ch; text-align: center;
}
.achievements li::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: -130%; width: 65%; height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, transparent, rgba(169,198,227,.16), transparent);
  transform: skewX(-18deg); transition: left .55s ease; pointer-events: none;
}
.achievements li:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); border-color: var(--ember); box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(255,77,40,.20); }
.achievements li:hover::after { left: 130%; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .achievements li:hover { transform: none; }
  .achievements li::after { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 920px) { .racer-media img { min-height: 320px; max-height: 480px; flex: 0 0 auto; } }

/* ===========================================================
   INTERACTIVE TIMELINE - achievement placards on hover
   =========================================================== */
.timeline { max-width: none; }
.tlx { position: relative; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-end; gap: 1rem; padding: 150px 1rem 1.5rem; }
.tlx-rail { position: absolute; left: 2%; right: 2%; bottom: 64px; height: 3px; border-radius: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--line), var(--ember) 50%, var(--line)); box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255,77,40,.25); }
.tlx-node { position: relative; flex: 1 1 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; cursor: pointer; outline: none; }
.tlx-dot { width: 58px; height: 58px; border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center; z-index: 1;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 35%, var(--bg-3), var(--bg-2)); border: 2px solid var(--line); color: var(--steel-lt);
  transition: transform .18s ease, border-color .18s ease, box-shadow .25s ease; }
.tlx-dot svg { width: 27px; height: 27px; }
.tlx-year { font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; color: var(--muted); margin-top: .6rem; font-size: 1.15rem; letter-spacing: .03em; transition: color .18s ease; }

/* kind colors */
.tlx-node--win .tlx-dot, .tlx-node--record .tlx-dot { color: var(--win); border-color: rgba(255,206,77,.55); }
.tlx-node--build .tlx-dot { color: var(--ember); border-color: rgba(255,77,40,.5); }
.tlx-node--origin .tlx-dot { color: var(--steel-lt); }

/* hover / focus state */
.tlx-node:hover .tlx-dot, .tlx-node:focus-visible .tlx-dot { transform: translateY(-5px) scale(1.07); box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(255,77,40,.45); }
.tlx-node--win:hover .tlx-dot, .tlx-node--record:hover .tlx-dot, .tlx-node--win:focus-visible .tlx-dot, .tlx-node--record:focus-visible .tlx-dot { box-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(255,206,77,.5); }
.tlx-node:hover .tlx-year, .tlx-node:focus-visible .tlx-year { color: var(--text); }

/* achievement placard */
.tlx-card {
  position: absolute; bottom: calc(100% + 16px); left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, 10px);
  width: 270px; max-width: 80vw; text-align: left; z-index: 6;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--bg-3), var(--bg-2));
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 3px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 1rem 1.1rem; box-shadow: 0 20px 44px rgba(0,0,0,.55);
  opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; transition: opacity .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
.tlx-card::after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); border: 9px solid transparent; border-top-color: var(--bg-2); }
.tlx-node:hover .tlx-card, .tlx-node:focus-visible .tlx-card, .tlx-node:focus-within .tlx-card { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, 0); pointer-events: auto; }
.tlx-tag { display: inline-block; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: .6rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ember); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; padding: .18rem .55rem; }
.tlx-card h4 { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.05rem; margin: .6rem 0 .35rem; }
.tlx-card p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; }
.tlx-card-icon { position: absolute; top: .7rem; right: .8rem; width: 40px; height: 40px; opacity: .16; color: var(--text); }
.tlx-card-icon svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.tlx-node--win .tlx-card, .tlx-node--record .tlx-card { border-top-color: var(--win); }
.tlx-node--win .tlx-tag, .tlx-node--record .tlx-tag { color: var(--win); }
.tlx-node--win .tlx-card-icon, .tlx-node--record .tlx-card-icon { color: var(--win); opacity: .2; }

/* mobile: vertical timeline, placards always shown */
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .tlx { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 1.4rem; padding: 1rem 0; }
  .tlx-rail { left: 28px; right: auto; top: 10px; bottom: 10px; width: 3px; height: auto;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--line), var(--ember) 50%, var(--line)); }
  .tlx-node { flex-direction: row; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; }
  .tlx-dot { order: 1; flex: 0 0 auto; width: 56px; height: 56px; }
  .tlx-year { order: 2; flex: 0 0 auto; margin-top: 0; width: 3.2ch; }
  .tlx-card { order: 3; position: static; opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; transform: none; width: auto; flex: 1; box-shadow: none; }
  .tlx-card::after { display: none; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .tlx-node:hover .tlx-dot, .tlx-node:focus-visible .tlx-dot { transform: none; }
  .tlx-card { transition: opacity .15s ease; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   TIMELINE EXCERPTS + GOLD ACHIEVEMENT MEDALLIONS (round 2)
   =========================================================== */

/* Always-visible excerpt under each timeline node */
.tlx-info { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; margin-top: .55rem; max-width: 220px; }
.tlx-info .tlx-year { margin-top: 0; }
.tlx-etitle { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: .92rem; color: var(--text); margin-top: .15rem; line-height: 1.15; }
.tlx-excerpt { color: var(--muted); font-size: .8rem; margin-top: .35rem; line-height: 1.4;
  display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; }
.tlx-more { margin-top: .45rem; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: .58rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ember); opacity: .7; transition: opacity .18s ease; }
.tlx-node:hover .tlx-more, .tlx-node:focus-visible .tlx-more { opacity: 0; }
.tlx-node:hover .tlx-etitle, .tlx-node:focus-visible .tlx-etitle { color: var(--ember); }
.tlx-node--win:hover .tlx-etitle, .tlx-node--record:hover .tlx-etitle { color: var(--win); }

/* Flashy gold achievement medallions (replaces the plain numbers) */
.achievements li::before { content: none; }
.achievements li { gap: 1.1rem; align-items: center; }
.ach-medal {
  flex: 0 0 auto; width: 54px; height: 54px; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center; color: #2a1c02;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 26%, #ffeaa6, #ffce4d 46%, #cf8f1c 100%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255,206,77,.16), 0 8px 18px rgba(255,206,77,.28), inset 0 -3px 7px rgba(120,80,0,.45), inset 0 2px 5px rgba(255,255,255,.35);
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.ach-medal svg { width: 27px; height: 27px; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.ach-medal::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(130deg, transparent 40%, rgba(255,255,255,.55) 50%, transparent 60%); transform: translateX(-120%); }
.achievements li:hover .ach-medal::after { transition: transform .6s ease; transform: translateX(120%); }
.ach-text { font-weight: 600; color: #e7ecf0; line-height: 1.35; }

/* Badge / sticker treatment for achievements */
.achievements {
  gap: .85rem;
}

.achievements li {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .85rem;
  min-height: 88px;
  padding: .9rem 1rem;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 160% at 0% 0%, rgba(255, 77, 40, .14), transparent 45%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(17, 23, 31, .96), rgba(10, 14, 20, .92));
  border: 1px solid rgba(60, 80, 101, .9);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, .28), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.03);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.achievements li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 68%, rgba(255,255,255,.04) 68% 100%);
}

.achievements li .ach-medal {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 58px;
  height: 58px;
}

.achievements li .ach-text {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .92rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: #eef3f7;
}

.achievements li:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: rgba(255, 77, 40, .65);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .34);
}

.achievements li:nth-child(4),
.achievements li.ach-featured {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  min-height: 104px;
  padding: 1rem 1.15rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 160% at 0% 0%, rgba(255, 206, 77, .26), transparent 40%),
    radial-gradient(120% 160% at 100% 0%, rgba(255, 77, 40, .14), transparent 48%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(22, 18, 12, .98), rgba(12, 12, 16, .95));
  border-color: rgba(255, 206, 77, .6);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, .36), 0 0 24px rgba(255, 206, 77, .16);
}

.achievements li:nth-child(4)::after,
.achievements li.ach-featured::after {
  content: "MAIN STICKER";
  position: absolute;
  top: .8rem;
  right: .85rem;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-size: .58rem;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #ffe6a0;
  opacity: .9;
}

.achievements li:nth-child(4) .ach-medal,
.achievements li.ach-featured .ach-medal {
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
}

.achievements li:nth-child(4) .ach-text,
.achievements li.ach-featured .ach-text {
  font-size: 1rem;
  max-width: 32ch;
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .achievements li:nth-child(4),
  .achievements li.ach-featured {
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .achievements li {
    min-height: 78px;
  }
}

/* mobile timeline: full excerpts, hide floating card + hint */
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .tlx-node { align-items: flex-start; }
  .tlx-info { align-items: flex-start; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; max-width: none; }
  .tlx-excerpt { -webkit-line-clamp: unset; }
  .tlx-more { display: none; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .ach-medal::after { display: none; } }

