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Owi
Alcatraz Inc.
Tactical Narcotics Team
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Posted - 2006.11.19 04:37:00 -
[91]
Nice scoreboard Gyra ;-)
Also nice to see the Champion on top of it ! ^^
It was a great race. All went fine and smooth for me, without any faults on my side !
Will cya all in 2 weeks
Regards Owi
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Technosis
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Posted - 2006.11.19 09:05:00 -
[92]
great race, eve uni napped positions 9th 10th 11th and 18th (resulting me losing a 1mil bet as i got 11th.....)
making preparations for next race :)
btw, you know the alliance tourny it that day too, i'm not suer if times clash.
Technosites o7
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Quincy TawHarr
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Posted - 2006.11.19 16:29:00 -
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Great race, pretty close with only 18 minutes seperating the pack. I learned loads which I will hopefully be able to apply to improve my standing next race.
Grats to everyone, thanks to our convener.
Hopefully I'll be home in time for the next one as that's on LSAT day, so it'll be close.
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Kayleigh Jamieson
Gallente
Dragonstar
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Posted - 2006.11.19 17:13:00 -
[94]
(Originally written for the DS Forums; this account of the race will be biased. Please bear that in mind).
Aunia I û Moon 11 û Fed Navy Assembly Plant
Only an hour to go until the start of the new racing season and Kayleigh Jamieson was still docked at the Racing Team hangars in Aunia. She was the last one there. The rest of the team had all taken off and now it was her turn. SheÆd seen them all off with a last briefing, some last minute recommendations and tips, and one tight good luck hug. Now the hangar was quiet for the first time in weeks. The mechanics had done all they could and the crews were at their stations.
In the background, her two spare racers sat. They looked as if they were sleeping in the shadows. But under the spotlight, her racing Rifter shone under a new coat of paint. Kayleigh reached up with one hand, fingertips brushing the hull as she paced slowly around the ship, for one last outside look.
The Dragonbourne had been her prime racer frigate before the advent of Firetails. Even its name had come from the other corp mates. This frigate was her pride. It represented all the good things Dragonstar had ever done for one Kayleigh Jamieson. It had sat in the hangar for too long; now that faction frigates had been outlawed from the League, it was time to get it back out and once more fly faster than light itself.
The new painting looked nice. It was all black, with a subtle pattern of golden dragon scales all over. Proud red letters displayed the name Dragonstar over and under the wings, along with the number two she had earned in Season One. Owi would probably be sporting the number one somewhere in his frigate. She briefly wondered what ship he would fly now that he could not tap into his impressive collection of Faction frigates. She shook her head. No sense worrying about it now. She had assembled the best ship she could get and would do her best on the race track.
Kayleigh had reached the nose of her Rifter. She looked up and her grey eyes sparkled as she smiled. Her fingers gently traced the outline of the stylish blue flower and flowery lettering of the Glamour Bunnies logo. She wondered if the Bunnies really would bring some cheerleaders to the start line and it made her chuckle.
Yesà this was going to be a great race.
The first race of the new season has been runà and it was chaos. The good kind of chaos!
24 pilots lined up at the start û thatÆs three times the previous record amount of racers in a race on Season One! û and launched recklessly into space as Gyra Rho gave the green light. My overview was packed full of fellow racers for most of the race. What excitement!
The new season is on, and anything can happen.
(to be continued...)
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Kayleigh Jamieson
Gallente
Dragonstar
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Posted - 2006.11.19 17:14:00 -
[95]
(continued)
Preparations
This season the DS Racing Team is made up of four racers, as new rules allow for multiple racers per corporation. We are lining up with me (Kayleigh Jamieson), Iconath, Scavanger and Taco Smakbez. We ought to have been five, but mere days before the start of the new racing season Loras Forsythe moved to Endless Night and is therefore no longer a member of the team. Turncoat! :P
For this race, DS was racing in a home circuit, seeing that Essence is where our HQ is located. We all fitted our plain T1 frigates as well as we could, and trusted our racing expertise to takes us through the first race. However, we did study the map and identified a few key-systems where we might go through. And once we made up our minds, we went around making instas. Obviously this was a good idea û read on and youÆll understand just how crucial this was.
