The TT-02RX was perfect. Its shaft-driven 4WD and low center of gravity begged for the kind of aggressive torque vectoring that stock ESCs couldn't touch. Mira wired the ELMO-compatible microcontroller between the receiver and the servo, uploaded a custom "Drift God" parameter set, and hit the test track—a deserted parking lot behind the engineering building.

"Let it drive."

Mira's phone buzzed. A message from the anonymous forum account that had sent her the ELMO binaries. Three words:

The car hesitated. Then, its front wheels twitched once, as if shaking its head.