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Leviathans

The Leviathans of old were said to be great whale-like creatures, swimming in the depths of Meridian's oceans. Stories have been told throughout the ages of these large beasts. In ancient accounts, these creatures have earned an aggressive reputation for ship-sinking.They have earned the title as White Terrors. Leviathans are almost all white, with several gray patches on their bellies. Their heads are extremely large, accounting for about one third of their body. They are said to have gotten about 110 feet long normally. One feature that really makes these animals even more fascinating, is that they have four eyes located on their heads; two right beside each other, on both sides of the Leviathan's head. It is said that the leviathans had many scars all around them from fights under the waves.

They are said to sing beatiful songs, that echo through the depths of the sea. No one has ever bore testimony to this, and has never been heard. Several people have been out on the seas and heard what sounded like a faint melody, but never saw a leviathan.

They are mentioned in several ancient accounts in literature, including works like the Songs of Shalom, and the Epic of Siris.

Most people in the modern era have just chalked up the accounts of leviathans as myths. Recently, there was a sailor who claimed he was on he fishing boat, when a leviathan sank it, and killed his son, who was also on board. Since then, the sailor has been fanatic of discovering the beast, and killing it.
Henry Stickman Pact

The Henry Stickman Pact was a crucial exchange in Meridian's recent history. The trade deal was between Gianluca and Dylan. An offer was struck between the two members; the Purple Archon Beacon, for a Steam Game called "The Henry Stickman Collection." The game itself cost $15.00 in real life. The deal was that Gianluca would pay for Dylan's new videogame, and Dylan would trade the Archon Beacon to him.

This trade deal occured in the hills of Mafeking. Gianluca bought Dylan the steam game, and Gianluca obtained the purple Archon Beacon. Since then, the beacon has not been seen on Meridian. Rumors have it that he's planning something big, but nothing reliable has been heard.
Genesis

Not much is known about the world of Genesis. The world is a mysterious one for sure. The world appears to be a silent world as no known life naturally exists there. The only time this world has interfered with Meridian was in the Armiger Evacuation. In the final days of the Terminal Territories, three Leviathan-class A.T.L.A.S battleships known as Armigers were given the ability to jump through worlds, with power from one of the Archon Beacons. The Armiger Evacuation didn't quite go as planned. The goal was to meet up in the Dreiton Sea, however one of these Armigers systems malfunctioned and jumped to the wrong world, the world of Genesis. After arriving this ship lost contact with the other two. This was the only encounter with this world in recorded history.
Kiesling2

Kiesling2 (aka Nate S) is a relatively recent addition to the meridian world, but was the first members of the ATLAS server (other than Bo himself). He was also a member of the Phobos2 server (now Booths domain) until it was shut down in 2021. He is interested in things, but they will not be listed here as the list is too long and too in-depth for mere mortals to comprehend. And that is all the information you get on Kiesling2
Kaylee Zappa

**Kaylee Zappa** (born 9 May 1994) is an Italian professional racing driver, currently competing in the Champ Car World Series for Swift Autosport. She is a multiple time race winner in the series, most recently winning the NOS Energy 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2021.

Zappa has a younger sister, who also currently races in the United States. Kaylee (born in 2005), currently competes for Swift Autosport in the Atlantic Championship.

## Champ Car career

### 2017

Zappa was announced as one of Cat Devil Racing's four drivers for the 2017 season, pairing alongside Kunimitsu Kinoshita, Camyron Jackson, and fellow rookie, Nii Aryeetey. Zappa would slot into the #17 car, with sponsorships from the Blu electronic cigarette brand, and from GoPro.

### 2018

Zappa continued in her role with Cat Devil Racing into the 2018 season, with the team maintaining the same four car lineup for the first time in the decade.

### 2019

Zappa entered her third year with the team in 2019, with the team downsizing to three full time cars, while Aryeetey competed in only a handful of events for the team before moving onto the GTPlanet Fandom Series in 2020.

### 2020

The 2020 season would mark the last for Zappa as part of the Cat Devil Racing team, as internal turmoil began to be reported on between Zappa, and senior driver, Kunimitsu Kinoshita, who would sign an extension shortly before it was announced the team would be moving on from Zappa near the end of the season.

### 2021

Zappa joined the Swift Autosport team for 2021, signing a three year contract with the outfit to pilot the #9 car with support from Amazon, and Knight-Swift Transportation. Zappa would break her winless drought at New Hampshire, before ending her season early to prepare for motherhood, missing the last three races of the season.

### 2022

As a new mother, Zappa returned to the team to compete in the full 2022 season. Zappa was not permitted to participate in pre-season testing due to maternity leave rules, with her first time in the car coming at the first race of the season in Phillip Island.
Taconia

[placeholder] With the discovery of the Terminal Territories, a new leaf was turned over with the Taco Industry. After the Spawn Base broke apart, Dylan introduced the Taco, all over the realm, and made so much money, that he was able to build the floating city of Taconia. This city floated upon the waters of the Eastern Sea, and was only traveled to by boat and aircraft. However this didn't decrease the value. Taconia had a central park, and started the edition of massive factories to mass produce Tacos. The business flourished and even enough the a new city was constructed because he outgrew Taconia.
Adamas Bunker

The Adamas bunker is a true staple in Meridian's history, as it has been there since the beginning. Back in the forgotten days of Villagetown's rule, a bunker was constructed, under the watch of MorningBugle and TumbletheCat. This bunker would provide troops, armaments and resources to the village, it swore to protect. On the surface, this was just a small iron mound on a hill, however this was the start of the biggest organization in Meridian's history.