Nervous, with hands shaking and in some cases clammy, we docked and joined the racing channel. It wasà noisy, to say the least! It was crowded! It was at once exciting and intimidating. No more the quiet channel where a few veteran racers threw some friendly jabs at each other; Ms Rho was busy trying to answer all the newcomersÆ doubts and we veterans were staring in disbelief and delight at how many pilots had shown up.
Busy with our own last minute preparations, we kept mostly silent.
The Race
At 20h EvE time, we got the green light and launched off of Wysalan. My overview lit up with other racers; IÆd never seen anything like that, and it was only the first of many new sights.
I donÆt think any of the rookies had much trouble with the start, which is always nice. I like a race well run. I did catch a tiny bit of a scare because my screen remained black for a bit longer than I expected and I feared that black-screen-at-undock bug, but fortunately the screen cleared and I could see all my competition. Frantic, I clicked my autopilot on and warped out.
IÆd love to be able to give an accurate account of what happened, but the truth is there were so many pilots in there I didnÆt even know which position I was in for a long time! I could see my team mates keeping pace, but the rest were just a collection of tiny white squares in my view. No way to tell names without losing time, and I wasnÆt going to fall for that! So, hands shaking with excitement, I tried to focus on getting my gate approaches just right, and not losing any time to anyone.
On the way to Waypoint One racers started to gradually spread outà but only very gradually. I started seeing less pilots and realising I was in a group with Owi (who was fast pulling away from us), Nakatre Read (who was making a fabulous dTbut û prompted by instas as it later turned out), Hal Seldon, Malcom Carswell, Loras Forsythe (until she got dropped from the game, hahaha!) and my team mates Taco Smakbez, Iconath and Scavanger.
Then Waypoint One happenedà and it was hectic. At one point well over half the racers were about in that planet, either orbiting the can or making approaches. And the lag on the new cans with all those BMs on board? Huge!! But at least we veterans knew what we were in for. The poor rookies were finding this all very strange and asking lots of questions. I just tried to get out of there as fast as I could, but my can approach was appalling and I lost some time to Owi. Not so sure I lost that much time to anyone else. Perhaps some. I know Scavanger has turned can approach into an art form.
After Waypoint One, we at the head of the race finally figured out who we were and where we were, as the racers spread out a little more. Owi was ahead, with Nakatre right at his heels, then Hal, Taco and me (not necessarily in this order) doing our best to catch up, and now and then I caught glimpses of other pilots û TheDevilsJury, Ronins Shadow and Steph Wing pop to mind, for instance.
(to be continued)
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Kayleigh Jamieson
Gallente
Dragonstar
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Posted - 2006.11.19 17:15:00 -
[96]
(continued)
But all too quickly we arrived at Waypoint 2, an asteroid belt in Ladistier, and the first place where we would be under enemy fire. I had been too slow or too dumbfounded to take a picture of WP1, but I took a screenie at WP2. I was still nervous, though, so I forgot to close some windows and the scenery doesnÆt really show. IÆll cut the overview, though, and post it up somewhere so you guys can see what my overview looked like, with all the people about. It shows 11 racers, almost half the pilots racing. And Owi had already left when I took the snapshot! I was already orbiting the can there, so the closest those names are to me in distance, the closest they were to fighting for that second place behind Owi û just so you get an idea.
I think Kendar Zek decided then to shoot at the local fauna while waiting for the cans to open. And true enough the wait was a bit long. I was fortunate enough to never get any aggro during the race, but others sure did. Taco at one point was left with just 20% armour, and Icon himself was the target of a few pot shots, but they didnÆt penetrate very far into his defenses.
