To commemorate "Star Wars", the classic audiovisual entertainment series from the 20th and 21st century, the Buckyball Racing Club, from an idea by Ceska Zbrojovka, presents the first episode of the galactic race:
The race is starting from George Lucas station in Leesti and ends in the Jabbah system, a few hundred lightyears outside the bubble. Between start and finish, you have to dock at every station and outpost named "Kessel" in any order you prefer.
Every waypoint must be documented by taking and submitting screenshots to the race marshalls, along with shots of the outfitting screens and a beauty-shot of your ship.
Ships and classes:
There will be three racing classes: Regulation Sidewinder, Regulation Cobra Mk III and the Open Unlimited Spec class.
The two regulation classes will be run in Solo mode. Unlimited is Open mode only.
The Regulation Sidewinder has to be kitted out as follows: Sidewinder Loadout
It can be built for less than 100Kcr, so new Commanders have a chance to participate without losing the farm. Solo is the mode of choice for this one, but not mandatory.
The Regulation Cobra Mk III: Cobra Loadout
Can be built for less than 3Mcr, so CMDRs with a bigger bankroll can have a go. This class can be flown in either Solo or Open mode.
If you want to, you can upgrade the Basic Discovery scanner and weaponry as long as the mass of the ship remains unchanged.
No other modules may be altered.
In the Open Unlimited Spec class the sky's the limit. Any ship with any loadout can participate. Make sure that your flashy racer can land at outposts. This class MUST be run in Open.
But I have 12 ships and can't make up my mind...
You can enter as many different ship types in Open Unlimited as you like, but only the ship with your fastest time is included in the leaderboard when the race is finished.
The regulation classes only allow for one entry each.
Where do I sign up ?
Reply to this thread with the following information:
CMDR (in-game) Name.
Forum Name.
Class you will be running in (Reg. Sidewinder / Reg. Cobra / Open Unlimited)
Ship type, if in Open Unlimited.
Ship Name.
Where do I fly to ?
The stations / systems in question are:
I have to do screenshots ? How ?
You have to document both your ship and its equipment by taking screenshots of both the weapons and modules tabs in the outfitting screen.
You also have to document your racing time by taking screenshots on the following locations:
1. Just before pressing "Launch" in George Lucas - The clock has to be visible.
2. At every "Kessel" station and outpost you dock at. Again, the clock and station name has to be visible.
3. When you arrive in Jabbah, go into the Galaxy Map and take a screenshot. The clock and your location has to be visible.
Normally, the F10-key is bound to taking screenshots. The images are normally located in the folder /Users/YOUR_USER_NAME/Pictures/Frontier Developments/Elite Dangerous
What's this nonsense about "Beauty shots" ?
In order to maximize the return on your investment in paint jobs for your ship, you have the opportunity to send in a beauty shot of your ship together with the outfitting shots. The beauty shots are to be taken as follows:
1. Find a nice class F star in your vicinity and travel to it. Come to a complete stop as soon as you exit hyperspace and drop out of supercruise.
2. Pitch and yaw your ship, so the center of the upper edge of the scanner is aligned with the lower right quadrant of the star, as shown in the picture.
3. Enter the Debug Camera-mode and manoeuver your camera drone so it can take a screenshot of your ship from the upper left side.
So what do I do with all these pretty pictures ?
You convert all the bitmaps (.bmp) files into JPEG format to save space.
WikiHow on BMP to JPEG conversion
Then you put your images into one zip-file and mail it as an attachment together with your CMDR and ship details and calculated time to:
stern.winter@buckyballracing.org.uk
Don't delete the original screenshot files yet. In case of protests from other contestants, you have to be able to produce these .bmp files
Ok, but what's in it for me ?
You're quite the mercenary. Wonder if you really care about anything. Or anybody.
Holding first place in your class is an honor beyond measure, a reward in itself. And an assurance that you indeed are flying the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy.
The race starts at 00:00 GMT 31. October 3301. No runs attempted before that time will count.
All timed runs have to be submitted no later than 23:59:59 GMT 15. November 3301.
Racing boards:
Open Unlimited leaderboard
Open Unlimited staging area near Sullust
Regulation Sidewinder leaderboard
Regulation Cobra Mk III leaderboard
George Lucas station has graciously agreed to give registered racers preferred launch priority over normal traffic. Reckless flying, however, like boosting out of the entrance, will be punished as usual.
The Kessel Run is sponsored by:
The race is starting from George Lucas station in Leesti and ends in the Jabbah system, a few hundred lightyears outside the bubble. Between start and finish, you have to dock at every station and outpost named "Kessel" in any order you prefer.
Every waypoint must be documented by taking and submitting screenshots to the race marshalls, along with shots of the outfitting screens and a beauty-shot of your ship.
Ships and classes:
There will be three racing classes: Regulation Sidewinder, Regulation Cobra Mk III and the Open Unlimited Spec class.
The two regulation classes will be run in Solo mode. Unlimited is Open mode only.
The Regulation Sidewinder has to be kitted out as follows: Sidewinder Loadout
It can be built for less than 100Kcr, so new Commanders have a chance to participate without losing the farm. Solo is the mode of choice for this one, but not mandatory.
