As his hoverbike whistled his interface showed some damage that had been done to the underside of his hoverbike. It must have happened earlier. There was nothing he could have done aside from preparing more. Fortunately all the hoverplates necessary for staying afloat are all made of chemi-metal.
The hoverplates that had been damaged were all ones for speed. Even then they were not damaged to the point of inoperation. They were just damaged such that any more damage would put them either out of operation or cause them to malfunction.
He had plenty of replacements underneath if it just needed to be replaced. But malfunctioning could cause problems for the race. But he would risk it because chances were that the other racers would stop at their pits for a quick repair.
