FG: Nascar VII - The Race Thread

[Sparrowhawk]

Sent!

/me

[rah]

Originally posted by Ljube-ljcvetko
Rah can't possibly lose now.

I wish i was as confident as that.

With no WC's to speak of yet, I must really slow down for the next set of turns. Combine that with trailblazing the next set of sandbags, and I expect to get passed well before the final straightaway. I'm hoping to finish in third.

[Spaced Cowboy]

You do realize that you are 25 spaces ahead of the 2nd place guy...right?

[Kassiopeia]

You could just crash to a wall and wait for me for a few turns to give us a fighting chance

[rah]

Originally posted by Spaced Cowboy
You do realize that you are 25 spaces ahead of the 2nd place guy...right?

Yes, but I'm going to have to use another WC card next turn that will leave me with 1. Three people have 6 left. They're not going to have to slow down much at all. My clearing the sandbags will also keep me slow. They will catch me.

If I had 4 WCs left, I'd just say declare me the winner and we can start a new one. Hmmmm, if all of you want, you can declare me the winner and start a new one.

[rah]

On second thought, maybe crashing into the wall next turn would be more gentlemanly. It might be worth it to save those precious 2 WCs

[Jonny]

Turn 11: The RAHce continues...

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Car Number
 
Player Name
 
Speed
 
Wild cards
 
Direction
 
Orders


 
1
 
rah
 
7
 
2
 
S
 
B(m6)R


 
2
 
Spaced Cowboy
 
8
 
4
 
E
 
AMLR(5M)


 
3
 
Sparrowhawk
 
6
 
4
 
E
 
ARL(M4)


 
4
 
Gamecube64
 
8
 
6
 
E
 
A(M4)LR(M2)


 
5
 
Ljube-ljcvetko
 
6
 
4
 
NE
 
AMRML(4M)


 
6
 
Kassiopeia
 
8
 
6
 
E
 
A(3M)LR(2M)

No sandbags hit!

There was one incident, however; the narrow part of sandbag alley caught Ljube by suprise as he runs off the track into the grass: Penalty of -2 speed.

Rah continues to zoom ahead, into the loop thingy, though it looks as if he will have to reach into the nearly empty WC pocket. The other racers weave through sandbag alley, some reaching near the end; it seems that many will choose to take the same path that Rah did.

Notes: Kassi's orders were A(3M)LR(2M), although the A gave him a total speed of 8, so I added an extra M onto the end of his orders.

Now accepting turn 12 orders.

[Sparrowhawk]

Sent!

/me

[Spaced Cowboy]

sent...sweet Rah is headed E!

[Sparrowhawk]

Question: If someone wanted to live dangerously...could they drive on the "|" at the edge of the bridge, or is hitting the "|" the equivalent of hitting the wall or driving off the edge of the bridge?

/me

[Gamecube64]

sent

[Kassiopeia]

Notes: Kassi's orders were A(3M)LR(2M), although the A gave him a total speed of 8, so I added an extra M onto the end of his orders.

Oops! But that's what I meant.

Sent.

[rah]

sent, and i think I'm headed south.

[Jonny]

Originally posted by Sparrowhawk
Question: If someone wanted to live dangerously...could they drive on the "|" at the edge of the bridge, or is hitting the "|" the equivalent of hitting the wall or driving off the edge of the bridge?

* Sparrowhawk

No, the | is the bridge's railing, and you can't drive on it. That is the equivalent of doing a Chaunk (driving off it)... those bridges have very weak rails.

Originally posted by rah
sent, and i think I'm headed south.

Yes, you are.

I was trying to do a favor for the others, really, but then Spaced just had to speak up.

Just waiting on Ljube now.

[Ljube]

AMR5M

I messed up my orders last turn.