<section class="text start">
  <span class="icon">🏁</span> Ready, set, go! Scroll to see the effect
</section>
<ul class="tracks">
  <li class="track">
    <div class="car">🏎</div>
    <div class="goal"></div>
  </li>
  <li class="track">
    <div class="motorcycle">🏍</div>
    <div class="goal"></div>
  </li>
  <li class="track">
    <div class="runner">🏃</div>
    <div class="goal"></div>
  </li>
</ul>
<section class="text explanation">
  <span class="icon">⚠️</span> Notice how the racers only stick inside their parent container, the track element, and don't overflow below that
</section>
/* General Styles */

body {
  background: #81C161;
}

.text {
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 2rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.explanation {
  height: 400px;
}

.icon {
  margin-right: 1rem;
}

/* Styles for creating the circuit. Nothing important here */
.tracks {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-around;
  align-items: flex-start;
  /* Hard height to ensure scrolling */
  height: 1200px;
}

.track {
  background-color: #6C6D6E;
  padding: 1rem;
  border: 2px dashed #ED5F61;
  height: 100%;
  position: relative;
}

/* Checkered flag */
.goal {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 10rem;
  background-image: url('https://www.651vinyl.com/images/P/BW_Checkerboard_250.jpg');
  background-size: cover;
  width: 100%;
  height: 24px;
  left: 0;
}

/* Position of the racers. This is where the position sticky comes into place */
.car {
  position: sticky;
  top: 16rem;
  z-index: 1;
}

.motorcycle {
  position: sticky;
  top: 8rem;
  z-index: 1;
}

.runner {
  position: sticky;
  top: 4rem;
  z-index: 1;
}
// Nope! Nothing to see here
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