Community Event / Creation The Titan Cup, hosted by Elite Racers

TobiasVonBrandt

TobiasVonBrandt
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War is over, so it's time to race! (Not like we ever stopped anyway...)

The Elite Racers are proud to present 🏆 THE TITAN CUP 🏆, a series of 8 racing events for ship and SRV, commemorating the end of the Second Thargoid War and humanity's victory over the Thargoid fleet!

Events will be held approximately every 3rd weekend from 25 January to mid-May 3311.

Details for individual events to be announced. Event invites will be posted ahead of each race weekend, in the meantime see the Elite Racers Discord for more information and discussion.
 

TobiasVonBrandt

TobiasVonBrandt
Taranis Tussle (25 Jan)

Location: Noctrach-Ihazevich Research Facility, Pleiades Sector AB-W B2-4, body 9a
Event type: SRV Cross
Track demo:
Maps:
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Rules:
  • Event will consist of 3 heats with each racer's best 2 times counting towards the final standings
  • 3 laps per heat
  • No pip limit will be enforced for this event; reduced pips is recommended to improve traction on the ice, however this comes at the cost of flyving capability
  • Racers must pass through all waypoints noted on the course maps
  • Basic hull repair synth is allowed
See Elite Racers Discord for details, discussion, and all event-day comms
 
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SlickPBW

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I know it has been requested numerous times but I gotta say that realistic race tracks for ships and SRV’s, with sensing of track limits and automatic timing, would be so awesome to add to this game. Some of the assets already exist in the training missions for ship gates that could be repurposed. They could even be integrated into storylines, CG’s, missions, BGS, PP 2.0, and probably other existing aspects of the game. My hat goes off to the organizers of these events.
 

Alec Turner

Alec Turner
Who hoo, here we flippin' well go!

Can't wait for this, already been practicing the Noctrach circuit today. Dang this place is icy, there’s a few corners where you have to be so careful on the throttle but also some places where we can let rip with some nice flyving. This is gonna be a great start to the series!
 

Alec Turner

Alec Turner
SlickPBW said:
I know it has been requested numerous times but I gotta say that realistic race tracks for ships and SRV’s, with sensing of track limits and automatic timing, would be so awesome to add to this game. Some of the assets already exist in the training missions for ship gates that could be repurposed. They could even be integrated into storylines, CG’s, missions, BGS, PP 2.0, and probably other existing aspects of the game. My hat goes off to the organizers of these events.
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I appreciate it’s not the same as it being built in to the game by Frontier but you should check out the time trial feature in EDCoPilot which does all that sensing of track limits and automatic timing itself. There's obviously no visual representation of gates but you're guided through them by verbal instructions written by each race's creator plus there's an on-screen overlay which points you towards the next gate as well as providing telemetry such as bearing, distance, speed and altitude. Check out http://frinkbottle.uk/TimeTrials/ for a list of all the currently available tracks along with track maps and global leaderboards.

I have good intentions to try and add time trial circuits to EDCoPilot to represent some of the races that will be featured in this championship.
 

TobiasVonBrandt

TobiasVonBrandt
Alec Turner said:
Who hoo, here we flippin' well go!

Can't wait for this, already been practicing the Noctrach circuit today. Dang this place is icy, there’s a few corners where you have to be so careful on the throttle but also some places where we can let rip with some nice flyving. This is gonna be a great start to the series!
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Making my first visit to Noctrach since recording the demo video just over a year ago. Wow, it's so icy! But I've got new flight sticks and learned a lot of technique since then. I can definitely see why I liked this place and designed the track, this is gonna be WILD!
 

TobiasVonBrandt

TobiasVonBrandt
On 24 May 3307, The Oracle station in Delphi was heavily damaged by Thargoid attack and began to tumble out of orbit. The starport was saved, repaired, and is now proud to host the second race of The Titan Cup...

Leigong in 60 120 Seconds (15 Feb)

Location: The Oracle, Delphi
Event type: Orbis Station Race
Ship classes: Unlimited* and Elite Eagle
Maps:
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Rules:
  • Each competition class will consist of 5 heats with each racer's best 3 times counting towards the final standings
  • Racers start at the back wall of the docking bay (request docking before entering!)
  • Exit the mailslot and proceed through the elements noted on the course map
  • Each lap starts/ends when crossing through the mailslot
  • 3 laps per heat
Additional ship classes (e.g. SLF, FA Off, etc.) may be added after the main event, feel free to suggest something!
* No early access ships (Mandalay, Cobra Mk V)

See Elite Racers Discord for details, discussion, and all event-day comms
 
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TobiasVonBrandt

TobiasVonBrandt
Millions of years ago, the Guardians and Thargoids waged war throughout this sector of the galaxy. This Saturday, the Elite Racers will pit their SRVs against each other for dominance on the site of one of these ancient battlegrounds. Join us at Wregoe Battlefield for the third race of The Titan Cup...

