Formula 3 - Apolyton

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turn 8 is complete, accepting turn 9 orders.

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O=oil slick

Cars 2 5 6 3 massive pileup. Jonny hits oil and slides through the accident ticking car 6
In all honesty I did not have preset conditions for a massive pileup like this.
SO I did my best based on random rolls for placement. I'll have to think this one through better for future accidents. (especially if it happens again next turn)

NOTE: OIL SLICKS WILL APPEAR UNDER CARS 2,5, and 6 the next turn.
The next lap just got more interesting.

Skanky and ADG are in control.

The good Doctor didn't quit catch up to be involved, but his next turn will be interesting.


speed,WC
1. Spaced Cowboy 1,5 *
2. Alva 1,1 *
3. Jamski 2,6 *
4. Skanky Burns 4,3 *
5. Jonny 1,4 *
6. Drogue 2,5 *
7. ADG 4,2 *
8. DrSpike 4,5 *


This will hurt all cars, so the ref deems it plain old stupidity.

The first major turn has really caused some more problems. I didn't think that Fore-shadowing meant the next turn. THE CROWD has got their money's worth today>

[Drogue]

I thought I'd hit somebody, because I didn't think I could avoid it. But with all those squares being taken, I had little choice it seems I think I've just lost it. With two oil patches in front of me and I can't get round that corner without using all my wildcards or going down to speed 1 Oh well.

However, the thing I don't get is how Johnny can be in front of me, since I didn't actually crash into him, because with no crashes, I would have been in front of him, not on the same square. Surely I hit alva (and possibly Jamski) and Johnny was just behind us, so got hit because one had to go behind the other? If so, I don't get how Johnny could end up in front. Does it count as a normal crash when you don't end on the same square as someone, but they hit someone else so move back one? Or does it count as two seperate crashes? I'm just a bit confused

[DrSpike]

Can I just clarify.......can we go through oil or not? Or is the same as crashes where it's only the last point that matters.

And I'm not sure what happened to Jonny there. He hit the oil and then got involved in the other pile-up?

Sorting out the new positions must have been a nightmare. I guess having me right behind meant you had to string them in a line ahead of me.

[alva]

Gol'darnit...

I warned you !!! dammit



Orders 8 sent.

[alva]

Next lap will be like a elephant trying to get trough a mine-field...

[Jonny]

Orders sent, let's race! (As soon as I detach alva's and Drogue's cars off my car's bumpers, that is...)

[Drogue]

I'll post orders when DrSpike's question's answered. In most crashes, isn't the oilslick under the second car, not the first? And are the other drivers in the crash affected by that oil (IIRC they aren't usually in crashes)?

[Skanky Burns]

Orders sent. You know, the race would probably go a lot faster if we didn't need to bring our speed down to 2 just to get through these turns.

[Adagio]

Wow, nice crash
Too bad I missed it


Anyway... turn orders has been sent...

[DrSpike]

I'll send when the queries above are answered, since I have no idea what to do until then.

[Jamski]

Crappo.

Orders sent.

(please everyone just drive at a constant 3!)

-Jam

[rah]

As stated earlier, I had not anticipated this type of event, so I calced the crashes in a random order for placement. An oil slick appears at each crash point. In this case there were actually three crash point hence three oil slicks. Jonny's car was spinning (right) through the crashes so I randomized where he ended up. I'm not thrilled about how I calced it, but I did the best I could. And As I said, I will be better prepared for the next pile up. (especially if it happens this turn. )

Yes you can drive through oil slicks but your car speed will be reduced in half and you will spin randomly left or right or straight, If you drive through 2 on the same turn, (which I never originally thought would happen), I guess I'll apply the rule twice.

I did the best I could and randomized everything in order not to single anybody out. It was not easy.

That was a cool crash though.

[Drogue]

Orders sent.

[DrSpike]

Ok thanks for clearing up my oil slick question.......I guess I'd better try to avoid them.

I think I see now.........2 crashed, then, others crashed into one of the crashees ( ) after you had replaced them, creating a new crash. And Jonny ruined it further.

[Jamski]

The second lap round that corner will be LETHAL.

-Jam