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Thanks to CMDR Alec Turner for the banner Description The Hull Seals are an organisation dedicated to help people who damaged their hulls, similar to the Fuel Rats, just with other limpets. Nearing the anniversary of the Seal's creation, it's time to celebrate it with a nerve-wrecking...

8am Nov 2 - 8am Nov 3 "24hr Elite Charity Challenge Livestream" benifitting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention @afspnational on twitter. The goal is to complete the current 4 BuckyBall Racing Club Standing Challenges in 24hrs. The donation goal is $1000. Watch...

Fancy a shorter trip? Take a look at the Club website for our other races (roughly every 3-4 weeks)! What is it? The A* Challenge is simple: Fly from Sol (or Wolf 359) to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy, and record your time for doing so. Of...

Buckyball Racing Club Presents: The Race to the Poles - Polar Ship Fram Celebration Final Classification In the late 19 century, back on Mother Earth, when humanity was pushing to discover the most obscure corners of the planet, the Polar Ship Fram was built with few but...

Buckyball Racing Club presents The Black Riband Rebooted A Standing Challenge for Smugglers CURRENT HOLDER: Cmdr Bruski (Flaming OnionBe4r Freight) Time: 02:48:41 BLACK RIBAND STANDINGS - 21:00 UTC 18-JUL-3304 BOOTLEGGER EXPRESS STANDINGS - 21:00 UTC 18-JUL-3304 COBRA CHALLENGE CUP...

Starports can be found in a wide variety of locations, some of them close enough to their parent body that the supercruise approach becomes much more of an art than a science. Many will have heard of Robert Aitken Orbital in Firdaus, where the station famously skims remarkably close above the...

At Lavecon this past weekend, Buckyball Racing Club was pleased to welcome participants to the second annual Lavecon Buckyball Race. We ended the weekend with some 27 competitors over the two days (a few of whom managed to fit in two attempts, though we were prioritising those who had not...

Back on Earth in the decades around the turn of the 21st century a thing called "base jumping" was a popular past-time for the spoiled and reckless (basically an urban underclass who dressed and spoke like they were poor yet could seemingly afford to hire helicopters to drop them at the top of...

RUN SUBMISSION FORM Nothing beats a good pub crawl, since the dawn of time it seems as though humanity has enjoyed the experience of staggering from one bar to the next with a group of friends, having a merry time and finishing up with a plate of spicy food or dancing the night away in a club -...

One of ancient Earth's more intriguing customs took place on April 1st of each year when people would play pranks on their friends, typically by trying to trick them into believing outlandish claims. The gullible victim would be labelled an April Fool and the day was often referred to as April...

"...shuddup! Are you sure this is working... Be quiet now. I mean, if they can hear us... They won't if you can keep your flappin' mouth shut for the next twenty minutes. But if... Bjorn. Mhh! Mhh mhhm mhh mhhmhhh? Do I have to remind you that our hunky technician, in addition to that duct tape...

A time-trial race event open for nine days on all gaming platforms. A test of skill for interstellar ambulance pilots and speed enthusiasts of all kinds. The Story: “Alright candidates, listen up.” The pilot briefing room aboard Harris Hospital Station fell silent as the Director of the...

Back Story "Hey Bump, it's been a while huh?" The man at the bar turned, his velvet coat spinning out in a graceful arc. "How you doin' Daily, long time no see!" "Delia please! only my staff call me Daily" "Jeez, the last time I saw you must have been over 2 years ago, back when we put on...

Happy Christmas everyone! See you in the new year ... https://youtu.be/Jq4w09sABwo :cool:

NOTE: RACE EXTENDED TO 12/18!!! Hello, and welcome to Land of Hope and Glory! The leaderboard: The race will start on Tuesday, December 5, 3303 at 0:00:00, and will continue until Monday, December 18, 3303 at 23:59:59. All entries must be run during that time. Submissions will be...

Generally, whenever I take part in a Buckyball race I like to video one of my runs and set it to some music. Turns out I've got well over a year and a half's worth of these now so I thought I'd gather them all in one place and thereby present a brief history of my involvement in Buckyball...

The Buckyballer's guide to Engineering Now also with advice for Elite Racers This guide aims to explain the concepts of engineer modifications when applied to racing. It will help your ship fly faster and jump further. Engineer modifications for modules other than those typically used in...

Your textbook and Professor for today... Greetings CDMRs! Bucky, in close cooperation with the Buckyball Racing Club, is putting together a volume of the collected wisdom of the pilots who consistently push the limits of their ships and themselves to just a tad faster every time they get in the...

The Buckyball Racing Club was formed by a group of participants in the Buckyball Run series of races, after it was announced that the original organiser of the Buckyball Run was taking an indefinite break from doing so. The aim of the club is to continue to organise and race in Buckyball-style...

The Buckyball Racing Club presents: The Black Riband - sponsored by Evil Juice. Are you the best smuggler in the galaxy? Prove it then... Please note, this event is for OPEN-MODE ONLY The Leaderboards Correct at 08:00GMT 01-SEP-3303 Current Holder Previous Holders Unsuccessful...

Fancy a shorter trip? Take a look at the Club website for our other races (roughly every 3-4 weeks)! What is it? The A* Challenge is simple: Fly from Sol (or Wolf 359) to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy, and record your time for doing so. Of...