As the racers thinned out a little more, some interesting fights for position took place. Nakatre Read, of newcomers Vindication Angels, kept dogging OwiÆs heels until trouble with a bookmark that did not reach her cargo hold caused her to drop off of the race û a pity as Owi got some breathing space. Taco, Hal Seldon and I were then locked in a fight for second place that just didnÆt seem to resolve any time soon. A little behind us, Lillith Blackheart of True Core started making really good times and threatening LorasÆ position. Unfortunately she then ran into trouble of her own at a waypoint with a laggy can and some NPC aggro involving warp-outs that lost her some precious time as well as making her lose sight of Loras.
My race turned gradually into just me, Hal, Taco and (now and then) a glimpse of Iconath. It was a stalemate. Hal kept just a few thousand metres ahead of me through dozens of jumps; no matter what I did I just couldnÆt get an edgeà until we got to Old Man Star and the instas we had. In two jumps I was sniffing HalÆs exhaust fumes, so to speak. And then WP6 (the last) came up, and it was over 100km from the warp-in point. I couldnÆt have asked for anything better. My top speed is nice (yes, IÆm being modest), and the long sprint went in my favour. When we left WP6, Taco and I were ahead of Hal. Now it was just a question of not bouncing off any gates and turning that previous stalemate in my favour: make sure Hal couldnÆt gain any time on me!
In the end, my hands were shaking quite a bit and I had to get the station just right! I nearly fumbled with my drop-down menus, but I managed to click the right place! I docked just behind Taco and we made a Dragonstar 2 and 3 on the podium. Woohoo!
Hal docked just behind me and Iconath followed a few seconds after. What a great finish for DS! Three racers in the top 5! I couldnÆt have asked for a better start to the season.
(to be continued)
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Kayleigh Jamieson
Gallente
Dragonstar
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Posted - 2006.11.19 17:16:00 -
[97]
(continued)
Aftermath
Owi showed not only us veterans but also all the newly-signed racers why he was champion of season one by finishing 3 whole minutes ahead of anyone else. Congratulations, Owi!
Ronins Shadow was the best of the rookies, with a strong 7th place for Bre-X right behind veteran racer Malcom Carswell û now racing for a new corporation, Chosen Path û and the Eve University team showed great unity with a strong block finish in places 9, 10, and 11. Loras Forsythe, former member of the DS Racing Team finished 12th snatching those points from our brave test pilot, Scavanger.
Lillith Blackheart made the best of her can problems to dock in 14th, and Kendar Zek, despite insisting on losing time by shooting mobs at asteroid belts still managed to grab 19th place. Kazuo Ishiguro, despite an extremely expensive setting on his Rifter could only grab 20th place; Perhaps next time, Kazuoà Of the 24 racers lined up only Nakatre Read of Vindication Angels didnÆt finish. The last finish was in the hands of rookie Jarkardi Hughes.
Notes to self:
1) Go back to basics and practise can approaches.
2) Keep an eye out for newcomers Nakatre Read and Lillith Blackheart as well as oldbies Malcom Carswell and Hal Seldon û these people are fast and IÆd rather keep them behind me ;).
3) There must be a way to catch Owi.
Ladistier II û Asteroid Belt 1, a.k.a. Waypoint 2
Kayleigh bit her lip and never even noticed the taste of pod fluid. Frowning hard in concentration, she swerved right and then left, narrowly avoiding a collision with NakatreÆs Executioner. There were seven racers already orbiting the Waypoint 2 RhoDyne container, waiting patiently for it to open. Or not so patiently.
ôThis traffic is unbelievable!ö she willed her thoughts into the private Dragonstar communications channel. Even that slight distraction almost made her brush against MalcomÆs underside and they both swept by in their orbit trajectories.
ôIÆm being shot at!ö That was TacoÆs voice.
