Buckyball Racing Club presents: Seven Sisters Speedway Remixed
(Magic 8-Ball Championship, Race 5)
Ohm Horizons (HIP 29312) 17-JUN-3308 to 27-JUN-3308
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(Magic 8-Ball Championship, Race 5)
Ohm Horizons (HIP 29312) 17-JUN-3308 to 27-JUN-3308
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FINAL STANDINGS
Welcome to Round-5 of the BRC Magic-8-Ball Championship - Seven Sisters Speedway Remixed: An edited rerun of a BRC race originally run in 3305, which was itself a reimagining of one of the earliest BRC events; take off from Ohm Horizons in HIP 29312 near the edge of the bubble, and take a whirlwind tour around some of the stations and installations of the Seven Sisters in the Pleiades Nebula, then race back to Ohm Horizons.
Last time alongside the main event, the most
Either way, both the race and the shenanigans begin at 00:00:01 UTC Friday 17-JUN-3308.
The race finishes at 23:59 UTC Monday 27-JUN-3308.
The Seven Sisters are:
- Asterope
- Atlas
- Celaeno
- Maia
- Merope
- Pleione
- Sterope II
As with all rounds of the Magic-8-Ball Championship, the Seven Sisters Speedway has the following classes:
- Open Unlimited Class
- Regulation Cobra Class
For this class, you must use the following build:
https://s.orbis.zone/hy-2
For regulation runs:
- During a run repairs are only permitted at Obsidian Orbital in the Maia System.
- Similarly refuelling is only permitted either by scooping from stars, or at Obsidian Orbital .
- Jumponium synthesis is BANNED
- White dwarf / neutron star FSD supercharging is PERMITTED, but pre-charging is BANNED
- Rebuys, Wing Nav Locks, Fleet Carrier Jumps or anything else that allows you to skip ahead without flying part of the course are all BANNED
Open Unlimited Class:
For this class, you may used any build, subject to the rules below:
- During a run repairs are only permitted at Obsidian Orbital in the Maia System.
- Similarly refuelling is only permitted either by scooping from stars, or at Obsidian Orbital.
- Standard & Advanced Docking Computers are BANNED
- Supercruise Assist is BANNED
- Heat-sinks and Shield Cell Banks are BANNED.
- Engineering is PERMITTED including pre-engineered items (e.g. CG rewards)
- Guardian Tech is PERMITTED
- Jumponium synthesis is BANNED
- Use of limpets is BANNED.
- White dwarf / neutron star FSD supercharging is PERMITTED, but pre-charging is BANNED
- Rebuys, Wing Nav Locks, Fleet Carrier Jumps or anything else that allows you to skip ahead without flying part of the course are all BANNED
The Course
Begin the race docked at Ohm Horizons in HIP 29312.
Visit the following eight locations in the Pleiades Nebula in any order:
- Asterope – Dock at Copernicus Observatory (83ls)
- Atlas – Hip Hop only!
- Celaeno – Dock at Artemis Lodge (46ls)
- Maia – Dock at Obsidian Orbital (635ls) - This is the only station where refuels and repairs may be performed.
- Merope – Dock at the Glorious Prospect megaship (3003ls).
- Pleione – Dock at Stargazer (1072ls)
- Pleione (again) – Make a tunnel fly-through at the Squirrel's Nest space bar (265ls)
- Sterope II – Hip Hop only!
Notes:
- Start time – Your start time is the displayed time, on the landing pad at Ohm Horizons, before you select launch.
- Finishing time – Your finish time is the displayed time and date, on the landing pad back at Ohm Horizons, after you land at the end of your run.
- Hip Hop only! – No docking required, scoop some fuel if you like, and then head for the next destination.
- Tunnel fly-throughs at Squirrel's Nest – There are several tunnels at the installation, fly through one (or more) and then engage your FSD. If flying through extra tunnels as optional shenanigans, then you cannot use the same tunnel twice in a row.
- You can visit both Stargazer and Squirrel's Nest in a single visit to Pleione, or you can visit the system twice.
The Leaderboard
The leaderboard will be divided into three sections: The podium (positions 1-3) is the "No Shenanigan Zone," positions 4-9 make up the "Shenanigan Zone," the rest of the leaderboard is "The One Point Club."
The No Shenanigan Zone (Pos 1-3):
The podium is sacred, the optional shenanigans will not affect the podium spots at all and the three fastest unadjusted times will take positions 1, 2 and 3 on the leaderboard. So, if you think you're fast enough, complete the route as detailed above and claim your place in the No Shenanigan Zone.
The Shenanigan Zone (Pos 4-9):
Okay, so everyone loves a few shenanigans, some commanders even love to find ways to register negative times for their runs. And no one loves a few shenanigans more than long time Buckyball fans Antony "Fat Tony" Lonnigan and Enoch "Little Nuk" Lonnigan - aka The Lonnigan Brothers.
And so, for this rerun of the race the Lonnigans have thought up a fresh set of shenanigans to slow you down, or make you "nearly" explode your ship in search of some bonus seconds and a big negative time.
Positions 4 to 9 on the leaderboard will be ranked in order of adjusted time, so if you're not confident of grabbing a top three place, then grab as many bonus seconds as you to bring your adjusted time as far below zero as a flaming space bear.
The One Point Club (Pos 10+):
Positions 10+ on the leaderboard will also be ranked using adjusted times, but everyone gets one point and no one cares, that's why the One Point Club is the happiest place to be.
