Helmut Reitze is a professional hover car racer belonging to the Porsche Racing team.
History[]
Hover Car Racer[]
Under unknown circumstances, Helmut Reitze joined the hover car racing team of Porsche Racing, quickly becoming a prominent racer in the professional circuit.
One year, Reitze took part in the New York Masters, first putting in an appearance during the parade day before the races. During the final lap of the Liberty Supersprint race, Reitze was in 12th place, a position that would prevent him from being eliminated from participation in the next race. However, the 13th-placed racer, Carlo Martinez, desperately attempted to overtake Reitze to avoid elimination, despite the lack of room for maneuvering. As a result, Reitze and Martinez's cars collided and spun them out of control, and the ensuing crash took Brock Peters out with them.
Skills[]
- Master Driver / Pilot: As is standard for anyone wishing to learn how to drive a hover car, Reitze has practiced and mastered piloting the aviation-type hover car, being able to perform aerial feats and maneuvers that in the present day are only known to pilots of fighter jets.
Equipment[]
- Porsche Racing Hover Car: Reitze's personal hover car, provided by the Porsche Racing team, which he uses in the professional racing league.
- PR Team Racing Uniform: Like all racers, Reitze has a racing uniform, comprised of a crash helmet, leather gloves and boots, and racing overalls, all coloured and patterned in the Porsche Racing Team's colours.
- Pit Tarantula: A standard piece of equipment for hover car racers, this machine aids in pit bay maintenance during races, which Reitze's mech chief managed during pit stops to keep their team's car in top working order by replacing worn or damaged parts, as well as refilling coolant.
Trivia[]
- The name of Retize's car is never mentioned, though it is noted to be numbered 50.
- During the New York Masters, another racer from Porsche Racing who shared the same last name as Reitze participated. Presumably they are related in some way.
- In the graphic novel adaption, Reitze only appears through his name being mentioned on the scoreboard at the end of the Manhattan Gate Race, though it erroneously has two R. Reitze's instead of one having the initial H. for Helmut.