/* Rail aligns to dot centers now that excerpts sit below the dots */
.tlx { align-items: flex-start; }
.tlx-rail { top: 179px; bottom: auto; }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .tlx { align-items: stretch; }
  .tlx-rail { top: 10px; bottom: 10px; left: 28px; right: auto; width: 3px; height: auto; }
  .tlx-card { display: none; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   SPONSOR WALL - all dark tiles (no white backgrounds)
   =========================================================== */
.sponsor-logo, .sponsor-logo--light, .sponsor-logo--dark {
  background: #0e131a;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  padding: 1.5rem; min-height: 116px;
}
.sponsor-logo--light .sponsor-img { mix-blend-mode: normal; }
.sponsor-img { max-height: 62px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; object-fit: contain; }
.sponsor-logo .logo-text {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .04em;
  font-size: clamp(.95rem, 2vw, 1.12rem); color: #e7ecf0; text-align: center; line-height: 1.18;
}
/* primary tier: bigger tiles + 3 across */
.tier-title .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.tier-title .sponsor-logo { min-height: 150px; }
.tier-title .sponsor-img { max-height: 84px; }
.tier-title .sponsor-logo .logo-text { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2.4vw, 1.5rem); }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .tier-title .sponsor-grid, .tier-major .sponsor-grid, .tier-partner .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .tier-title .sponsor-grid, .tier-major .sponsor-grid, .tier-partner .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   HOME OVERVIEW MODULES + MERCH PREVIEW/WAITLIST + CONTACT PENDING
   =========================================================== */
.home-latest { padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); padding-bottom: 0; }
.latest-result { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem 1.6rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,77,40,.10), var(--bg-2) 60%);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 4px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 1.3rem 1.6rem; transition: border-color .15s ease, transform .15s ease; }
.latest-result:hover { border-color: var(--ember); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.lr-tag { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ember); }
.lr-main { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .15rem; margin-right: auto; }
.lr-name { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--text); }
.lr-meta { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; }
.lr-figure { font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem); color: var(--steel-lt); }
.lr-go { color: var(--ember); font-weight: 700; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.home-sponsors { text-align: center; }
.sponsor-strip { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 1rem; }
.strip-logo { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #0e131a; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1rem 1.4rem; min-width: 130px; min-height: 74px; transition: border-color .15s ease, transform .15s ease; }
.strip-logo:hover { border-color: var(--steel); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.strip-img { max-height: 40px; max-width: 120px; width: auto; object-fit: contain; }
.strip-logo .logo-text { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; color: #e7ecf0; font-size: .95rem; }
.home-sponsors-cta { margin-top: 1.8rem; }

.feature-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr; gap: 1.5rem; align-items: stretch; }
.feature-media { position: relative; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--line); min-height: 260px; display: block; }
.feature-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; transition: transform .4s ease; }
.feature-media:hover img { transform: scale(1.04); }
.feature-media-label { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; padding: 1rem 1.2rem; background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(7,9,12,.9), transparent); color: var(--text); font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .05em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: .8rem; }
.feature-merch { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.merch-preview { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: .8rem; margin: 1rem 0 1.4rem; }
.mp-card { background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; transition: border-color .15s ease, transform .15s ease; }
.mp-card:hover { border-color: var(--ember); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.mp-thumb { aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; background: #0e131a; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; overflow: hidden; }
.mp-thumb img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.mp-name { padding: .6rem .7rem .1rem; font-weight: 600; font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.2; }
.mp-soon { padding: 0 .7rem .7rem; color: var(--ember); font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.product-ph { font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; letter-spacing: .1em; }

.store-waitlist { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem 1.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,77,40,.10), var(--bg-2) 60%); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 4px solid var(--ember);
  border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.4rem 1.6rem; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; }
.store-waitlist h2 { font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 1.9rem); }
.store-waitlist p { color: var(--muted); margin-top: .3rem; max-width: 520px; }
.store-waitlist-links { display: flex; gap: .6rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.product-soon { color: var(--ember); font-weight: 700; font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.form-pending { background: var(--bg-3); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 3px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 8px; padding: .8rem 1rem; color: var(--steel-lt); font-size: .88rem; margin-bottom: .4rem; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .feature-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .strip-logo { min-width: 108px; min-height: 64px; padding: .8rem 1rem; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   PHASE 3: build story, car gallery, media categories, reach line
   =========================================================== */
.build-story { color: #cdd7e1; max-width: 760px; font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.7; }
.car-story { padding-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem); }
.media-cat { margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
.media-cat:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.media-cat-title { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .05em; font-size: 1rem; color: var(--steel-lt); margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-bottom: .55rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.reach-summary { color: var(--steel-lt); font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 2rem; }

/* Phase 4: sponsor media-kit note */
.mediakit-note { text-align: center; color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; margin: 1.8rem auto 0; max-width: 620px; }

/* Phase 4: contact reach cards fit on small screens */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .reach { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .reach-card { padding: 1.1rem .8rem; }
  .reach-card .rv { font-size: 1.6rem; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   VISUAL-SPACING POLISH PASS
   =========================================================== */
/* Tighten section rhythm site-wide (was 4-7rem -> 224px between blocks at desktop) */
.section { padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem) clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.5rem); }
.section-head { margin-bottom: 2rem; }

/* Sponsors page: larger, more prominent logos/cards */
.sponsor-grid { gap: 1.2rem; }
.sponsor-logo, .sponsor-logo--light, .sponsor-logo--dark { min-height: 134px; padding: 1.7rem; }
.sponsor-img { max-height: 78px; }
.tier-title .sponsor-logo { min-height: 188px; }
.tier-title .sponsor-img { max-height: 106px; }
.sponsor-meta { padding: 1.1rem 1.2rem; }
.sponsor-meta p { font-size: .9rem; }

/* ===========================================================
   POLISH: bigger home sponsor strip, merch image slots, events graph
   =========================================================== */
/* Home sponsor strip - larger, more prominent */
.strip-logo { min-width: 168px; min-height: 104px; padding: 1.4rem 1.8rem; }
.strip-img { max-height: 60px; max-width: 150px; }
.strip-logo .logo-text { font-size: 1.1rem; }
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .strip-logo { min-width: 132px; min-height: 80px; padding: 1rem 1.2rem; }
  .strip-img { max-height: 46px; }
}

/* Merch image slot placeholder (fill by setting products[].image) */
.product-ph { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: .5rem; color: var(--muted); width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.product-ph svg { width: 34px; height: 34px; opacity: .7; }
.product-ph span { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.product-thumb { aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; }

/* Events-attended bar graph */
.events-graph { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 10px; padding: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 1.8rem); }
.events-graph svg { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }

/* ===========================================================
   PREMIUM MERCH CARDS
   =========================================================== */
.product { border-radius: 10px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg-3), var(--bg-2)); transition: border-color .18s ease, transform .2s ease, box-shadow .25s ease; }
.product:hover { border-color: var(--ember); transform: translateY(-5px); box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(0,0,0,.5), 0 0 26px rgba(255,77,40,.18); }
.product-thumb { overflow: hidden; background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 32%, #18212b, #0e131a); }
.product-thumb img { transition: transform .5s ease; }
.product:hover .product-thumb img { transform: scale(1.06); }
.product-thumb::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 40%, rgba(169,198,227,.12) 50%, transparent 60%); transform: translateX(-130%); transition: transform .6s ease; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2; }
.product:hover .product-thumb::after { transform: translateX(130%); }

/* gold foil badge for limited items */
.product-badge { top: .8rem; left: .8rem; border-radius: 999px; padding: .3rem .7rem; letter-spacing: .12em;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe9a8, #ffce4d 45%, #d99a1f); color: #2a1c02; box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(255,206,77,.35); }

/* category as a chip */
.product-cat { display: inline-block; align-self: flex-start; background: rgba(255,77,40,.12); border: 1px solid rgba(255,77,40,.32); border-radius: 999px; padding: .16rem .6rem; color: var(--ember); }

/* coming-soon as a status pill with a live dot */
.product-soon { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .45rem; background: var(--bg-3); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; padding: .32rem .7rem; color: var(--steel-lt); }
.product-soon::before { content: ""; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ember); box-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--ember); }

/* premium image slot */
.product-ph { background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 35%, #1b232d, #0e131a); }
.product-ph svg { color: var(--steel); }

