TGFT and EnB will again be hosting The Deneb Run this weekend.

*** Listen to racing music on Radio TGFT at http://www.live365.com/stations/dj_screwball ***

*** The TIME will be 5 PM EDT Saturday (9 PM GMT Saturday)

All citizens are welcome to race, there is no entrance fee, and 4 Million credits in prizes are available. Some of it could be yours!

Once again, the rules are:

1) Racers must race from Odia M14 through Deneb heading clockwise back to Odia M14.
2) Race starts in Odia M14 near the station.
3) Contestants must be within 100m of me before the start
4) No shooting before I start the race.
5) You die and you're out (so no /exploding)
6) All weapons and ships allowed, except those listed in #10.
7) First person to get back and dock at Odia M14 wins the first prize. (2 million credits)
8) Second person back gets 2nd place prize (1.2 million credits)
9) Third person back gets 3rd place prize (800k credits)
10) Attempting to trigger a false start of the race is grounds for disqualification.
11) Money for killing other racers: Any pilot, racing or not, is eligible to earn money as follows:

Pre-condition #1: There must be at least 3 racers
Pre-condition #2: Less than 3 racers complete The Deneb Run
If the above pre-conditions are met, the undistributed prize money will be awarded to those who killed the racers as follows:
- Kills in the Odia M-14 sector are not eligible
- The most recent eligible kill earns the highest unawarded prize money (2 mil, 1.2 mil, 800k, or 0)
- The 2nd most recent eligible kill earns the 2nd highest unawarded prize money (1.2 mil, 800k, or 0)
- The 3rd most recent eligible kill earns the 3rd highest unawarded prize money (800k or 0)

Please reply to this thread if you intend to race.

I'll be coming around through Deneb when I come...
/me goes off into an incomprehensible variant of "She'll be coming around the mountain"

-Calder

Don't forget to throw in the MC imitating rule

what does the MC have to do with this?

VO aint no prissy dancing baby from the ally mcbeal show!

I'll be around to start taking stats an hour or two before the race, presumably.

Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me about the new rule. Post above edited.

Count me in.

Good race everyone, stupid Itani Teradon. 'nuff said.

-Calder

/me is too happy to say anything...

I might race. IDK, depends on how quickly I can get a new alt some racing duds.

/me goes on Rant #313 on "Non-infiniboosting ships: You Gotta hate em"

Moldy, I had a hronek, :D I was flying past an Itani Trident in Itan and whump whump BOOOOM!!! HEADSHOT!!!!

-Calder

Ouchies. At least they didn't waste my time and got me early in the race.

Announcing the results of The Deneb Run #46, sponsored by TGFT and EnB. Special thanks to Miharu for helping collect racer stats.

The Pilots
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Blue Streak: Itani, member of SB, he is the winningest pilot in The Deneb Run, host of the Corporate Sectors Run AND Nation War events, sometimes announcer of The Deneb Run, and has done many race writeups for The Deneb Run.

Mick: UIT, he's a veteran racer with many top 3 finishes and a win in The Deneb Run. He also won the Corporate Sectors Run for the last 2 weeks, setting a new record in that race for the 2nd straight week.

Joyce Sanders: UIT, Commander of SB, she is a very competitive veteran racer and has earned a win and many top 3 finishes in The Deneb Run.

Spaceranger: UIT, member of TGFT, he is a veteran racer who's best place so far is 2nd.

Breazle: UIT, member of BHu, this is his third race and he already has a 2nd place finish.

Calder: Itani, he has raced a couple of times in The Deneb Run and placed 3rd last week.

Mike-L: Serco, council member of SCAR, this veteran racer has pretty consistently exemplified the phrase "blaze of glory", though he did finish 1 of his 6 races.

Surbius Bondevo: UIT, member of TGFT, this is his second race.

Lagrange Remor: UIT, this is his first race.

The Race
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[check here later]

The Stats
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Mike-L | 32:58 | Orion Hornet, FC, no weaps
Joyce Sanders | 33:25 | Orion Hornet, FC, no weaps
Breazle | 34:28 | Orion Hornet, FC, no weaps
Spaceranger | 34:47 | Orion Hornet, FC, 1x Gemini missile
Surbius Bondevo | 36:22 | Orion Hornet, FC, 4x Neut2
Lagrange Remor | DNF | Hornet MkI, Heavy batt, 2x Neut, 2x Plasma HX
Calder | DNF | Orion Hornet, FC, no weaps
Mick | DNF | IDF Valk, FC, no weaps
Blue Streak | DNF | Corvus Maud, no weaps

Interesting observations:

1. Maybe I should change the starting theme from Ride of the Valkyries to Flight of the Bumblebee. Orion Hornets for the win!

2. My rapid-fire typing of the race progress in channel 100 seems to be upsetting to some players, so I'm considering using a special race channel starting next week. I'll announce the channel in the post for the next race. The potential downside is that new players don't find out about the event, so I'd like to hear other people's comments.

I vote we mute every helpful person out there! They spam 100 with utter NONESENSE of helpfulness! They CLOG the channelm PREVENTING me from talking about nothing really but that is my RIGHT! I AM BEING ENCROACHED UPON!

/sarcasm

The obvious and best answer is to get a Guide to mute both Genka and spuck ten minutes before the event. They are the only ones "complaining", and we all know they are just really trying to be annoying.

Dont pay attention to those who cant listen to your comment of the race on 100, its a event that last for a short period of time once a week, i think most of us can live with it.

KEEP IT ON 100 !!

Heh, not a bad time...

Spucky, where were ye that day? :P

I'd say pick a channel to use for the race commentary.

pick channel! pick channel!

jex: you are wrong!