#catching stats

[mollywog]

She would not have given that boy’s eyelashes a second thought if she hadn’t noticed his kindness first.

[presdestigatto]

just saw someone call charles' career 'common successes' the pole to win ratio agenda is too severe because in no way is 26 poles without a championship winning car common at ALL

every time he wins it's after ten thousand trials and tribulations and his wins this year mean so much more to me than if he had a dominant car. i said it last year and i think so doubly now that he impresses me with every race like he is him and i truly think he is the best.

[daydreamerwonderkid]

Be honest: How badly would y'all judge me if I just made this my entire personality? Lmao

[kagooleo]

so with confidence I present my rarepair...fluffyriceshipping!

they were originally a joke ship (which was my last chance to get out) but they grew on me more and more throughout last year, and months later they've become my favorite pair to draw! their name was the funniest thing to make of them because i got to joke around with their jpn names

the tl:dr of them is that there's a lot of good drama to make of thirty-somethings with the weight of responsibility of their respective cultures on their shoulders, as well as their personal thoughts of the trainers of their respective regions, all this culminating together to be really compelling for me to develop, so I'll ramble a Whole lot more under the cut about them :D!!

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ok now that the people that wanted to see more about what i'm crazy about when i'm not online are here you guys better prepare for the worddump lmao

before they meet its postgame and they’re both in their thirties (early to mid), lance post gsc/hgss still upholds his champion position and managing the dragon's den alongside any g-man/undercover rocket work on the side (in workaholic mode), riley post dppt is occasionally battling at the battleground but also holing himself up with patrols on iron island and doing egg research and training his aura (Also in workaholic mode)

i'd say all the work makes byron and roark try to get him a break from all that, convincing him at some point to take a vacation! see the sights my guy you've been workin yourself to the bone

it's canonically shown in hgss that riley does appear as a partner for the battle tower, so at some point he is in johto! the region resonates with his cultural sensibilities so maybe he revisits it again to instead actually relax there.

lance would probably catch his hat flying away when he's visiting elm's lab (a fellow egg researcher) in new bark and riley would have absolutely fell first for him (and i'm a sucker for meet-cutes,,,)

and from there they hit it off! being both skilled trainers in their own right they battle and go out to eat after and talk about their family (clair and the elders, for riley's case his family friends byron and roark), their culture (dragon clans and aura guardians), and then when they talk about their respective trainer kiddos (silver and dawn) something clicks between them (it’s a Really rough snippet but hopefully it’s decent)-

"Do you have any kids? I know the news loves to make up some kind of story about secret love affairs with a random person." the guardian says, awkwardly.

Lance smiles, "Oh, yeah! I have one but he's technically not mine." Riley chokes on his iced tea.

"I'm sorry?" A million thoughts roll through his mind as he processes his words said so matter-of-factly.

"Haha, sorry, sorry, I'm only partly joking."

"E-Elaborate..."

The champion explains the general gist of things as he's met him, Silver, his kid-by-odd-circumstance, was homeless for a while, but was training alongside some other up and coming trainers. Uncovering some Rocket related files, he learns he's the son of the boss of the entire organization, and after some on and off meetings he eventually got him a place to stay at the Dragon's Den, and soon after began living with him at his place when he warmed up to the idea of adoption.

There are times he gets overwhelmed with all that he's been through, and some nights its all too much. But Lance was there with him, stayed with him every step of the way, unlike the one who gave him that abandonment anxiety in the first place.

"He's my kid, not by blood, and maybe not by his family, either. But instead, by his own decision he chose to stay with me. I'd want him to keep the freedom he has now." Lance states, firmly. "And now he's grown up as strong as I believed he could. I'm proud of him, as much as he tends to deny that." Riley senses his draconic aura swell with pride, mixed with a humbling sincerity in his words.

"What about you? Any kids of your own?" the sudden flip of the question surprises the guardian briefly.

"N-Nothing adoptive but…I suppose it's similar, in a way to meeting them as you have."

The guardian's turn, now. Dawn was someone he met when he was training on Iron Island, and also served as a guide to get her through the caverns. When he felt something off in the aura surrounding the area, he eventually learned of Galactic causing the pokemon on the island to feel restless and agitated. With her, they were able to clear the island of their antics and even gifted her a Riolu egg on her journey. From there, he was impressed with how strong she was, and did hear from Cynthia that she raised his present up to evolving her into a Lucario. He couldn't have been happier.

That was the case, until he caught the aftermath of the events of Mt. Coronet.

What Cyrus did, the lengths he'd go to, and dragging the both of them into a mess that could have torn the world apart.

After that, Dawn stayed home for a while. Cynthia put him as a contact for her mom, who was really worried for her. With his aura and her friends, Lucas and Barry, they were a big help for her recovery. And eventually, after a lot of time and work, she became the region's champion. She messages every now and then to him, as processing any trauma is never an easy road, but he realized how lucky she was to have the people she'd met to keep her steady, and knew she'll be alright.

