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Steampunk Race Ahoy!
Jun. 8th, 2013 11:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
encryptedlock[The day dawns bright and early at the northern outpost, and York is out there in full armor to inspect the preparations for the race.
The time to beat is just under two days, given that the track is about a hundred miles long over fairly rough terrain, but York's hoping there will be a vehicle that can do it in less than three hours. A hundred miles should be nothing for a good vehicle, and if they can cut it down to a number of hours it will definitely speed up future explorations.
The starting gun will be at 10 AM sharp, and the route is clearly marked by red flags to the south and green flags to the north, each within sight of one another. Just stay between the flags for best results. There will be a video camera monitoring the Wanderer's Yard, where a flag awaits each participant. This camera will also watch to make sure the contestants get back into the Dead Zone for the return trip. A couple of automated drones will be patrolling the Live Zone border to make sure they don't catch anybody cheating. These drones are also equipped with long-range cameras so they can see the racecourse and, hopefully, some of the participants.
There are a couple of large projectors set up at the northern outpost that will be broadcasting this video (as Delta does some real-time edits and cuts between them) so anyone who likes can stay and watch the race, and of course they'll be encouraged to cheer for the contestants once they get back in sight of the outpost and the finish line. There's a few large sandwich platters and a cooler full of beer and soda for refreshments as well.
The winner is the team that returns to the outpost quickest with their flag from the Wanderer's Yard and their vehicle (and everyone in it) intact. Who will the winner be?]
((ooc: Sections are up! OOC post in a moment. Feel free to threadjack, make your own sections, add your own tags, etc. Winners will be announced at midnight GMT regardless of if anyone has actually made it back by then.))
The time to beat is just under two days, given that the track is about a hundred miles long over fairly rough terrain, but York's hoping there will be a vehicle that can do it in less than three hours. A hundred miles should be nothing for a good vehicle, and if they can cut it down to a number of hours it will definitely speed up future explorations.
The starting gun will be at 10 AM sharp, and the route is clearly marked by red flags to the south and green flags to the north, each within sight of one another. Just stay between the flags for best results. There will be a video camera monitoring the Wanderer's Yard, where a flag awaits each participant. This camera will also watch to make sure the contestants get back into the Dead Zone for the return trip. A couple of automated drones will be patrolling the Live Zone border to make sure they don't catch anybody cheating. These drones are also equipped with long-range cameras so they can see the racecourse and, hopefully, some of the participants.
There are a couple of large projectors set up at the northern outpost that will be broadcasting this video (as Delta does some real-time edits and cuts between them) so anyone who likes can stay and watch the race, and of course they'll be encouraged to cheer for the contestants once they get back in sight of the outpost and the finish line. There's a few large sandwich platters and a cooler full of beer and soda for refreshments as well.
The winner is the team that returns to the outpost quickest with their flag from the Wanderer's Yard and their vehicle (and everyone in it) intact. Who will the winner be?]
((ooc: Sections are up! OOC post in a moment. Feel free to threadjack, make your own sections, add your own tags, etc. Winners will be announced at midnight GMT regardless of if anyone has actually made it back by then.))