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

*** The TIME will be 5 PM EDT Saturday (21:00 GMT Saturday) ***

*** 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.

Finishing with 900+ping has to be a record. That's insane.

Who had that?

Ah dammit, I couldn't race, I had to go home for few days.
Next week, folks. I hope to finish at least ;)

Announcing the results of The Deneb Run #64, sponsored by EnB and TGFT.

The Pilots
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Disciple of Eo: Itani, this is his first race.

Erik C.: UIT, Lieutenant-Councilor of Christianson Distribution Company, husband of Joyce C.

Mick: UIT, Council member of Pheonix Alliance

Joyce C.: UIT, Lieutenant-Councilor of Christianson Distribution Company, wife of Erik C.

Tokkan-To Tudane: UIT [SSC], this was his first race.

The Stats
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Mick | 30:36 | Vulture MkIII, FC, no weaps
Erik C. | 34:12 | Behemoth, FC, 2x Prox Mines
Disciple of Eo | 37:27 | Warthog MkII, FC, Neutron Blaster
Joyce C. | 43:47 | Orion Hornet, FC, no weaps
Tokkan-To Tudane | 52:12 | Hornet MkIII, FC, Starflare, Gemini, Gauss Cannon, Neutron Blaster

Notes:
1) 2nd place goes to a Behemoth!!!!1111 Way to go Erik C.
2) Congrats to all involved as there were multiple sector failures encountered by multiple pilots during the race, yet everyone managed to complete the race.
3) Congrats to Joyce C. for not placing last despite an approximately 900ms ping time for almost the entire race.

A moth finished? Damn it, where're the pirates?!

Drunk off their asses and passed out in bars. Much like you probably were. The smart pirates were just getting some shuteye.

Woo! Another record bites the dust!

Go Erik!

And nice job to you too for racing with that ping, J! o_O