Welcome to the Vet week Bus Race Thread. I'm hosting this race on this date: 2019-12-30 @ 01:00 game time.

No fees to enter; open to everyone.

Only ships allowed: EC 88/89 with free cells.

Prizes:

1) 20 LENBs, 2 Hive posis, 1 CWM. 10 mil credits
2) 15 LENBs +6 mil
3) 10 LENBs + 3 mil
4) 2 mil
5) 1 mil

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An unnamed guild just donated 20 mil to the prize Pot. So I expanded the prizes. If anyone else wants pitch in, tell me and we can make the pot even better!

ONE has donated an IBA to the first place finisher, and a Siepos Data agg to the second place finisher.

Luxen has added a 3-month and 1-month premium code to the pot.

Only EC 88/89s allowed with free cells.

Open to all racers. No fees to enter.

Rules:
1) Race starts in empty Ukari sector.
2) Racers must be homed in Latos to start.
3) Racers may home along the route if they wish.
4) Racers must be grouped with a race official.
5) Unlimited deaths are allowed.
5) 60 minute time limit.
6) Racers may not dock or be docked with a capital ship
7) Racers must hit the checkpoints in the correct order.
8) /explode travel is allowed

Race route:

Ukari to Edras to Helios

Racers must pass through predefined checkpoint sectors.

Starting line will be an empty sector in Ukari

Check points
1) Odia B-16
2) Edras G-11
3) Bractus A-9
4) Sedina C-5

Finish line is Helios B-14

Racers do NOT need to dock to finish.

Reserved

<Temptation intensifies!>

Hmm, this might be worth coming into free week for.

[ONE] contributes a Internal Bulkhead Assembly to first place finisher. We also contribute a Siepos Data agg to the 2nd place finisher.

This will be fun.

/me throws a 3-month and 1-month premium code into Knauf's pot

Hah, I did remember my password.

I still seem to have a combined ten million cash left on Ichi, Ixi and Dummy and I am willing to contribute those credits to the prize pot if I remember to reinstall for vet week.

this is starting in 40 minutes

Recap of the race:

it started with a bang

[Sun Dec 29 01:15:30 2019] (group) [Ukari O-6] [VOTE] <Knauf> go
[Sun Dec 29 01:15:34 2019] (group) Nahin Lor is having issues.
[Sun Dec 29 01:15:39 2019] (group) theAntiBob is having issues.
[Sun Dec 29 01:15:41 2019] (group) Scion Spy is having issues.
[Sun Dec 29 01:15:51 2019] (group) [Ukari O-13] [Itan] <Thespian> oh
[Sun Dec 29 01:16:02 2019] (group) [Ukari O-13] [MMM] <Pandoram> everyone got lots of issues lately
[Sun Dec 29 01:16:07 2019] (group) Thespian is having issues.

And then there was a lot of this

[Sun Dec 29 01:17:48 2019] (group) Niki destroyed Nahin Lor
[Sun Dec 29 01:01:27 2019] (group) Niki destroyed theAntiBob
[Sun Dec 29 01:02:11 2019] (group) Niki destroyed Scion Spy
[Sun Dec 29 01:23:11 2019] (group) Niki destroyed Aldoss
[Sun Dec 29 01:24:08 2019] (group) Niki destroyed theAntiBob