/* slightly larger product name */
.product-body h3 { font-size: 1.12rem; }

/* ===========================================================
   EVENTS ATTENDED - line/area chart + period table layout
   =========================================================== */
.events-wrap { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; }
.events-graph { background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 10px; padding: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 1.6rem); }
.events-graph svg { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
.events-table { margin-top: 1.2rem; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; }
.evt-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 80px 80px; align-items: center; padding: .85rem 1.2rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.evt-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.evt-row span:nth-child(2), .evt-row span:nth-child(3) { text-align: right; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.evt-head { background: var(--bg-3); }
.evt-head span { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; font-size: .68rem; color: var(--muted); }
.evt-year { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; color: var(--text); }
.evt-row span:nth-child(2) { color: var(--muted); }
.evt-total { color: var(--steel-lt); font-weight: 700; }

/* Live store banner (mirrors the waitlist banner styling) */
.store-live { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 4px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 10px; margin-bottom: 2rem;
  padding: clamp(1.2rem,3vw,1.8rem) clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2rem);
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 0% 0%, rgba(255,77,40,.14), transparent 60%), var(--bg-2); }
.store-live h2 { font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2rem); }
.store-live p { color: var(--muted); margin-top: .3rem; max-width: 520px; }
.product-shop { width: 100%; margin-top: .2rem; text-align: center; }


.shop-group {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.shop-columns {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: start;
}

/* ---- Storefront header + category filter chips ---- */
.shop-head { margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.shop-head h2 { font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.6rem); letter-spacing: .01em; }
.shop-head > p { color: var(--muted); max-width: 60ch; margin-top: .35rem; }
.shop-filters { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem; margin-top: 1.1rem; }
.shop-chip {
  font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: .82rem;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em;
  padding: .42rem .95rem; border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--muted); background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: color .15s ease, background .15s ease, border-color .15s ease;
}
.shop-chip:hover { color: var(--text); border-color: var(--ember); }
.shop-chip.is-active { color: #fff; background: var(--ember); border-color: var(--ember); }

.shop-columns .shop-group {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.shop-columns .product-grid {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.shop-group-head {
  margin-bottom: .85rem;
}

.shop-group-head h2 {
  font-family: "Anton", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3.4vw, 2rem);
}

.shop-group-head p {
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: .25rem;
}

.shop-main-link {
  margin-top: .6rem;
}

.product-rail {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding-bottom: .65rem;
}

.product-slides-track {
  display: flex;
  width: 100%;
  transition: transform .48s ease;
}

.product-slides-track .product {
  flex: 0 0 100%;
}

.product-slides-dots {
  margin-top: .6rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: .45rem;
}

.product-slides-dot {
  width: 9px;
  height: 9px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid #425062;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.product-slides-dot.is-active {
  background: var(--ember);
  border-color: var(--ember);
}

.product-part-cta {
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: .3rem;
}

[data-cart-checkout]:disabled {
  opacity: .55;
  cursor: not-allowed;
}

/* Stripe checkout note (merch page) */
.stripe-note { text-align: center; color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; margin-top: 2rem; letter-spacing: .02em; }

/* Sponsor grid now holds the full sponsor set (4) in one tier */
.tier-title .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr)); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .tier-title .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 460px) { .tier-title .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ===========================================================
   VISIBLE POLISH PASS — banner fix, heroes, giveaway, gallery, watch
   =========================================================== */

/* BUGFIX: a class rule (display:flex) was beating the [hidden] attribute,
   so the closed-store "Shop The Official Store" banner + its dead # link
   showed alongside the waitlist banner. Make hidden win. */
.store-live[hidden], .store-waitlist[hidden] { display: none !important; }

/* ---- Premium centered inner-page hero (text pages only) ---- */
.page-hero:not(.page-hero--img) {
  position: relative; isolation: isolate;
  text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;
  padding-top: clamp(104px, 13vh, 150px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 3.4rem);
}
.page-hero:not(.page-hero--img)::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 120% at 50% -10%, rgba(255,77,40,.15), transparent 60%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(169,198,227,.05) 0 2px, transparent 2px 9px);
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(82% 100% at 50% 0%, #000 28%, transparent 80%);
  mask-image: radial-gradient(82% 100% at 50% 0%, #000 28%, transparent 80%);
}
.page-hero:not(.page-hero--img) .page-hero-sub { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.page-hero:not(.page-hero--img) h1::after {
  content: ""; display: block; width: 64px; height: 4px; margin: 1.1rem auto 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ember), #ffd24a);
  border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(255,77,40,.5);
}

/* seven-segment digital face for the tachometer readout */
@font-face {
  font-family: "DSEG7 Classic";
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url("https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dseg@0.46.0/fonts/DSEG7-Classic/DSEG7Classic-Bold.woff2") format("woff2");
}

/* ---- TikTok follower-milestone giveaway banner ---- */
.giveaway-section { padding-top: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); padding-bottom: 0; }
.giveaway .gv-inner {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr; gap: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); align-items: center;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 140% at 100% 0%, rgba(255,77,40,.16), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, var(--bg-3), var(--bg-2));
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 4px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 14px;
  padding: clamp(.9rem, 2vw, 1.45rem);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.45), 0 0 28px rgba(255,77,40,.10);
}
.gv-eyebrow { display: inline-block; font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ember); margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.gv-title { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.02; font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.4vw, 2.5rem); }
.gv-blurb { color: #cdd7e1; margin: .45rem 0 .75rem; max-width: 56ch; }
.gv-progress { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr; align-items: center; gap: 1rem 1.35rem; margin-top: .35rem; }
.gv-tach {
  --clamped: clamp(0, var(--pct), 100);
  position: relative;
  width: 200px;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 34%, #13242f 0 28%, #0a141d 56%, #05080d 100%);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 2px 6px rgba(255,255,255,.06),
    inset 0 -10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.65),
    0 14px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.55);
  overflow: hidden;
}
/* brushed-metal bezel ring */
.gv-tach-bezel {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: 50%; pointer-events: none;
  background: conic-gradient(from 0deg,
    #2b333d, #6e8094, #313a45, #5a6a7c, #283039, #6e8094, #313a45, #5a6a7c, #2b333d);
  -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(circle, transparent 0 87%, #000 88%);
          mask: radial-gradient(circle, transparent 0 87%, #000 88%);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,.8);
}
/* graduations */
.gv-tach-ticks { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.gv-tach-ticks .gv-tick {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%;
  width: 2px; height: 7px; border-radius: 1px;
  background: rgba(150,170,190,.55);
  transform-origin: 50% 50%;
}
.gv-tach-ticks .gv-tick.is-major {
  width: 3px; height: 13px;
  background: #e8eff7;
  box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(255,255,255,.3);
}
.gv-tach-ticks .gv-tick.is-hot { background: rgba(255,75,55,.7); }
.gv-tach-ticks .gv-tick.is-hot.is-major { background: #ff4d28; box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(255,77,40,.6); }
.gv-tach-track,
.gv-tach-fill {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 22px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(circle, transparent 64%, #000 65%);
          mask: radial-gradient(circle, transparent 64%, #000 65%);
}
.gv-tach-track {
  background: conic-gradient(from 220deg, rgba(70, 89, 110, .35) 0deg, rgba(70, 89, 110, .12) 270deg, transparent 270deg);
}
.gv-tach-fill {
  background: conic-gradient(from 220deg, #ff4d28 0deg, #ffd24a calc(var(--clamped) * 2.7deg), transparent calc(var(--clamped) * 2.7deg));
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(255,77,40,.5));
}
/* redline arc over the final ~21% of the sweep */
.gv-tach-redline {
  position: absolute; inset: 14px; border-radius: 50%; pointer-events: none;
  background: conic-gradient(from 220deg, transparent 0 213deg, #ff3b2f 213deg 270deg, transparent 270deg);
  -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(circle, transparent 0 80%, #000 81% 91%, transparent 92%);
          mask: radial-gradient(circle, transparent 0 80%, #000 81% 91%, transparent 92%);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px rgba(255,59,47,.55));
}
.gv-tach-brand {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 13px; transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-size: .5rem; letter-spacing: .24em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: #7e93a8; pointer-events: none;
}
.gv-tach-needle {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 4px;
  height: 84px;
  border-radius: 4px 4px 2px 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #ff7a4d 58%, #ff4d28 100%);
  transform-origin: 50% calc(100% - 12px);
  transform: translate(-50%, calc(-100% + 12px)) rotate(calc(-135deg + (var(--clamped) * 2.7deg)));
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255,77,40,.6);
  transition: transform .9s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1); /* sweep when the live count loads */
  z-index: 3;
}
.gv-tach-cap {
  position: absolute;
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%, #3a4655, #11181f 75%);
  border: 2px solid #ff6b4c;
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255,77,40,.5), inset 0 1px 2px rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  z-index: 4;
}
/* digital speedometer readout — centered in the dial */
.gv-lcd {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  min-width: 92px;
  padding: .34rem .6rem .3rem;
  text-align: center;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #1a0c07, #0a0503);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,77,40,.3);
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 12px rgba(0,0,0,.85), inset 0 0 6px rgba(255,77,40,.18), 0 0 0 2px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
  z-index: 5;
}
.gv-lcd-num {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  font-family: "DSEG7 Classic", "Rajdhani", ui-monospace, monospace;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  color: #ff6a3d;
  text-shadow: 0 0 7px rgba(255,77,40,.85), 0 0 15px rgba(255,77,40,.45);
}
.gv-lcd-suffix {
  font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .9rem;
  margin-left: .12em;
  vertical-align: baseline;
  color: #ffb27a;
  text-shadow: 0 0 7px rgba(255,140,60,.7);
}
.gv-lcd-label {
  display: block;
  margin-top: .24rem;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-size: .5rem;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #c08161;
}
.gv-count { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; margin-top: .5rem; }
.gv-count strong { color: var(--steel-lt); font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; }
.gv-side { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; }
.gv-prize {
  background: rgba(7,9,12,.55);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: .7rem .9rem .85rem;
  text-align: center;
  display: grid;
  justify-items: center;
  gap: .45rem;
}
.gv-prize-art {
  width: min(100%, 150px);
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  object-fit: contain;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 12px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.45));
}
.gv-prize-name {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Anton",sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--steel-lt);
  font-size: clamp(1rem,2.2vw,1.35rem);
  margin-top: .1rem;
}
.gv-cta { width: 100%; text-align: center; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .giveaway .gv-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: .85rem;
  }