At the time, no name was put to this bunker or the group who occupied it. The bunker was a superstructure, filled with many secrets. In this bunker, was a training facility used to ready capable men and women for battle, and to defend their hometown. A scientific division was started in this bunker as well, holding many experiments and collectables. Even the Beacons of Archon were observed through this facility. A small military with different class divisions were ran through this facility. The Atrium was the biggest room in the entire bunker, and assemblies were held there, as well as acting as a terminal to most of the rest of the bunker.

This bunker was a classified area, with only those involved able to enter. However, the other three Admins received a high clearance from Tumble, to see what goes on in the Adamas Bunker.

Many projects were worked on in here. One of the most mysterious was known as the Living Chest. No one is quite suite what happened, but a chest became sentient, and able to move, and eat. This was contained in the Adamas Bunker, for years, studied under careful observation. However, when Villagetown fell, the Bunker fell with it, leaving this chest with the ability to escape its confinement. No one knows where it went, however it is rumored that the Evil Chest still is out there, somewhere...

The bunker took a major hit, when MorningBugle1 moved south to begin the settlement of what would eventually become Mafeking. Villagetown was left with no leader, and the bunker's forces picked up that role. Many resources were exhausted, and much time was consumed keep track of everything else.

However, on the day Villagetown fell, the Bunker fell with it. The iron dome was obliterated and the bunker collapsed in on itself during the attack. For years now many have thought it was gone, but it is rumored that its destruction collapsed one of the many aqueducts running through the spawn region, leaving a small opening, to access its remnants.

Thankfully many of the crew that operated it were able to make it out. After Villagetown's decimation, the Adamas bunker was littered with corpses and contamination. However, many people were never confirmed to be deceased, a strangely high number were never confirmed to be gone, but they seemed to just have vanished. Many speculate that a far larger bunker was under construction during the latter months of the era of Villagetown, and it may be that those who survived fled there. However, the location of this area is not known, if it even exists.
Arx and Sagrevaech

Owner(s): Micah

Theme: Issacharian (Fantasy Ancient Greek)

Settlement Type: Fortress

Geography: Jagged Peaks

The Arx is a huge cluster of mountain peaks with a main bowl in the center. It's name means "citadel" or "stronghold" for an obvious reason: it's rather impressive defenses. Some millennia ago, travellers from the east came to take this mountainous land as their home. These people were the Issachar. They had the unique gift to see what will profit them most and, in a way, see the future. They turned the Arx into a thriving city. As the population grew they began exploring a the enormous cavern that lies below the Arx. This was called the Sagrevaech, meaning "ancient". They began to move more and more of the population into the Sagrevaech for defensive . They learned how to use weapons and the Issachar developed their own method of siege and strategic battle thanks to their strange "abilities". They became powerful, they trained soldiers who quickly became superb warriors. The Issachar was not only a military tribe, they were experimenters. They found chemicals and ores that had... interesting qualities. The neighboring villages and tribes thought it was black magic. They called the Issachar sorcerers. The surrounding clans and villages banded together to stop the "heresy". The Issachar fought viciously, but they were outnumbered. The Arx was stormed after nearly three weeks of bloody war, and the remaining Issacharian towns people fled to the Sagrevaech for safety. But with few warriors left standing they didn't hold their own for long. The last warriors gave their all, and died defending their comrades. Now there are only old tales of how some of those steadfast elites survived through the generations, but these are just rumors...
Blackglass Desert

The Blackglass Desert is one of the harshest environments in known Meridian. This desert holds the record for highest temperature reached on Meridian's surface, at an insane degree of 156 Ferinheight. The continuous waves of heat, have fried the surface sands into a blackglass. This surface of glass, is in a small amount, but it is very deadly. Upon stepping in this desert, the surface makes loud cracks, as the glass shattered beneath your feet. That alone makes this desert untraversable. However not only this this glass shatter, but it cuts through the soles of the thickest boots, and leaves vicious cuts and the feet on those who attempt this. For this reason, the Blackglass desert is avoided at all costs.
Aspenwood

Aspenwood is a fairly quiet village, to the far north of the Vanishing Point. Aspenwood, while a village, is very renowned for several things. First are the golden trees are Aspen that inhabit the region. Aspen wood is known for both strength, and workability, making it an ideal wood for many projects. However, Aspen wood is only known to grow in that region, so they are heavily supervised, and protected under local law. However, since these trees are grown in this region, Aspenwood has become quite wealthy off of the trade of this wood.

Several farms have popped up around the area, making Aspen wood farmable, and far more obtainable, even though they're still very sought after, and sold at a costly price. The profit off of the special wood is the construction of the Sphaera Theater, a large theater made of this Aspen wood, very renowned for its beautiful architecture. People come to see plays and shows here from all across Meridian. Many people even want an MGT show to take place there.