Oya Destroyer (08 Mar)

Location: Wregoe Battlefield, Wregoe BU-Y B2-0, body 1 c
Event Type: SRV Rally
Track demo:
Map:
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Rules:
  • Race from the Guardian Ruins to the Thargoid Crash Site
  • Event will consist of TBD heats with each racer's best time counting towards the final standings
  • No pip limit will be enforced for this event
  • Basic hull repair synth is allowed
  • Actual event start location TBD; location shown in video (and EDCoPilot TT) is representative of the course for practice purposes
See Elite Racers Discord for details, discussion, and all event-day comms
 

TobiasVonBrandt

TobiasVonBrandt
This week's Titan Cup event is a double-header, featuring two races in HIP 22460, the system where Salvation's Proteus Wave Device triggered the start of the Thargoid War...

Hadad Stakes (29 Mar)
Presented by Turner Artisanal Meats

Location: HIP 22460
Event Type: Supercruise Race
Track Demo:
Rules:
  • Racers will gather in supercruise circling the primary star of the system
  • Racers may start anywhere within fuel scooping range of the star
  • Course checkpoints are passing inside the rings of bodies 1 through 17, which must be completed in numeric order (exception: body 15 does not have rings, the course will proceed directly from 14 to 16)
  • The finish line is when you pass through the 17th ring
  • Navigation may be via selecting bodies from the left hand navigation panel (recommend filtering to only the two "Planets and Moons" options) or utilizing a series of bookmarks
  • A ship equipped with an SCO-enabled FSD is recommended
  • No early access ships are permitted

Indra 500 (29 Mar)

Location: Fort Asch, HIP 22460, body 7c
Event Type: SRV Cross
Track Demo:
Map:
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Rules:
  • Event will consist of TBD heats with each racer's best time counting towards the final standings
  • 3 laps per heat
  • A 1-pip limit will be enforced for this event
  • The finish line is the gate over the small raised platform seen at ~7:41 in the video
  • Racers are permitted to jump over the structure seen on your right at ~1:21 in the video, rather than driving around the far end
  • Given the dangerous terrain, a cautious approach to speed is recommended
  • Basic hull repair synth is allowed
  • Racers using EDCoPilot will find a time trial named "The Fort Asch SRV Circuit" which may aid with practice and course guidance

The event meetup will begin around 18:00 UTC. Please try to be prompt as this event has a full schedule and the sooner we can start the more heats we'll be able to run.

See Elite Racers Discord for details, discussion, and all event-day comms
 

TobiasVonBrandt

TobiasVonBrandt
Our next Titan Cup event takes place in Meene, home of Ram Tah, whose research and technological developments helped turn the tide in the Thargoid War by bringing about a way to destroy the Titans. Join us at Bustos's Canyon for the sixth event of the Titan Cup...

Tour de Thor (19 Apr)

Location: Bustos's Canyon, Meene, body AB 5 d
Event type: Canyon Race
Ship classes: Unlimited
Track demo:
Map:
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Rules:
  • Event will consist of TBD heats with each racer's best time counting towards the final standings
  • Course begins on north side of start/end peak, indicated on map, facing back towards Bustos's Fortification
  • Course ends when crossing ridge on south side of start/end peak
  • 3 laps per heat
  • No early access ships
If there is sufficient interest, we may start with some Elite Eagle heats
Time permitting, we'll adjourn to Phoenix Base after the main event for more acrobatic shenanigans!

See Elite Racers Discord for details, discussion, and all event-day comms
 
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TobiasVonBrandt

TobiasVonBrandt
This week we bring the Titan Cup to a close with another double-header, featuring SRV and ship racing at one of the Thargoid Spire Sites which appeared in Titan-controlled areas during the Thargoid War...

Raijin Rumble (10 May)
Location: Thargoid Spire Site, Col 285 Sector KW-M c7-15, body B3
Event Type: SRV Cross
Track Demo:
Map:
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Rules:
  • Event will consist of TBD heats with each racer's best time counting towards the final standings
  • 3 laps per heat
  • No pip limit will be enforced for this event
  • Basic hull repair synth is allowed

Cocijo Challenge (10 May)
Location: Thargoid Spire Site, Col 285 Sector KW-M c7-15, body B3
Event Type: Spire Ship Race
Ship Classes: Unlimited
Track Demo:
Map:
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Rules:
  • Event will consist of TBD heats with each racer's best time counting towards the final standings
  • 3 laps per heat
  • Racers start above the tallest spire (~7 km), then begin by diving down through the spire to the first arch
  • On the final lap, after the horizontal loop of the 2nd tower, racers finish by climbing back through the top of the spire
  • No early access ships are permitted
The event meetup will begin around 17:00 UTC. Please try to be prompt as this event has a full schedule and the sooner we can start the more heats we'll be able to run

See Elite Racers Discord for details, discussion, and all event-day comms
 
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