  .gv-progress {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    justify-items: center;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .gv-side {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: .7rem;
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .gv-prize-name {
    font-size: 1.02rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .gv-side {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
/* ---- Media gallery: editorial featured layout ---- */
.media-grid--gallery { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1.1rem; }
.media-grid--gallery .media-item { position: relative; }
.media-grid--gallery .media-item img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; transition: transform .5s ease; }
.media-grid--gallery .media-item:not(.media-item--video):hover img { transform: scale(1.05); }
.media-grid--gallery .media-item figcaption {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; padding: 1.9rem .95rem .85rem;
  background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(7,9,12,.94)); color: var(--steel-lt);
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .6rem; font-size: .85rem;
}
.media-grid--gallery .media-item--video figcaption { position: static; background: none; padding: .7rem .9rem; }
.media-grid--gallery .media-tag {
  background: var(--ember); color: #f1f2f4; padding: .14rem .55rem; border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: .6rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; flex: 0 0 auto;
}
@media (max-width: 860px) { .media-grid--gallery { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 540px) { .media-grid--gallery { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
} /* close stray @media(max-width:720px) opened above; it was unclosed and nested the rest of the stylesheet, breaking every rule after it */

/* ---- Premium watch / channel tiles (media page only) ---- */
.watch-grid .watch-card { position: relative; padding: 1.9rem 1.4rem 1.6rem; overflow: hidden; }
.watch-grid .watch-card::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ember), #ffd24a);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform .25s ease;
}
.watch-grid .watch-card:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }
.watch-grid .watch-name { font-size: 1.2rem; }
.watch-grid .watch-card::after {
  content: "Follow \2192"; display: block; margin-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--ember); font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: .9;
}

/* ---- Home hero: spec-credential chips (the headline numbers) ---- */
.hero-creds { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .55rem; justify-content: center; margin: 1.2rem 0 .2rem; }
.hero-creds .cred {
  font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .03em;
  color: var(--steel-lt); background: rgba(7,9,12,.5); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px; padding: .42rem .95rem; backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: .35rem;
}
.hero-creds .cred strong { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: #fff; font-size: 1.02rem; letter-spacing: .02em; }
@media (max-width: 480px) { .hero-creds .cred { font-size: .72rem; padding: .36rem .75rem; } }

/* ===========================================================
   VISIBLE POLISH PASS 2 — featured sponsor, records, hero gap
   =========================================================== */

/* Tighten the gap between the centered inner-page hero and the
   first content section so pages read intentional, not empty. */
.page-hero:not(.page-hero--img) + .section { padding-top: clamp(.5rem, 2vw, 1.4rem); }

/* ---- Featured Title Sponsor banner ---- */
.sponsor-featured-wrap { margin-bottom: 2.6rem; }
.sponsor-feature {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(200px, .8fr) 1.2fr; gap: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); align-items: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 150% at 0% 0%, rgba(255,77,40,.18), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, var(--bg-3), var(--bg-2));
  border: 1px solid var(--ember); border-radius: 16px; padding: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.45), 0 0 30px rgba(255,77,40,.12);
  transition: transform .15s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}
.sponsor-feature:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 24px 64px rgba(0,0,0,.5), 0 0 44px rgba(255,77,40,.22); }
.sponsor-feature-logo {
  background: #0e131a; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 1.8rem; min-height: 168px;
}
.sponsor-feature-img { max-height: 124px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; object-fit: contain; }
.sponsor-feature-logo .logo-text { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; color: #e7ecf0; font-size: 1.4rem; text-align: center; }
.sponsor-feature-badge {
  display: inline-block; font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: .64rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #f1f2f4; background: var(--ember);
  padding: .28rem .75rem; border-radius: 999px; margin-bottom: .8rem;
}
.sponsor-feature-name { font-family: "Anton",sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.6vw, 2.5rem); line-height: 1.02; }
.sponsor-feature-meta p { color: #cdd7e1; margin: .6rem 0 1.1rem; max-width: 54ch; font-size: 1rem; }
.sponsor-feature .sponsor-cta { font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: .82rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em; color: var(--steel-lt); }
.sponsor-feature:hover .sponsor-cta { color: #fff; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .sponsor-feature { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: center; } .sponsor-feature-meta { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; } }

/* ---- Records / personal-best cards: more punch + hover ---- */
.record-card {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg-3), var(--bg-2));
  transition: transform .18s ease, border-color .18s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}
.record-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.45), 0 0 24px rgba(255,77,40,.14); }
.record-card .record-val { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.4vw, 2.7rem); text-shadow: 0 0 22px rgba(111,147,184,.28); letter-spacing: .01em; }
.record-card:first-child .record-val, .record-card:nth-child(2) .record-val {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ember), #ffd24a); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  text-shadow: none;
}

/* ===========================================================
   VISIBLE POLISH PASS 3 — tighter padding, featured drop, preview tags
   =========================================================== */

/* ---- Site-wide padding tighten (denser, more pro rhythm) ---- */
.section { padding: clamp(2.25rem, 4.5vw, 3.6rem) clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.5rem); }
.section-head { margin-bottom: 1.6rem; }
.page-hero:not(.page-hero--img) { padding-top: clamp(92px, 10vh, 122px); padding-bottom: clamp(1.7rem, 3.4vw, 2.5rem); }
.page-hero:not(.page-hero--img) + .section { padding-top: clamp(.4rem, 1.5vw, 1rem); }

/* ---- Product card: "design preview" treatment for placeholder slots ---- */
.product-preview-tag {
  position: absolute; left: .7rem; bottom: .7rem; z-index: 3;
  font-family: "Archivo",sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: .58rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--steel-lt); background: rgba(7,9,12,.8); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: .26rem .62rem; border-radius: 999px; backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
}

/* ===========================================================
   2026 REFRESH - layout motion + drag-race conversion blocks
   =========================================================== */

body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    radial-gradient(48% 38% at 10% 10%, rgba(255, 77, 40, .12), transparent 72%),
    radial-gradient(60% 46% at 90% 0%, rgba(169, 198, 227, .12), transparent 74%);
}

.reveal-up {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px);
  transition: opacity .55s ease, transform .55s ease;
}

.reveal-up.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.nitro-hub {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, #101721, #0b1017);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);
}

.nitro-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}

.nitro-card {
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(255, 77, 40, .08), rgba(169, 198, 227, .06));
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 1.1rem 1rem 1rem;
}

.nitro-kicker {
  color: var(--ember);
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: .68rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.nitro-card h3 {
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  margin: .35rem 0 .6rem;
}

.nitro-list {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: .42rem;
}

.nitro-list li {
  color: #ccd6e0;
  font-size: .92rem;
  padding-left: 1rem;
  position: relative;
}

.nitro-list li::before {
  content: "";
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ember), #ffd24a);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: .5rem;
}

.fan-lane-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.fan-copy,
.fan-metrics {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: #0e141d;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.2rem 1rem;
}

.fan-metrics {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: .8rem;
}

.fan-metric {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #1f2a38;
  padding-bottom: .45rem;
}

.fan-metric:last-child { border-bottom: none; }

.fan-metric strong {
  font-family: "Bebas Neue", sans-serif;
  color: var(--steel-lt);
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.fan-metric span {
  color: var(--muted);
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: .72rem;
}