Aspenwood, while only a large village, a very well-known for its architecture, and it's special region. Also very well known for entertainment. For those looking for a life in the realm of Theater or Acting, Aspenwood is a legendary place to go. The townsfolk are very accustomed to the art, and visitors are usually well-welcomed.
Meridian's Got Talent

Meridian's got talent is an event held in high regard by many of the members of Meridian. MGT started out as a small event in Legitland. A small studio was constructed and four people competed in the first Meridian's Got Talent, although it was Minecraft's Got Talent at the time, since Meridian wouldn't exist for another year or two.

For the first MGT, BigBubbaD1 (MorningBugle1), MrDragon1610 (ObtuseTaco), SpookyTable0914 (kingbanana789) and BigBubbaD(1) (TumbletheCat) were the four participants. BigBubbaD1 acted as the first judge for the event, and the winner was kingbanana789. This winner was given a trophy of some sort, but this artifact has been lost to time. Here, a special tradition was established. The winner of the last MGT, would judge the next one (if there was a continuation of this event)

It would be another 3 to 4 years before MGT2 would happen. After remembering the success of the original, the Admins would decide to establish it in Meridian. The building for MGT2 was established just outside the renowned town of Villagetown. This event drew more contestants as a whole. A total of nine members attending and performed in this event. Normal we would recount these, but there is no documentation of this event anywhere, and we would probably have an inaccurate entry. The Judge of this event was kingbanana789, and the winner was MrDragon160 (ObtuseTaco). Dylan was presented with a trophy, which still exists in Meridian today, as one of the most sought after items from collectors. ObtuseTaco would become the judge for the next MGT, if there ever was one.

For years, talk of hosting another event happened. In fact another stadium was constructed in secret in the Terminal Territories. However, it would be another 4 years before a third rendition of the event was put together.

On October 15th, 2021, MGT3 was put on. The newfound nation of Mafeking was the host for this show. ObtuseTaco was the judge for this event, and the winner was Max19153. Here were all of the participants who participated in the event

Overkill28, MorningBugle1, ObtuseTaco (The Judge), TumbletheCat, The Duhb\_06, Navi3749, kittengaming22, Max15193 (The Winner), Kiesling2, along with several other people who spectated the event.

This event went well with Max15193 winning, by created his own magic and mana system, granting him the title and trophy of MGT3 Champion.

As of now, plans are in the works to make MGT a more often occurrence, with Max15193 set to be the next judge for MGT4. The future of the MGT series looks bright, and many people are looking forward to it's continuation.
Dirt House

Probably the most iconic building in all of Meridian. The Dirt House is the pinnacle of Mafeking, and the capitol of Meridian. Dirt House was constructed in the Southern Wilderness by MorningBugle1, after he departed from Villagetown. Eventually Dirt House finished construction and served as a private cathedral-like building to serve as a private quarter near Valka Castle. Eventually Dirt House finished construction and served as MorningBugle1's private residence. Eventually more and more buildings were constructed turning Mafeking into a village.

Many years go by and eventually the battle of the Iduma Desert takes place. After this, MorningBugle1 lost his eye, and severely burned his left arm in the devastation. After being taken to the hospital in VIllagetown, the Admins decided to formally break up after their conflict. Once, MorningBugle1 healed, he returned to Mafeking. After the conflict in the Iduma Desert, those who were the Admins, moved into Mafeking to form the Stone Table and reside there. Once a cabinet was established, more and more people moved to Mafeking, and it went from becoming a village to a town.

The Last major event that occurred in the Dirt House was the Stone Table meeting that discovered the Terminal Territories. Once the cabinet agreed to move to a new world for a fresh start, a gateway portal was constructed, and powered by the Red Archon Beacon. After the Admins moved to the Terminal Territories, Mafeking continued to advance without them, and the Dirt House hasn't had a major advancement since.
Iantha Plain

The Iantha Plain truly holds a special place in the hearts of those who lived the tragedy. The Iantha Plain is now a desolate flat land, and an eternal reminder of one of the most iconic and beloved locations in Meridian history.

It all begin many years ago, all of the way back to the in-game beginning of Meridian. When the world began, there was the mega-village, known only as, Villagetown. This was a truly massive village, and it witnessed many crucial events in the world's long history. Since this page is only about the Iantha Plain, I won't go into the full story behind Villagetown. That will be saved for it's own page. However, in the last days of Villagetown, a conflict appeared. This was an attack on the village, and without a protecting agency to govern it, and no walls to protect it, Villagetown was turned into a heaping, burning, darkening pile of ruins, by the hands of the Nether.

With the decision of the Stone Table, Villagetown wasn't to be left in the state it was in. Any remaining rubble was to be brought to Mafeking to start the new district of Sophron to continue the legacy of Villagetown. However, the wither roses left behind in the attack took the lives of many in this process. Eventually, the rubble was cleared and brought back to Mafeking. Out of this, the new Village of Sophron was created, with the old rubble. However, although Sophron is currently an active town, many still groan and wept at Sophron, compared to Villagetown, for it's not nearly the village, Villagetown once was. All that remains of the old village, is a flattened field stained with the mark of wither roses, eternally signifying the catastrophe, that became of Villagetown.
Henna Venalainen

**Henna Venalainen** (1 April 1994 - 8 May 2016) was a Finnish professional racing driver, who was best known for her time in the Indycar World Championship, where she competed from 2012 until her death in 2016. Venalainen was a road and street course specialist during her time in the series, earning wins with Obsidian Racing Team until the team left the series at the end of 2015.

