Wacky Races is coming...are you in?

Wacky Races is coming...are you in?

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Press Release said:
SCOOP: TEAM ESPACE F1 ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SOMEONE

We are proud to announce that someone has decided to join our ever-growing list of partners. We shall be receiving some help from that someone in some aspects regarding the car's development, strategies and other largely relevant doo-hickies related, more or less, directly or indirectly, to the team's Wacky Races challenger.

The effect of this partnership might be felt at some point before the race, otherwise it will make its presence felt. The certain someone has also expressed his/her pleasure at being the team's partner and possibly being able to come somewhere in the top 20 in this race, guaranteeing some form of exposure for their (possibly minor or major) efforts in supporting the team.

For the rest of you... I would like to serve you something.

Ed said:
Here you go... Lots of hurt! Hold the onions...
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REUTERS - veloceRACING Brunch to take place

In just 11 hours, the annual Wacky Races openning brunch by veloceRACING will take place at El Bulli in Spain with many big names on the guest list. This brunch is a major event in the history of the Wacky Racer, but it has been met with controversy over the last few years with issues such as deaths due to food poisoning as well as sudden venue changes. This year's brunch however is set to go without any major complications.

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dsracing.wordpress.com said:
Final Shakedown for DSRacing and KUIPER Racing Underway

With only four days remaining until the start of the race, we have started one last 24-hour shakedown run/weapons test at the AppalachiaRing before packing up and shipping off to the starting grid.

I'm only posting this because the blog is looking a little old without updates.

--Clay

P.S. -- FOTA FTW!
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The nuclearati is slowly being rolled to the start line.
 
Team RF1 Official Press Release said:
All has been quiet on the Team RF1 front, as final preparations are being ignored in favor of playing video games.

A slight miscalculation on our dynamometer has revealed our R10N7 motor makes 360hp instead of the projected 36hp. Torque figures range from 150 lb/ft to over 600 lb/ft, depending on who's driving.

This will be the last update before the race, as our cars are getting put on the planes tomorrow to fly out and the primary car set on the grid.
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With the exhaust reconnected (it fell off), the Metro is pretty much ready for the off. It's now being filled up with top class 98RON petrol, for those extra 2-3bhp which might make the difference.
 
Press Release said:
Shakedown runs have been completed last Sunday evening at a mysteriously quiet Silverstone Circuit. The car has been running smoothly. We have had a few issues with the car's black box engine management system, but we're confident that the issues have been sorted. We've fed one of our drivers with his favorite plate of raw pork, we've re-stuffed one of our drivers' hair and we've re-created the other's moustache. The tire issues that we've had during our Isle of Man test have been sorted out, any potential engine gremlins are under control. Defense weapons have been received and tested on some rabbits kidnapped from PETA's storage facilities.


We are ready for anything this race can throw at us. This is why we have also purchased the trio of Peugeots that completed Le Mans as spare cars in the event that the Espace is damaged beyond repair.
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Team ShotHouse Press Release said:
After many weeks of tinkering and mixing up different paint shades, the racing Plymouth Superbird is being loaded onto the back of the trailer, towed by the still-held-togther-with-rust Land Rover from the first race last year. Slight additions have been made due to a contribution from a 'friend' of a NitroTurboCharger which is now fitted to the car and is performing... Well we haven't tested it yet, but we think it'll be a blast and a surprise.

An unfortunate event with the oxy-acetlyene torch though has forced us to find a new co-driver, and the only person we could find who currently has no work was Ralf Schumacher. He seemed very keen to join us despite out negative comments, and even tried to persuade us by offering his racing gloves from his last F1 race... That he hadn't taken off since. So while we fear for the Plymouths paintwork and gearbox, Ralf seems to be our best shot at victory again. With a bit of help from my friend and comrade we should be able to get though unscathed and possibly even squash a few Gro?reich dreams on the way.

We're hoping for rain on the race day... Because we lost the radiator cap.
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The Marina is finally ready.

Sporting new racing tyres, battery and filled with fuel its time to go racing.

We found a random homeless guy to be co-driver, he seems alright at the job oddly enough.