.contact-main {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.contact-notes {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--ember);
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: #0d131b;
  padding: .9rem 1rem;
}

.contact-notes h3 {
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  font-size: .95rem;
  margin-bottom: .35rem;
}

.intake-list {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: .35rem;
}

.intake-list li { color: #cdd7e1; font-size: .9rem; }

.contact-rail {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: #0d131b;
  padding: .85rem .95rem;
  margin-bottom: .8rem;
}

.rail-stat {
  font-family: "Bebas Neue", sans-serif;
  color: var(--steel-lt);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.rail-note {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .86rem;
  margin-top: .3rem;
}

@media (max-width: 920px) {
  .nitro-grid,
  .fan-lane-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .reveal-up {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }
}

/* ===========================================================
   TIDY PASS - depth, contrast, readability
   =========================================================== */

body {
  /* freeway-strip photo behind the whole site */
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5, 7, 10, .42), rgba(7, 10, 16, .84)),
    url("../assets/kong-freeway-strip.png") center top / cover fixed no-repeat;
}

body::after {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: -1;
  opacity: .14;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .04) 0 1px, transparent 1px 44px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .03) 0 1px, transparent 1px 44px);
}

p,
.section-lead,
.page-hero-sub,
.story-text p,
.bio-block p,
.product-desc,
.mediakit-note,
.build-story {
  color: #d1d9e2;
  line-height: 1.68;
}

.section {
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(10, 14, 20, .68), rgba(8, 12, 18, .5));
  border: 1px solid rgba(37, 52, 69, .72);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .03), 0 16px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, .24);
}

.section + .section {
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.section-head h2,
.cta-inner h2,
.page-hero h1 {
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
}

.page-hero:not(.page-hero--img) {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(42, 57, 76, .7);
}

.page-hero:not(.page-hero--img) .page-hero-sub {
  max-width: 58ch;
}

.cta-inner,
.timeslip,
.record-card,
.spec-card,
.watch-card,
.product,
.crew-card,
.sponsor-card,
.contact-notes,
.contact-rail {
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, .28);
}

.eyebrow {
  color: #ff744d;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
}

.btn-accent {
  background: linear-gradient(95deg, #ff5b31, #ff7a3d);
}

.btn-accent:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(95deg, #ef4e25, #ff6933);
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .section + .section {
    margin-top: .7rem;
  }

  .section {
    border-radius: 11px;
  }
}

.home-snapshots,
.home-merch,
.home-sponsors {
  padding-top: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
}

.home-links {
  padding-top: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.home-links .section-head {
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.home-links .section-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.5vw, 3.4rem);
}

.home-links .section-lead {
  max-width: 34rem;
  color: #b3bfcc;
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.home-links-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.home-links-grid .home-link-card:nth-child(3) {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  width: min(62%, 420px);
  justify-self: center;
}

.home-link-card {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 18px;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 280px;
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
  isolation: isolate;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(13, 18, 26, .9), rgba(8, 12, 18, .96));
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.12),
    inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(93, 120, 149, .18),
    0 18px 38px rgba(0,0,0,.34);
}

.home-link-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform .55s ease, filter .55s ease;
  filter: saturate(.84) brightness(.74);
}

.home-link-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 9, 12, .06), rgba(7, 9, 12, .9)),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.08), transparent 28%);
}

.home-link-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: inherit;
  pointer-events: none;
  border: 1px solid rgba(103, 126, 151, .55);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(14, 20, 28, .65),
    inset 0 -22px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
  z-index: 2;
}

.home-link-surface {
  position: absolute;
  inset: .7rem;
  border-radius: 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(137, 162, 188, .12);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.home-link-card:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.045);
  filter: saturate(.98) brightness(.88);
}

.home-link-card:hover::before {
  border-color: rgba(255, 137, 95, .65);
}

.home-link-copy {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 1.1rem 1.1rem 1.1rem;
  z-index: 3;
  display: grid;
  gap: .28rem;
}

.home-link-kicker {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-size: .66rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #ff8f73;
}

.home-link-title {
  font-family: "Anton", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.28rem, 3vw, 1.75rem);
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f2f6fa;
}

.home-link-text {
  max-width: 30ch;
  color: #bdc9d6;
  font-size: .9rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.home-link-tag {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  width: fit-content;
  margin-top: .45rem;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: .78rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #eef4fb;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(14, 20, 29, .85), rgba(9, 13, 19, .92));
  border: 1px solid rgba(98, 122, 147, .72);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: .46rem .86rem;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.08);
}

.home-priority .section-head,
.home-snapshots .section-head {
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}

.priority-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: .9rem;
}

.priority-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: .35rem;
  border: 1px solid #304257;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(16, 23, 33, .96), rgba(10, 16, 24, .9));
  padding: 1rem 1rem .9rem;
  transition: border-color .18s ease, transform .18s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}

.priority-card:hover {
  border-color: #4f6b88;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35);
}

.priority-card .pk {
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  font-size: .68rem;
  color: #ff7a53;
}

.priority-card .pv {
  font-family: "Bebas Neue", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.5vw, 2.4rem);
  line-height: .95;
  color: #d7e8f8;
}

.priority-card .pd {
  color: #b5c4d4;
  font-size: .85rem;
}

.priority-card .pc {
  margin-top: .3rem;
  color: #8fb5d8;
  font-size: .78rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.snapshot-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: .9rem;
}

.snapshot-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  min-height: 210px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #2d3f54;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  padding: 1rem;
}

.snapshot-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 9, 12, .2), rgba(7, 9, 12, .84));
}

.snapshot-card > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.snapshot-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  align-self: flex-start;
  font-size: .64rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  color: #ff845f;
  margin-bottom: .3rem;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
}

.snapshot-card strong {
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  color: #edf4fb;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
}

.merch-inline {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid #33455a;
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: .9rem;
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(15, 22, 32, .95), rgba(9, 14, 21, .9));
}

.merch-inline-art {
  border-radius: 10px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #2a394d;
  background: #0a1018;
}

.merch-inline-art img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.merch-inline-copy h2 {
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.8vw, 2rem);
}

@keyframes clusterIgnition {
  0% { opacity: .55; transform: scale(.97); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0 rgba(143, 181, 216, 0)); }
  45% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.04); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 22px rgba(143, 181, 216, .45)); }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); filter: drop-shadow(0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5)); }
}

@keyframes logoSoloFlash {
  0% { opacity: .15; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0 rgba(143, 181, 216, 0)); }
  22% { opacity: 1; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 18px rgba(143, 181, 216, .52)); }
  45% { opacity: .2; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0 rgba(143, 181, 216, 0)); }
  68% { opacity: 1; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 24px rgba(143, 181, 216, .58)); }
  100% { opacity: 1; filter: drop-shadow(0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5)); }
}

@keyframes manifoldFlash {
  0% { opacity: .15; text-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(255, 91, 49, 0); }
  20% { opacity: 1; text-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(255, 91, 49, .66); }
  40% { opacity: .2; text-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(255, 91, 49, 0); }
  60% { opacity: 1; text-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(255, 91, 49, .66); }
  80% { opacity: .2; text-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(255, 91, 49, 0); }
  100% { opacity: 1; text-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(255, 91, 49, .66); }
}

@keyframes clusterSweep {
  0% { transform: translateY(-110%); }
  100% { transform: translateY(110%); }
}

@keyframes bootStatusIn {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(5px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

@media (max-width: 920px) {
  .priority-grid,
  .snapshot-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .home-links-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .home-links-grid .home-link-card:nth-child(3) {
    grid-column: auto;
    width: 100%;
    justify-self: stretch;
  }

  .cluster-top,
  .merch-inline {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .cluster-bootbox {
    min-height: 130px;
  }

  .snapshot-card {
    min-height: 180px;
  }
}

/* Final achievement badge system (overrides legacy card styles) */
.achievements {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: .8rem;
}

.achievements li {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .75rem;
  min-height: 92px;
  padding: .75rem .85rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(67, 88, 110, .9);
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(16, 22, 31, .94), rgba(10, 14, 20, .9));
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, .26), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.04);
}

.achievements li .ach-medal {
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(255, 206, 77, .16), 0 6px 16px rgba(255, 206, 77, .2);
}

.achievements li .ach-text {
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: .86rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #eff4f8;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.achievements li::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: .45rem;
  right: .8rem;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-size: .54rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: .84;
}

.achievements li:nth-child(1) {
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(20, 34, 50, .96), rgba(12, 19, 28, .92));
  border-color: rgba(94, 122, 149, .88);
}
.achievements li:nth-child(1)::after { content: "Class Wins"; color: #a3c5e6; }

.achievements li:nth-child(2) {
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(34, 28, 16, .96), rgba(18, 15, 10, .92));
  border-color: rgba(173, 140, 66, .82);
}
.achievements li:nth-child(2)::after { content: "Podium"; color: #f5d487; }