Have fun, fly fast, or slow, do some shenanigans, or don't, but nobody leaves empty handed in the One Point Club.
Optional Shenanigans:
The List of Shenanigans is:
- Tony's BBQ Challenge
- Xeno Baiting
- Listen to this!
- Tourist Trap
- White Rabbit
- Zen Archer
- Like an Elite Racer
- Thread the Needle
- Ida Haul
- Nuk's Coup de Grâce
Each shenanigan can only be claimed once per run.
Tony's BBQ Challenge:
Fat Tony is back, and so is his favourite challenge, roast your ship during the run!
To claim this bonus, note the maximum temperature achieved during your run with the final FSD countdown active (ie at point where the jump cannot be cancelled). Remember that heat-sinks are banned, so make sure you've time to cool down again without exploding...
Time bonus is 1 second for each percentage point of temperature - e.g. 240% = a four minute bonus.
Xeno Baiting:
Introduce our Xeno friends to Buckyball racing, target any Thargoid ship for a 300 second bonus - fly within 100m of the targeted Thargoid for an extra 100 seconds of bonus time.
This bonus can be claimed either anywhere in one of the Seven Sisters systems, or during a hyperdiction if you're lucky enough to have your own personal Xeno-fans. Hopefully this will help out commanders who are regularly hyperdicted.
Note: If, like me, you're not equipped for Thargoid encounters then the Xeno that you target will appear as "unknown" on your display. That's fine, and it still gives you the range to the contact.
Listen to this:
Fly within 100m of any Listening Post outpost in the Seven Sisters a 300 second bonus.
Tourist Trap:
Fly within 100m of any Tourist Beacon outpost in the Seven Sisters a 300 second bonus.
White Rabbit:
Boost through the tunnel at the Squirrel's Nest space bar for a 100 second bonus, you must be traveling faster than your maximum non-boosted speed to get the bonus. You may fly through up to two extra tunnels to increase this bonus to 200 or 300 points, but you can't fly through the same tunnel twice in a row.
Zen Archer:
Fly into a station backwards - ie you must be facing out of slot as you fly in through it - for a 100 second bonus.
Combining this with the start of Like an Elite Racer is cool, combining it with Nuk's Coup de Grâce is spectacular.
Like an Elite Racer:
Prior to docking at Obsidian Orbital, enter the slot, then exit again and fly all the way around the back of the station, passing through the habitation rings and directly around the reactor at the back of the station, then through the habitation rings again, back in through the slot and finally land on the pad for a 300 second bonus.
Thread the Needle:
Fly through at least one habitation ring at the Glorious Prospect megaship in Merope for a 100 second bonus.
Ida Haul:
Purchase up to 8 tons of either Power Generators or Computer Components from the commodities market at Artemis Lodge in Celaeno for a bonus of 100 seconds for each ton that's survives the trip back to Ohm Horizons (so a max of 800 seconds). Probably best not to combine this with a BBQ challenge attempt on the way home, the cargo hatch is always the first to go!
Nuk's Coup de Grâce:
Nuk dares you to risk it all right at the end - boost into Ohm Horizons with your shields offline for a bonus of 1 second per m/s of velocity (e.g. 15 minutes for 900m/s).
To claim the bonus, your shields must be offline - recharging is okay, but they must be still down - and you must be inside the slot or the docking bay heading in at the time that you claim the bonus (you can be outside when you actually boost). The recorded velocity must be greater than your ship's maximum unboosted velocity.
What is Buckyball Racing?
Quoting from the BRC website:
The aim of Buckyball-style races is to be as inclusive as possible. The features of these races are:
- In systems accessible to all - no permit-locked systems
- Can be run at any time - time-trial / checkpoint-style races, that can be run at any time within the race period, and thus open to those in all time zones
- OK to run repeatedly - part of the excitement is trying to improve on your time!
- Open to any ship - this normally means no outposts as that would rule out large ships, but certain events will include outposts and thus cannot be run with larger ships; check the rules of each event
Intent to Race!
Is it customary (but not required) for Buckyballers to declare their intent to race before doing so, in something like the following format.
Intent to Race
CMDR Name (forum alias if different)
Ship name (ship type)
Race Class
Example:
Intent to Race
CMDR Raiko
The Nomad (Asp X)
Open Unlimited
Proof and Submissions:
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One of the form questions is to give you Top Speed (no boost), this is an optional answer and is only really needed if you're submitting screenshot evidence for the White Rabbit and/or Nuk's Coup de Grace shenanigans - with video it'll obvious that you boosted.
In the past, screenshots were classed as the best and easiest way to submit your run, but in these high-bandwidth days uploading or streaming a video of your run to YouTube, Twitch or a similar service is the recommended way to submit your run.
If you choose to submit screenshots, then use a service like imgur to create an album of your run, make sure to provide your loadout (including thruster stats, for unlimited runs claiming shenanigan bonuses), a screenshot showing your starting time, one shot of each docking (on the pad), one in the tunnels at Squirrel's Nest, a Galaxy Map shot for each Hip-Hop visit, and a screenshot showing your final time docked back at Ohm Horizons.
Video evidence is highly recommended if you are performing the optional shenanigans, if you choose to submit screenshots, then ensure that you provide enough shots to prove you meet all the requirements of every shenanigan bonus that you are claiming - eg within 100m of a targeted Thargoid, or your peak speed during docking, with shields offline inside Ohm Horizons.
P.S. Why not join us in the BRC Discord for live chat before, during or after making a run!
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