A few subtly, and top secret changes have also been made for defensvie and of needs be offencive tactics...
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Gro?reich to revive Blofeld, kill James Bond
Geneva (DBC) - Evil genius and close friend of Emperor Wilhelm Von Smythe, Ernest Stravo Blofeld, is to be revived using a new stem-cell technology developed by Gro?reich scientists in Geneva. The world domination mastermind's body, which was last seen being dropped in to a factory chimney by a helicopter piloted by James Bond, was recovered when a special Zentralkrafte commando team stormed the London manufacturing facility where Blofeld was killed in one of the worst 007 intros ever. It is rumoured that the newly revived Blofeld will chase down Mr Bond's Aston Martin DBS in a black LeistungR M?nchen GTV8 or LeistungR Geneva S in an epic chase scene where the Aston's wheels eventually fall off in a hairpin turn, sending 007 off of a cliff and to his death.
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veloceRACING

veloceRACING has replaced previous driver Elliot Reid with James Bond after Miss Reid backed out due to personal concerns (cough* hair/make up cough*). We are looking foward to working with Mr.Bond and hope this will be a continuing parthneship fo many races to come.
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REUTERS - veloceRACING slashes parthnership with vonSmythe over 007 fiasco.

In the midst of Der Grobeich's revival of Ernest Blofed and murder of James Bond, veloceRACING has revealed plans to slash its parthnership with Der Grobeich due to Mr.Bond being a personal hero of veloceRACING's CEO and is now also a race driver for the company. Mr.Bond has now been provided with a personal arsenal of weapons for his protection. It is currently unknown what will happen on the research and development front as veloceRACING was originally contracted as the manufacturer for vonSmythe's Plasma Warp Thrusters. We expect there to be an all out war between the companies as the race nears its start date.
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DSRacing announces new engine deal with Mazda

Lafayette, NJ (Reuters) - In the days leading up to the third FinalGear Wacky Race, American team DSRacing has announced that they have secured a new engine deal with Japanese manufacturer Mazda, in conjunction with their existing deal with the British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph.

"It took quite a bit of explaining to Triumph, to gently tell them why we were dropping their three-cylinder engine. They were not happy about that," team owner Daniel Strowe told reporters. "Ultimately, though, Triumph has accepted it, after we told them the extra power afforded from the Mazda gave a greater chance of winning. We also told them we would continue to use a Triumph chassis, so we have not severed our ties to Triumph completely."

The new engine is expected to be a slightly modified R20B three-rotor Wankel engine, tuned to produce about 425 hp. Engineer and loaned-out driver Clay Alcata stated the reasoning for the choice was that "the R26B (a four-rotor engine producing up to 700 hp) was too powerful, and a little too large for the bike. That, and three-rotors sound the best." The KERS system that was planned to be used has been removed, due to concerns of unnecessary weight, as well as concerns about its effectiveness. Extra radiators have been added to help cool the engine (rotaries produce more heat than an equivalent piston engine) and the rotor housings have been modified with cooling fins for additional air cooling. Special heat-shielding, the same experimental (and classified) nanite-based type found in the teams driver for the race, Jessie Aromando. As additional cooling is needed, however, Jessie has modified hirself to couple the engine's cooling system to hir own. Jessie's robotics contain devices that can generate a lot of heat when used, so an advanced cooling system is used to help keep these devices at a reasonable temperature, as well as regulate hir body temperature. The system is more than capable of handling the added demands of the rotary engine.

After several tests, including a 24-hour shakedown in the last few days, the team has discovered that the bike was immediately much faster than with the original engine. However, it was noticed that the traction control and anti-wheelie systems were working almost all the time in the lower gears, blunting the engines performance. Even so, the new bike set a lap time around the AppalachiaRing (paved but currently still under construction, and closed to all except DSRacing and KUIPER Racing staff) almost a minute faster than the previous bike. Top speed has been limited to 230 mph, a speed described by Jessie as "all that we need."

The team has packed up and is en route to the starting grid for the Wacky Race, which starts this weekend.
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Guys.


The race will start at 11:00 AM CST, or to clarify, GMT -5 hours. A thread will go up at that time.

This way the majority of you will be awake.
 
May start late
Due to the retarded timing of the world, RG's Racing may miss the beginning of the race, but still are willing to be part of it: Even if it means a DNF. "Not everyone lives in Australia," Says Team Manager Richmondgal, "Although not everyone has had a race prep Monaro assessed by people from Mars."
Shakedowns at Bathurst have been rather sucessful and no final touches are being made as the team get ready to move the car from its base on the Pirate Ship in Frankston to Final Gear HQ, where the Wacky Race is to be held.
"We are really excited to be part of it," says co-driver Scotty Mcduckduck, "I haven't been to Final Gear HQ before, so this will be an experience I won't forget."
There were rumours that there was an outbreak of Swine Flu through the team. "No need to worry," says Mcduckduck, "Richmondgal went to her formal and ended up getting it. So we had to go to Mars again to get it cured. She's fine now."
RG's Racing will give you the latest updates on their progress in the Wacky Races from the 27th of June to the 28th.
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5pm start for me, not bad.
 
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