.achievements li:nth-child(3) {
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(16, 33, 31, .96), rgba(10, 18, 18, .92));
  border-color: rgba(83, 156, 149, .82);
}
.achievements li:nth-child(3)::after { content: "World Cup"; color: #88d3c8; }

.achievements li:nth-child(4),
.achievements li.ach-featured {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  min-height: 106px;
  border-radius: 22px;
  padding: .95rem 1rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 150% at 0% 0%, rgba(255, 206, 77, .28), transparent 36%),
    radial-gradient(120% 150% at 100% 0%, rgba(255, 77, 40, .2), transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(28, 23, 14, .98), rgba(14, 14, 18, .94));
  border-color: rgba(255, 206, 77, .68);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .36), 0 0 26px rgba(255, 206, 77, .18);
}

.achievements li:nth-child(4)::after,
.achievements li.ach-featured::after {
  content: "7 Second Club";
  color: #ffe6a1;
  font-size: .58rem;
}

.achievements li:nth-child(4) .ach-medal,
.achievements li.ach-featured .ach-medal {
  width: 62px;
  height: 62px;
}

.achievements li:nth-child(5) {
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(27, 20, 35, .96), rgba(12, 10, 20, .92));
  border-color: rgba(143, 116, 190, .78);
}
.achievements li:nth-child(5)::after { content: "Personal Best"; color: #cfb7ff; }

.achievements li:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  filter: brightness(1.03);
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .achievements {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .achievements li:nth-child(4),
  .achievements li.ach-featured {
    grid-column: auto;
  }
}

/* 7 Second Club: image sticker first, text fallback only if image is missing */
.achievements li.ach-featured {
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 122px;
  padding: .8rem 1rem;
}

.achievements li.ach-featured::after {
  content: "";
  display: none;
}

.achievements li.ach-featured .ach-medal {
  display: none;
}

.ach-sticker {
  width: min(260px, 86%);
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .46));
}

.ach-fallback {
  text-align: center;
}


/* ===========================================================
   INTRO HERO  —  race-dash startup animation + resolved hero
   Namespace: .intro-hero / .ih-*  (self-contained, homepage only)
   States (set by initIntroHero in main.js):
     .is-arming  black scrim up, hero hidden  (initial in HTML)
     .p1         KONG EG bulb-check flash
     .p2         DANGER TO MANIFOLD strobe
     .p3         scrim fades, instrument cluster spools up
     .is-live    resolved hero with CTAs, cluster docked
   Default (no JS / no-state) = resolved hero, so it degrades safely.
   =========================================================== */
.intro-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  gap: clamp(1.2rem, 3.5vh, 2.6rem);
  padding: clamp(0.25rem, 0.7vh, 0.6rem) 1.2rem clamp(2.5rem, 6vh, 4rem);
  overflow: hidden;
  /* transparent so the site's freeway-strip background shows through the vignette */
  background: transparent;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.ih-bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background-size: cover; background-position: center 38%;
  transform: scale(1.04);
  filter: saturate(1.05) contrast(1.04);
  transition: opacity 1.3s ease;
  /* feather the car shot into the page background instead of into solid black */
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 96% 100% at 50% 44%, #000 62%, rgba(0,0,0,.7) 82%, transparent 98%);
          mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 96% 100% at 50% 44%, #000 62%, rgba(0,0,0,.7) 82%, transparent 98%);
}
.ih-veil {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
  /* lighter so the engine shows; just enough darkening top (nav) + bottom (text) */
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 88% 82% at 50% 42%, rgba(7,9,12,0), rgba(7,9,12,.22) 72%, transparent 94%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7,9,12,.5) 0%, transparent 20%, transparent 74%, rgba(7,9,12,.32) 100%);
  transition: opacity 1.3s ease;
}

/* ---- resolved hero content (logo, sits above the cluster) ---- */
.ih-content {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; text-align: center; order: -1;
  padding: 0 1.2rem;
  transition: opacity 1.1s ease, transform 1.1s ease;
}
.ih-logo {
  height: clamp(112px, 18vw, 210px); margin: 0 auto;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.85)) drop-shadow(0 0 34px rgba(0,114,206,.45));
}
.ih-headline {
  font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 8.5vw, 5rem); line-height: .94;
  letter-spacing: .015em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff;
  text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(255,77,40,.22);
}
.ih-headline .ih-at  { color: var(--ember); }
.ih-headline .ih-unit { color: var(--steel-lt); }
.ih-sub {
  color: var(--steel-lt); font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(.72rem, 2vw, .92rem); margin: .8rem 0 1.5rem;
}
.ih-cta { display: flex; gap: .8rem; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
/* CTAs docked under the ID strip in a frosted-glass flagship panel */
.ih-cta--dock {
  grid-area: cta; margin-top: .65rem;
  display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: stretch; flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .6rem;
  padding: clamp(.7rem, 1.9vw, 1rem);
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(22,28,37,.62), rgba(11,15,21,.44));
  border: 1px solid rgba(169,198,227,.22);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(1.15);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(1.15);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 55px rgba(0,0,0,.5), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.09);
}
/* ---- enticing hero CTAs ---- */
.ih-cta--dock .btn {
  padding: 1rem 1.85rem; font-size: .84rem; border-radius: 8px;
  transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, background .25s ease, border-color .2s ease, color .2s ease;
}
.ih-cta--dock .btn-accent {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8048, var(--ember) 52%, var(--ember-dk));
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 156, 116, .55); color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(255,77,40,.32), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.28);
  animation: ihCtaPulse 3s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.ih-cta--dock .btn-accent:hover {
  animation: none; transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(255,77,40,.55), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.32);
}
.ih-cta--dock .btn-ghost {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(143,181,216,.13), rgba(143,181,216,.04));
  border: 1px solid rgba(169,198,227,.4); color: #eef2f6;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(5px); backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.07);
  animation: ihGhostPulse 3s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.ih-cta--dock .btn-ghost:hover {
  animation: none; transform: translateY(-3px); border-color: var(--ember); color: #fff;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,77,40,.2), rgba(255,77,40,.05));
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(255,77,40,.3);
}
/* the three CTAs light in a clean left-to-right sweep (1 -> 2 -> 3), one third
   of the 3s cycle apart, each with a single narrow glow peak */
.ih-cta--dock .btn:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0s; }
.ih-cta--dock .btn:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: -1s; }
.ih-cta--dock .btn:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: -2s; }
@keyframes ihCtaPulse {
  0%, 42%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(255,77,40,.3), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.28); }
  18%           { box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(255,77,40,.72), 0 10px 24px rgba(255,77,40,.42), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.3); }
}
@keyframes ihGhostPulse {
  0%, 42%, 100% { box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.07); border-color: rgba(169,198,227,.4); }
  18%           { box-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(255,140,95,.58), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.1); border-color: rgba(255,140,95,.85); }
}

/* ---- instrument cluster / performance dash ---- */
.ih-dash {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  width: min(1080px, 94vw); margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  grid-template-areas: "boost center power" "id id id" "cta cta cta";
  align-items: center; gap: clamp(.6rem, 2.4vw, 2rem) clamp(.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  padding: clamp(.9rem, 2.4vw, 1.5rem) clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  /* transparent HUD so the engine shows through; only a soft center wash keeps
     the readouts / ID / CTAs legible over the photo */
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 115% 90% at 50% 58%, rgba(7, 9, 12, .5), rgba(7,9,12,.12) 62%, transparent 80%);
  transition: opacity .6s ease, transform .6s ease;
}
.ih-gauge--boost   { grid-area: boost; }
.ih-readouts       { grid-area: center; }
.ih-gauge--power   { grid-area: power; }
.ih-id             { grid-area: id; }