Venalainen was killed in a crash during the 2016 Indianapolis 500, an event that sparked international debate and conversation, in particular against Citadel Promotions, which owns the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and was the organizer of the series competing for the Indycar World Championship.
Marcus Petrovic

**Marcus Petrovic** (born 3 May 2003) is a Serbian professional racing driver, currently competing in the Champ Car World Series with Vantare Racing.

## Champ Car career

### 2022

Petrovic was announced as joining the Serbian team, Vantare Racing, as they moved into the Champ Car World Series for the 2022 season. Petrovic would race the #21, with Alpine-Renault, the defending Champ Car Engine Cup winners, supplying the team with engines. Petrovic is one of ten full time series rookies in 2022, and the only one of the those ten to not come from the Atlantic Championship, or the GP1 Championship in Japan.
Fort Kaigetai

Those who were Admins may remember this old location on the coast of the Selene Sea. But I had a Wither Skeleton camp, which was the base of operations for a Nether Remnant who attacked the large cities at the time. After frontal attacks on Villagetown and the surrounding villages, the organization that would become known as A.T.L.A.S, advanced upon the Fort, and defeated the Wither Skeletons there. However before they were fully defeated, the portal to the nether was intentionally destroyed to prevent the discovery of the Nether. After A.T.L.A.S conquered The Fort, It was abandoning, during the transition to Mafeking, where it now sit as ruins, that haven't been occupied since.
2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season

The **2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season** was the 12th season of the Indycar World Championship, and the top level of the 98th season of American open wheel racing. The season's premier event was the 99th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.

2011 marked the second season to use the Dallara IR-10 chassis, the second generation chassis for the World Championship. Firestone, as it had the previous 11 seasons, continued as the sole tire supplier for the series. Sunoco also continued in its role as the sole supplier of E85 ethanol fuel used by the series.

Zoe Sharp entered the season as the defending Indycar World Driver's Champion, winning her first world title in 2010. Obsidian Racing Team, who fielded Sharp, entered as the defending Indycar World Team's Champion.
Vanishing Point

The Vanishing Point; a wonderful and incredibilty complex mechanism designed by the civilization who constructed it. Millenia ago, the Vanishing Point was constructed in the exact center of the world of Meridian. The Vanishing Point was a hydroelectric industirial contraption, used to harness the power of the Archon Beacons. This place was constructed as a method to put the nail in the coffin of corruption, and to rid it from the world. THe Vanishing Point required much water to get it up and running, more than the surrounding area could handle, as they discovered when the lands dried out. A system of aqueducts were built into the bedrock of the walls holding the area together. These aqueducts gathered water from other locations and brought it to the Vanishing Point before distributing it back into the lands where it came. However these aqueducts failed, and water wasn't distributed backwards to the oceans and sea where it came from. The water leaked into the surrounding area, which then turned into a moist and nasty swamp. Eventually, this system was fixed and operational. A large sphere was placed in the center of the Vanishing Point, named the Equilibrium, for it would take the conflicting powers of the different Archon Beacons, and focus them then into into a stable, corruption-removing force.

This mechanism has only been fired once. After that, corruption hasn't been seen since. However, after many centuries of inactivity, the Vanishing Point has becomed ruined and overgrown. The constant irregular cirrulation of water has had some interesting effects on the land. The swamp was named the Amuru swamp, after the king who ordering the Vanishing Point's construction. It has had this name since. A lush azalea grove has also appeared bordering the walls of the Vanishing Point, due to the emmense water runoff.

No other forest like it has ever been recorded. It has been named Todd Grove, due to the ancient shrine of the deity, Todd, that sits in the middle of it. The once polished gears of Copper have since corroded and mostly stopped functioning. The lush grove has seeped its way into the Vanishing Point, making it overgrown. As of now, this place mostly lays dormant.

The Equilibrium has since been rennovated, and is used as the hub of Meridian, allowing quick travel between the many different faction spread out across the world. The land around the Vanishing Point is mostly inhospitable. Villagetown was the closest settlement to it, but that has since been wiped from the face of meridian and moved into Mafeking, on the island of Sophron. The land is now lush grove, swamp, and fields littered with wither roses, left behind after Villagetown's fatal destruction.
Iduma Desert

The Iduma Desert is the biggest mesa in known Meridian, but it also a very iconic and historic location too. The Iduma desert was found in the days of Villagetown, by MorningBugle1. During the construction of Dirt house, the Iduma Desert was talked about by some neighboring village-folk. MorningBugle1 checked it out, and discovered it for Villagetown. The location was shared with the Admins, as a potential area for a new base. The badlands were named the Red Desert, and later the Iduma Desert after the events that unfolded there.