ôHang in there. WeÆll be out soon,ö she encouraged. There really wasnÆt much else she could do. The Serpentis ship was too far away for her weapons to have any effect, and even if it were close, it would lose her some precious time to focus her energies and attention on downing a belt rat. Then came the muffled sound of explosions. Kayleigh twisted her neck in reflex, trying to look over her shoulder. ôWhoÆs shooting whom?ö she asked over the private channel.
ôI donÆt know,ö said Scavanger. ôSomeone is shooting at the Serpentis.ö
Kayleigh looked back at the can, trying to will it to open faster. And then as she did another arc in space she got the perfect angle to see someone in an Atron shooting at the Serpentis. Dearest Kendar, no doubt trying to make space a safer place for Kayleigh to traverse. She smiled, but it was a brief gesture as yet another Executioner whooshed past right in front of her, narrowly missing her û Taco, this time.
She saw Nakatre starting to align for a warp out and was about to curse when her crew notified her of the can opening. Finally! SheÆd be out of this mess in a moment and back to pure racing and the thrill of trying to catch Nakatre and Owi.
Kay.
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Caldari
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2006.11.19 20:21:00 -
[98]
 Originally by: Kayleigh Jamieson
Perhaps next time, Kazuoà
I blame CONCORD for putting up billboards all over the place. Someone could have a nasty accident 
Joking apart, I expect things will be a good deal closer next time if warp to 0km is in place - I wasn't using any instasà
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Ronins Shadow
Bre-X
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Posted - 2006.11.20 00:21:00 -
[99]
Very nice writing Kayleigh.
Looking forward to the next race 
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Owi
Alcatraz Inc.
Tactical Narcotics Team
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Posted - 2006.11.20 00:52:00 -
[100]
Ohyes !
*givs Kay a long hug for this report !!!
luvs to read it :)
It makes it even more a great event !!!
- Owi - the forum |
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Kayleigh Jamieson
Gallente
Dragonstar
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Posted - 2006.11.21 11:32:00 -
[101]
Originally by: Owi
*givs Kay a long hug for this report !!!
Thank you, Owi  Thanks, everyone. I do have fun writing these, but your kind words make it all the more special.
Man, we have to wait two whole weeks until the next race? Wanna raaace! 
Kay.
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TheDevilsJury
principle of motion
R i s e
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Posted - 2006.11.30 23:27:00 -
[102]
looking forward to saturday's race. I've improved... I think.
^^^^ You can hide, but you can't run. ^^^^ |
Kazuo Ishiguro
Caldari
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:26:00 -
[103]
Unfortunately, I will be unable to attend the race, as I am taking part in a concert at that time with the university orchestra. I'll be seeing everyone again in a couple of weeks, over the holidays.
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Kayleigh Jamieson
Gallente
Dragonstar
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Posted - 2006.12.01 12:03:00 -
[104]
I'm hoping I can make it to the races on time *fingers crossed*
I wonder what the races will feel like, with all the recent changes...
Kay.
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Caldari
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2006.12.01 22:10:00 -
[105]
The races will be closer, more exciting, and will involve a greater level of concentration and skill. Now that we have warp to 0km, all competitors are on a much more even footing, and people will need to use the autopilot much more judiciously. I expect to see every single pilot fitting a full rack of inertia stabilisers, and more Vigils.
Is anyone else going to be buying some of those rigs that increase warp speed? 
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Owi
Es and Whizz
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Posted - 2006.12.02 03:30:00 -
[106]
damnit yaa the riggs...was concentrating on other skills then for racing...think it will be hard for me this race to keepup then :)
well cya all at 20gmt
btw : i left Alcatraz Inc. and willf ly now for Es and Whizz ! Shame about the corpladder as i lost the points *nods
- Owi - the forum |
TheDevilsJury
principle of motion
R i s e
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Posted - 2006.12.02 04:14:00 -
[107]
At current component prices a Hyperspace Velocity rig would cost well over 200 million isk, perhaps closer to 1 billion isk.
I don't think anyone will have one.