Which would not have been a big problem, but then the unrats spawned in bractus

[Sun Dec 29 01:26:40 2019] (group) *Nenakz Ramu destroyed Thespian
[Sun Dec 29 01:27:14 2019] (group) Niki destroyed Nahin Lor
[Sun Dec 29 01:30:12 2019] (group) *Tarakch Vika destroyed Aldoss
[Sun Dec 29 01:33:36 2019] (group) Niki destroyed Scion Spy
[Sun Dec 29 01:34:48 2019] (group) Niki destroyed Thespian
[Sun Dec 29 01:35:55 2019] (group) *Moka Rostras destroyed Aldoss
[Sun Dec 29 01:36:22 2019] (group) *Krozen Ramu destroyed Thespian
[Sun Dec 29 01:36:23 2019] (group) *Mozomes Domu destroyed Pandoram
[Sun Dec 29 01:36:35 2019] (group) Niki destroyed Scion Spy
[Sun Dec 29 01:37:46 2019] (group) Niki destroyed theAntiBob
[Sun Dec 29 01:37:48 2019] (group) *Rebch Kavos destroyed Thespian
[Sun Dec 29 01:40:14 2019] (group) *Chatk Dostra destroyed Scion Spy
[Sun Dec 29 01:40:39 2019] (group) *Mozomes Domu destroyed Aldoss
[Sun Dec 29 01:40:45 2019] (group) *Dak Rotras destroyed Pandoram
[Sun Dec 29 01:41:40 2019] (group) Niki destroyed Thespian
[Sun Dec 29 01:41:51 2019] (group) *Ditaka Rotras destroyed Aldoss
[Sun Dec 29 01:43:07 2019] (group) *Bots Viko destroyed Thespian
[Sun Dec 29 01:44:03 2019] (group) *Chatk Dostra destroyed Scion Spy
[Sun Dec 29 01:46:11 2019] (group) Scion Spy destroyed *Kromon Ramu
[Sun Dec 29 01:46:22 2019] (group) *Mozomes Domu destroyed Scion Spy
[Sun Dec 29 01:47:28 2019] (group) *Kroka Tato destroyed theAntiBob
[Sun Dec 29 01:48:20 2019] (group) *Chatk Dostra destroyed Scion Spy
[Sun Dec 29 01:49:09 2019] (group) Niki destroyed Nahin Lor
[Sun Dec 29 01:50:15 2019] (group) *Kronos Rastras destroyed Scion Spy
[Sun Dec 29 01:50:24 2019] (group) *Krozen Ramu destroyed Aldoss
[Sun Dec 29 01:52:07 2019] (group) *Kronos Rastras destroyed Scion Spy
[Sun Dec 29 01:53:14 2019] (group) *Kronos Rastras destroyed Aldoss
[Sun Dec 29 01:54:07 2019] (group) *Razozen Rovo destroyed Scion Spy
[Sun Dec 29 01:54:51 2019] (group) Niki destroyed Nahin Lor

scion spy sacrificed any chance of winning by engaging the unrats

[Sun Dec 29 01:55:39 2019] (group) Scion Spy destroyed *Ditaka Rotras
[Sun Dec 29 01:55:44 2019] (group) Scion Spy destroyed *Mozomes Domu
[Sun Dec 29 01:55:48 2019] (group) Scion Spy destroyed *Dak Rotras
[Sun Dec 29 01:55:49 2019] (group) Scion Spy destroyed *Rebch Kavos
[Sun Dec 29 01:56:04 2019] (group) Scion Spy destroyed *Chatk Dostra
[Sun Dec 29 01:56:14 2019] (group) Scion Spy destroyed *Laka Rastras
[Sun Dec 29 01:56:20 2019] (group) *Razozen Rovo destroyed Scion Spy

there was some more of this

[Sun Dec 29 01:57:10 2019] (group) Niki destroyed Nahin Lor

And finally some of this

[Sun Dec 29 02:02:49 2019] [6684] <Finish Line> Nahin Lor has been located in Helios B-14
[Sun Dec 29 02:05:47 2019] [6684] <Finish Line> theAntiBob has been located in Helios B-14
[Sun Dec 29 02:11:12 2019] [6684] <Finish Line> Pandoram has been located in Helios B-14
[Sun Dec 29 02:11:16 2019] [6684] <Finish Line> Aldoss has been located in Helios B-14
[Sun Dec 29 02:14:50 2019] [6684] <Finish Line> Scion Spy has been located in Helios B-14

Congrats to all the racers. And the aggressor.

I love the recap :P

Was a good, and fun race, with TONS of twists!!
I had no idea the race was gonna take place, but i am sure glad i made it :)