Beyond the starting gate

Around the paddock

Different towns. Old favors. A few arguments that have outlasted the parts they started over. Meet the people who bring the garage to life.

Mack has a question.

Meet our paddock reporter, his bent teaspoon, and the traffic cone he refuses to retire.

From the map

Latchford

The old mill town around DGM's garage. Late shifts, scrap yards, borrowed tools, and a brass band that insists on rehearsing near an open window.

Silver StreakCelia Venn · Clock and watch repairerCrimson CrushDalia Okafor · Adult education program coordinatorThe EnforcerEllis Ward · Garage closing attendant and hall caretakerBlue BruiserHettie Cross · Commercial bakery equipment installerAsh PhoenixRafi Calder · Cinema seat upholstererCobalt FuryMateo Rusk · Commercial door technicianFormally RayRay Mallin · Costume alterations supervisorBobBob Harker · Hardware wholesaler returns clerkAsh CambellAsh Cambell · Retired ballroom manager, occasional adjudicator at local dance rehearsalsNick TorqueNick Torque · Catering supervisor at the mill schoolWally WrenchWally Wrench · Custodian at the municipal market and part-time track volunteerChip ShiftwellChip Shiftwell · Instrument calibration technician at the millGus GasketGus Gasket · Parts clerk at a farm and mill supply depot

From the map

Brass Harbor

Dock cranes, ferries, night markets, and Bea's all-night counter. Favors travel farther than the last boat.

RedlineGareth Vale · Ferry loading coordinatorBlue ThunderGabriel Penn · Shipyard inventory clerkGold RushAnsel Rook · Hotel owner and furniture buyerNight StingVera Moss · Wholesale flower cooler managerSunfireImani Bell · Manager of a community kitchenEmerald ExpressInez Vela · Independent parcel courierMidnight BaronSamir Vale · Hotel evening conciergeJames BondJames Bond · Exhibit fitter at the harbor museumBoost WillisBoost Willis · Owner of a custom awning and canvas shopGrant TurismoGrant Turismo · Scheduling clerk for the ferry cooperativeEnzo RedlineEnzo Redline · Maritime modelmaker and restoration contractorLugzillaZella Lugo · Museum freight handler and crew scheduler

From the map

Juniper Flat

A desert freight town with a water tower, a pie shop, and room to hear a test car coming long before it arrives.

Blue CometSonny Leung · Freight siding night porterCosmic CrusherIvo Serrano · Community cinema projectionistLime VenomSaffron Veer · Recreation centre badminton coachTravisTravis Elkin · Municipal water-meter readerJosh FalconJosh Falcon · Owner of Falcon LetteringSid SidewaysSid Sideways · Pastry lead at the Juniper Flat pie shop

From the map

Switchback Ridge

A hill town of steep service lanes and cable-station shifts. The shared Hill Shed has a fine view and a roof that needs work.

Rally RaptorPippa Adu · Cable station lift operatorTrail StormTomas Rusk · Track and footpath maintenance surveyorGreen BarretNola Senn · Cable-station dispatcherAlpine AssaultTessa Okafor · Building access surveyorHenry SteeleHenry Steele · Cable station platform carpenter, now part timeMiles PerhourMiles Perhour · Service coordinator for the hill cable stationOtto GravelOtto Gravel · Stone conservator and walking route assessorFinn FlatoutFinn Flatout · Wind observer and line clearance foreman at the cable stationCam BerrCam Berr · Land survey technician for the town and hill cable station

From the map

Saltbridge

Boat yards, auction lots, a windy pier, and an arcade where a surprisingly large number of grudges began.

Midnight MidasDev Harker · Auction house intake appraiserCocoa BanditInez Duran · Retired luggage repairerJungle TitanSaira Bello · Kitchen fitter and estimatorClint WestglassClint Westglass · Glazier and frame restorerJungle JagElisa Duque · Harbour chart and map printerRon StelletoRon Stelleto · Signwriter specializing in yard gates and shop windowsMiller LaqourMiller Laqour · Independent cinema projectionist and scheduling partnerRex RotorRex Rotor · Bicycle wheel builder in a shop above the pier arcadeHank HorsepowerHank Horsepower · Boatyard lifting foreman

From the map

Nightjar City

The bus depot runs all night. So do the noodle shops. Every crew has a favorite corner of the covered market.

Jade FangRin Sato · Market stall owner and lamp restorerNeon HavocLuz Baptiste · Community events stage managerShadow StrikeTheo Mercer · Flooring inspector for commercial buildingsWhite LightningNisha Virdi · Bus timetable plannerRedline RiotLuca Estrin · Touring stage-light technicianVelvet ViperPriya Soke · Housing mediation coordinatorJerry ManifoldsJerry Manifolds · Municipal recreation hall operations leadV-Tech DanielsVal Daniels · Technical illustrator for lift and escalator service manualsJesse Pink-ManJesse Pink-Man · Ceramic kiln technician and freelance glazerJohn SoloJohn Solo · Early-shift city bus dispatcher

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Marrow Creek

Fruit sheds, farm lanes, and the county fair. Borrow a trailer here and three people will ask when it is coming back.

Iron WagonMara Osei · Produce cooperative delivery supervisorFaux DukeEvan Serrat · Fairground sign painterCherry BombMina Salcedo · Confectioner and market stall co-ownerGold StandardAda Baines · Fruit cooperative intake clerkLug nutmenLen Mercer · Telescope and surveying instrument service technicianJan HazeJan Haze · Scenic carpenter for the fairground and local theatreClutch CassidyClutch Cassidy · Grading lead at the Marrow Pear CooperativeRally PartonRally Parton · Director of music at the orchard hall and driver of its rehearsal busRev ReynoldsRev Reynolds · Auction clerk and announcer for the county fair

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Fernwood Hollow

A timber town with a saw shop, volunteer hall, and small radio station. Mack learned the trade above its radio repair shop.

Ghost RunnerIna Beck · Local radio sound engineerButter BrickRuth Holm · Museum crate designerRescue RocketAmara Keene · School office administrator and volunteer first-aid helperGarnet GhostOrla Venn · Tiny radio station scheduler and relief producerJustin TimberbrakesJustin Timberbrakes · School percussion tutor and instrument repair assistantGar Samu-elGar Samu-el · Saw shop blade filer and maintenance handAxel ToddAxel Todd · Venue manager at Fernwood Volunteer HallVinny ValveVinny Valve · Field installer for a radio and sound contractorAxel RoseAxel Rose · Freelance stage rigger and prop fabricator