During this time period, the Admins had grown out of touch, and spread out all over the place. Bo had gone off and worked on the settlement of Mafeking to the south, Dylan and Gianluca stayed elsewhere, rarely visiting Villagetown, and Ethan had vanished from the face of the world. When Bo revealed the completion of Project: Dirt house, the other Admins were amazing with its architecture, and they used this place to meet twice. Eventually an internal conflict arose between the Admins, and it surfaced. Upon revealing the Iduma Desert to the Admins, it wasn't a desert much longer.

The desert soon became the battleground of the Admins and the red sands witnessed the deadly resolution of a great conflict. The beacons of Villagetown had been removed from their resting place. The Archon Beacon supplying Villagetown with a lot of power had been powered down, and all five beacons were missing. This news quickly reached Dirt House, in what would eventually become Mafeking. The tale was that the other three Admins had gone to the Iduma Desert to fight it out.

Violent clamors echoed throughout the world of Meridian, as the Admins fought above the eroded plateaus and red seas of sands of the desert. The beacons were being used as weapons, unrivaled in their power. Bo travelled directly to the desert very quickly, and made it within a few hours.

The battle came to close on the western side of the desert soon after Bo arrived. While trying to stop the fight, he was caught in the crossfire of two beacons' power, and was badly damaged as a result. The collision of these powers fractured the desert and scorched the barren sands into a wasteland of hazardous material. MorningBugle1 was badly injured during this fight, and was rushed back to the hospital in Villagetowm. The damage took his left eye and his right arm, and left permeant scaring. The land where the battle had concluded was named the Valley of Eremosis, due to the pure devastation that had been left behind as a result of the feud.

The battle of the Iduma Desert ended Admins as a group, but after a long time, they got back together, and settled in the new establishment of Mafeking. As for the Iduma Desert, it's been prohibited, by the Mafeking government, to get close to, because hazardous material still spreads out over the badlands, and the surrounding biomes and villages.
Dragon Motorsports

Dragon Motorsports team logo (2022-present)

**Dragon Motorsports** is a motor racing team currently competing in the AT&T Champ Car World Series. The team is set to debut for the 2022 AT&T Champ Car World Series season, after buying out Eastern Atlantic Motorsports' Champ Car operations in 2021. While Eastern Atlantic Motorsports continues to compete in the GTPlanet Fandom Series, Dragon Motorsports will operate independently, with Richard Hoffson now a minority owner to Camyron Jackson.

The team is based out of Miami, Florida, not far away from rival team, Velocity Autosport. The team has confirmed plans to build a secondary base in Texas by 2024.

## Background

Dragon Motorsports began when Camyron Jackson finalized a purchase of Eastern Atlantic Motorsports' Champ Car assets in 2021, divesting the team from Eastern Atlantic Motorsports' new efforts in the GTPlanet Fandom Series. Richard Hoffson, the owner of Eastern Atlantic Motorsports, remains a minority owner of Dragon Motorsports as part of a deal to keep his daughter, Esther, in Champ Car. The purchase came about after Cat Devil Racing announced it would not be resigning Jackson or the outgoing Diego Jaramillo, who had signed a deal with Honda to drive in Formula Zero in 2022. With Jackson keen on staying in Champ Car, he began using Champ Car contacts, which eventually led to Jackson and Hoffson connecting and finalizing a deal in late 2021.

## Champ Car History

### First Race

2022 Fujitsu Grand Prix of Australia (Phillip Island)

### 2022

Dragon Motorsports began its Indycar World Championship efforts in the 2022 Champ Car season. The team entered the season with three cars using Honda's twin turbo inline-4 engines for the year. Esther Hoffson would drive the #18 sponsored by BWT and Visit Florida, while Jackson would retain the #19 he has used the majority of his Champ Car career, with sponsorship coming from Sony and NAPA Auto Parts. The duo would be joined in the #20 by Taiwanese rookie, Shufen Zhang, who brought sponsorship from Tone and Next Level Racing.
Swift Autosport

Logo for Swift Autosport

**Swift Autosport** is an American motor racing team based out of Detroit, Michigan. It currently competes in the AT&T Champ Car World Series, GTPlanet Fandom Series, Microsoft IndyCar Series, and Nissan Atlantic Championship in North America, as of the 2022 racing season. The team is best known for its tumultuous time in the Indycar World Championship, where it has repeatedly gone from front running team to the brink of collapse, most recently downsizing from 3 cars to 2 cars for the 2022 season due to budget constraints.
Miia Vitsut

**Miia** Raine **Vitsut** (born 31 October 2004) is an Estonian professional racing driver currently a part of the Cat Devil Racing Driver Development Program. Vitsut will be the first driver to appear in an Indycar World Championship event when she debuts for Cat Devil Racing at the Champ Car race in Mid-Ohio in 2022.