.ih-gauge { position: relative; width: clamp(146px, 19vw, 196px); display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.ih-gsvg  { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; overflow: visible; }
/* ---- EG-Civic analog dial ---- */
.ihg-face  { fill: #0a0d12; stroke: rgba(0,0,0,.6); stroke-width: 2; }
.ihg-bezel { fill: none; stroke: rgba(143,181,216,.22); stroke-width: 2; }
.ihg-track { fill: none; stroke: rgba(169,198,227,.3); stroke-width: 2; stroke-linecap: round; }
.ihg-red   { fill: none; stroke: #ff2e2e; stroke-width: 4; stroke-linecap: round; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px rgba(255,46,46,.6)); }
.ihg-tick      { stroke-linecap: round; }
.ihg-tick--maj { stroke: #e8eff7; stroke-width: 2.6; }
.ihg-tick--min { stroke: rgba(176,196,217,.55); stroke-width: 1.4; }
.ihg-tick--red { stroke: #ff5141; }
.ihg-num     { fill: #d7e2ee; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 13px; text-anchor: middle; }
.ihg-num--red { fill: #ff6a55; }
.ih-needle { transform-box: view-box; transform-origin: 100px 100px; transform: rotate(-135deg); transition: transform 1.35s cubic-bezier(.2,.85,.2,1); }
.ih-needle polygon { fill: var(--ember); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 5px rgba(255,77,40,.85)); }
.ihg-hub     { fill: #1a212b; stroke: rgba(143,181,216,.45); stroke-width: 1.6; }
.ihg-hub-dot { fill: var(--ember); }
/* digital value readout in the lower-center of the dial */
.ih-gauge-read { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 60%; transform: translateY(-50%); text-align: center; line-height: 1; }
.ih-g-num { display: block; font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 4.1vw, 1.85rem); color: #fff; text-shadow: 0 2px 9px rgba(0,0,0,.85); }
.ih-g-unit { display: block; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: .54rem; letter-spacing: .2em; color: var(--steel-lt); margin-top: .1rem; }
.ih-gauge-label { text-align: center; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: .64rem; letter-spacing: .26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-top: .35rem; }

.ih-readouts { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: .25rem; text-align: center; }
.ih-ro-num { font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; line-height: .9; color: var(--ember); font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 5vw, 2rem); display: block; }
.ih-ro--big .ih-ro-num { color: #fff; font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 10vw, 4.4rem); text-shadow: 0 0 28px rgba(255,77,40,.35); }
.ih-ro-lab { display: block; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: .58rem; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-top: .15rem; }
.ih-chips { display: flex; gap: .5rem; margin-top: .5rem; }
.ih-chip {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: .64rem; letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase; padding: .32rem .72rem; border-radius: 3px; color: var(--steel-lt);
  border: 1px solid rgba(169,198,227,.3); background: rgba(143,181,216,.07);
}
.ih-id {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: .8rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-top: .8rem; margin-top: .2rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(143,181,216,.14);
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif; font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
}
.ih-id strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 700; }
.ih-id-sep { color: var(--ember); }

/* ---- intro scrim (phases 1 + 2) ---- */
.ih-scrim {
  /* full-viewport overlay so the KONG EG / DANGER intro sits dead-center of the
     screen (not just the hero) on both mobile and web, and covers nav + countdown */
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 9999; display: grid; place-items: center;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 46%, #0a0e14 0%, #05070a 70%);
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity .55s ease, visibility .55s ease;
}
.ih-scrim::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: .5; mix-blend-mode: overlay; z-index: 1;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,.05) 0 1px, transparent 1px 4px);
}
/* grayscale Matrix digital rain behind the intro */
.ih-matrix {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity .7s ease; pointer-events: none;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.08);
}
.intro-hero.is-arming .ih-matrix, .intro-hero.p1 .ih-matrix { opacity: 0; }
.intro-hero.p2 .ih-matrix, .intro-hero.p3 .ih-matrix { opacity: .9; }
.ih-lights, .ih-flash, .ih-warning, .ih-skip { z-index: 2; }
.ih-lights { position: absolute; top: 15%; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); display: flex; gap: clamp(.5rem, 2vw, .8rem); }
.ih-lights span {
  width: clamp(10px, 2.4vw, 16px); height: clamp(10px, 2.4vw, 16px); border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ember); box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255,77,40,.85); opacity: .14;
}
.ih-flash, .ih-warning {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  opacity: 0;
}
/* 3D glass logo wrapper — sizes to the logo art, then shatters at the handoff */
.ih-flash {
  height: clamp(84px, 24vw, 240px); width: auto; max-width: 88vw;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.ih-flash-img {
  display: block; height: 100%; width: auto;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 22px rgba(0,114,206,.55)) drop-shadow(0 8px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.6));
}
/* glassy sheen swept across the logo silhouette (masked to the logo art) */
.ih-flash-glint {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 38%, rgba(255,255,255,.72) 50%, transparent 62%);
  background-size: 300% 100%; background-position: 150% 0;
  -webkit-mask: var(--logo) center / 100% 100% no-repeat;
  mask: var(--logo) center / 100% 100% no-repeat;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}
/* radial impact flash at the moment of the smash */
.ih-burst {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 112%; aspect-ratio: 1;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(.15); border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255,255,255,.98) 0%, rgba(190,222,255,.72) 18%, rgba(0,140,255,.3) 42%, transparent 64%);
  opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; mix-blend-mode: screen; filter: blur(1px);
}
/* shard layer — logo copies clipped into triangles (built in JS), hidden until break */
.ih-shards { position: absolute; inset: 0; opacity: 0; perspective: 760px; transform-style: preserve-3d; }
.ih-shards span {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; backface-visibility: hidden; will-change: transform, opacity;
  background: var(--logo) center / 100% 100% no-repeat;
}
/* red embers sprayed from the logo center as it breaks (built in JS) */
.ih-embers { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 0; height: 0; }
.ih-embers i {
  position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;
  width: var(--es, 6px); height: var(--es, 6px); margin: calc(var(--es, 6px) / -2);
  border-radius: 50%; opacity: 0; will-change: transform, opacity;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, #fff 0%, #ffc066 32%, #ff4d28 66%, transparent 78%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 9px rgba(255,90,40,.95);
}
/* warning triangle + DANGER TO MANIFOLD (original treatment) */
.ih-warning { width: 100%; text-align: center; color: #ff3b1e; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: clamp(.6rem, 2vw, 1.1rem); }
.ih-warn-tri { width: clamp(46px, 12vw, 88px); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 16px rgba(255,46,30,.7)); }
.ih-warn-text {
  font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 6.6vw, 3.4rem); letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; text-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(255,46,30,.6);
}
.ih-skip {
  position: absolute; bottom: 1.3rem; right: 1.3rem; z-index: 2; cursor: pointer;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted); background: rgba(255,255,255,.05); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
  border-radius: 3px; padding: .45rem .8rem;
}
.ih-skip:hover { color: #fff; border-color: var(--steel); }

/* ---- state choreography ---- */
.intro-hero.is-arming .ih-bg, .intro-hero.p1 .ih-bg, .intro-hero.p2 .ih-bg,
.intro-hero.is-arming .ih-veil, .intro-hero.p1 .ih-veil, .intro-hero.p2 .ih-veil { opacity: 0; }

.intro-hero.is-arming .ih-content, .intro-hero.p1 .ih-content,
.intro-hero.p2 .ih-content { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px); pointer-events: none; }
.intro-hero.p3 .ih-content, .intro-hero.is-live .ih-content { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

.intro-hero.is-arming .ih-dash, .intro-hero.p1 .ih-dash, .intro-hero.p2 .ih-dash { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px); }
.intro-hero.p3 .ih-dash, .intro-hero.is-live .ih-dash { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

.intro-hero.is-arming .ih-scrim, .intro-hero.p1 .ih-scrim, .intro-hero.p2 .ih-scrim { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; pointer-events: auto; }
.intro-hero.p3 .ih-scrim { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; pointer-events: none; transition: opacity 1.2s ease, visibility 1.2s ease; }
.intro-hero.is-live .ih-scrim { display: none; }

.intro-hero.p1 .ih-flash { animation: ihLogo3D 1.35s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) 1 forwards; }
.intro-hero.p1 .ih-flash-glint { animation: ihGlint 1.5s ease-out .15s 1 forwards; }
/* the glass logo shatters as it hands off to the DANGER warning */
.intro-hero.is-breaking .ih-flash { opacity: 1; }
.intro-hero.is-breaking .ih-flash-img,
.intro-hero.is-breaking .ih-flash-glint { opacity: 0; transition: opacity .06s ease; }
.intro-hero.is-breaking .ih-burst { animation: ihBurst .5s ease-out 1 forwards; }
.intro-hero.is-breaking .ih-shards { opacity: 1; }
.intro-hero.is-breaking .ih-shards span { animation: ihShard .95s cubic-bezier(.12,.78,.24,1) var(--dly, 0s) forwards; }
.intro-hero.is-breaking .ih-embers i { animation: ihEmber var(--edur, 1s) cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.3,1) var(--edly, 0s) forwards; }
.intro-hero.is-breaking .ih-scrim { animation: ihShake .5s cubic-bezier(.36,.07,.19,.97) both; }
.intro-hero.p1 .ih-lights span { animation: ihBulb 1.25s ease-in-out infinite; }
.intro-hero.p1 .ih-lights span:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .08s; }
.intro-hero.p1 .ih-lights span:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: .16s; }
.intro-hero.p1 .ih-lights span:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: .24s; }
.intro-hero.p1 .ih-lights span:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: .32s; }
.intro-hero.p1 .ih-lights span:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: .40s; }
.intro-hero.p2 .ih-warning { opacity: 1; animation: ihWarnBlink .46s steps(1, end) infinite, ihWarnShift 2.2s steps(1, end) infinite; }

