He, handling VIP tickets from @FastTrack, entered the area, shedding the TV cameras and crew for the BBC.

Popping his neck left, then right, he stretched, ready to bedazzle those at the #GGG2023 who'd bare witness to him.

He felt a pang of pity for poor @Capt_Spitfire, having to regail time and time again her #Canterlot500 win. Surely this had to be worse than the interviews which she donned her plastic smile for so well?

For as much as the grounds crew puts into it, there really isn't a big goal. It's not a massive race like the Running of the Leaves or the #Canterlot500. It's not some big showcase. It's a chance for us all to get together and enjoy an evening of friendship and harmony!

Yeah, but you wanted to win #TopBolt /and/ the #Canterlot500 in the same year, right? Now you gotta win #TopBolt again, and, let's be honest, there's a LOT of Top Bolts in the current roster. Think you can pull it off?

*grin*

I am /not/ popular with Hoity Toity circles! >.>

Anyway, great job with the #Canterlot500! I'm not gonna lie, I was rooting for Silverstream, but I was holding my breath for you at the end there.

*stands off to the side of the runway, watching ground crews tear down the #Canterlot500 practice track. A squad of cadets trot by in formation, but slow to give her a salute. She responds with one of her own*

Carry on, cadets!

*she's back at base, and back to work. The touring is over with, the #Canterlot500 trophy is up on her file cabinet, and she is working on a stack of paperwork Fast Clip carefully built for her*

Amazing how fast this stuff piles up!

Yep. My lucky whistle. Have it with me for every race and every performance I fly in!

*she makes sure to take time to answer as many @mlp_OHO kids questions as possible. Let each have a chance to hold the #Canterlot500 trophy, and get an autographed poster before she departs. She owes it to her biggest fans!*

*grins a little as the @mlp_OHO kids react to seeing the #Canterlot500 trophy right up close like this. She can't help but chuckle as some of them make faces to giggle at their reflections in the golden cup*

Make sure to take turns, kiddos. Let everyone have a look, okay?

*she cants her head slightly, taking a quick peek up at @MLPNoah. She gestures with her head for him to come closer, smiling*

Even you. Go ahead and have a look.

Whoaaaaaa!

*Paint @MLPNoah & the kiddos surprised. @Capt_Spitfire being there is surprising enough. Having the #Canterlot500 trophy in front of them blows them away.*

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((Apologies for the delay.))

*He does get a look at the winning trophy from the #Canterlot500 and is a little amazed from it.*

*manages to get her saddlebags off and set aside before she's mobbed by the @mlp_OHO children. She's certainly gotten better about dealing with kids these days*

Thank you all. Couldn't have done it without all your support.

*she smiles as she wades through the sea of youngsters, reaching for her saddlebags. Opening the flap, she pulls out the #Canterlot500 trophy in her teeth and sets it down carefully among the kids*

Hiiiii!

*And here it comes. The pile of hugs that the kiddos bestow upon @Capt_Spitfire.*

You won! You won!

*There’s also a pile of enthusiastic congratulations that her fans bestow on her for winning the #Canterlot500.*

/)^o^/)

*she's out on a tour around Equestria, visiting various flying clubs and camps, meeting with excited young fans who wanted to see the #Canterlot500 trophy*

Sure. Each of you can get a photo with the cup if you'd like!

*sitting down to breakfast with her folks this morning. She can't help but chuckle as her proud dad sips his morning coffee right out of the #Canterlot500 trophy*

Right? Coffee tastes so much better when it comes from the trophy!

*snickers, then grabs a slice of toast*

*Though Rainbow has managed to miss the media since the #Canterlot500 so far, when she returns to HQ, they certainly find her.*

*Or at least the media liason finds her and shoves them at her.*

*So, dressed in a Wonderbolts polo, she's doing not one, not two, but /three/ press conferences along with a host interviews with various media personalities today.*

*She's left wondering why they aren't chasing after the Captain, but she won't complain! She likes her media time, too!* ...

*flips through a stack of letters that have arrived on her desk since the #Canterlot500. Notes of congratulations from fans across Equestria. Much better than interviews*

Dear Spitfire,

I knew you could do it! You're the best!

*smiles and sets the letter aside to open another*

The interviews didn't end with the #Canterlot500!

"If I hadn't been there to eat one of @Capt_Spitfire's oat cakes, she might've been weighed down and come 2nd!" he bragged, his snackcident clearly the reason why Spitfire claimed 1st spot over @mlp_Fleetfoot.

"With such a small margin, anythin' even as minor as an oat cake could've made a huge difference!"

What a hero!

*hangs her silver medal from the #Canterlot500 up in her trophy case at home in Detrot. She smiles at all the other ones she's collected over the years*

Heh... well, don't say I'm not consistent, I guess!

*it's been a hectic couple days since she won the #Canterlot500. From parties, to interviews and meetings with VIPs. And while she has a few more engagements lined up, for today, she can relax and place the trophy atop her file cabinet in her office*

Right where it belongs.

Today is a quiet day at his castle home, as he's currently finishing the congratulatory letter to Captain Spitfire for winning the #Canterlot500

He's also trying to decide if he should throw in a case of cider or not.