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Justice for Ratrod! Seriously, Radaszam was utterly in the wrong when he fixed that match and Datch could and should have hung this albatross around the Society's neck back all the way back in Season 2!
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Justice for Ratrod! Seriously, Radaszam was utterly in the wrong when he fixed that match and Datch could and should have hung this albatross around the Society's neck back all the way back in Season 2!
Honestly, I don't think Radaszam did anything really wrong. Everyone had pit crews honestly, and the Junk Racing cycle is meant to be a bit cutthroat.
That said, I can definitely see that if losing that match was the start of a years long turn of events for the worse, Ratrod is going to understandably want some payback. And something tells me there may be more to what's going on than meets the eye. Ratrod was a serious contender the first time around and he took his loss with grace. I refuse to believe he lost all skill he had for years without some outside force putting its thumb (or anatomical equivalent) on the scale.
Honestly, I don't think Radaszam did anything really wrong. Everyone had pit crews honestly, and the Junk Racing cycle is meant to be a bit cutthroat.
For me, Radaszam (and by extension his agents, the PCs) went over the line in three ways; one motivational and two operational.
1. Motivational: Laboni makes a mess of her social media when she burns Ratrod (idly aping her Starfinder superiors) and Ratrod, local sports hero and community-based entrepreneur, very justly blasts her on main. The scenario is explicit that Radaszam knows Laboni has no chance to win on her own and, out of pure ego (fueled by the desperate take of the Society at this specific point in time that virtually anything is justified to keep the lights on at the Lorespire Complex), sends the PCs to cheat Ratrod of his championship. A fair race is the opposite of Radaszam's intentions.
2. Operational: The PCs have the option to sabotage other racers (and we have to assume they do so). This is clearly taboo and risks total disqualification if the PCs are caught.
3. Operational: Laboni isn't totally helpless with tech, of course; her junkracer can be operated via remote control. Junk racing tests competitors in two areas: mechanical ingenuity and piloting skill. Laboni's more passenger than pilot in the race, with a PC covertly working her controls from the pit. The PC pilot is a ringer!
So, basically, they came at the event in bad faith and then cheated in two separate and serious ways.