FG: NASCAR VIII: NFS Underground II Edition

[Spaced Cowboy]

Turn 28: "They are just lined up like ducks in a row."

Again the racers are tightly grouped as this track really makes leading a chore.

Sparrow just plowed through a double sand bag with Ramsey right on his tail (Ramsey is again sitting on a sand bag).

Kassi is close behind in third with a big speed advantage (over the leaders) with Rah and Jonny right on his bumper.

For reference, Sparrow's direction is correct, I subtract the last moves when you hit sand bags, so the R was never executed.

Nobody hit the oil. That blows!....err I mean yet!

      |*********|        /----\                  /------\
      |*********|       /******\                /********\
      |*********|      /********\              /******o***\
      |*********|     /***ooo****\            /**ooooooo***\
      |*********|    /***ooooo****|          /***oo/---\o***\
      |*********|  -/****/---\****|         |***oo/     \o***\
       \********o\/o****/    /***/          |o*o**|      |***|
        \*******ooo****/    /***/     /---\  \o***|      |^^^|
         \************/    /*o*/     /*****\  \o***\     |...|
          \**********/    /o**/      |******\  \oo**|    |...|
     /-------------------/o**/       |***o***\ |o***/    |...|
    /*********ooo***********/        |***|***| /o**/     |^^^|
   |******o******s***ooo***/         |***|***|/***/      /***|
   |***oo***o*************/          |***|***|***|      /o***|---\
   |**oo-----------------------------------------------/oo***/****\
   |***oo*******oo****o***>.....>*ooo*******>.....>******s**/*s*o**\
    \******oo*******o*****>......>****oo*****>.....>*******/***/***/
     \----------------------------------------------------/***/***/
       Sand Bag Alley  /---\   /---\ |***|***|***|       /***/***/
                      /*****\ /*****\|***|***|***o\-----/o**/*o*/
                     |*******|*******|***|\***\***ooooooo**/***/
                     |***o***|***o***|***| \***\**********/***/
      --------------/****|***|***|***|***|  \***\********/***/
      F******************|***o***|***o***|   \***\------/***/
      F*****************/|******/|******/     \*********o**/
      F****************/  \****/  \****/       \**5o6324**/
      ----------------/    \--/    \--/         \--------/

 
Car Number
 
Player Name
 
Speed
 
Wild cards
 
Direction
 
Orders


 
2
 
Rah
 
6
 
2
 
W
 
A(A+1)(M4)R(M1)


 
3
 
Kassiopeia
 
7
 
3
 
W
 
A(3M)R(3M)


 
4
 
Jonny
 
6
 
2
 
W
 
SA(m4)R(m)


 
5
 
Sparrowhawk
 
4
 
3
 
W
 
A(M5)R


 
6
 
gjramsey
 
4
 
2
 
W
 
ALR(M3)

[Kassiopeia]

Nobody hit the oil yet?

On one lane, several crashes waiting to happen, on the other, probably an oil spill. Egads.

[gjramsey]

deflector shield activated, sand googles lowered, windshield wipers on(for the oil)....orders sent, and ready for the carnage.

[rah]

Wow, using the wildcard that turn worked like it was supposed to. A RARE EVENT.

As long as Kassi has one more incident,
It's anybody's race.

Sent, and really really time to pray. Hitting 2 out of the 3 slicks is enough for me.

[Sparrowhawk]

Sent!

Expecting to crash with Kassiopeia this turn (perhaps the crash that Rah was hoping for)

/me , feeling like the Pied Piper

[rah]

I've been the pied piper, and it's not always fun.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Still need orders from Jonny and Kassi.

[Kassiopeia]

Sent.

[Jonny]

SA(m2)RL(m2)R(m1)

[Spaced Cowboy]

Turn 29: "Say hello to oil slick number four!"

Sparrow is the first one through the oil slick and gets a left out of the toss and into the far wall.

Next over the slick is Ramsey who also gets the left toss and goes into the far wall as well.

Kassi plays it safe and plows through the sand bags and hugs the far wall.

Rah hit the oil again and get a right toss, taking him up the inside wall where he decides to turn into it.

Jonny closely follows Rah and gets another right toss and ends up behind him (into the wall behind him that is).

4 out of 5 to hit the slick....excellent placement!

Oh and hitting the wall does not count as a placement for a racer versus racer crash for some type of special order...hint...hint!

      |*********|        /----\                  /------\
      |*********|       /******\                /********\
      |*********|      /********\              /******o***\
      |*********|     /***ooo****\            /**ooooooo***\
      |*********|    /***ooooo****|          /***oo/---\o***\
      |*********|  -/****/---\****|         |***oo/     \o***\
       \********o\/o****/    /***/          |o*o**|      |***|
        \*******ooo****/    /***/     /---\  \o***|      |^^^|
         \************/    /*o*/     /*****\  \o***\     |...|
          \**********/    /o**/      |******\  \oo**|    |...|
     /-------------------/o**/       |***o***\ |o***/    |...|
    /*********ooo***********/        |***|***| /o**/     |^^^|
   |******o******s***ooo***/         |***|***|/***/      /***|
   |***oo***o*************/          |***|***|***|      /o***|---\
   |**oo-----------------------------------------------/oo***/****\
   |***oo*******oo****o***>.....>*ooo*******>.....>******s**/*s*o**\
    \******oo*******o*****>......>****oo*****>.....>*******/***/***/
     \----------------------------------------------------/***/***/
       Sand Bag Alley  /---\   /---\ |***|***|***|       /***/***/
                      /*****\ /*****\|***|***|***o\-----/o**/*o*/
                     |*******|*******|***|\***\***ooooooo**/***/
                     |***o***|***o***|***| \***\**********/***/
      --------------/****|***|***|***|***|  \**2\********/***/
      F******************|***o***|***o***|   \3*4\------/***/
      F*****************/|******/|******/     \5*s******o**/
      F****************/  \****/  \****/       \6**oo*****/
      ----------------/    \--/    \--/         \--------/

 
Car Number
 
Player Name
 
Speed
 
Wild cards
 
Direction
 
Orders


 
2
 
Rah
 
6
 
2
 
NW
 
SAMRL(M4)R


 
3
 
Kassiopeia
 
7
 
3
 
NW
 
SA(5M)RM


 
4
 
Jonny
 
6
 
2
 
NW
 
SA(m2)RL(m2)R(m1)


 
5
 
Sparrowhawk
 
3
 
3
 
NW
 
AR(M4)


 
6
 
gjramsey
 
3
 
2
 
NW
 
ARL(M2)R

[Sparrowhawk]

Ouch!!

I knew I should have stuck to the other lane, not sure why I changed my mind.

Sent

/me

[gjramsey]

well, wasn't that just a load of fun....sent

[Kassiopeia]

I was this close || to switching to the right lane too, but looks like second guessing does have its perks. Quite astonishing that despite the slick everyone is still headed NW, though.

[rah]

I wanted to use the other lane also but had to use my turns to avoid the sandbags.

But interesting and REALLY thrilled to get a break on one of these. I was starting to think I'd have no luck if it wasn't for the bad luck It's starting to even out.

The next turn will be big, so it will take me a few minutes to quess what others will be doing this turn.

Kudos to SC for having a track where at almost 2/3 of the way through, we're all within 3 squares.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Kassi, Jonny???