## Champ Car career

### 2022

Vitsut was selected to make her Champ Car debut during the 2022 season, with Cat Devil Racing giving her a five race program of a mixture of road courses, and short ovals, to test her abilities regarding future promotions within the team. She will drive the #17 Honda for the team at the events of Mid-Ohio, Watkins Glen, and Denver, as well as New Hampshire, and Night City.
Kilead

Old Kilead is a place in Meridian, located at approximately -1800 4000. it was created by Nate S on May 31, 2021. It was mostly created as a joke, and there was discussions of intertwining the lore of it with Micah, but that fell through. It was originally a village, but on October 16, 2021, Nate wanted something different. While waiting for the good part of MC live, (Literally anything other than the pre-show) he built an observatory. Then New Kilead came after the release of meridian as a realm. It has four different sub-factions, one in each direction branching out from the central hub. The one to the north is called Kendale. Its an old western style town. The one to the east is called Kavala. It is a medieval type town. The one to the south is called Kstovo. Its a rundown downtown-like area. And finally, the one to the west is called Kitale. Its a modern city, and Capitol. The Capitol building, located in the northwast corner of Kitale, is called Kaolin
Matheus Michelin

## Champ Car Career

### Team(s)

Team Kate Upton, Equipa Chama Transatlantica, Swift Autosport, Striker Motorsports

### Pole Positions

TBD

**Matheus Michelin** (born 21 May 1996) is a Brazilian professional racing driver currently competing for Striker Motorsports in the Champ Car World Series. Michelin is a two time race winner in the series, and is the older cousin of stock car driver, Felipe.
GTPlanet Fandom Series

The **GTPlanet Fandom Series** is the premier tier of American stock car racing, currently organized and managed by Fantasy Promotions. The current series began with the 2020 season, but it shares an extensive history with prior premier stock car series, all of which have awarded a variant of the Grand National Championship at the end of the year to the driver with the most points throughout the season.

Beginning with the 2022 season, the GTPlanet Fandom Series will be overhauled. A new seventh generation of stock car will be introduced, and the schedule will be shortened from 36 points-paying events to 24, reducing costs to both the teams and the promotion. The series' premier event is the Daytona 400, which is also the first event of the season. The series is sanctioned by the North American Motor Racing Federation (NAMRA).
Phantom Motors

*Not to be confused with Phantom Motorsport, the Japanese stock car racing team.*

## Phantom Motors

### Defunct

31 December 2021

**Phantom Motors** was an American motor racing team based out of San Francisco, California. The team was best known for its presence in the Indycar World Championship, where it won the 2021 Indycar World Team's Championship, as well as the 2020 Indycar World Driver's Championship with Andrew Draco. The team was purchased by Vincent Rojas, owner of Velocity Autosport, with the team's resources being moved to Velocity's headquarters in Miami at the end of 2021.

## Foundation

Phantom Motors was founded in late 2016 by Jean-Claude Gabriel, a former team principal for White Comet Racing, who was also renowned for his strategic prowess. Gabriel mortgaged his home, and used most of his life savings on creating the team, which debuted in the 2018 IndyCar Series season with the defending Indycar World Driver's Champion, Andrew Draco, leading the team, in addition to Stefan Montana.

In the time since Gabriel's passing, speculation has begun to debate whether the team was formed before, or after he was made aware of the cancer diagnosis that would ultimately end his life.

## Drivers

### Former Drivers

* Andrew Draco (2018-2021), Champ Car
* David Wessel (2020-2021), Champ Car
* Stefan Montana (2018-2019), Champ Car
* Tyler Parker (2021), Champ Car, Atlantics
* Katherine Hart (2021), Atlantics

## Legacy

Phantom Motors presence in the Indycar World Championship was especially brief, given the successes it accomplished. The decline of the team's performance was noted in its final year, as it went from leading both championships handily, to being out of contention for the driver's title, and winning the team's championship in 2021 by a mere 9 points. The downturn in performance laid almost entirely due to Gabriel's deteriorating health, which limited his ability to travel in the months leading up to his death.

Phantom Motors possesses a legacy of "what-if", as most pundits question what the team could have done if it weren't sold completely. Some have highlighted the lack of preparation, or unwillingness to appoint a new team owner or team principal in Gabriel's absense, as evidence that Gabriel was aware of his cancer diagnosis prior to creating the team, while others believe Gabriel founded the team, but due to a perfectionist complex, couldn't find himself handing over the team without completely selling it.
Highlight Racing

**Highlight Racing**, known as Red Bull Highlight Racing in some series, is a Swiss motor racing team currently competing in the Champ Car World Series, IndyCar Series, Atlantic Championship, Formula 2 World Championship, and Formula 3 World Championship. The team is renowned for both its historical successes in Champ Car competitions, as well as its development program for drivers in Europe.
Frostfire Racing

**Frostfire Racing** is a Slovenian-based professional motor racing team operating out of the national capital of Ljubljana. The team is best known for its tenure in the Indycar World Championship, where it claimed the 2001 Indianapolis 500 with Sonya Bartlett. The team currently competes in the Formula Two World Championship, Formula Three World Championship, International Endurance Championship, and GT1 World Cup.
Crystal Cove Racing

**Crystal Cove Racing** is an Irish professional motor racing team based out of Belfast, Ireland. The team currently competes in a number of championships across the United States and Europe, including the Microsoft IndyCar Series, Nissan Atlantic Championship, International Endurance Championship, and the Formula Two World Championship.
Shufen Zhang

Zhang circa 2021

**Shufen Zhang** (born 21 May 1996) is a Taiwanese professional racing driver, currently competing in the Champ Car World Series for Dragon Motorsports. Zhang is the first driver from the nation of Taiwan to compete in the Indycar World Championship.

