the entire defense against this accusation seems to essentially be "vanq racers are very good and practice a lot, therefore they cannot possibly be cheating."
pick a professional sport, and I guarantee you that when you identify the cheaters, it will always include people at the very top of the talent and dedication columns. these people, who care the most, are willing to do anything to win - including, it turns out in most circumstances, breaking the rules.
probably takes about a dozen or so hours to watch some youtube videos, learn the lines, practice the route, and get a time that's within the margin of what could be considered competitive. this isn't some kind of secret, hard to replicate, feat. the fact that one guild has such a monopoly on people willing to do that is more indicative of how stupid this is as a means of determining who gets to kill king tormax every seven days than it is of anything else.
also like to add that offering to come race someone in person doesn't really speak to the underlying accusation, which is not that stunningly isn't a good racer, but which is that stunningly is cheating to gain an advantage. he could cheat at a race he would have won anyways (much like the pro athletes referenced above).
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