If they ever get down to reasonable prices, there's a chance we might see them being another "must-have" fitting.
^^^^ You can hide, but you can't run. ^^^^ |
Owi
Es and Whizz
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Posted - 2006.12.02 13:18:00 -
[108]
yaa,right ..after lookin into the riggmarket, bpos n minerals i saw it .. but price will go down for sure , latest if ppl spezialist in salvaging . phew..thought i have a problem tonight ^^
- Owi - the forum |
Kazuo Ishiguro
Caldari
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2006.12.02 18:40:00 -
[109]
Edited by: Kazuo Ishiguro on 02/12/2006 18:40:18
Agreed- those rigs are going to be particularly expensive, since two of the three components they need are:Also needed for lots of other rigsAmong the rarest components to drop.
I shall have to go a-salvaging for a while...
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ErbUs
Minmatar
Free Industries Union
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Posted - 2006.12.02 20:54:00 -
[110]
damn pirates nailed me at waypoint 3 can.
almost lost the Free Industries Union ship and didn't feel like playing cat and mouse with the pirate to get the BM
2 weeks I'll be back hopefuly with better luck. cant wait to see who finishes and who all lost ships
Free Industries Union is recruiting! come to Molden Heath and join us. |
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Kendar Zek
Gallente
Interstellar Aid Society
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Posted - 2006.12.03 04:41:00 -
[111]
Once again, the Serpentis rats wanted to play. Once again, they were repaid with furious wrath for their meddling. After being accosted by three destroyers at a lowsec waypoint, I was reduced to 47% hull, which leaves me in the unfortunate position of engaging or dying at each successive waypoint.
The kill count was...
1 Shadow Serpentis Chief Spy (431k+ ISK)
2 Serpentis Infantry (18k ISK ea.)
6 Serpentis Guards (10k ISK ea.)
I'd like to thank my fellow racers for taking out that third destroyer. I'm impressed with the good sportsmanship of all the competitors; thus far, no one has taken a shot at another racer.
Congratulations to the winners! I look forward to seeing you all again at the next race.
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Kayleigh Jamieson
Gallente
Dragonstar
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Posted - 2006.12.03 10:19:00 -
[112]
First of all, congratulations to Hal Seldon and Nakatre Read. I'm only sorry stupid stuff happened on my end that made me reboot the game at WP6; if not for that I think I might have discussed first place with Hal all the way to the finish line. Great race, Hal ;)
Congratulations also to the Dragonstar team as a whole. There was some great team work there in overcoming all the difficulties in this particularly hellish race. I couldn't be prouder of my team.
I'll write a full race report sometime tomorrow, but in the meantime maybe someone can tell me who was shooting at us in WP5 (Loes III, Asteroid Belt 1) because two of the three aggroed me and got me all the way down to 30% Armour before I could pull a BM from the can. Being leader of the race sometimes sucks 
Kay.
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Quincy TawHarr
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Posted - 2006.12.03 14:35:00 -
[113]
Congratulations to everyone, wish I could've been there but the evil spectre of RL struck hard.
I'm guessing Owi didn't win?
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Gyra Rho
Interstellar Gaming Consortium
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Posted - 2006.12.03 16:00:00 -
[114]
Race Results: Verge Vendor
Saturday evening's romp through Verge Vendor proved to be quite a trial for many of the racers, not only in race length but enduring the heavy presence of Serpentis gangs traversing the belts. Thanks in part to Kendar Zek, who graciously added twenty million isk towards this event, he made the finish line that much sweeter for the frontline finishers. With the recent navigation changes in addition to some of the old adversaries (gate queues, comm instability), many racers crossed the finish line with considerable armor and hull damage. A special mention for Mes Ren, the only pilot who suffered a loss and still managed to cross the finish line.
See everyone in two weeks!