## Champ Car career

### 2022 Season

Zhang was announced as the third driver for the Dragon Motorsports team in September of 2021. Zhang would replace the outgoing Patrick Marcelli, who was being released by the team following two seasons of poor performances. Zhang would team up with the team's co-owner, Camyron Jackson, as well as Esther Hoffson, one of the original team members.
Clayton Hardy

**Clayton** Shawn **Hardy** (born 20 June 1996) is an Eastern Cherokee commentator, auto racing team owner, and former professional racing driver, currently providing commentary for the AT&T Champ Car World Series on CRC Network. He is best known for winning the 2016 Pepsi 500 at Pocono Raceway, which is also his final race win to date.

Hardy owns Cherokee GP, which has competed in the AT&T Champ Car World Series since 2015, as well as competing in the Nissan Atlantic Championship, Microsoft IndyCar Series, and GTPlanet Fandom Series. The team has won races in every series it has actively competed in since its inception.

## Early Years

Hardy was born in Maysville, Kentucky, the second of five children to Tim and Beverly Hardy. His parents divorced in early 1999, and he moved with his mother to Hillsboro, Ohio, where he discovered a love for racing at an early age.

Hardy entered racing at the age of 8, and followed through with graduating high school in 2014 while competing in his second full year of Indycar World Championship competition.

## Post-Racing Activities

Hardy took the 2018 year away from racing completely, focusing on building up Cherokee Enterprises, the parent company to both Cherokee GP and Cherokee Promotions, which owns tracks throughout the Eastern United States.

Hardy became the commentator of CRC Network's coverage of the Indycar World Championship in 2019, and has also made a commentary appearance at the 2021 Daytona 400 for the GTPlanet Fandom Series.

## Personal Life

Hardy currently resides in Batavia, Ohio, with his girlfriend and a German Shepherd he rescued in 2018. He also owns a home in Cherokee, North Carolina, where his businesses are located, which is also the seat of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

### Citizenship Controversy

In early 2014, Hardy disavowed his American citizenship, identifying himself as Eastern Cherokee Indian (ECI). Hardy's decision was motivated by the United States Government's persistent infringements on Native Americans, which include building pipelines on reservation lands, among other grievances held against the government. When the 2014 Indycar World Championship season arrived from Australia, Hardy received overwhelming boos and negative comments, a response that remained strong until the end of his racing career. Despite this, his team has largely escaped the same level of scrutiny.
Kristina Ryan

Ryan's 2021 GTPFS Driver Portrait

**Kristina Ryan** (born 03 December 1999) is an American stock car racing driver currently competing in the GTPlanet Fandom Series in the #80 Goodsmile-Razgriz Racing Honda Accord. She is the 2021 Daytona 400 race winner. She has been a contender for the GTPFS Driver's Championship each year she has competed in the series, excelling as a plate track driver especially.

## GTPlanet Fandom Series career

### 2020

Kristina was one of the original drivers to launch with the first tests of the GTPFS, originally driving under the #14 car, sharing sponsors with My Little Pony, Burger King, and Red Bull. She claimed 3 pole positions over the 30 race season, a record at the time. She won her first race of her career at Talladega, where she would then proceed to take pole position later in the year.

### 2021

Kristina stuck with Chevrolet but was part of a 4-person consortium that formed KANS Autosport, which she was the largest investor. She was teammates with Silver Wing, Evangeline Porter, and Nami Ishimoto, the latter of who was in her rookie season. Kristina was sponsored by several groups in 2021, including Intel, Red Bull, Megurine Luka, Hatsune Miku, and Human Rights Campaign. She won both the 2021 Daytona 400, and her Duel Race, the first to do that. She also became the first to win points-paying races in more than one season. She proceeded to win two rounds later at Auto Club, then made the final Chase for the GTPFS Cup, winning the final seed on a tie-breaker which relied on her making several last lap passes at Talladega.

In the Chase she had a best finish of 4th at Auto Club, and finished a career-best [] in points.

### 2022

In 2022 KANS was absorbed by Goodsmile Racing and former Champ Car racer and Indianapolis 500 Champion, Sebastian Devereux, in a three way split. Rebranded to Goodsmile-Razgriz Racing, following the departure of her three former consortium-sharers. In 2022 she acquired fellow veterans Felipe Michelin and Michael White, as well as rookie Katey Heydt to the team. She was sponsored by Hatsune Miku, DEER Engineering, Megurine Luka, and Red Bull.

## Personal Life

Kristina lives in Kyoto, Japan, and has a leading role in human rights activism. She has been highly outspoken for various causes, and has been pushing for raising money for charity in her races.

Kristina is openly transgender, and often uses her platform to fight for LGBT rights.

As a part of a late-2021 contract deal, Kristina owns a small stake in the Razgriz Racing open-wheel team, primarily headed by Sebastian Devereux. Likewise he owns a stake in the GTPFS team Goodsmile-Razgriz Racing.

## See Also

* GTPlanet Fandom Series, the series Ryan competes in.
* Razgriz Racing, the team Ryan competes for.
Jake Carter

**Jake Carter** (born 2 June 2003) is an American professional racing driver currently competing in the Microsoft IndyCar Series for Team Impulse.