The Regulation Cobra Mk III: Cobra Loadout
Can be built for less than 3Mcr, so CMDRs with a bigger bankroll can have a go. This class can be flown in either Solo or Open mode.
If you want to, you can upgrade the Basic Discovery scanner and weaponry as long as the mass of the ship remains unchanged.
No other modules may be altered.
In the Open Unlimited Spec class the sky's the limit. Any ship with any loadout can participate. Make sure that your flashy racer can land at outposts. This class MUST be run in Open.
But I have 12 ships and can't make up my mind...
You can enter as many different ship types in Open Unlimited as you like, but only the ship with your fastest time is included in the leaderboard when the race is finished.
The regulation classes only allow for one entry each.
Where do I sign up ?
Reply to this thread with the following information:
CMDR (in-game) Name.
Forum Name.
Class you will be running in (Reg. Sidewinder / Reg. Cobra / Open Unlimited)
Ship type, if in Open Unlimited.
Ship Name.
Where do I fly to ?
The stations / systems in question are:
| System | Coordinates | Station | Arrival | Type |
| Leesti | ( 73, 49, 68) | George Lucas | 254,52Ls | Starport - Start line |
| Hanneng | ( -120, 45, 0 ) | Kessel Enterprise | 1.141,34Ls | Outpost |
| Latoras | ( -92, 86, -13 ) | Kessel Colony | 17,98Ls | Outpost |
| Dao Jungu | ( 24, 35, 65 ) | Kessel Gateway | 1.464,15Ls | Outpost |
| Edenapel | ( 6, 7, 39 ) | Kessel Hub | 4.498,70Ls | Outpost |
| HIP 18609 | ( -16, -86, -174 ) | Kessel Legacy | 5.460,54Ls | Outpost |
| Apurarai | ( -47, -77, 67 ) | Kessel Platform | 33,30Ls | Outpost |
| Chediq | ( 112, 33, 9 ) | Kessel Platform | 910,41Ls | Outpost |
| Ba Narr | ( -84, -100, -26 ) | Kessel Port | 734,71Ls | Outpost |
| LHS 2936 | ( -32, 56, 0 ) | Kessel Port | 21,07Ls | Outpost |
| HR 4749 | ( 119, 14, 69 ) | Kessel Ring | 950,73Ls | Outpost |
| HIP 82964 | ( -137, 97, -32 ) | Kessel Station | 91,17Ls | Starport |
| Hurusalki | ( -105, 93, -23 ) | Kessel Terminal | 9.930,62Ls | Outpost |
| Khodia | ( -99, -100, 66 ) | Kessel's Inheritance | 5,65Ls | Outpost |
| Jabbah | ( 38, 177, 437 ) | Finish line | Class B Star |
I have to do screenshots ? How ?
You have to document both your ship and its equipment by taking screenshots of both the weapons and modules tabs in the outfitting screen.
You also have to document your racing time by taking screenshots on the following locations:
1. Just before pressing "Launch" in George Lucas - The clock has to be visible.
2. At every "Kessel" station and outpost you dock at. Again, the clock and station name has to be visible.
3. When you arrive in Jabbah, go into the Galaxy Map and take a screenshot. The clock and your location has to be visible.
Normally, the F10-key is bound to taking screenshots. The images are normally located in the folder /Users/YOUR_USER_NAME/Pictures/Frontier Developments/Elite Dangerous
What's this nonsense about "Beauty shots" ?
In order to maximize the return on your investment in paint jobs for your ship, you have the opportunity to send in a beauty shot of your ship together with the outfitting shots. The beauty shots are to be taken as follows:
1. Find a nice class F star in your vicinity and travel to it. Come to a complete stop as soon as you exit hyperspace and drop out of supercruise.
2. Pitch and yaw your ship, so the center of the upper edge of the scanner is aligned with the lower right quadrant of the star, as shown in the picture.
3. Enter the Debug Camera-mode and manoeuver your camera drone so it can take a screenshot of your ship from the upper left side.
So what do I do with all these pretty pictures ?
You convert all the bitmaps (.bmp) files into JPEG format to save space.
WikiHow on BMP to JPEG conversion
Then you put your images into one zip-file and mail it as an attachment together with your CMDR and ship details and calculated time to:
stern.winter@buckyballracing.org.uk
Don't delete the original screenshot files yet. In case of protests from other contestants, you have to be able to produce these .bmp files
Ok, but what's in it for me ?
You're quite the mercenary. Wonder if you really care about anything. Or anybody.
Holding first place in your class is an honor beyond measure, a reward in itself. And an assurance that you indeed are flying the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy.
The race starts at 00:00 GMT 31. October 3301. No runs attempted before that time will count.
All timed runs have to be submitted no later than 23:59:59 GMT 15. November 3301.
Racing boards:
Open Unlimited leaderboard
Open Unlimited staging area near Sullust
Regulation Sidewinder leaderboard
Regulation Cobra Mk III leaderboard
George Lucas station has graciously agreed to give registered racers preferred launch priority over normal traffic. Reckless flying, however, like boosting out of the entrance, will be punished as usual.
The Kessel Run is sponsored by:
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