Start: Alenia V, M4 Roden Shipyards
1. Aidart - Cistuvaert Gate
2. Raneilles IX - AB 1
3. Jovainnon - Star
4. Murethand IV - AB 1
5. Loes III - AB 1
6. Ouelletta IV - AB 1
7. Amygnon - Star
8. Stou VII - AB 1
9. Amoderia IV - Moon 1
10. Rebilier II - AB 1
End: Tourier I - Poteque Pharmaceuticals Biotech Production
Race Results
1 - Hal Seldon [TRACE] - Vigil (01:15:49)
2 - Nakatre Read [KHAI] - Executioner (01:16:47)
3 - Kayleigh Jamieson [DS] - Rifter (01:18:41)
4 - Owi [ALTZ] - Rifter (01:19:26)
5 - Iconath [DS] - Vigil (01:20:06)
6 - Loras Forsythe [ENDL] - Vigil (01:21:19)
7 - Scavanger [DS] - Vigil (01:23:29)
8 - Di Jiensai [MYSTI] - Atron (01:24:26)
9 - Malcom Carswell [CHSN] - Executioner (01:29:05)
10 - TheDevilsJury [PROMO] - Vigil (01:31:41)
11 - Jakardi Hughes [CKOW] - Rifter (01:32:04)
12 - Kendar Zek [INAS] - Atron (01:32:39)
13 - Sasha Contovis [E-UNI] - Executioner (01:32:56)
14 - Mes Ren [IDAMA] - Executioner (02:08:14)
DNF - ErbUs [FIU] - Slasher
DNF - Lillith Blackheart [RHO] - Executioner
DNF - Steph Wing [E-UNI] - Executioner
Race Casualties
Mes Ren - Executioner (Serpentis Wing Leader)
Click here to view updated scores for season two!
-Gyra
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Kayleigh Jamieson
Gallente
Dragonstar
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Posted - 2006.12.03 16:17:00 -
[115]
Originally by: Gyra Rho
4 - Owi [ALTZ] - Rifter (01:19:26)
Just a correction to make here: Owi left ALTZ before the race. He was actually part of Es and Whizz [WHIZZ] during the race. I'm sure he'll correct me if I am wrong in this.
Kay.
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Owi
Es and Whizz
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Posted - 2006.12.03 17:57:00 -
[116]
right @ kay
@ Quincy TawHarr
beaten by disconnects and traffic control...verge ventor was a lagfest :/ but also well raced from hal !
well i releax...we have 18 race to gooo :)
- The Source of Electronicsound -
Soundwarrior release 2007 |
Gyra Rho
Interstellar Gaming Consortium
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Posted - 2006.12.03 18:02:00 -
[117]
Originally by: Kayleigh Jamieson
Originally by: Gyra Rho
4 - Owi [ALTZ] - Rifter (01:19:26)
Just a correction to make here: Owi left ALTZ before the race. He was actually part of Es and Whizz [WHIZZ] during the race. I'm sure he'll correct me if I am wrong in this.
Kay.
Yep, error on my part- the scores I took care of last night have it recorded. Thanks.
-Gyra
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Owi
Es and Whizz
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Posted - 2006.12.11 10:50:00 -
[118]
any news on next race ? 16th ? 
- The Source of Electronicsound -
Soundwarrior release 2007 |
Kazuo Ishiguro
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Posted - 2006.12.11 13:19:00 -
[119]
I will try to be there if I can, but I may not have access to a PC that can run EVE come Saturday. I'd certainly like to hear which region the next race is taking place in.
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Gyra Rho
Interstellar Gaming Consortium
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Posted - 2006.12.11 14:30:00 -
[120]
The ISGC has scheduled the third race of the season:
Date: Saturday, December 16th
Time: 20:00 GMT
Region: Sinq Laison
Racers should arrive in the channel Racing League one hour in advance for the location of the starting position. Roughly thirty minutes before the race fees will be collected and information will be gathered by the participants. If you would like to recieve reminder mails of upcoming races, simply ask here or via eve-mail ingame to be included on the mailing list.
-Gyra
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