/* logo power-on: head-on fade + gentle zoom, no rotation or tilt —
   calm, premium, lets the glass glint read. */
@keyframes ihLogo3D {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(.92); }
  60%  { opacity: 1; }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1); }
}
/* glassy sheen sweep across the logo once */
@keyframes ihGlint {
  0%   { opacity: 0; background-position: 150% 0; }
  25%  { opacity: 1; }
  85%  { opacity: 1; }
  100% { opacity: 0; background-position: -150% 0; }
}
/* each shard blasts out from the logo center, tumbles in 3D, and fades */
@keyframes ihShard {
  0%   { transform: translate3d(0,0,0) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) scale(1); opacity: 1; filter: brightness(2.6) drop-shadow(0 0 13px rgba(160,210,255,.95)); }
  30%  { opacity: 1; filter: brightness(1.9) drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(150,205,255,.7)); }
  100% { transform: translate3d(var(--tx,0), var(--ty,0), var(--tz,0)) rotateX(var(--rx,0)) rotateY(var(--ry,0)) rotateZ(var(--rz,0deg)) scale(.28); opacity: 0; filter: brightness(1) drop-shadow(0 0 0 transparent); }
}
/* the smash flash — sharp white punch */
@keyframes ihBurst {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(.15); }
  12%  { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(.8); }
  100% { opacity: 0; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(2.2); }
}
/* red embers spray out, glow, and fall */
@keyframes ihEmber {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: translate3d(0,0,0) scale(.35); }
  8%   { opacity: 1; transform: translate3d(calc(var(--ex,0) * .15), calc(var(--ey,0) * .12), 0) scale(1.1); }
  100% { opacity: 0; transform: translate3d(var(--ex,0), var(--ey,0), 0) scale(.5); }
}
/* impact screen-shake (decaying) */
@keyframes ihShake {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate(0, 0); }
  10% { transform: translate(-9px, 5px); }
  20% { transform: translate(8px, -7px); }
  30% { transform: translate(-11px, -3px); }
  40% { transform: translate(9px, 6px); }
  50% { transform: translate(-7px, 3px); }
  62% { transform: translate(5px, -4px); }
  74% { transform: translate(-4px, 2px); }
  86% { transform: translate(2px, -1px); }
}
@keyframes ihBulb { 0%, 100% { opacity: .3; } 50% { opacity: .85; } }
@keyframes ihWarnBlink { 0%, 49% { opacity: 1; } 50%, 100% { opacity: .22; } }
@keyframes ihWarnDim { 0%, 100% { opacity: .3; } 50% { opacity: .55; } }
@keyframes ihWarnShift {
  0%, 90%, 100% { transform: translate(-50%, -50%); }
  92% { transform: translate(calc(-50% - 3px), calc(-50% + 1px)); }
  95% { transform: translate(calc(-50% + 3px), calc(-50% - 1px)); }
  98% { transform: translate(calc(-50% - 1px), -50%); }
}

/* nav + scroll lock while the intro plays */
.kong-intro { overflow: hidden; }
/* during the boot screen the nav + countdown fold up out of view, then
   fold down together (nav leads, countdown attached) once it resolves */
.kong-intro #nav { transform: translateY(-100%); pointer-events: none; }
.kong-intro .countdown-strip { transform: translateY(-100%); opacity: 0; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .ih-dash { width: min(1080px, 96vw); }
  .ih-dash {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    grid-template-areas: "boost power" "center center" "id id" "cta cta";
    gap: 1rem clamp(.8rem, 4vw, 1.6rem);
  }
  .ih-readouts { order: 2; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ih-needle, .ih-arc-prog, .ih-content, .ih-dash, .ih-bg, .ih-veil { transition: none; }
  .intro-hero.p1 .ih-flash, .intro-hero.p1 .ih-lights span, .intro-hero.p2 .ih-warning,
  .ih-cta--dock .btn { animation: none; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   RACER PAGE v2 — sponsor-facing stats, accolades, timeline
   Self-contained; supersedes the legacy .achievements / .tlx CSS.
   =========================================================== */

/* ---- headline stat strip ---- */
.accolade-stats {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: .8rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}
.astat {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .3rem;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.15rem; border-radius: 14px;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(18,24,32,.96), rgba(10,14,20,.92));
  border: 1px solid rgba(60,80,101,.7);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--ember);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.28), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.04);
}
.astat-val {
  font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4vw, 2.3rem);
  line-height: 1; color: #fff; letter-spacing: .01em;
}
.astat-unit { font-size: .5em; color: var(--ember); margin-left: .22em; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; }
.astat-lab {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: .62rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
}

/* ---- accolade cards (uniform) ---- */
.accolades { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: .8rem; }
.accolade {
  position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .95rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.15rem; border-radius: 14px;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(17,23,31,.96), rgba(10,14,20,.92));
  border: 1px solid rgba(60,80,101,.7);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.26), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.03);
  transition: transform .18s ease, border-color .18s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}
.accolade:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); border-color: rgba(255,77,40,.55); box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.34); }
.accolade-medal {
  flex: 0 0 auto; width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center; color: #2a1c02;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 26%, #ffeaa6, #ffce4d 46%, #cf8f1c 100%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255,206,77,.14), inset 0 -3px 7px rgba(120,80,0,.45), inset 0 2px 5px rgba(255,255,255,.35);
}
.accolade-medal svg { width: 24px; height: 24px; }
.accolade-text { flex: 1 1 auto; font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: .92rem; line-height: 1.3; color: #eef3f7; }
.accolade-tag {
  flex: 0 0 auto; align-self: flex-start;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: .54rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; padding: .22rem .5rem;
}
/* marquee: the 7 Second Club */
.accolade--marquee {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 160% at 0% 0%, rgba(255,206,77,.22), transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(24,20,12,.98), rgba(13,13,17,.94));
  border-color: rgba(255,206,77,.55);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.34), 0 0 26px rgba(255,206,77,.14);
}
.accolade--marquee .accolade-text { font-size: 1.05rem; color: #fff; }
.accolade--marquee .accolade-tag { color: #ffe6a1; border-color: rgba(255,206,77,.5); }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .accolade-stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .accolades { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ---- vertical racing timeline ---- */
.rtl { position: relative; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; padding-left: 8px; }
.rtl-row { position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr; gap: 1rem; padding-bottom: 1.6rem; }
.rtl-row:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
/* the connecting rail */
.rtl-marker { position: relative; display: flex; justify-content: center; }
.rtl-marker::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 56px; bottom: -1.6rem; left: 50%;
  width: 2px; transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,77,40,.5), rgba(60,80,101,.5));
}
.rtl-row:last-child .rtl-marker::before { display: none; }
.rtl-dot {
  position: relative; z-index: 1; width: 50px; height: 50px; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center; color: var(--steel-lt);
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 35%, var(--bg-3), var(--bg-2));
  border: 2px solid var(--line);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
}
.rtl-dot svg { width: 23px; height: 23px; }
.rtl-row--win .rtl-dot, .rtl-row--record .rtl-dot { color: var(--win); border-color: rgba(255,206,77,.55); box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.4), 0 0 18px rgba(255,206,77,.22); }
.rtl-row--build .rtl-dot { color: var(--ember); border-color: rgba(255,77,40,.5); }
.rtl-row--origin .rtl-dot { color: var(--steel-lt); }
.rtl-body {
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(17,23,31,.94), rgba(10,14,20,.9));
  border: 1px solid rgba(60,80,101,.7); border-left: 3px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px; padding: .95rem 1.15rem;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.24);
}
.rtl-row--win .rtl-body, .rtl-row--record .rtl-body { border-left-color: var(--win); }
.rtl-row--build .rtl-body { border-left-color: var(--ember); }
.rtl-head { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .7rem; margin-bottom: .35rem; }
.rtl-year { font-family: "Anton", sans-serif; font-size: 1.35rem; line-height: 1; color: #fff; }
.rtl-tag {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: .55rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ember);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; padding: .2rem .5rem;
}
.rtl-row--win .rtl-tag, .rtl-row--record .rtl-tag { color: var(--win); }
.rtl-title { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.02rem; margin: 0 0 .3rem; color: #f2f6f9; }
.rtl-text { color: var(--muted); font-size: .88rem; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0; }

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .rtl-row { grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr; gap: .7rem; }
  .rtl-dot { width: 42px; height: 42px; }
  .rtl-dot svg { width: 20px; height: 20px; }
  .rtl-marker::before { top: 48px; }
}