## IndyCar career

### 2022

Carter was announced as one of three drivers for Team Impulse to compete in the 2022 Microsoft IndyCar Series season, alongside Champ Car veteran, Thomas Rogers, and fellow rookie, Artyom Kozlov. His IndyCar debut came at the Grand Prix of Mexico City.

## Champ Car career

### 2022

Carter will make his Champ Car debut at the 109th Indianapolis 500, driving for Team Impulse as part of the team's five car effort. He, and fellow IndyCar teammate, Thomas Rogers, join full time Champ Car drivers Hazel Lacasse, B.K. Glover, and Sakura Ishibashi for the race.
2022 Nissan Atlantic Championship pre-season testing

The **2022 Nissan Atlantic Championship pre-season testing** period is a series of motor racing tests scheduled for early 2022. The pre-season testing period will be conducted across three different weekends, from mid-January, until early March. All 30 drivers and all 15 teams are required to be present for each of the test weekends, per the rules established by Horizon Corporation during the series' inception.

## Background

The Atlantic Championship saw a bit of an expansion following their inaugural season in 2021. For 2022, there would be 15 teams, up from 13 the previous year, meaning there would be 30 cars in each Atlantic Championship event. The initial calendar was revealed on 1 December 2021, containing two pre-season test weekends, one at Sebring International Raceway in mid-January, and one at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in early March. Shortly after the schedule was published, Horizon Corporation announed a third test, set to occur in February at the Dodge Raceway in Night City, California. This test was added to allow the rookie drivers in the series to adjust to short oval racing before the season began. Unlike the tests at Sebring, and Las Vegas, the Night City test weekend is a standalone weekend for the series, allowing them more testing time per day by about double.

## Test 1 - Sebring

The first test weekend for the series is scheduled to take place from the 21st to the 23rd of January, alongside the Champ Car World Series, who are also conducting their first set of pre-season tests at the circuit. Each day will be composed of two 90 minute sessions, with the best time set across the whole day being reported for end of day timing reports.
Kearny-Fuchida Drive Force

**Kearny-Fuchida Drive Force**, sometimes abbreviated as KFDF, is a Japanese motor racing team currently competing in the GP1 Championship, and the Champ Car World Series. The team is best known for its time in GP1, where it has created a reputation of competing well despite being one of the only single car teams in the series.
Thomas Rogers

**Thomas Rogers** (born 24 August 1993) is an American professional racing driver, who currently races for Team Impulse. He is best known for his tenure in the Indycar World Championship, where he is a five time race winner.

## Champ Car career

### Team Impulse

#### 2022

After a one-year sabbatical, Rogers returned to the series as a Triple Crown driver alongside a full time stint in the second tier IndyCar Series. He'll rejoin the Team Impulse fold, driving the #22 for the Triple Crown.

## IndyCar career

### Team Impulse

#### 2022

Rogers was announced as one of Team Impulse's three drivers for the revived Indycar National Championship in late 2021. Rogers will team up with series rookies, Jake Carter, and Artyom Kozlov.
Cristine Espinoza

**Cristine** Felicia **Espinoza** Perroni Salazar (born 12 November 1987) is an Argentinian former professional racing driver, best known for her time in the Indycar World Championship, where she is a five time Indianapolis 500 winner, and a four time Indycar World Champion.

Espinoza is held in high regard, with international media placing her in the global top 200 drivers list every year since 2004. Espinoza has also been voted as one of the best drivers to never appear in Formula One, earning top honors in the vote in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

## Champ Car career

### 2022

Espinoza made one attempt at a race, the 109th Indianapolis 500, driving the #26 for Escuderia Aguila. Leading into the event, it was believed that Espinoza may be winding down her career, as the family team had begun to lose vital crew members to other organizations. In the opening week of practice, Espinoza's pace varied, from as high as 28th, to as low as 40th, making her an at-risk entry of being bumped from the event. During qualifying weekend, she set the 36th fastest time on Saturday, well shy of the pace needed for the Pole shootout, forcing her to try again on Monday for Bump Qualifying. In the second wave of qualifying, she set a time that would have put her 33rd fastest, and barely in, but the session only locked in positions 7 through 24, forcing one last attempt for Espinoza to lock in her spot. In the final qualifying session on Monday afternoon, Espinoza was bumped down to 41st out of 42 cars, making the 2022 race the first Indianapolis 500 since 2002 that she would fail to qualify for.

Following the event, Espinoza confirmed to local media in Buenos Aires that she would no longer be competing in Champ Car following that failure, stating "the competition level is much higher than before, and I do not have the time left in my career to rebuild a team to make it happen."
Archway Racing

**Archway Racing** is a professional motor racing team based out of the United States. The team currently competes in the Microsoft IndyCar Series, Nissan Atlantic Championship, and North American Sports Car Championship. The team is best known for its tenure competing in the Indycar World Championship, where it competed from 2000 until 2014.
Sakura Kunikida

**Sakura Kunikida** (born 12 August 2001) is a Japanese professional racing driver who currently competes for Sakura Motorsports in the Champ Car World Series.

## Champ Car career

### 2022

Kunikida was announced as the driver of Sakura Motorsports' #23 Honda for the 109th Indianapolis 500, with beverage company NiCola sponsoring the effort.