...continuing from earlier...
That darkest of woods resumed his assault on the Cobra Classic, shaving almost two full minutes off his time! When interviewed after the race regarding his time improvements, even with no competition even close, he attributed all the glory to his superior driving vehicle, especially it's rugged hi-speed suspension. "I was sure I had done enough damage to break them this time. Nope."
Vac Lift spokeperson Zohaib Geller was very complimentary of the top classic racer, "We're pleased the traditional racing fans have turned out, to see what stock components can do, after all, no engineer has ever touched the SRV!"
Returning to the course in a slightly smaller ship than the Federal Corvette, a slightly sloshed Alec Turner zoomed round the course after buffing out many bents in the Schmitz Avenger's superstructure. Perhaps a suspension modification would've been helpful for the loud Brit?
Aside from that, Mr. Turner narrowly avoided having to call the fuel rats, and was interdicted by some fans! There's still room left to slash this time folks, but probably not while fliving. As the man himself says: "Vac Lift - when you absolutely positively have to be 7.5km away. "
PSA: If short of fuel, switch to "economical mode" can help squeeze the last few jumps out of those drops left in the fuel tank. This announcement brought to you by our lord and savior Fuel Scoop.
Returning racer Stern Winter came back to the scene in a classic DBX, seemingly a favorite among the veterans on this course. In spite of his ship named the frozen cricket, his actions appeared more like that of "a headless chicken" he said over comms to his team director on the final stretch. Room for improvement there certainly is, but thankfully there's lots of time left too, 6 full days of racing! His words for Vac Lift were much kinder than those for himself (as they ought to be). "Rock Solid and Fether Soft." I bet the Vac Lift PR team is mocking up a new ad campaign as we speak!
CMDR Sulu arrived next, the crowd letting out a gasp as he recalled his ship next to Pond Reach. They saw a graceful Imperial Courier swiftly descend, the only non-explorer ship of the day. Even with a reduced jump range, he still managed to beat the hour timer. Vac lift is appreciative of his fine words, though they have a crack crypto team trying to figure out the meaning of his SRV name "W.A.P.O.S." Very mysterious, that CMDR Sulu.
Further flavor tomorrow!