Racing

### HOW IT WORKS:

* Racing is a common sport throughout the Universe, and there are several tracks in both System 54 and 55, however, it is illegal on some worlds.
* Races take place on-world on speeder/swoop bikes.
* Races normally feature 5 racers who compete against each other to speed around the designated track in the fastest time possible.
* Races are meant to be non-lethal and weapons are prohibited, however, this doesn't stop 'accidents' from happening from time to time.
* Every track is different and each offers it's own challenges. Some are purpose-built circuits while others are simply marked out areas of the local landscape.
* There are 5 racing tiers in the championships and the 5th and final tier, being the championship race, occurs quarterly.
* Racers must work their way through all of the tiers in order to participate in the championship race.
* Championship winners gain a significant monetary reward, as well as a magnificent trophy that is passed from winner to winner.

### HISTORY:

* Nobody knows which planet racing originated, but some of the very first tracks were courses marked out from the local areas. Some of the oldest tracks are on Iapra and Etrion.

* Early races were a dirty affair and involved a lot of gambling and violence. They were conducted illegally, but over time, most planets grew to adopt them as official sports and legalised them.
* Previous champions include the legendary Max Lorrius, T'rana (The Great) Sh'aaba and Zacca Borelli. All racers inspire to be as great as them, but most never make it that far. Before retiring from the sport, Max became the only racer ever to win the championship 6 times! T'rana won 3 times but after a dodgy-seeming incident on the track about ten years ago that was never fully gotten to the bottom of, has taken more of a backseat and has not competed and before the tragic final race on Qoter in which he lost his life, Zacca had won twice.

### HOW TO PLAY:

* Players have to wager Spending Coins to enter:

Tier 1- 10 coins.

Tier 2- 20 coins.

Tier 3- 30 coins.

Tier 4- 40 coins.

Tier 5- 50 coins.

* The winner is decided by an admin drawing a random number from a hat. If it’s an even number, the player wins their race. If it’s odd, they lose. The player is informed and either way they must create an entry showing the race and it's outcome.

* The number of odd and even numbers changes in each tier, making the tiers get harder to win each one as you work your way through them.

Tier 1- 50 numbers, 15 odd and 35 even.

Tier 2- 40 numbers, 20 odd and 20 even.

Tier 3- 30 numbers, 18 odd and 12 even.

Tier 4- 20 numbers, 12 odd and 8 even.

Tier 5- 10 numbers, 8 odd and 2 even.

* The final tier, tier 5, is the championship and happens once every quarter (15th of March, June, September and December). In this tier, all players who have reached championship level race each other. The rest of the racers are made up of NPUs as per the previous tiers.

* The winner is decided in the same fashion. All players are drawn a number, if it’s odd they lose, if it’s even they win. In the event all numbers drawn are odd, the numbers are re-drawn. In the event more the one player draws an even number there is a moc-off with the admins deciding the winner.

* The number you are drawn does NOT need to be referenced in any way during your moc.

* Winning a race gains the player double the Spending Coins they entered with.

Tier 1- 20 coins.

Tier 2- 40 coins.

Tier 3- 60 coins.

Tier 4- 80 coins.

Tier 5- 100 coins.

* Winning a race also gains you 7 Leaderboard points.

* If you lose a race, you lose the Coins you wagered to enter. You remain on that same tier and must repeat it in order to progress. You do NOT drop down a tier.

* Players can enter 2 races per month and can enter at any time.

* Players can enter tiers 1-4 on ANY track they chose. But championship races always take place on the Qoter #2 circuit.

* All races are 3 laps long.

* To enter a race, state that you would like to enter in this thread. Please copy and paste the following, filling in the blanks as suitable;

(CHARACTER NAME) enters the races.

I will be competing on the (WHICHEVER PLANET'S TRACK) circuit.

Tier (WHICHEVER TIER YOU ARE ON).

I acknowledge that by entering this race and wagering my Spending Coins, it is possible that I will lose them and the admins are in no way responsible for this, nor do I have any right to demand my Coins back. I also acknowledge that I must create an entry for my race challenge, whether I win or lose.

Admins, please draw my number.

### TRACKS:

There are tracks spread throughout the universe. Here are the playable tracks:

SYSTEM 54:

IAPRA - marked out of the desert using the natural canyons and sand dunes as it's tracks.

QOTER #1 - In the underbelly of System 54's capitol planet is a grimy, half-forgotten track. Used mainly by local gangs as a place to rev their swoops, it is in fact still an official circuit, using the roads and buildings as it's track.

QOTER #2 - The championship track is a grand, gleaming affair. Purpose-built, it is the jewel of the racing industry.

ETRION - This was once a popular track, back before the civil was that ravaged the planet broke out. Now it lays, covered in debris and under-used. However, the debris makes for interesting obstacles which racers are starting to like the challenge of.

SOATERIA - Twisting and turning through the trees, this track is famed as being the most challenging in the system. It's corners have proved deadly at times and racers hold the track in the highest stead. All too often, rookies wanting to prove themselves have gotten too cocky and lost more than just their speeders on this track.

EARTH - A brand new, purpose-built track has just been completed on Earth, just in time for the start of this quarter's racing season! Located on America's West coast, it combines long, fast straights with grueling bends, as well as several jumps over perilous gaps, that stretch over both land and sea.

SYSTEM 55:

FLOURON - Used mainly by the rough riders of the sport, the Flouron circuit uses the natural swamp formations as it's track.

DELTAR FIVE - A purpose built track in the heart of the city, Deltar 5 holds racing as it's official planetary sport. A track to rival Qoter's championship circuit, the Deltar 5 track is certainly a sight to behold.

ARK'LACK - Once a popular sport on this planet, it is now technically illegal. This track on Ark'lack has become more of a 'dare' track. Stretching through the junkyards of the planet, many riders have been caught out by the authorities here, but that doesn't stop them from trying. Strangely though, it has not been removed from the list of official tracks and so is still recognised for tier progression.

Speeder/Swoop racing is illegal on all other planets.

To check how many Spending Coins you have, visit the Spending Coins page.