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

*** The TIME will be 9 PM EDT Saturday (01:00 GMT Sunday) ***

*** The race progress announcements will be announced on Channel 500 ***

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

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 Valkyrie ships are not allowed.
11) Attempting to trigger a false start of the race is grounds for disqualification.
12) 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 intend to race.

For those of you looking for results, the Deneb Run #59 was cancelled due to nobody showing up to race.

I will be away this Saturday and probably next Saturday too. If someone wants to run the Deneb Run and has at least 3 racers, I'll cover the prize money. Otherwise, perhaps we should enjoy a short summer break.

Ok, I'm back and will run the race tonight at 9 PM EDT.

Those two storms in Deneb killed my chance of even getting #2 time... I really need to hire scouts and try for Ghost's record... I know I can get it...

Scouts
Repairers
Security

We need not less team then Formula-1 pilots =)

So there weren't almost anya Deneb Runs while I was away from VO?

I only used scouts and repairers when i raced in a freebus and security only when pirate activity was unbelievable. (Like three pirates for every racer, and most station camping the finish line). No real need for the team but go ahead. I think leber tried starting one... ;)

Announcing the results of The Deneb Run #59, sponsored by EnB and TGFT.

The Pilots
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Athran - Itani, Council member of the Coalition of Itan

Blue Streak - Itani, Lieutenant-Councilor of Sigma Shipping

Mick: UIT, Council member of Pheonix Alliance

Miharu: Itani, Commander of Sigma Shipping

Mecha Tourais: Serco, Commander of the Cadre Of the Renegade Elite

The Stats
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Blue Streak | 28:10 | EC-107, FC, no weaps
Mick | 29:55 | EC-107, FC, no weaps
Miharu | 31:08 | EC-107, FC, no weaps
Mecha Tourais | 32:01 | Warthog MkII, FC, no weaps
Athran | 35:17 | TPG Raptor, FC, no weaps

Interesting Observations:
1) It was a clean sweep for the EC-107.
2) The race between Miharu and Mecha was actually pretty close, with them each swapping positions several times. Also, Dr. Lecter/John Galt tried hard to solicit pirates to kill Miharu, as well as trying to do the job himself, but all racers managed to dock safely.

So #60 is today I hope? At "pro-European" timeslot?