"I...still wish I could've done more for her," Riley says, quieter. "Cynthia told me about what happened in that other world, and it...it was a lot for Dawn, a lot of emotions to help her figure out." he finishes, sheepish.

"…I don't blame you for feeling that way, I wouldn't know what to do in a scenario like that, either." the champion says, unsure too.

"It's amazing, in a way. All these kids going through so much on their own. I'd be proud were it not so scary, realizing how young they are to go through what they have been through."

"There's only so much you really can do, as an adult. I've realized that fact a long time ago." Lance's aura felt oddly melancholic, as bright and pretty as it may appear. "It's either immediate or slow when things change for them, and sometimes you'll have to make a choice on the spot when the time comes for them to decide what they want to do." It sounds like he’s speaking from experience, but the melancholy makes it appear that he's had some regrets.

“I trust in them to find their own path, eventually. When they’re together, those kids are gonna be alright on their own.”

His reassurance helped, even if only by a small amount.

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I should make some kind of master post about them at some point but WAH god I’m so happy I can actually put them together in pokemon masters, they’ve really grown on me and I’ve developed a lot for the both of them in my free time, but yeah this is the rarepair that’s been on my brain for ages now, a gaze into my goo brain 🤪

[kingofthering]

On average, in a new season, between 2013 and 2024, we have gotten:

3-4 rookies,

13-14 riders staying in the same team,

4 riders changing factories,

1 rider being promoted to factory,

the occasional demotion from factory (2 in 12 seasons), satellite teams switch (7) or comeback (5).

Other key numbers :

17 riders started the 2020 season in the same team they started the 2019 season,

Only 9 riders started the 2021 season in the same team they started the 2020 season with,

From 2013 to 2016, for 4 consecutive seasons, 5 of the factory seats were locked in by the same 5 riders : Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa with Repsol Honda, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi with Yamaha and Andrea Dovizioso with Ducati,

In every single season except for one, the norm is to have at most one rider being promoted to the factory team of the satellite team he worked with the previous season, if any. In this matter, 2021 stands as an anomaly with 4 riders being promoted to factory,

From 2013 to 2024, 5 riders came back to a full-time seat after not having one at least in the previous season.

Full tables with all the riders studied and what they did from 2013 to 2024 under the cut.

Please find more detailed results and rotes, notably on the rookies and the teammates pairings, in the article. You can read the article on any support but it will look nicer on computer.

Don't hesitate to drop a like and/or a comment there or a reblog/ask here. I'm nowhere near an expert at this but I'm always happy to discuss the data I've gathered with people.

[tetzoro]

good morning friendz !! it’s wednesday which means we are halfway through the week ^_^ and halloween is almost here yippeee ! hoping and wishing you guys all have an amazing day ❤︎

^ this is all of us btw . the umbrella is tumblr dot com and we are all huddling together from the horrors on this silly lil site :3

[bambooshrimp]

I just finished watching Invincible… and I think I have a favorite character (WIP)

[tommysparker]

i’m caught up with Malevolent what do i do with my life now

[dimension-20-every-introduction]

Everyone Introduced in Dimension 20's Never Stop Blowing Up episode 2

[mooncalf87]

Drivers License by Olivia Rodrigo is possibly the most Lucilith coded song in existence

That pathetic wet cat of a king still has his wedding ring on and it BREAKS MY HEART

[ratatatastic]

"hey 😚 yeah ill take it!~" "ill take it^^!" canadian obsessed with the finns that hes basically considered an honourary finn being told he will forever leave his mark on the entire country of finland while on the finland trip

2024 nhl global series finland game 1 postgame interview | 11.1.24 (x)(x)

man who notoriously has the best reactions to being told hes done an bonkers thing

[luv-again]

figuratively gnawing off my own leg again, not understanding why ppl engage with works way shorter than mine, while I'm spending weeks of my life, bleeding out onto my carpet for scraps

there's clearly something I'm lacking, right ?

[praxieserver]

nice canines doggy. where'd you get them?

super awesome super cool lore in the tags

[kagooleo]

first dates aren't always perfect 💐🌺🌸

[kingofthering]

Silverstone : a quick study of Enea, Jorge and Pecco's lap times

As we all saw, Enea finished the race with huge gaps on the rest of the podium, 1.931 seconds on Jorge and 5.866 seconds on Pecco, to be exact.

Did he have better pace or did the other two stop fighting? Well, the numbers tell us that we're leaning more towards the second answer.

For reference, Pecco was overtaken by Enea on lap 14 and Jorge was overtaken by Enea early on lap 19.

Overall, they're all doing 1'59 laps until they get overtaken Enea (Pecco with a low 2'00 on lap 13). We can see both Pecco & Jorge slowing down after the overtake, doing 2'00 and 2'01 laps while Enea keeps the same pace up until the end.

[isthattetofrommesmerizer]

im so close to changing my user to isthatstatfromregretevator hhehrhHRHEHAHDHSHFMFMMGMG